Karen Henry
About Karen Henry
Karen Henry is an IT Architect and Owner of ITDATA CONSULTING, with a background in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town. She has extensive experience in software development, IoT project management, and API design, having worked for various companies including Asset Control, SAP, and Standard Bank Plc.
Work at ITDATA CONSULTING
Karen Henry has been serving as the IT Architect and Owner at ITDATA CONSULTING since 2009. In this role, she has leveraged her extensive experience in IT architecture to guide the company's strategic direction and project implementations. Her responsibilities include overseeing the development of technology solutions and managing client relationships. With over 15 years in this position, she has played a significant role in shaping the company's offerings in the IT consulting space.
Education and Expertise
Karen Henry studied at the University of Cape Town, where she earned a BSc Hons in Applied Physics in 1992 after 11 months of study. She also completed a BSc in Physics, Applied Mathematics, and Mathematics from 1989 to 1991 for a duration of 2 years. Additionally, she obtained an MSc in Applied Electrical Engineering from the same university from 1994 to 1995. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her work in IT architecture and development.
Professional Experience
Karen has held various positions in the IT sector. She worked as a Professional Services Implementation Consultant at Asset Control from 2007 to 2010 in London, UK. Prior to that, she was an Architect/Developer at SAP/Venndia for a startup in the San Francisco Bay Area from 2000 to 2001. Other notable roles include Senior Java Consultant at Old Mutual South Africa in 1999, Java Consultant at Visa Cape Town in 2000, and Java Consultant at S1 Corporation in 2011. She also served as an Asset Control Business Specialist at Standard Bank Plc from 2012 to 2015.
Projects and Initiatives
Throughout her career, Karen has been involved in various projects related to IoT and mobile application development. She designed RESTful APIs for accessing data stored in Google Cloud and developed an IoT prototype device focusing on data storage and mobile application integration using Google Cloud Platform. Additionally, she has investigated MQTT and AWS as potential technologies for IoT projects and managed the third-party development of mobile applications and APIs for IoT devices.
Conferences and Engagements
Karen has participated in several industry conferences to enhance her knowledge and network within the IT community. She attended the GraphConnect Europe conference in 2017 and participated in the Sensors Day 2017 Conference at the University of Cambridge. These engagements reflect her commitment to staying updated on technological advancements and contributing to discussions in the field.