Karen Van Audenhaege
About Karen Van Audenhaege
Karen Van Audenhaege is a Product Manager at TomTom with a background in biomedical engineering and extensive experience in product management and software engineering.
Title
Karen Van Audenhaege is currently a Product Manager at TomTom, based in Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium, a role she has held since 2021.
Company
Karen Van Audenhaege currently works at TomTom, where she has been employed since 2018. Initially joining as a Product Owner, she transitioned to the role of Product Manager in 2021.
Education and Expertise
Karen Van Audenhaege holds a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Ghent University, focusing on image processing and collimator design. She also earned a Master's degree in Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Additionally, she is a certified Scrum Master, showcasing her expertise in agile project management methodologies.
Career Background
Karen Van Audenhaege's career includes diverse roles across multiple domains. She worked as a PhD student at Ghent University from 2010 to 2015. Prior to her current role at TomTom, she founded Flexphon, where she served as Chief Product Manager for three years. Her experience also includes software engineering roles at Luciad and product ownership and management roles at TomTom. Additionally, she has experience as a trainer for the Gent Running Team and gentloopt.be.
Achievements
Among her notable achievements, Karen Van Audenhaege founded Flexphon, a company dedicated to innovative product management. Her academic accomplishments include obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Engineering and a Master's degree in Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology. She also holds certification as a Scrum Master.