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Krista Walter
Krista brings to Project V 6 years of management, business development and team-building expertise at Schlumberger Ltd, a leader in the oilfield services industry. Her career at Schlumberger began as a Field Engineer, where she was responsible for co-ordinating operations on high-profile projects. After working in several US locations, she progressed to Field Test Co-ordinator at the North and South America Headquarters, during which time she focused on project management and product marketing within the product development and innovation functions. Finally, moving overseas to Egypt as an instructor in training and development, she was responsible for maintaining the LMS database, managing the career development and mentorship of engineers, developing the training materials, and providing the training for clients and engineers. Krista developed her interest in collaborative innovation strategy, networks, and managing product development through her MBA and is pursuing that with Project V. Krista’s academic qualifications include a MBA from the AGSM, Australia, a MS from the University of North Carolina, USA, and a BS from The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Kristi Barrow
Kristi brings to Project V marketing and product management expertise, as well as invaluable insight into owning and running your own company. Currently, Kristi is the Marketing Direcor for the Australian region at Expedia.com.au, responsible for developing and executing the strategy and marketing plan for the online travel company, with an emphasis on online marketing. Prior to Expedia, Kristi worked as an Internet Product Manager at SingTel Optus, with the main purpose to drive sales and increase revenue through marketing efforts both on and offline. Kristi is also co-owner of KrustyFries, a web design and development company. Kristi’s academic qualifications include a MBA from the AGSM, Australia; a Grad. Dip. in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia; and a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honours, from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Alexander Spurzem
Alex brings to Project V extensive experience in developing new products, services and user experiences on the Web. Most recently, Alex has been the Online Development Manager for Hollard Insurance, with the responsibility of developing and executing the company’s retail online strategy. Prior to this, Alex worked as an E-Business and Technology Engineer at sueddedeutsche.de, Germany’s leading online newspaper where he specialized in high-volume user handling, community functionality and site analytics. His experience has taken him from web-development and project management to channel management including the marketing, user experience and overall design of the application. He is also an accomplished small business owner who ran an IT retail and consulting business as a student. Alex’s academic qualifications include a MBA from the AGSM, Australia, and a Bachelor of Arts in Commercial IT with first class honours from the University of Cooperative Education, Ravensburg, Germany.
