development, and Christine Vernier serves as COO and oversees company operations. United States President Barack Obama, then a presidential candidate, visited the company in May 2008. The company has won many awards, including Fastest Growing Private Company in Oregon from Portland Business Journal, 100 Best Places to Work in Oregon from Oregon Business Magazine for the last 11 straight years, and Best Green Companies in Oregon. Vernier Software & Technology has been engaged in many philanthropic endeavors, including the funding of the Vernier Technology Laboratory at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and many other educational, environmental, and social service organizations. The Vernier Technology Awards are presented every year to seven teachers at the National Science Teachers Association convention. References External links Vernier Software & Technology website — homepage. Oregon Business Association of Fundraising Professionals U.S. Green Building Council National Science Teachers Association Vernier to invest $2.8 million under Beaverton Enterprise Zone program - The Oregonian Educational technology companies of the United States Educational software companies Companies based in Beaverton, Oregon Software companies established in 1981 1981 establishments in Oregon