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As vice president of Java Developer Products and Program, Laurie leads a worldwide organization consisting of product development, engineering, and developer programs.
She is responsible for managing the development of the Java Standard Edition platform and language as well as the Java and native development tools (NetBeans and Sun Studio). Additionally, Laurie is responsible for developer programs with a focus on education and technology adoption of emerging and core technologies. These technologies include the Java platform, the Sun Java Enterprise System, Sun's secure mobility platform. She drives Sun's open source initiative for developers.
Laurie works closely with Java licensees, partners and developers creating a vibrant technology and developer community. She has been with Sun since 1995 holding a variety of leadership positions in product development. Prior to joining Sun, she was the Deputy Director of Operations for World Relief Corporation and was a Senior Technical Consultant with a startup later acquired by Electronic Data Systems.
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