Kim Patrick-Gerra

Kim has 24 years of experience advancing technology to achieve competitive strength. She has worked in many industries, including defense, travel, and not-for-profit organizations. Her leadership positions include:

• Vice President, Sabre Labs, for Sabre, Inc.
• Vice President and Founder of BringIt!, Sabre, Inc.
• Manager, Information Resource Management, American Heart Association, National Center

Major projects led by Kim include:

• Developed interactive, customer-centric experiments and prototypes based on emerging technologies and/or business models.
• Initiated and led development of an e-commerce platform vision, original functional prototypes and high-level platform architecture.
• Led multi-departmental team to develop Sabre’s first cellular wireless application.
• Advanced integration and infrastructure technologies resulting in a proven track record of adoption, revenue generation and cost savings.
• Created a grassroots movement designed to supercharge creativity and innovation. Kim and her team introduced HackDays (24 hour coding marathons) in 7 countries, created Dev House (swat teams of volunteers to tackle time-sensitive business opportunities) and numerous other programs resulting in creative business and technology solutions and a very engaged, innovative culture.

Kim earned her BA in Computer Science from Mississippi State University.