Prior to joining COINS in 1994, Karen worked as Accounts Payable Manager of construction companies McDevitt & Street, and subsequently  Bovis Lend Lease in the USA for 14 years. She held various senior management positions at COINS in the UK over a period of 13 years, including responsibility for Finance, HR and Internal Operations. She was also instrumental in setting up the COINS Australia and Dallas offices. Karen returned to her home town of Charlotte, NC to manage the COINS global software licensing functions, both for client licensing and third party licensing, and liaising with COINS offices and clients on four continents.  She is a member of the COINS USA Management Team in USA and heads Internal Operations.