Carla O. Grune, CEO of KM, Ltd., and consultant to ePatentManager, obtained her B.A., in Mathematics from Pfeiffer College in 1980 (cum laude).
In September 1981, she began the M.S. program in Mathematics at North Carolina State University specializing in linear and matrix algebra and operations research. She taught 2 sessions of calculus each semester as a graduate teaching assistant. Her excellence in teaching was rewarded in 1983 by receipt of a North Carolina State University Teaching Award for Mathematics Instruction while also completing her thesis regarding the use of QR algorithms for matrices.
Upon graduation with the M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics and Operations Research in 1984, she began her career at IBM Corporation in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina as a Network Management Software Developer. From 1984-1990, her primary responsibilities included being a member as well as leading a team of developers for enhancements to SNA communications for the Service Point product Netview/PC, evolving into the current Systemview part of the IBM-Tivoli product partnership. She was responsible for code development, testing and integration for all aspects of the software product. This work culminated with her being named a lead demonstrator of the product at the TCA tradeshow in San Diego, CA in September 1988.
She returned to IBM in the new RTP Software Programming Laboratory beginning the accelerated development cycle for the OS/2 help desk product (Distributed Console Access Facility) DCAF. As this program evolved, she was selected to lead a team of programmers to start-up the IBM Programming Laboratory in Rome, Italy (1991), where her team was officially recognized and visited not only by then CEO Jack Akers, but also by the President of Italy. Returning from Rome, her new position at IBM was in Network Management Support as a Lead Developer from 1992-1994. This effort included supporting an OS/2 help desk product for DCAF and Netview PC for both US and International IBM clients. In addition, she led the effort for the next generation OS/2 Network Management product. In September 1994, she was promoted to develop an intranet web page for marketing representatives and business partners allowing access to the IBM Super System Demonstration tool. During the last two years of her tenure at IBM, she developed, supported, and presented AIX and OS/2 Network Management product demos for special bid customers, Fortune 500 executives and for trade shows. In addition, she integrated an OS/2 SNMP Network Management product (Netview for OS/2) into an existing LAN Demo CD and developed demonstration scenarios for this project.
Upon leaving IBM, Carla started KM, Limited of Virginia Beach, VA, a software and engineering consulting firm specializing in the merging of activity based costing with life cycle assessment. In addition to managing all CEO responsibilities, she developed the LCAPIX software tool with PowerBuilder V 4.0 and 5.0 for a Fortune 500 company. She wrote, tested and documented this application. Also, she wrote the Patent specifications for this patented product. She was the technical advisor and instructional designer for a local Virginia Beach private school. She supervised all aspects of IT responsibilities for the school. The work required communicating technological responsibilities to Administrators, Board Memebers and Software and Technology Committees. Other consulting duties included educating teachers and staff on all aspects of software and web development, streamlining office administration functions, evaluating all new software tools, and database administration of the Blackbaud Education, Accounting and Development (SQL) database. She was active in raising funds for technology through the E-RATE program. A list of publications, awards, and specialized software skills are attached below.
List of Publications, Awards, and Specialized Software Skills;
Publications with Dr. Guerry Grune on LCA
- The PIX LCA modeule: A 21st Century Approach to Providing Environmental Management Systems which Mutually Enhance Profitability for Immediate and Longer Range Strategic Planning. Grune, Guerry; Grune, Carla O.; Sharma, Sanjay, KM, Ltd. Virginia Beach, VA USA. Book of Abstracts, 215th ACS Natoinal Meeting, Dallas, Washington, D.C. March 29-April 2, (1998).
- The Use of an EMS Software Tool to Simultaneously Provide LCA and ABC analysis to determine Strategic Direction. Proc. of the 3rd International Interdisciplinary Confrence on The Environment, Grune, G.L.; Grune, Carla O.; and Sharma, S., June (1997).
Awards from the IBM Corporation;
LAN Demo CD award for outstanding development - 1996
DCAF award for excellence in team development - 1992
Netview/PC award for outstanding development - 1990
Netview/POC appreciation award for development, 1989
Specialized Skills;
Computer Languages; C, Powerbuilder 4.0/5.0, PL/1, APL, and Fortran
Operating Systems: DOS, Windows (all versions), OS/2, AIX, UNIX, and LINUX
Network Protocols: TCP/IP, IPX, and Netbios
Client/Servers: IBM, Windows, Novell