Kate Bowden
Corporate Associate (Avalara Inc)
Professional Role & Oracle Products Used
I am Director of Product, Enterprise Solutions at Avalara Inc. I help to drive the direction of our embedded solutions with Oracle Cloud ERP and EBS Financials. My current focus is E-Invoicing, which directly impacts Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, and Tax functions within Oracle Financials. To a lesser extent I support JD Edwards.
What makes the OATUG mission meaningful to you?
Years ago I attended OAUG religiously as a user of Oracle Financials. I found the sessions very informative. This is a valuable service to Oracle's customer base, particularly the sessions of presentations from other users or panels on upgrades and new functionality. Now 20 years later, I would like to be a part of guiding the conference direction.
Why are you running for the Board, and what skills, connections, resources and expertise do you have to offer the organization?
I am passionate about identifying the best experience for customers of Oracle, across various workstreams and feel I can add value to OATUG. In addition am running for the board to expand my leadership role.
Other OATUG and Volunteer Experience:
I am part of the Women in Tech group at OATUG this year and in the last few years I have had a full experience: regularly presented, attended sessions, and assisted my corporation in the associate role to answer questions and help provide a deeper understanding of the solutions we offer. As a consultant for 15 years, I am seasoned at guiding the direction a company takes to implement and solve process problems.