Kate Montressor
As Chief Technical Officer of Sapphire Mountain Graphics, Kate brings over 25 years technical experience, including technical writing, programming, and e-commerce web design. Once an airline pilot, Kate moved into the field of high-tech for family reasons, where her assertive management style and head for details soon propelled her into working with some of the top names in the industry. Kate continues to enjoy flight instructing.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Technical
C++, Visual Basic, and Access programmer
Web site development, style sheets, HTML, XML
Application developer
Communication
14+ years documentation experience, from end-user level to API programmer level
Developed, tracked, documented, and maintained company data, procedures, and policies
Effectively communicate with all levels of personnel
Managed relationships working in a team environment, motivating and maintaining a high level of communication and responsiveness between individuals and groups
Developed style guides, API documents, user guides, data sheets, marketing materials, white papers, and training manuals
Organization policies and procedures manuals
Marketing and business communications
Video production of sales portfolios
Management
10+ years as manager or group project manager, including project planning, managing schedules and deliverables, ensuring the smooth running of activities, and clear communication at all levels
Supervised a staff of 15, involving training, work flow, quality control, conflict resolution, and review processes
Interviewed, hired, and trained employees; conducted performance appraisals; and initiated appropriate personnel actions
Established and maintained organizational processes, policies, and environment to maximize business potential, encourage teamwork, and build morale.
Training
Trained and mentored new and experienced personnel on various topics - procedures, communication, technology, and accounting
Designed training curriculum, wrote training manuals, and presented courses
30+ years FAA Certified Flight Instructor; NAFI Master Instructor; CFII, MEI, AGI
COMPANIES SERVED
Above All Software, Redwood City, CA
Sony Pictures Imageworks, Culver City, CA
Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA
Egghead.com, Menlo Park, CA, Vancouver, WA
Oracle, Redwood Shores, CA
Interlink, Fremont, CA
Cirrus Logic, Fremont, CA
Sun Microsystems, Mountain View CA
Xerox, Palo Alto, CA
Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino, CA
Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA
Education
BA - Political Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Affiliations
National Association of Flight Instructors, Master CFII
ASA Certified Sailor