Meet Karin.

DEEPLY CURIOUS.

Living my Dream Job… 

  • Makes full use of my technical and leadership skills
  • Encompasses emerging (deep-)technologies and people
  • Is intellectually challenging
  • Is dynamic – if status quo is what you need, I’m not the right fit!
  • Is international and may take me to remote regions
  • Has a positive, sustainable impact on planet Earth

When I’m Not Working…

  • Science & engineering fun projects
  • Flying airplanes
  • Aikido… meditation and martial art
  • Search & rescue, disaster relief
  • Philanthropy – STEM, environment & sustainability, women/girls

Learning Never Stops…

  • UC Berkeley and UCSF – Biomedical Engineering, Robotics and Controls (Ph.D.)
  • University of California Berkeley – Electrical Engineering (M.S.)
  • MIT – EECS (S.B.) and Molecular Biology (S.B.)
  • Haas School of Business – Global Bio-Executive Program (certificate)
  • UCSC Silicon Valley – Embedded Systems (certificate)
  • deeplearning.ai – Deep Learning (certificate)
  • Any time, anywhere, by any means available
Work

Work.

SAMPLE PROJECTS.

Click on any of the images below to see examples of my work (or adventure) in that category.

Experience

Work Skills.

TECHNOLOGY. GLOBAL. MANAGEMENT.

I am most effective when multiple disciplines, technical and non-technical, physical and virtual, become entangled.
01. SUBJECT MATTER.
  • Engineering: hardware + software products, machine learning / AI
  • Embedded systems: design and control
  • Internet of Things (IoT) strategy and applications
  • Aviation based sensor data
  • Applications in energy / clean tech, medical,  and  extreme environments
02. FUNCTIONS.
  • Emerging tech & engineering program management, Taku International (Quanto) (current)
  • Lead R&D (hardware design, embedded systems, deep learning), product strategy
  • CEO, VP Engineering, CTO, VP Products
  • Agile management of on- and off-shore engineering teams
  • Deployment of technologies in new markets (global)
  • Opening new markets – local operations, product adaptation to meet new market needs, local partnership development
  • Non-profit and for-profit (private) board of directors
  • CEO of C-level advisory and interim executive company, Taku Group
  • Managing Member of global IT /technology consulting firm, Taku International (with Quanto Group)
03. COMPANIES & ORGANIZATIONS.
  • Worked in / with organizations from > 30 countries
  • 100s of companies and government agencies from all continents – except Antarctica!
  • Global and large domestic companies such as E.ON Group, Arctech Solar, Visa USA, and others
  • Research institutions such as Lawrence Livermore National Lab, C.S. Draper Lab, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, SRI, University of California
Skills

Skills.

INTERDISCIPLINARY. AGILE.

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT 100%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 100%
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 94%
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH & GERMAN 100%

Please click here to see the book, “Zukunftsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung in der Energiewirtschaft“(pub 2015 by Springer Verlag), in which I co-authored a chapter.

LANGUAGES: SPANISH 78%
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING 90%
ANALYTICS, CONTROLS 94%
EXPLORATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES 100%

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS + UNCHARTED TERRITORY = RESULTS.

Engagements

Services.

You…

  • Develop or need technology-enabled products
  • Can benefit from automation, embedded systems, or IoT deployment
  • Are well-established
  • Already have or have plans for a multi-national footprint
  • Are in transition, whether growing rapidly or dealing with the realities of a dynamic market

Need…

EMERGING TECH.

Agile identification, evaluation, integration, development, deployment of emerging technologies

INTERIM LEADERSHIP.

To help your company thrive in difficult transitions, particularly those pertaining to technology development or deployment where the physical and virtual worlds intersect

UNUSUAL ENVIRONMENTS.

Solutions for extreme environments or highly unusual situations, whether domestic or global

Support

  • Part- or full-time management engagements
  • Board of directors or advisory board participation
  • Specific projects
  • Strategy advising
  • Speaking and training

Please contact me for a complimentary conversation to see whether we are a good fit.

Updates

Updates.

Welcome to my blog. I’ll mainly focus on topics and projects that pull together some of my technical interests and/or mental models of how I view the world.

First Woman Mission Pilot

March 11th, 2020|0 Comments

I am now the first woman to become a Mission Pilot (MP) in Civil Air Patrol’s (CAP’s) Green Flag program. Achieving this had developed into a significant personal goal, and I simultaneously made CAP history.

iGIANT Seal of Approval Program Launched!

February 19th, 2020|0 Comments

iGIANT Seal of Approval I’m happy to announce that we have launched the iGIANT Seal of Approval. As part of a team within the iGIANT®’s Design Advisory Council, I’ve (we've!) been working on developing a [...]

Clients

Clients.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

“Able to relate to multiple audiences of differing talents… What we mean is that [Karin] can relate to the business people as well as the techies… and, finally, not condescending around us ignorami.”

K. LEWIS

“I have met numerous successful, and not-so-effective CEOs…. the best ones shine in the following areas: strong motivation, excellent leadership ability, organizing savvy, dedication to the work, “out of the box” creativity, and an unflinching determination to find solutions. Karin has mastered all of these skill sets and attributes.”

V. M. BRIGGS

“Karin helped us in improving our business and project management processes, from even before project start (in developing proposals), to managing the software development process, to delivery of final product. All her recommendations have been very constructive and helped us avoid being in a bad situation when delivering, as we had previously experienced. She is very clear on her advice and guidance.”

J.C. HERRERA

GET IN TOUCH

Contact.

LET’S TALK.

Operating in an ever-changing environment has enabled me to solve complex, multi-faceted problems; to build trust among diverse audiences; and to continually find better ways of doing things, often integrating seemingly unrelated areas. Rather than focusing on the “obvious”, I look to underlying causes to develop effective solutions.

If you have a problem that you think I may be able to help with or you just want to get in touch, please contact me!