Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Kalliope Tsouroupidou]

Καλώς ήρθες Βικτώρια! Σιδηροκέφαλη 

Κ.

On Tuesday, 8 November 2016, Nikola Kalchev <nikola.kalc...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am very impressed. A great career until now, good universities, published
> books. Victoria, I wish you plenty of success! Welcome!
> Nikola / User:Лорд Бъмбъри
> Wikimedians of Bulgaria
>
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 5:07 AM, Nurunnaby Hasive <nhas...@wikimedia.org.bd
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > Welcome Victoria.
> >
> > -Hasive
> > WMBD
> > @nhasive
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 2:36 AM, Bobby Shabangu <bobbyshaba...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Impressive resume,
> > >
> > > Welcome Victoria.
> > >
> > > On 03 Nov 2016 11:44 AM, <olaniyansh...@yahoo.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > ‎Wow!!!
> > >
> > > This is a great news. Welcome Victoria on board.
> > >
> > > Best Regards
> > > Olushola
> > >
> > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
> > >   Original Message
> > > From: Tim Moritz Hector
> > > Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2016 08:25
> > > To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> > > Reply To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> > > Cc: Victoria Coleman
> > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief
> > > Technology Officer
> > >
> > > A warm welcome to Wikimedia also from Germany, Victoria! I'm happy to
> see
> > > you joining the movement and wish you a good start at the Wikimedia
> > > Foundation.
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > > Tim Moritz Hector
> > >
> > > Chair of the Board
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland
> > >
> > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
> > > http://www.wikimedia.de
> > >
> > > 2016-11-02 22:50 GMT+01:00 Damon Sicore <da...@sicore.com
> <javascript:;>>:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Victoria,
> > > >
> > > > This is great news! I believe your talent, knowledge, and insight
> will
> > > > boost and elevate the WMF community, and I know your positive
> > personality
> > > > will be warmly welcomed.
> > > >
> > > > Yours faithfully,
> > > > Damon Sicore
> > > > https://damon.sicore.com <https://damon.sicore.com/>
> > > > 6E98 FBFB D192 D325 B85D D4FF FD2A 20ED DC1D 3975
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Nov 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org
> <javascript:;>>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > > > > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is
> > November
> > > 7,
> > > > > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> > > > >
> > > > > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in
> > consumer
> > > > and
> > > > > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start
> > > getting
> > > > > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of
> > > education,
> > > > > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around
> > the
> > > > > world.
> > > > >
> > > > > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > > > > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone
> > with
> > > > the
> > > > > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > > > > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a
> track
> > > > > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology
> > > platforms
> > > > > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> > > > Technology
> > > > > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed
> someone
> > > who
> > > > > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with
> > staff
> > > > and
> > > > > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then
> > > some.
> > > > >
> > > > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Nikola Kalchev]

I am very impressed. A great career until now, good universities, published
books. Victoria, I wish you plenty of success! Welcome!
Nikola / User:Лорд Бъмбъри
Wikimedians of Bulgaria

On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 5:07 AM, Nurunnaby Hasive <nhas...@wikimedia.org.bd>
wrote:

> Welcome Victoria.
>
> -Hasive
> WMBD
> @nhasive
>
> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 2:36 AM, Bobby Shabangu <bobbyshaba...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Impressive resume,
> >
> > Welcome Victoria.
> >
> > On 03 Nov 2016 11:44 AM, <olaniyansh...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > ‎Wow!!!
> >
> > This is a great news. Welcome Victoria on board.
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Olushola
> >
> > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
> >   Original Message
> > From: Tim Moritz Hector
> > Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2016 08:25
> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> > Reply To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> > Cc: Victoria Coleman
> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief
> > Technology Officer
> >
> > A warm welcome to Wikimedia also from Germany, Victoria! I'm happy to see
> > you joining the movement and wish you a good start at the Wikimedia
> > Foundation.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Tim Moritz Hector
> >
> > Chair of the Board
> > Wikimedia Deutschland
> >
> > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
> > http://www.wikimedia.de
> >
> > 2016-11-02 22:50 GMT+01:00 Damon Sicore <da...@sicore.com>:
> >
> > >
> > > Victoria,
> > >
> > > This is great news! I believe your talent, knowledge, and insight will
> > > boost and elevate the WMF community, and I know your positive
> personality
> > > will be warmly welcomed.
> > >
> > > Yours faithfully,
> > > Damon Sicore
> > > https://damon.sicore.com <https://damon.sicore.com/>
> > > 6E98 FBFB D192 D325 B85D D4FF FD2A 20ED DC1D 3975
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Nov 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > > > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is
> November
> > 7,
> > > > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> > > >
> > > > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in
> consumer
> > > and
> > > > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start
> > getting
> > > > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of
> > education,
> > > > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around
> the
> > > > world.
> > > >
> > > > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > > > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone
> with
> > > the
> > > > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > > > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > > > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology
> > platforms
> > > > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> > > Technology
> > > > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone
> > who
> > > > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with
> staff
> > > and
> > > > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then
> > some.
> > > >
> > > > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise
> technology
> > > > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > > > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > > > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web
> > services
> > > > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > > > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> > > >
> > > > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > > > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor,
> > where
> > > > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Nurunnaby Hasive]

Welcome Victoria.

-Hasive
WMBD
@nhasive

On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 2:36 AM, Bobby Shabangu <bobbyshaba...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Impressive resume,
>
> Welcome Victoria.
>
> On 03 Nov 2016 11:44 AM, <olaniyansh...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> ‎Wow!!!
>
> This is a great news. Welcome Victoria on board.
>
> Best Regards
> Olushola
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>   Original Message
> From: Tim Moritz Hector
> Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2016 08:25
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> Reply To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> Cc: Victoria Coleman
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief
> Technology Officer
>
> A warm welcome to Wikimedia also from Germany, Victoria! I'm happy to see
> you joining the movement and wish you a good start at the Wikimedia
> Foundation.
>
> Best regards
> Tim Moritz Hector
>
> Chair of the Board
> Wikimedia Deutschland
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
> http://www.wikimedia.de
>
> 2016-11-02 22:50 GMT+01:00 Damon Sicore <da...@sicore.com>:
>
> >
> > Victoria,
> >
> > This is great news! I believe your talent, knowledge, and insight will
> > boost and elevate the WMF community, and I know your positive personality
> > will be warmly welcomed.
> >
> > Yours faithfully,
> > Damon Sicore
> > https://damon.sicore.com <https://damon.sicore.com/>
> > 6E98 FBFB D192 D325 B85D D4FF FD2A 20ED DC1D 3975
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Nov 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November
> 7,
> > > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> > >
> > > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer
> > and
> > > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start
> getting
> > > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of
> education,
> > > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> > > world.
> > >
> > > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with
> > the
> > > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology
> platforms
> > > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> > Technology
> > > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone
> who
> > > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff
> > and
> > > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then
> some.
> > >
> > > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> > > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web
> services
> > > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> > >
> > > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor,
> where
> > > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> > technology
> > > roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and
> partnerships.
> > > Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at
> > Harman,
> > > she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> > > including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity,
> > and
> > > advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice
> > President,
> > > Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> > > Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> > > Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> > >
> > > Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software
> development,
> > > having wi

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Bobby Shabangu]

Impressive resume,

Welcome Victoria.

On 03 Nov 2016 11:44 AM, <olaniyansh...@yahoo.com> wrote:

‎Wow!!!

This is a great news. Welcome Victoria on board.

Best Regards
Olushola

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
  Original Message
From: Tim Moritz Hector
Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2016 08:25
To: Wikimedia Mailing List
Reply To: Wikimedia Mailing List
Cc: Victoria Coleman
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief
Technology Officer

A warm welcome to Wikimedia also from Germany, Victoria! I'm happy to see
you joining the movement and wish you a good start at the Wikimedia
Foundation.

Best regards
Tim Moritz Hector

Chair of the Board
Wikimedia Deutschland

Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
http://www.wikimedia.de

2016-11-02 22:50 GMT+01:00 Damon Sicore <da...@sicore.com>:

>
> Victoria,
>
> This is great news! I believe your talent, knowledge, and insight will
> boost and elevate the WMF community, and I know your positive personality
> will be warmly welcomed.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Damon Sicore
> https://damon.sicore.com <https://damon.sicore.com/>
> 6E98 FBFB D192 D325 B85D D4FF FD2A 20ED DC1D 3975
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November
7,
> > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> >
> > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer
> and
> > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start
getting
> > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
> > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> > world.
> >
> > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with
> the
> > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology
platforms
> > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> Technology
> > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
> > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff
> and
> > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
> >
> > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web
services
> > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> >
> > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
> > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> technology
> > roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
> > Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at
> Harman,
> > she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> > including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity,
> and
> > advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice
> President,
> > Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> > Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> > Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> >
> > Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software
development,
> > having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and
> later
> > as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of
> the
> > Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power
> of
> > open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> > strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
> >
> > Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
> Computer
> > Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and
> her
> > Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is
> the
> > author of ove

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Bobby Shabangu]

Impressive resume,

Welcome Victoria.

On 03 Nov 2016 11:44 AM, <olaniyansh...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> ‎Wow!!!
>
> This is a great news. Welcome Victoria on board.
>
> Best Regards
> Olushola
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>   Original Message
> From: Tim Moritz Hector
> Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2016 08:25
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> Reply To: Wikimedia Mailing List
> Cc: Victoria Coleman
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief
> Technology Officer
>
> A warm welcome to Wikimedia also from Germany, Victoria! I'm happy to see
> you joining the movement and wish you a good start at the Wikimedia
> Foundation.
>
> Best regards
> Tim Moritz Hector
>
> Chair of the Board
> Wikimedia Deutschland
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
> http://www.wikimedia.de
>
> 2016-11-02 22:50 GMT+01:00 Damon Sicore <da...@sicore.com>:
>
> >
> > Victoria,
> >
> > This is great news! I believe your talent, knowledge, and insight will
> > boost and elevate the WMF community, and I know your positive personality
> > will be warmly welcomed.
> >
> > Yours faithfully,
> > Damon Sicore
> > https://damon.sicore.com <https://damon.sicore.com/>
> > 6E98 FBFB D192 D325 B85D D4FF FD2A 20ED DC1D 3975
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Nov 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November
> 7,
> > > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> > >
> > > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer
> > and
> > > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start
> getting
> > > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of
> education,
> > > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> > > world.
> > >
> > > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with
> > the
> > > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology
> platforms
> > > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> > Technology
> > > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone
> who
> > > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff
> > and
> > > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then
> some.
> > >
> > > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> > > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web
> services
> > > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> > >
> > > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor,
> where
> > > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> > technology
> > > roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and
> partnerships.
> > > Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at
> > Harman,
> > > she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> > > including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity,
> > and
> > > advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice
> > President,
> > > Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> > > Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> > > Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> > >
> > > Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software
> development,
> > > having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and
> > later
> > > as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[olaniyanshola]

‎Wow!!!

This is a great news. Welcome Victoria on board.

Best Regards 
Olushola

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
  Original Message  
From: Tim Moritz Hector
Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2016 08:25
To: Wikimedia Mailing List
Reply To: Wikimedia Mailing List
Cc: Victoria Coleman
Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology 
Officer

A warm welcome to Wikimedia also from Germany, Victoria! I'm happy to see
you joining the movement and wish you a good start at the Wikimedia
Foundation.

Best regards
Tim Moritz Hector

Chair of the Board
Wikimedia Deutschland

Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
http://www.wikimedia.de

2016-11-02 22:50 GMT+01:00 Damon Sicore <da...@sicore.com>:

>
> Victoria,
>
> This is great news! I believe your talent, knowledge, and insight will
> boost and elevate the WMF community, and I know your positive personality
> will be warmly welcomed.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Damon Sicore
> https://damon.sicore.com <https://damon.sicore.com/>
> 6E98 FBFB D192 D325 B85D D4FF FD2A 20ED DC1D 3975
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
> > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> >
> > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer
> and
> > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
> > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
> > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> > world.
> >
> > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with
> the
> > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
> > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> Technology
> > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
> > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff
> and
> > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
> >
> > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
> > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> >
> > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
> > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> technology
> > roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
> > Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at
> Harman,
> > she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> > including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity,
> and
> > advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice
> President,
> > Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> > Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> > Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> >
> > Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
> > having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and
> later
> > as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of
> the
> > Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power
> of
> > open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> > strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
> >
> > Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
> Computer
> > Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and
> her
> > Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is
> the
> > author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams
> around
> > the world, including in Belgiu

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Tim Moritz Hector]

A warm welcome to Wikimedia also from Germany, Victoria! I'm happy to see
you joining the movement and wish you a good start at the Wikimedia
Foundation.

Best regards
Tim Moritz Hector

Chair of the Board
Wikimedia Deutschland

Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | D-10963 Berlin
http://www.wikimedia.de

2016-11-02 22:50 GMT+01:00 Damon Sicore :

>
> Victoria,
>
> This is great news!  I believe your talent, knowledge, and insight will
> boost and elevate the WMF community, and I know your positive personality
> will be warmly welcomed.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Damon Sicore
> https://damon.sicore.com 
> 6E98 FBFB D192 D325 B85D  D4FF FD2A 20ED DC1D 3975
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
> > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> >
> > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer
> and
> > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
> > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
> > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> > world.
> >
> > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with
> the
> > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
> > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> Technology
> > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
> > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff
> and
> > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
> >
> > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
> > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> >
> > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
> > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> technology
> > roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
> > Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at
> Harman,
> > she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> > including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity,
> and
> > advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice
> President,
> > Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> > Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> > Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> >
> > Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
> > having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and
> later
> > as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of
> the
> > Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power
> of
> > open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> > strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
> >
> > Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
> Computer
> > Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and
> her
> > Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is
> the
> > author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams
> around
> > the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany,
> > India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
> >
> > One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
> > Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise outside
> > of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
> > higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of
> the
> > Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is
> also
> > a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
> > Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
> > Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
> > Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of
> Defense’s
> > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Damon Sicore]

Victoria,

This is great news!  I believe your talent, knowledge, and insight will boost 
and elevate the WMF community, and I know your positive personality will be 
warmly welcomed.

Yours faithfully,
Damon Sicore
https://damon.sicore.com 
6E98 FBFB D192 D325 B85D  D4FF FD2A 20ED DC1D 3975





> On Nov 2, 2016, at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher  wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
> and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> 
> Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer and
> enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
> to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
> and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> world.
> 
> When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with the
> experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
> at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our Technology
> department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
> would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff and
> community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
> 
> Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
> at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> 
> Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
> she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management, technology
> roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
> Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Harman,
> she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity, and
> advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice President,
> Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> 
> Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
> having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and later
> as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of the
> Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power of
> open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
> 
> Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and 
> Computer
> Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and her
> Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is the
> author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams around
> the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany,
> India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
> 
> One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
> Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise outside
> of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
> higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of the
> Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is also
> a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
> Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
> Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
> Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of Defense’s
> Defense Science Board where she offers advice and recommendations on
> science, technology, manufacturing, and acquisition processes.
> 
> As a native of Greece, Victoria is interested in becoming a contributor on
> Greek Wikipedia, and getting to know our colleagues and communities over
> the coming months.
> 
> As many of you know, the CTO search has been an intensive process and our
> highest recruiting priority in recent months. Dozens of people from across
> the organization contributed to this effort, most notably the CTO hiring
> committee, which included 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Anna Stillwell]

Welcome, Victoria. I've been struck by your career maturity, the way you
have honored the talents and insights of the tech team, your openness and
candor, and your obvious competence.

I'm looking forward to your contribution.

Warmly,
/a

On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Patricio Lorente <
patricio.lore...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Great news! Welcome, Victoria!
>
> El mié., 2 de nov. de 2016 a la(s) 15:32, Sage Ross <
> ragesoss+wikipe...@gmail.com> escribió:
>
> > In case the link didn't work for anyone else:
> >
> > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/11/02/victoria-coleman-
> chief-technology-officer/
> >
> > -Sage
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November
> 7,
> > > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> > >
> > > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer
> > and
> > > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start
> getting
> > > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of
> education,
> > > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> > > world.
> > >
> > > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with
> > the
> > > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology
> platforms
> > > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> > Technology
> > > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone
> who
> > > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff
> > and
> > > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then
> some.
> > >
> > > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> > > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web
> services
> > > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> > >
> > > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor,
> where
> > > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> > technology
> > > roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and
> partnerships.
> > > Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at
> > Harman,
> > > she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> > > including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity,
> > and
> > > advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice
> > President,
> > > Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> > > Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> > > Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> > >
> > > Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software
> development,
> > > having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and
> > later
> > > as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of
> > the
> > > Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the
> power
> > of
> > > open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> > > strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
> > >
> > > Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
> > Computer
> > > Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and
> > her
> > > Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is
> > the
> > > author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams
> > around
> > > the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland,
> Germany,
> > > India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United
> States.
> > >
> > > One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
> > > Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise
> outside
> > > of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
> > > higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of
> > the
> > > Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is
> > also
> > > a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
> > > Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest
> of
> > > Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
> > > 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Pine W]

Thank you for joining us, Victoria. We've been waiting for a VPT for a long
time.

Looking forward to all good things,

Pine

Pine


On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
> and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
>
> Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer and
> enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
> to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
> and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> world.
>
> When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with the
> experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
> at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our Technology
> department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
> would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff and
> community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
>
> Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
> at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
>
> Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
> she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management, technology
> roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
> Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Harman,
> she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity, and
> advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice President,
> Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
>
> Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
> having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and later
> as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of the
> Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power of
> open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
>
> Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
> Computer
> Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and her
> Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is the
> author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams around
> the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany,
> India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
>
> One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
> Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise outside
> of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
> higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of the
> Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is also
> a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
> Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
> Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
> Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of Defense’s
> Defense Science Board where she offers advice and recommendations on
> science, technology, manufacturing, and acquisition processes.
>
> As a native of Greece, Victoria is interested in becoming a contributor on
> Greek Wikipedia, and getting to know our colleagues and communities over
> the coming months.
>
> As many of you know, the CTO search has been an intensive process and our
> highest recruiting priority in recent months. Dozens of people from across
> the organization contributed to this effort, most notably the CTO hiring
> committee, which included directors and senior staff from the Technology
> department. Representatives from the C-level, Technology, and Product teams
> also participated in interviews, panels, and lunches. In total, we reviewed
> 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Sydney Poore]

Welcome, Victoria! Looking forward to having you as a part of the wikimedia
movement!

Sydney Poore
User:FloNight

Sydney Poore
User:FloNight




On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 2:33 PM, Patricio Lorente  wrote:

> Great news! Welcome, Victoria!
>
> El mié., 2 de nov. de 2016 a la(s) 15:32, Sage Ross <
> ragesoss+wikipe...@gmail.com> escribió:
>
> > In case the link didn't work for anyone else:
> >
> > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/11/02/victoria-coleman-
> chief-technology-officer/
> >
> > -Sage
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November
> 7,
> > > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> > >
> > > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer
> > and
> > > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start
> getting
> > > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of
> education,
> > > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> > > world.
> > >
> > > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with
> > the
> > > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology
> platforms
> > > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> > Technology
> > > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone
> who
> > > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff
> > and
> > > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then
> some.
> > >
> > > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> > > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web
> services
> > > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> > >
> > > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor,
> where
> > > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> > technology
> > > roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and
> partnerships.
> > > Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at
> > Harman,
> > > she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> > > including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity,
> > and
> > > advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice
> > President,
> > > Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> > > Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> > > Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> > >
> > > Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software
> development,
> > > having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and
> > later
> > > as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of
> > the
> > > Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the
> power
> > of
> > > open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> > > strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
> > >
> > > Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
> > Computer
> > > Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and
> > her
> > > Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is
> > the
> > > author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams
> > around
> > > the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland,
> Germany,
> > > India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United
> States.
> > >
> > > One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
> > > Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise
> outside
> > > of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
> > > higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of
> > the
> > > Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is
> > also
> > > a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
> > > Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest
> of
> > > Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
> > > Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of
> > Defense’s
> > > Defense 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Sage Ross]

In case the link didn't work for anyone else:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/11/02/victoria-coleman-chief-technology-officer/

-Sage

On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Katherine Maher  wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
> and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
>
> Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer and
> enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
> to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
> and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> world.
>
> When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with the
> experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
> at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our Technology
> department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
> would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff and
> community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
>
> Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
> at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
>
> Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
> she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management, technology
> roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
> Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Harman,
> she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity, and
> advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice President,
> Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
>
> Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
> having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and later
> as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of the
> Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power of
> open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
>
> Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and 
> Computer
> Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and her
> Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is the
> author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams around
> the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany,
> India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
>
> One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
> Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise outside
> of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
> higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of the
> Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is also
> a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
> Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
> Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
> Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of Defense’s
> Defense Science Board where she offers advice and recommendations on
> science, technology, manufacturing, and acquisition processes.
>
> As a native of Greece, Victoria is interested in becoming a contributor on
> Greek Wikipedia, and getting to know our colleagues and communities over
> the coming months.
>
> As many of you know, the CTO search has been an intensive process and our
> highest recruiting priority in recent months. Dozens of people from across
> the organization contributed to this effort, most notably the CTO hiring
> committee, which included directors and senior staff from the Technology
> department. Representatives from the C-level, Technology, and Product teams
> also participated in interviews, panels, and lunches. In total, we reviewed
> 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Nataliia Tymkiv]

+1 to Cheristophe and Katherine:
Welcome Victoria :)

Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv

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hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You
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advance!*


On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 8:27 PM, Christophe Henner 
wrote:

> \o/
>
> Welcome Victoria! Really really glad to have you joining us!
>
> Welcome again!
>
> And thank you to everyone that contributed to make this search successful!
> :)
>
> Le 2 nov. 2016 7:23 PM, "Katherine Maher"  a écrit :
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> > Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
> > and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
> >
> > Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer
> and
> > enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
> > to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
> > and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> > world.
> >
> > When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> > communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with
> the
> > experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> > collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> > record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
> > at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our
> Technology
> > department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
> > would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff
> and
> > community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
> >
> > Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> > fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> > public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> > mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
> > at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> > planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
> >
> > Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> > Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
> > she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management,
> technology
> > roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
> > Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at
> Harman,
> > she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> > including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity,
> and
> > advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice
> President,
> > Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> > Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> > Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
> >
> > Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
> > having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and
> later
> > as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of
> the
> > Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power
> of
> > open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> > strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
> >
> > Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
> > Computer
> > Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and
> her
> > Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is
> the
> > author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams
> around
> > the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany,
> > India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
> >
> > One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
> > Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise outside
> > of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
> > higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of
> the
> > Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is
> also
> > a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
> > Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
> > Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
> > Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of
> Defense’s
> > Defense Science Board where she offers advice and recommendations on
> > science, technology, manufacturing, and acquisition processes.
> >
> > As a 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Christophe Henner]

\o/

Welcome Victoria! Really really glad to have you joining us!

Welcome again!

And thank you to everyone that contributed to make this search successful!
:)

Le 2 nov. 2016 7:23 PM, "Katherine Maher"  a écrit :

> Hi everyone,
>
> I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
> Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
> and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
>
> Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer and
> enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
> to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
> and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
> world.
>
> When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
> communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with the
> experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
> collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
> record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
> at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our Technology
> department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
> would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff and
> community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
>
> Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
> fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
> public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
> mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
> at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
> planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
>
> Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
> Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
> she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management, technology
> roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
> Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Harman,
> she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
> including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity, and
> advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice President,
> Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
> Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
> Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
>
> Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
> having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and later
> as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of the
> Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power of
> open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
> strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
>
> Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
> Computer
> Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and her
> Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is the
> author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams around
> the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany,
> India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
>
> One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
> Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise outside
> of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
> higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of the
> Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is also
> a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
> Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
> Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
> Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of Defense’s
> Defense Science Board where she offers advice and recommendations on
> science, technology, manufacturing, and acquisition processes.
>
> As a native of Greece, Victoria is interested in becoming a contributor on
> Greek Wikipedia, and getting to know our colleagues and communities over
> the coming months.
>
> As many of you know, the CTO search has been an intensive process and our
> highest recruiting priority in recent months. Dozens of people from across
> the organization contributed to this effort, most notably the CTO hiring
> committee, which included directors and senior staff from the Technology
> department. Representatives from the C-level, Technology, and Product teams
> also participated in interviews, panels, and lunches. 

[Wikimedia-l] Introducing Victoria Coleman, WMF Chief Technology Officer

[Katherine Maher]

Hi everyone,

I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.

Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer and
enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
world.

When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with the
experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our Technology
department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff and
community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.

Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.

Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management, technology
roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Harman,
she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity, and
advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice President,
Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.

Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and later
as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of the
Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power of
open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.

Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and Computer
Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and her
Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is the
author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams around
the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany,
India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise outside
of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of the
Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is also
a Senior Advisor to the Director of the  University of California
Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of Defense’s
Defense Science Board where she offers advice and recommendations on
science, technology, manufacturing, and acquisition processes.

As a native of Greece, Victoria is interested in becoming a contributor on
Greek Wikipedia, and getting to know our colleagues and communities over
the coming months.

As many of you know, the CTO search has been an intensive process and our
highest recruiting priority in recent months. Dozens of people from across
the organization contributed to this effort, most notably the CTO hiring
committee, which included directors and senior staff from the Technology
department. Representatives from the C-level, Technology, and Product teams
also participated in interviews, panels, and lunches. In total, we reviewed
nearly 900 candidates, advancing 190 to recruiter screens, and reviewing 70
with the hiring committee.

I want to personally thank every single person who was involved in this
process. The focus and dedication of the Foundation’s recruiting team were
remarkable, as were the diligence and commitment of the many staff and
volunteers who supported this search.