[bksvol-discuss] Re: FW: Welcome Carl Rand
- From: Chela Robles <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:35:54 -0700
Welcome Carl I hope you find that working with Bookshare is not only a
learning process but a great experience in helping others access
pictures for those who are totally blind like I, I hope you will like
it here.
Concord, California jazz trumpeter Chela Robles
On 8/20/10, Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Volunteers,
>
> I am passing along announcement of a new Benetech employee. Carl Rand's
> addition to the Bookshare side of the organization means that the DIAGRAM
> project is underway.
>
> In the short term this will have no impact on your work. Over the longer
> term of years not months, especially noting Jim and Betsy's mention of image
> description, we expect new breakthroughs to result in new tools. The end
> should be a greater appreciation of the value you add already to books with
> the images you describe and a more streamlined process for inserting them
> into digital books.
>
> You can be proud that you are a part of an organization with a vision that
> is not limited by what was impossible only a year ago.
>
> Scott Rains
> Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
> ________________________________________
> From: Betsy Beaumon
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 4:00 PM
> To: Benetech Employees
> Subject: Welcome Carl Rand
>
> Please join me in welcoming Carl Rand to Benetech. Carl is joining us as
> the Program Manager for the DIAGRAM (Digital Image and Graphic for
> Accessible Materials) Center. In this role he is the main driver of all the
> day-to-day activities of this 5 year, $5m project, including managing
> multiple project threads with partners and subcontractors, disseminating
> information to the public and insuring useful tools and processes are
> delivered and usable.
> He comes to us with an extensive background in technology program/project
> management in both IT and development environments, as well as experience in
> business process improvement, business continuity planning, systems
> engineering, risk assessment and mitigation, mentoring, training and
> curriculum development. Carl has worked for several corporations including
> CA (Computer Associates), NetApp, Intuit, Nortel Networks, Visa
> International and IBM as well as an electronic medical records software
> start-up. In an earlier life, he worked as a marine research biologist and
> secondary school science teacher.
> In addition to his day jobs, Carl has been a featured track and workshop
> speaker at several ProjectWorld conferences and is an instructor in the
> Project Management Certificate Program for UC Irvine Extension. He is an
> active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and is certified as
> a Project Management Professional (PMP). Carl holds an MBA from Pepperdine
> University and a BA in Marine Biology from Occidental College and stays in
> touch with the marine environment by sailing and scuba diving whenever he
> gets the chance.
> Carl will be located in Palo Alto, in the back half of the first floor.
>
>
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