Lori Okamoto is an accomplished Senior Technical Program Manager at PayForward since October 2024, previously serving as a Technical Product Manager at National Funding from January 2022 to September 2024. Prior experience includes a Technical Product Manager role at BitTitan, where Lori managed software development priorities for Perspectium products, and a decade-long tenure at MadCap Software, Inc., advancing from Senior Technical Support Engineer to Product Manager by enhancing features for MadCap Flare and improving customer engagement through competitive analysis. Earlier roles included an Applications Engineer at Creative Labs, providing technical support for OEM accounts, and an Applications Engineer at Altera Corporation, with a focus on customer support for FPGA technologies. Lori holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.