Bend, Oregon
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(1987 - 1991)
2019
2019
CEOX is a community of high-level leaders capable of transforming growing companies as CEOs, C-Suite executives, and board members. CEOX places women in positions of leadership and our empowering community supports them by fostering connection, learning, mutual growth, and success. Nominate a CEO-ready candidate in your network by visiting projectceox.com/nominate. Discover your next CEO by visiting projectceox.com/discover #ceoxstrongertogether
2019
https://theabrams.group/luann-speaker “Luann had our audience riveted with her honest, insightful and educational speech around the challenges women face in the workplace and the subtle and not so subtle ways everyone can help. She shared the research-based reasons why elevating women and gender diversity is crucial to the success of companies of all sizes. Her real-world experience and her dedication to gender equality is so authentic and the audience loved her! We were fortunate to have a room of 40% men and the feedback across the board has been incredible." ~ Courtney Muller, Manifest President Speaker for venture firms, portfolio companies, and startups. Topics Include: Reconsidering What Makes a Qualified Leader The Confidence Issue is Not Your Fault Balancing, Belonging & Benefits (aka DEI for startups) Fearless: Creating Safety and Inclusivity at Your Startup The Myth of the CEO: What makes a great CEO? It probably isn't what you think Gender Equity for the Boys and Men in Your Life
2020
2020
Advising, investing in, and supporting the people, companies, and causes that will "leave it better." •CEOX: Connecting high-level executive women to CEO roles. •Fullcourse Fund: Woman and minority-led investment fund supporting small restaurant owners to create generational wealth with a focus on women and minority owners. •BenefitBay: End-to-end ICHRA administration platform simplifying employee healthcare benefits. •CodeZero: Comprehensive Developer Productivity Tool •VAST: Global content search solution automating the detection of info origins, quality scores, manipulations, & amplifications •Altman: Financial technology company using innovative engineering, actionable data science and interactive design to make private market data more accessible, consumable and affordable. (Acquired 2022) •FoundersPad: Supporting seed-stage companies in the PNW. •Information Quality Summit: Bringing the world's thought leaders together March 2023 •Cymantix: Creating meaning out of unstructured text data by providing powerful, intuitive, and adaptive ways of information access.
2016
2016
FoundersPad is an early stage start-up mentorship program and venture capital fund. FoundersPad partners with 4-6 companies per year to deliver extensive support for our portfolio companies by matching them with a carefully curated team of expert mentors who are committed and incentivized to help them succeed. With FoundersPad you have deep access to highly qualified resources at a critical stage in your company’s life without having to burn through precious cash. The FoundersPad team includes company founders, investors, operating executives and industry experts. We seek out risky, early stage companies because of our experience with and love for the challenges at this stage of company building and are confident in our ability to create scalable companies and superior returns.
2019 - 2022
2019 - 2022
The Strengthening Central Oregon (SCOPAC) is a non-partisan Community PAC supporting under-represented candidates working to meet the essential needs of our communities. SCOPAC puts people first, working for candidates who have common-sense solutions to the pressing issues facing our communities. SCOPAC works to recruit and mentor candidates from under-represented communities in politics and provides early campaign dollars and supports like family meals, childcare and campaign strategy for our candidates.
2018 - 2022
2018 - 2022
•Completed and supported due diligence for successful M&A •Maintained cap table and investor reporting •Evaluated, implemented and maintained PEO, benefits, insurance, and business solutions •Managed accounting, AR/AP, cash flow, and tax reporting •Systematized and maintained board approvals and documentation Amplion enables the realization of precision medicine in the Life Sciences industry to dramatically improve patient outcomes. The company's SaaS platform leverages machine learning to provide actionable intelligence across millions of disparate data sources, delivering the leading solution for pre-clinical and clinical evidence in the Life Sciences industry. Acquired by Science and Medicine Group, August 2022.
2017 - 2021
2017 - 2021
Our mission is to unify Central Oregon’s women in STEAM community, with the vision of enabling Central Oregon’s women to reach their full STEAM potential. Our work supports the following goals: Create paths for girls and women interested in STEAM careers Establish a platform for connections, resources and opportunities Enable ongoing education opportunities for career growth and prosperity http://www.techoregon.org/get-involved/communities-labs/bend-steam
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016
Operations, Program Management, Technical Writing & Editing
2007 - 2009
2007 - 2009
Reviewed and approved engineering design changes for compliance with federal regulations in the form of non-compliance reports, drawings, and service documents. Point of contact for the FAA in resolving critical certification issues for engineering changes. Critical signatory for engineering approval prior to airworthiness certification of each delivered aircraft.
2004 - 2009
2004 - 2009
FAA Administrative Designated Engineering Representative (DER) Managed Certification Department, which included 4-5 team members, reporting to the Vice President of Engineering. During this time I oversaw the successful certification of the following for the Columbia 300, 350 & 400 model aircraft: o Garmin G1000 o XM Weather o Ryan TCAD o Air Conditioning o 14V to 28V Conversion o Numerous composite material substitutions Critical signatory for engineering approval prior to airworthiness certification of each delivered aircraft, which resulted in a revenue impact of ~$300M. Main point of contact for the FAA in resolving all certification issues. Reviewed and approved engineering design changes for compliance with federal regulations in the form of non-compliance reports, drawings, and service documents. Created and tracked compliance plans to satisfy FAA regulations which required: determining schedules, coordinating with engineering personnel to assure a timely completion of certification documentation and coordinating with manufacturing and quality personnel for article completion and conformity. Author of numerous engineering certification reports for compliance with federal regulations. Organized foreign certification projects with EASA and numerous other foreign authorities. Oversaw writing, revisions, and approvals for all aircraft manuals including the Pilot’s Operating Handbook and Maintenance Manual. Coordinated Special Flight Permits for promotional flights
1998 - 2004
1998 - 2004
Created and tracked compliance plans to satisfy FAA regulations. Received Administrative Designated Engineering Representative (DER) August 2001. Coordinated with engineering personnel to assure a timely completion of certification documentation, determined schedules, coordinated with manufacturing and quality personnel for article completion and conformity, and worked with all personnel to meet deadlines. Assisted the Certification Manager in the successful certification of the LC40, LC41 and LC42 model aircraft. Ensured approval of all engineering design changes prior to aircraft delivery. Authored Engineering Procedures Manual for Production Certificate. Authored numerous engineering certification reports for compliance with federal regulations. Reviewed and approved engineering design changes for compliance with federal regulations in the form of non-compliance reports, drawings, and service documents. Technical writer for all aircraft manuals including the Pilot’s Operating Handbook and Maintenance Manual.