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Barkha Herman

Commander · DISC type D
Developer Advocate at StarTree
📍 Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

Barkha Herman is a technologist and developer advocate with extensive experience at companies like StarTree and Microsoft. She is a prominent Women in Tech (WiT) advocate, having founded WiTVoices and South Florida Women in Tech to empower women and foster inclusive communities. Colleagues describe her as brilliant, capable, and innovative.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Developer Advocate
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Personality Overview

How Barkha shows up

Risk-Taker
Decisive
Impact-Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Barkha cares about

Empowering Women in Tech
She founded two distinct non-profits, WiTVoices and South Florida Women in Technology, to create supportive environments and help women advance their professional growth and speaking skills.
Tech Public Speaking
As a Developer Advocate and founder of WiTVoices, she is a frequent conference speaker and is passionate about training other women in tech to become confident speakers.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Developer Advocate
StarTree
11-2018
Founder
South Florida Women in Technology
11-2021 - 12-2022
Partner Solutions Architect
Microsoft
11-2018 - 11-2021
Sr. Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft
9-2016 - 3-2022
Founder
Whole Yachts, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1995 - 2008
B.S.
Florida Atlantic University
1985 - 1988
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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