Karen López is a Senior Project Manager and Architect at InfoAdvisors, a Toronto-based consulting firm. She has 20+ years of experience in project and data management on large, multi-project programs. Karen specializes in the practical application of data management principles. She is active in social media and community forums, usually posting as @DataChick.

She has a B.S. Computer Information Systems from Purdue University, specializing in systems analysis and database systems. Karen is a Microsoft MVP in SQL Server and is an Advisory Committee member to the Data Management Association (DAMA) International Board.

Karen is the ListMistress and moderator of the InfoAdvisors Discussion Groups at www.infoadvisors.com