Pamela O’Hara
President, BatchBlue Software, LLC
Pamela’s vision of providing customizable software for small businesses was the impetus for creating BatchBlue Software. Her work in recent years as a consultant to small businesses deepened her understanding of their technology needs, specifically data management tools and methodologies.
Pamela’s Web career started in 1994, when she designed Web sites and managed online communications for U.S. Congressman Jim Clyburn and the Food Marketing Institute. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to co-found and manage operations at Matrix Group International, a web-development firm in the Washington, DC area that develops web-based technologies for large and small trade associations.
As a businesswoman and a mother, Pamela is committed to running a company that can adapt to the unique needs of both her employees and her clients. Her philosophy is that better organization leads to increased productivity and frees one to lead a more balanced life. She holds dual degrees in English and History from the University of Richmond. She currently resides in coastal Rhode Island with her husband, two daughters and new son where she is working on a third degree in Princesses and Group Teeth Brushing.
See Pamela’s posts on the BatchBlog.
“Family Values” by Pamela O’Hara (click for larger version).
A Little More About Pamela
- Favorite tech gadget:
- My Sony Vaio laptop. Have to love a machine that can take my beatings, ignore its own rattles, survive an occasional water spill, throw up a few HDD protections and keep serving up my daily duties.
- What are some of your favorite small businesses?:
- Dorothy Lane Market has the best brownies in the world AND was one of the first independent grocers in the country to do e-commerce. My favorite mompreneur making very cool stuff is A La Mode at alamodestuff.com. My favorite small business world championship baseball team is the Boston Red Sox. OK, so maybe they aren’t a small biz, but I had to get them on this list somewhere.
- What tab or feature would you be on BatchBook and why?:
- I’d be the “Recent Activity” window. I just love watching folks using BatchBook.
- The website you’re most likely to be on when you’re not on BatchBook:
- For work, Google Docs. It’s my new hard drive. For distraction, CNN.com. Sometimes they have news.
- Most surprising fact about yourself:
- I don’t like sweet tea. It’s a southern thing. I have to eat twice as many grits to convince folks I really am a belle.
- If not a computer geek, I would have been a:
- Political cartoonist. Make a living drawing pictures that mock political figures. Hmmm, maybe it’s not too late...
Also see:
- Keri Calhoun, Operations Manager
- Adam Darowski, User Experience Designer
- Will Larson, Software Development Engineer
- Sean Ransom, VP of Technology
- Michelle Riggen-Ransom, Communications Director
- Stephanie Sweeney, Customer Service