Ynema Mangum is an IT Social Computing Architect, key to a cross-organizational effort to implement and harness social technologies at HP. She was also a cloud computing solutions architect and service manager at HP, with a focus on private IT cloud computing for emerging business and existing IT applications.
Prior to HP, Y was a product line manager for cloud computing at Sun Microsystems with a focus on the ecosystem and the requirements for common subsystems of the Sun Cloud.
Besides extensive product management experience at Sun and BMC Software, Y also has deep roots in Web 2.0 and thought leadership, with experience creating and incorporating social media into traditional marketing strategies. She provides an invaluable hybrid mix of strategist, product manager and product marketer with an unbendable passion for the user experience. As an added bonus, she is certified in ITIL v3 best practices for IT.
Y was a panelist at SxSWi 2008, Interactive Austin 2008, and has produced over 100 podcasts on all kinds of technology topics. She contributed to the book PR 2.0: New Media, New Tools, New Audiences by Deirdre Breakenridge published by FT Press in 2008 and served on the FG2 Social Web Advisory Panel.
Ynema is a change agent. She considers herself a determined influencer and a connector whose collaborative nature ensures success in introducing new concepts and services into the mainstream -- even in the most complex environments. She thrives on doing what seems to be impossible, and enjoys taking calculated risks in her personal life -- snowboarding, skiing, SCUBA diving or wake boarding when the season is right.
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