Esther Barthel works as a Solutions Architect at congnition IT, designing and implementing End User Computing (EUC) solutions.

She shares her passion and knowledge for IT on social media and at different Citrix User Groups and international events like E2EVC and Citrix Synergy as a presenter.

In 2014 she published her first book "Citrix XenApp 6.5 Expert Cookbook" with Packt publishing. She's the co-founder and mentor of the CUGC Women in Technology Mentorship program.

Esther is awarded by Citrix as a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) and by Microsoft as a Most Valuable Professional (MVP).