Pamela Lopker | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
Known for | Founder and chairman of software company QAD Inc. |
Spouse | Karl Lopker |
Pamela Meyer Lopker is the founder, chairman of the board, and president of the software company QAD Inc. [1]
In 1972, Lopker started college at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a mathematics and economics major. [2] [3] She is also certified in Product and Inventory Management by the American Production and Inventory Control Society. [1]
Lopker and her husband gave a $500,000 endowment to UCSB in 2005 and are also actively involved with the school through other means such as mentorship and acting as guest lecturers. [2]
After graduating from college in 1977, Lopker worked writing software that provided radar defense systems for a Naval defense contractor in Goleta, California. [4] She eventually left that job and pursued a career in business oriented software development. [3]
In 1979, Karl Lopker, Lopker’s UCSB classmate and boyfriend, asked her to help him find software to track the sales, inventory, and shipments of his sandal company, Deckers Outdoors. After finding a lack of suitable software, she decided to start her own company, QAD, that would develop software to deal with all facets of manufacturing. [5] Lopker says that she named the company using the initials of the nearby Queen Anne Road. Since the name QAR was already in use, Lopker replaced the R with a D. [3] Shortly after QAD was founded, Mr. Lopker sold his company Deckers Outdoors and joined QAD as CEO. [3] Mr. Lopker focused on sales and marketing, while Lopker was responsible for research and development. [3]
In 2005, QAD was in use in over 90 countries by more than 5,000 manufacturers, had $230 million in revenue, and 1,200 employees. [2]
Fortune magazine has named Lopker “The Hero of U.S. Manufacturing” and “The Queen of Elegant Software.” She has also been called “A Legend of Manufacturing” by Manufacturing Systems. [1] In 1997, Lopker was inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame. [6]
Lopker was born in Japan in 1962 as the second child of three. Her father was an engineer for the U.S. Navy, and as a result, Lopker attended 8 Catholic schools in 12 years; [3] she and her family continue to be active members of the Catholic Church. [3] Lopker’s family eventually settled in Cupertino, California where she was the first student at her school to earn an A in her auto shop class.
In 1981, Lopker married friend and business partner Karl Lopker with whom she has 2 children. [5] In 2018, Karl passed away of prostate cancer. [7]
Pamela Lopker | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
Known for | Founder and chairman of software company QAD Inc. |
Spouse | Karl Lopker |
Pamela Meyer Lopker is the founder, chairman of the board, and president of the software company QAD Inc. [1]
In 1972, Lopker started college at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) as a mathematics and economics major. [2] [3] She is also certified in Product and Inventory Management by the American Production and Inventory Control Society. [1]
Lopker and her husband gave a $500,000 endowment to UCSB in 2005 and are also actively involved with the school through other means such as mentorship and acting as guest lecturers. [2]
After graduating from college in 1977, Lopker worked writing software that provided radar defense systems for a Naval defense contractor in Goleta, California. [4] She eventually left that job and pursued a career in business oriented software development. [3]
In 1979, Karl Lopker, Lopker’s UCSB classmate and boyfriend, asked her to help him find software to track the sales, inventory, and shipments of his sandal company, Deckers Outdoors. After finding a lack of suitable software, she decided to start her own company, QAD, that would develop software to deal with all facets of manufacturing. [5] Lopker says that she named the company using the initials of the nearby Queen Anne Road. Since the name QAR was already in use, Lopker replaced the R with a D. [3] Shortly after QAD was founded, Mr. Lopker sold his company Deckers Outdoors and joined QAD as CEO. [3] Mr. Lopker focused on sales and marketing, while Lopker was responsible for research and development. [3]
In 2005, QAD was in use in over 90 countries by more than 5,000 manufacturers, had $230 million in revenue, and 1,200 employees. [2]
Fortune magazine has named Lopker “The Hero of U.S. Manufacturing” and “The Queen of Elegant Software.” She has also been called “A Legend of Manufacturing” by Manufacturing Systems. [1] In 1997, Lopker was inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame. [6]
Lopker was born in Japan in 1962 as the second child of three. Her father was an engineer for the U.S. Navy, and as a result, Lopker attended 8 Catholic schools in 12 years; [3] she and her family continue to be active members of the Catholic Church. [3] Lopker’s family eventually settled in Cupertino, California where she was the first student at her school to earn an A in her auto shop class.
In 1981, Lopker married friend and business partner Karl Lopker with whom she has 2 children. [5] In 2018, Karl passed away of prostate cancer. [7]