Donya Ziraksari, a Mechanical Engineer and Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, commenced her professional journey after earning a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of New Mexico. Specializing in renewable energy, she designed smart grids for new communities. Starting as a Project Engineer at Citgo Refineries, she advanced to manage multimillion-dollar portfolios. Relocating to Houston in 2018, Donya excelled in Project Management roles and later consulted at Accenture, restructuring Capital Project Departments. Currently a Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, she leads Data Center development and is actively involved in crafting an Operations Project Management program. In 2020, Donya founded ACED, offering free online courses at the University of New Mexico.