Behind the Code with Catharine van Ingen

What do global warming, a scientific instrument weighing about 4500 tons and bill collection have in common? The once Berkeley ‘hippie chick’ turned Software Architect Catharine van Ingen.

Catharine has a wealth of experience in hardware, including work with the Alpha machine and MIPS processor teams, and in industrial-strength software for algorithms used to manage water flows, logging data from particle accelerator detectors, and buying Mickey Mouse watches over the Internet.

On Behind the Code discover how Catharine:

• Grew in her career within the developing storage industry.
• Met and worked with technical legends, such as Gordon Bell and Jim Gray.
• Navigates the challenges of managing outsourced projects.
• Drives changes in products despite obstacles.
• Is making an impact helping scientists to collaborate.

Get ready to laugh, learn, and catch a glimpse into the career of one of the leading technologists at Microsoft.