Title: Director of Consulting Services (Retired)

Company: Oracle

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Ms. Sandberg served as a manager, director, vice president and consultant for eight large companies in large systems design, analysis and management in the United States. She works in numerous industries, including oil and gas, manufacturing, electronics, distribution, and wood. She also worked within the telephone, outsourcing, retail and aerospace industries. She was one of five member to start up a company and merge it successfully with a larger company, and it is still in business. Although she has retired from her last position as the director of consulting services at Oracle, where she worked for four years, she still serves as an independent consultant and offers consulting services on an as-needed basis as well as mentoring the younger generation of women entering the workforce. The highlight of Ms. Sandberg’s career was winning the U.S. Presidential Award (1980-1981) for having the most creative design of a large project system.

Ms. Sandberg attributes her success to her mentor, who was a highly-professional and highly-educated woman. She had extremely high standards and integrity, and was the highest in the country in her line. She became involved in her profession because she had a mentor at the top of her field who hired her to work on the Northwest Alaskan Pipeline. They developed the computer program for them and it inspired her to delve into the information technology sector. She is separate from her peers through her personality, how it fits into the business, and what her assets are to contribute to the overall corporation that is very important.

Prior to working for Oracle, Ms. Sandberg worked for Unisys for 10 years and started working with six executives from other companies. She assisted with the transition and change management for Unisys when it was transitioning to Oracle. Ms. Sandberg gave many presentations on security in companies and software in underground gas facilities. She also taught library sciences at a college. In five years, Ms. Sandberg aspires to conduct genealogical work for ancestors and continue her consulting. She hopes to inspire young women.