Outside of work, Audrey enjoys – and is highly skilled at – bridge. She and her husband, Lance, recently played in the Raleigh Memorial Day Regional bridge tournament with several first-place finishes and ended the competition in the top 20 out of more than 500 players. They were also the top two finishers from Raleigh!
“Audrey is a really smart, proactive and effective leader. In particular, her work with the team in China has made a huge difference in our ability to produce a quality product. On top of that, she’s just a really fun person to work with.”
-- Brian Corcoran, Senior Director, R&D (@briancorcoran)
"Audrey has been a true partner to me over the last decade as we have shepherded the JMP group through many feature and maintenance release cycles. Audrey is always ready to talk through and tackle a challenging problem, whether it's a problem brought up at a JMP retrospective, a last-minute bug fix that needs critical evaluation, a tool transition like our recent moves to Confluence and Jira, or an update to important internal monitoring processes that scrape data for crash reports, Jira issues, JMP updates and Jenkins jobs. I am truly grateful for Audrey's steady leadership and collaborative spirit as the JMP development team navigates its release process. I was also thrilled to be able to recognize her dedication with a promotion to Director of the System and Host Testing groups in Cary and Beijing this year!"
-- Shannon Conners, Director, R&D (@shannon_conners)
"Audrey has been magnificent in leading change where it was most needed. When we changed our systems from Defects to Jira and Mediawiki to Confluence, she, along with Shannon, led Development through the transformation. For many years, she has taken the lead on training our interns every summer. Also for many years she has mentored the Beijing testing group, which now reports to her. As the head of Testing, she gets a lot of the credit for the high quality of our product. Recently when we needed to nominate someone to present a progress report from Development to the whole company, it was natural to pick Audrey to represent us."
-- John Sall, EVP, R&D (@John_Sall)
Lightning Round
Where were you born?
I was born in Lincoln, IL, though I grew up in Asheville, NC.
What was your first job?
First paid job: babysitter. First job in high school: McDonald's cashier. First real job: Test engineer at SAS (started as an intern while still in college).
In one word, what's the best thing about your current job?
People
Audrey with Ozzie the bloodhound.Audrey with Ozzie the bloodhound.List three of your favorite hobbies.
duplicate bridge, training dogs, walking in the woods
Describe yourself in three words.
games, outside, family
What book are you reading?
The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. Waking Up by Sam Harris.
What is your favorite movie genre?
Drama
What is the first web page you go to when you start work?
https://rndjira.sas.com/ - My Jira Dashboard
If you could have a dinner party with a group of famous people, who would they be?
Jon Stewart, Michele Obama, Warren Buffet, Beyonce, Angelina Jolie
What is your favorite podcast to listen to?
755 is Real (an Atlanta Braves podcast)
Audrey with her two nieces, Nyla and Edyn. They live in Alaska, but she goes to see them 2-3 times per year.Audrey with her two nieces, Nyla and Edyn. They live in Alaska, but she goes to see them 2-3 times per year.Name one JMP-related achievement that you're proud of.
I've had opportunities to present papers and posters at both SAS Global Forum and JMP Discovery. Each time I’ve done this has stretched my comfort zone but been extremely rewarding.
Name one thing most of your colleagues would be surprised to know.
I play duplicate bridge competitively, have played professionally, and have competed nationally.
Name one other person in the company who you admire and describe why in three sentences or fewer.
@Diana_Levey. She is a woman in business with a big job, and she remains authentic and caring. She is passionate about big things yet still takes care of the details.
This or That?
- A seaside holiday OVER mountains
- Dogs OVER cats
- Coffee OVER tea
- JSL OVER Graph Builder
- Restaurant OVER picnic
- Pie OVER cake
- Morning OVER late night
- Introvert OVER ambivert or extrovert
- Serious OVER silly
- High-tech OVER low-tech
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