Lisa Stambaugh
Web and Technical Diva

Lisa Stambaugh has over 25 years of experience in corporate and consulting work, primarily in information architecture, website design, knowledge management system design, process development, and technical writing.

During her corporate career, Lisa held positions at Hewlett-Packard, Logitech and Quantum. Her management roles included Director-level positions in Engineering, Quality Systems and IT. She also held key roles at several start-ups, where she focused on the initial organizational set-up, developing complete process architectures covering all aspects of the business -- from establishing policies and procedures for operations, to creation of IT infrastructure, intranets and external websites.

As an information architect, Lisa strives to find the balance between users' goals, business needs, and technical complexity, to find the right method of presenting the information. It could be a public website or a private intranet; a process flowchart, data map or presentation; a magazine article, newsletter, book proposal or brochure. Her favorite role on projects is as a knowledge integration specialist. She can do the reconnaissance, gather data, analyze findings, organize information, create the underlying architecture, and specify the user interface for the finished product. Whether the end product is a website, document or system, Lisa creates finished products that help people and organizations capture and share their knowledge and experience.

Lisa earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University. She enjoys mentoring students, especially girls and women interested in technology careers. She designed the curriculum for a semester-long seminar course, "Women in Science and Technology," which she has taught at high schools and at Ohlone College in Fremont, California. Lisa also works with local non-profit organizations to help them establish and develop an Internet presence.

Her articles have been published in several print and online venues, including East Bay Monthly, American Fitness, Consumer Health Interactive, Suite101 and CIO Insight. She is currently writing a book on website design.