Lianne has a BS in Computer Science from Cal State Long Beach, with a minor in Applied Mathematics. She worked as a Computer Engineer until taking a career sabbatical approximately 15 years ago, in order to help raise her family. She is proud to have supported the Cassini project at JPL and enjoyed the time she spent at Boeing Satellite Systems in El Segundo. While she is a native Southern Californian, she enjoys living in Pacific Northwest. In her spare time she likes to research her family tree.