Karen P. Matthews
Position:
Managing Director
Phone:
713.626.2525
Location:
Houston Office
Biography
As managing director for Interface Consulting, Karen Matthews oversees the firm’s business development and marketing efforts, including public relations, advertising, and special events programs. With over 30 years of consulting and engineering industry experience, Ms. Matthews defines strategic goals, identifies business opportunities, and maintains knowledge of current market conditions. She also reinforces Interface’s brand by developing and executing the firm’s marketing and networking strategy.
Work History
Interface Consulting – A B. Riley Company
Managing Director
WorleyParsons
Writer and Editor, Major Projects
Interface Consulting International, Inc. Houston, TX
Quality Assurance Director
Deloitte Consulting
Manager and Senior Consultant
Cap Gemini
Consultant
Policy Management Systems Corporation
Technical Writer
Speaking Engagements
“SAP Training Lessons Learned,” Americas’ SAP Users Group Annual Conference – General Session, Americas’ SAP Users Group – Education and Training Focus Group
Credentials
- BA – English
Clemson University, South Carolina - MA – English
Clemson University, South Carolina
Professional Affiliations
- Member – American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Construction Law
- Associate Member – Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
- Associate Member – The Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
Expert Areas
- Marketing and Business Development
- Social Media Development
- International Business Strategy
- Market and Industry Trend Studies
Expertise
- Oversees the firm’s marketing, advertising, and public relations initiatives
- Manages the corporate website and social media involvement
- Formulates strategies for business development programs and brand identity and awareness
- Manages the firm’s industry trade shows and corporate event participation
- Beaucatcher House Condominiums
- Benteler Steel Tube Manufacturing Plant
- City of Conroe Police Station & Municipal Court Facility
- City of Houston Emancipation Park
- Crown Park Resort Gatlinburg
- Daytona Beach Hotels Disaster Recovery
- Donna ISD Veterans Middle School
- Ft. Leonard Wood Family Housing
- Greenville Hospital System Expansion
- Grimes County Law Enforcement Center
- Hanscom AFB Family Housing
- Houston Galleria IV Expansion
- Legacy West LVL29 Tower
- Little Rock AFB Family Housing
- Lockheed Martin F-35 Component Finishing Facility
- Marina Inn at Grande Dunes
- Mariner Health Care Facilities
- Pacific Northwest Navy Housing
- Palisade Palms Condominiums
- Patrick AFB Family Housing
- Pearson Square Condominiums Falls Church
- Progreso ISD Progreso Primary & High School Building
- The Concierge Care Nursing Centers
- The Lofts of Stillwater Condominiums
- The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center Fairway Pines II Complex
- Villa Royal Apartment Fire Damage Assessment
- Bayport Terminal Complex Phase 1A Wharf & Dredge
- City of Austin Public Works Service Center Site Improvements
- City of Austin Wastewater Sewer Line Replacement
- City of Houston Austin St. Fiber Optic Line Repair
- City of San Antonio Water Line
- Conrad Sauer Detention Basin & Pump Station
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport Central Plant Upgrade
- Hoyer-Odfjell Bulk Transport Storage Facility
- Kirkwood Road Improvements
- Lytle Lake Water Control & Improvement District Dredging
- Malcomson Road Utility District Water, Sewer & Drainage Improvements
- Montgomery Co. United Creosoting Superfund Site
- Port of Houston Barbours Cut Container
- Questa Water Treatment Plant
- Southwestern Bell Westpark Tollway Fiber Optic Cable Repair
- Rio Grande City ISD Grulla High School
- University Ranch Development Trunk Sanitary Sewer and Force Main System
- William P. Hobby Airport Terminal Expansion
- BHP Billiton Neptune TLP Export Pipelines
- BP Pompano Pipeline
- Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Malongo Critical Pipeline
- Chevron Nigeria TIP Pipelines
- ConocoPhillips Eagle Ford Shale Play Pipeline System
- Enbridge East Texas Pipelines LP System
- Kinder Morgan Tejas & Texas Pipelines
- Pemex Nanchital Crude Oil Pipeline
- Phillips 66’s Sweeny Midstream Pipeline
- Dominion Devils Tower Spar Topsides & Suction Caissons
- Esso Nigeria Erha Deepwater FPSO
- LeTourneau Tarzan IV Jackup Drilling Rig
- Marine Well Containment System Modular Capture Vessels Topside Modules
- Murphy Oil Medusa Spar Topsides
- Port of Long Beach Fireboats Vigilance & Protector
- Calpine Channel Energy Ctr. Cogeneration Unit
- Inland Empire Energy Center HRSG Installation
- Lon Hill to Nueces Bay Power Transmission Line
- Smith-Enron Puerto Plata Power Plant
- CITGO Lemont Refinery Turnaround
- ConocoPhillips Rodeo Refinery ULSD Revamp
- Gulf Liquids Gulsby-Bay NGL Plants
- Marathon Equatorial Guinea LNG Plant
- MarkWest Siloam Hydrocarbon NGL Facility
- Murphy Oil Meraux Refinery
- Sonatrach Menzel Ledjmet East Field
- The Southcross Energy Frio LaSalle Lancaster Treating Facility Explosion
- Trunkline LNG Lake Charles Terminal Expansion
- US DOE SPR Big Hill & Bryan Mound Degassing Facilities
Valero Aruba Refinery Tosi-5 Boiler
- Kinder Morgan Geismar Methanol Terminal
- Mobil Beaumont Olefins Expansion
- Wacker Polysilicon Plant (Poly 11)
- W.R. Grace Rubberized Asphalt Mixing Plant