Melissa Harden joined the Center for Research Computing in 2022 as a Product Owner. In this role, she focuses on client needs and ensures the delivery of valuable software packages. She holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.S. in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining the CRC, she worked as an academic librarian—including here at Notre Dame—and as a fourth-grade teacher in North Carolina.