Marla Parker

Current

Senior Software Project Manager at Energy Solutions

Past

java.net Community Manager; Senior Manager in Developer Marketing at Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Senior Program Manager, Technology Outreach at Sun Microsystems
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Java Compatibility Kit (JCK) at Sun Microsystems

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Education

UC Berkeley
BRHS

Recommended

7 people have recommended Marla

Connections

279 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Marla Parker’s Summary

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Marla Parker’s Specialties:

Write/test/debug code in whatever language; manage technical people; communicate across organizations, at levels from the most junior to the executive VP; facilitate discussions between opposing groups, e.g. corporate marketing and enthusiastic open source volunteers; translate information for non-technical or highly technical people; hire and build strong teams; write technical documentation; moderate healthy discussions in public forums; teach math and programming to students of all ages.

Additional Information

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Marla Parker’s Interests:

Rock climbing, mostly in a gym but occasionally for real. (It is a whole family sport.) Biking, hiking & camping (not nearly enough). Reading & writing. Teaching students to be creative producers of technology in addition to expert consumers. Studying French and Spanish.