Episode 60 of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast features Elaine van Bergen, Senior Program Manager, Commercial Software Engineering, Microsoft. Heather caught up with Elaine at the European SharePoint, Office 365, and Azure Conference in Prague.
Tune-in to hear their conversation on:
Cutting Edge Healthcare IT - Elaine's work with Microsoft in the healthcare realm developing machine learning and AI tools to help healthcare professionals focus on the patients rather than the paperwork.
Self-proclaimed "Natural Born Geek"- How Elaine got into tech at a young age and why she is a Superstar of STEM and a SheEO activator.
What Sparks Her – Her work helping to build Nintex and how the experience inspires her to this day.
Build a Better Bot – Why making bots seem human may be missing the point completely.
To connect with Elaine:
Twitter @laneyvb
Elaine van Bergen
Elaine works in the Commercial Software Engineering team at Microsoft which is a global engineering team that works directly with customers looking to get the most out of the latest features and services via coding with them. This includes working across a wide range of technology including bots, cognitive services, containers and machine learning with a focus on Health based customers. Prior to joining Microsoft, she was an MVP focused on Office 365 and SharePoint. She also loves speaking at both local Australian and international conferences.
During her career, she has been involved in a wide range of different roles from hands-on technical through to managing large teams and has also completed 3 formal degrees. She is also proud to be a 2019/2020 Superstar of STEM and a SheEO activator.