| 词条 | Karl F. Lopker |
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| image = | image_size = | caption = |birth_name = Karl Francis Lopker | birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|12|19}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|08|25|1951|12|19}} | death_place = Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | nationality = | education = University of California, Santa Barbara (B.S. 1973) | occupation = Business executive | years_active = 1981–2018 | employer = QAD Inc | home_town = | net_worth = | title = CEO | spouse = {{Marriage|Pamela Lopker|1981|}} | children = 2 | signature = | signature_size = }} Karl Francis Lopker (December 19, 1951 – August 25, 2018) was an American business executive who served as CEO of QAD Inc and was a co-founder of Deckers Outdoor Corporation. Early life and educationLopker was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Downey, California.[1] He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute and matriculated at the University of California, Santa Barbara from which he graduated with a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1973.[1][2] Deckers Outdoor CorporationWhile a senior at UCSB, Lopker with fellow UCSB student Doug Otto created Deckers Outdoor Corporation in 1973.[3] Lopker oversaw manufacturing of the production while Otto was responsible for sales and distribution.[3] Despite a growing company, Lopker decided he wanted to work in software and was bought out by Otto in 1982.[3] He joined QAD Inc as CEO, a company his wife, Pamela Lopker, founded.[4] QADDespite working at Deckers at the time, Lopker urged then-girlfriend Pamela to start QAD Inc.[5] The Lopkers made the decision to write one of their software programs to be able to run on multiple computers, launching their program, MFG/PRO, and the company to international success.[5] MFG/PRO was also the first manufacturing software program to use UNIX.[5] Lopker also made the decision to recruit PeopleSoft employees after their Oracle acquisition and subsequent layoffs.[6] UC Santa Barbara affiliationIn addition to attending college at UCSB, Lopker and his wife were both honored by the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association's "Distinguished Alumni Award" in 1998.[7] The Lopkers made a major donation to the university which resulted in the first endowed chair in computer science at the College of Engineering.[8] Personal life and deathLopker married business partner and UCSB alumnae, Pamela Meyer, in 1981 and would later have two children.[1][9] On August 25, 2018, it was announced that Lopker had died of prostate cancer, 13 years after diagnosis.[1][9] References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news |last=Lopker |first=Pam |date=26 August 2018 |title=Karl Francis Lopker of Santa Barbara, 1951-2018 |url=https://www.noozhawk.com/article/karl_francis_lopker_of_santa_barbara_1951_2018 |agency=Noozhawk |accessdate=26 August 2018}} 2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=370625&ticker=QADB |title=Bloomberg Businessweek Executive Profile Background |publisher=Bloomberg |accessdate=October 14, 2014}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.independent.com/news/2011/dec/08/diamonds-soles-their-shoes/ |title=Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes |last=Stewart |first=Ethan |date=December 8, 2011 |newspaper=The Independent |accessdate=October 14, 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/jobs/24boss.html |title=The Joy of a Family Shop |last=Olsen |first=Patricia R. |date=January 23, 2010 |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=October 14, 2014}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997-02-16/magazine/tm-29123_1_pam-lopker |title=Money, Fame And Family |last=Leff |first=Lisa |date=February 16, 1997 |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |accessdate=October 14, 2014}} 6. ^{{cite news |last=Wehner |first=Ross |date=January 27, 2005 |title=California software maker may hire some laid-off Peoplesoft employees |newspaper=The Denver Post |location=Denver, Colorado}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ucsbalum.com/programs/awards/distinguished |title=Distinguished Alumni Award |publisher=UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association |accessdate=October 14, 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://engineering.ucsb.edu/giving/donor_stories/karl_and_pamela_lopker |title=Karl and Pamela Lopker Help Establish First Endowed Chair in Computer Science |publisher=UC Santa Barbara Engineering |accessdate=October 14, 2014}} 9. ^1 {{Cite news |last=Yamamura |first=Jean |date=August 27, 2018 |title=Deckers and QAD Cofounder Dies |url=https://www.independent.com/news/2018/aug/27/deckers-and-qad-co-founder-dies/ |newspaper=Santa Barbara Independent |accessdate=August 30, 2018}} External links
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