Carrie Higbie, RCDD/NTS, CDCP has been involved in the computing and networking industries for over 30 years. Carrie currently works with The Siemon Company as the Global Director for Data Center Solutions and Services in support of end-users and active electronics manufacturers. This global services division is responsible for data center infrastructure design, audits, migration and cabling abatement planning to name a few. She has extensive background in all aspects of networking and application development as a programmer, consultant, project manager, and Fortune 500 executive running data centers with multimillion dollar budgets, and has taught at a collegiate level. Carrie has an MBA and MSBS. She speaks at industry events, end user education forums and various conferences globally.