[179] IBM Tech Guru Lyndgaard to Share Wisdom with MTSU WISE

Release date: Nov. 4, 2009


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Alyse Hawk (WISE president), talliannahawk@gmail.com

IBM Tech Guru Lyndgaard to Share Wisdom with MTSU WISE


(MURFREESBORO) — IBM technology whiz Kelly Lyndgaard will bring her expertise to MTSU Friday, Nov. 6, when she talks to the Women in Science and Engineering student organization.
Lyndgaard, who, according to her bio, is on rotation with IBM corporate headquarters as manager of the technology transformation organization focused on aligning IBM’s technical communities, resources and strategy, will speak to WISE students at 3 p.m. in the Monohan Hall classroom.
In addition, Lyndgaard is program manager for the Corporate Technology Evaluation team delivering technical analysis used to advise IBM’s chairman and top executives on market opportunities and emerging disruptive technologies, her bio states.
Before accepting her current role, she was the program manager for IBM’s Blue Gene/P supercomputer, which recently received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the country’s most prestigious award given to leading innovators for technological achievement.
Lyndgaard earned her degree from Taylor University and is pursuing her certification in project management from Stanford University. She said she is “passionate about leadership development and the advancement of technology in its role to improve our planet and our quality of life.”
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