Speaker Information

Association of Information Technology Professionals
Research Triangle Park Chapter

Lib Wanner.

Chief Information Officer, Wake County Government, NC.
Lib has served as the Chief Information Officer for Wake County Government since June 2001.  In this role she directly oversees the work of a 100 member Information Services (IS) Department and manages a multi-million dollar automation capital improvement fund.  The Wake County IS Department provides application development and centralized computer, network and telephone services to departments in over 150 different locations across the county, serving 3500 employees, contractors and business partners.  Lib has worked in the technology area in local government in NC since 1995.   Prior to that time she worked in total quality management for Triangle Services Corporation in Research Triangle Park, NC for two years after working for 13 years for the City of Wilmington, NC in a variety of capacities including municipal planning, budgeting, and public works management. 
Lib earned a Bachelors of Science degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia and a Masters in Public Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She is currently the Secretary for the Metropolitan Information Exchange-a national professional association of local government CIO’s

David R. Rowley

Vice President, Information Technology/Chief Information Officer, Rex Healthcare
Dave joined Rex in 1995 as the Vice President, Information Technology/Chief Information Officer.  He earned his M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a concentration in Marketing Management.  He received a B.S. from University of Maryland with a concentration in Information Systems.  Dave has over thirty years experience in all areas of Information Technology Management.  His strengths include planning and creating strategic and operational business systems; leading technical personnel in support of corporate, divisional and departmental objectives; developing and maintaining customer relations; handling contract negotiations; building, focusing and nurturing technical staff, pursuing and integrating technology in a cost effective manner to enhance business development and maintain competitive edge in the marketplace; participating in merger and acquisition initiatives.  His professional associations include ASM, SIM, AITP Advisory Board, HIMSS, NCHIMSS, CHIME, the IBM Healthcare Advisory Board, and NCHICA CIO and Board.

Sam Bayer, Ph.D.

Founder of MarketAcuity, LLC
Sam Bayer is an entrepreneur with over 23 years of experience in the development and commercialization of application software and services.  Throughout the 1990’s, Sam held a variety of management positions at IBM, AGFA, Amdahl, Sapiens and Haht Commerce.  Over the last several years, Sam was President of Datacraft Solutions, a Supply Chain service provider and General Manager of Memex, Inc a provider of Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence management systems to the Law Enforcement markets.  Dr. Bayer is a recognized authority, published author and frequent speaker on Agile Development, with a particular focus on customer and requirements management.  He sits on the Management Advisory Council for the RTP chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals and serves as an Adjunct Faculty member of Capella University’s Graduate School of Management specializing in eBusiness, Strategic Marketing and IT Project Management.
MarketAcuity provides Management Consulting services to technology and services organizations that are looking to define, develop, and launch valuable products to their targeted markets and customers. MarketAcuity's clients include:  First Citizen's Bank, Research Triangle Software, The Constella Group, OnSphere, iWork Software, Integrated Industrial Information, SciQuest, CoveLight, the David Consulting Group, Railinc, Sixth Sense Analytics, Memex, The Constella Group,  GXS.

Peter Sockett

Chief Engineer for WRAL and WILM.  He graduated from Conestoga College in Kitchener, ON, Canada, with a degree in Electronics Engineering and Technology. He worked for the CTV and CHUM networks for 5 years as a technician before going to WWJ CBS in Detroit as Assistant Chief Engineer in 1998.  In 2000 he went to WBBM CBS Chicago as Chief Engineer and was promoted to Director of B0&E in 2002.  In 2003, he then took the position of Chief Engineer for Capitol Broadcasting’s TV stations, WRAL and WILM.

Kirk Muffley

Director of the Conferencing Division, joined The Whitlock Group, as a provider of broadcast, professional video and presentation solutions in 1997 in the position of Director of Video Conferencing Solutions. Previously, he had worked with CPhone Corporation, where he was the top technical sales and support representative for the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington School of Business(accredited) where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Mr. Muffley is also a certified Videoconferencing systems engineer, a recognized leader in the videoconferencing industry, and was a guest speaker at The Wainhouse Research Summit in 2003. Kirk focuses 100% of his time on conferencing applications and solutions and he even serves on the Executive Advisory Committees of recognized videoconferencing product manufacturers TANDBERG and POLYCOM. He is also fully certified on PolyVision Thunder and holds sales and technical certifications from Polycom (NSD, Voice, Video), Tandberg, V-TEL, and Sony.

Guy Miller

Senior Systems Consultant-The Whitlock Group, an award-winning audiovisual and broadcast solutions integration firm. Mr. Miller has been in the audio/video industry since1985. For The Whitlock Group, he specializes in conceptualizing audiovisual systems and recommending solutions based on client needs for the corporate, healthcare and higher education markets. Prior to joining The Whitlock Group, Mr. Miller worked as Director of Key Accounts for TeL Systems in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he provided high-end audiovisual solutions to clients such as University of Michigan, Pfizer Global Research and Development and DTE Energy. He has earned industry recognition as a Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) from InfoComm International®, the premier international trade association for the professional audiovisual communications industry.

Vickie Bevenour

Master's Certificate in Business Coaching from UNC Charlotte
Graduate of Coach University's Corporate Coaches Program.
Vickie was specifically invited to be on the staff of the local office of Right Management Consultants, a top Global Outplacement Firm.
Vickie is the Director of the Mentoring Program which has been successfully operating since 2002 as a partnership between the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and The Women's Business Center of Durham.
Coach Vickie's greatest pleasure is being a partner in the success of her Clients as described in their testimonials.

Tim Finnegan

Bio: Tim Finnegan is the Director of the TotalCare Program at Alphanumeric Systems, a Raleigh-based technology solutions provider that has served the Southeast for more than 27 years. Alphanumeric has continued to grow and has been recognized as the Triangle’s top IT Networking Company for the last four years. Offering lines of business in Managed Services, Integration Services, Support Services, Staffing and Recruiting, and Hardware/Software Procurement, Alphanumeric is a highly respected solutions provider throughout the Southeast.

In his current capacity, Mr. Finnegan is responsible for the company’s TotalCare line of Managed Services- a comprehensive suite of proactive monitoring and support services designed to meet the needs of small and medium businesses. His 17-year career in the technology arena spans from the late ‘80s days of centralized computing to current leading-edge technologies such as behavioral modeling, autonomic computing, and identity management. Finnegan has consistently focused his energies on IT solutions that address critical business drivers—lowering costs, increasing revenue, and mitigating risk. In his various roles at Alphanumeric Systems over the past 9 years, he has brought his unique industry experience to bear, working to ensure that the company’s strategic direction reflects best-of-breed technology solutions that enable reliable, secure, and more efficient business operations.

Richard Holcomb

Richard Holcomb is a serial entrepreneur in the Research Triangle Park, NC area. His newest venture is StrikeIron, a technology company founded in 2002 that is focused on the emerging web services software market, where he serves as Chairman. Prior to founding StrikeIron, he served as the Interim CEO of GadgetSpace, a wireless technology company, and oversaw its successful acquisition by Inphonic in 2001. He was a founder of HAHT Commerce in 1995, a major e-commerce application provider, and served as HAHT's first CEO and Chairman prior to its acquisition by GXS. Prior to HAHT, he was a founder of Q+E Software in 1986, a supplier of client-server database access technology, and served as that company's CEO, President, and Chairman from inception to its acquisition by Intersolv in 1994.

Mr. Holcomb has been an active angel investor and consultant for several technology companies and venture funds. He is currently a Venture Partner with the Aurora Funds in Durham, NC. He also serves on the corporate boards of several public and private technology companies including Neon Systems, ChannelAdvisor, IITS, and Ultimus.

Mr. Holcomb has served on several public advisory boards including the NCSU Graduate School Board of Advisors, the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technology Association (NCEITA), the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), NCSU Engineering Entrepreneur’s Program Advisory Board, and is a former appointed member of the North Carolina Information Resource Management Commission (IRMC). During his career, Mr. Holcomb has won several awards including the 1993 Ernst and Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year for North Carolina and the 1996 Business Leader Top Gun Entrepreneur of the Year.

Mr. Holcomb is also an active environmentalist, organic farmer and restaurateur. He owns Coon Rock Farm, an all organic farm in Hillsborough, NC that primarily produces produce and meat for his organic restaurant venture, Zely & Ritz. Zely & Ritz was named as one of the 20 best organic restaurants in America by Organic Style Magazine and is a winner of Wine Spectator Magazine’s “Award of Excellence”

Mr. Holcomb received a B.S. from the University of South Carolina and an M.S. in computer science from North Carolina State University.

Larry Dziedzic (Dee-zick)

As an Information Architect with Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, NJ, Larry is responsible for supporting global information and data standardization, plus consulting on process and modeling standards for the worldwide Consumer and Medical Device and Diagnostic sectors. This includes supporting data standardization and integration of global disparate ERP applications, defining data ownership and stewardship functions enterprise-wide, providing worldwide consultant support on supply chain management data issues.
Over the last 2+ years, Larry has been immersed in the evolving and impactful world of Radio Frequency Identification. He actively participates on the GS1 Global developments team with peer companies, as well as manufactures and retailers. Larry has written a definitive white paper for J&J on the existing and future impact of RFID to the pharmaceutical, consumer and medical devices sector.
Larry is responsible for understanding and relating to company management the impact of external industry standards organizations.
Larry is a past President of DAMA International a volunteer professional group whose goal it is to promote all aspects of Information Management around the world. He has also served as VP of Operations and Vice President of Finance for DAMA International. He is also a Past President of DAMA New Jersey USA
Larry has presented papers at both DAMA International and DAMA US events this year. He has also presented internationally at the Enterprise Data Management Conference in Sydney, Australia and will be presenting at the European “Data Management and Information Quality Conferences” in November.
A former adjunct college instructor, Larry often guest lectures on RFID and current information management topics to classes at the university level.

Dan Reed

Daniel A. Reed is the director of the Renaissance Computing Institute, joint endeavor of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, North Carolina State University and the state of North Carolina that fosters multidisciplinary collaborations by leveraging and applying leading edge compute, network, and data information technology resources and capabilities.. He also is Chancellor's Eminent Professor and Vice-Chancellor for Information Technology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Reed came to North Carolina in 2004 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he led the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the University of Illinois computer science department during a time when more than $100 million in public and private funds were invested in the campus to create an information technology quadrangle. His research focuses on the design of very high-speed computers and on providing new computing capabilities for scholars in science, medicine, engineering and the humanities.

Reed is a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and the current chair of the Board of Directors of the Computing Research Association (CRA). He served on President Bush's Information Technology Advisory Committee, where he chaired the computational science subcommittee. Reed is a member of the Biomedical Informatics Expert Panel for the National Institutes of Health's National Center and chairs the policy board for the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, the Department of Energy's high performance computing center for scientific research. While director of NCSA, he led the National Computational Science Alliance, a nationwide partnership to advance scientific discovery via high performance computing, and was principal investigator and chief architect for the National Science Foundation's TeraGrid project, an effort to build and deploy the world's most comprehensive computing infrastructure for open scientific research.

Reed joined the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1984 as an assistant professor of computer science and headed the department, one of the most highly ranked computer science departments in the country, from 1996 to 2001. In 2001, the University of Illinois named Reed a recipient of the Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professorship in recognition of his distinguished scholarship.

An Arkansas native, Dr. Reed received his doctorate in computer science in 1983 from Purdue University. He holds a master's in computer science from Purdue and a bachelor's in computer science from the University of Missouri at Rolla.

Paul Gilster

Paul Gilster is a writer who focuses on technology and its implications. He is the author of seven books, including Digital Literacy (John Wiley & Sons, 1997) and Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning for Interstellar Flight (Copernicus, 2005), a study of the technologies that may one day make it possible to send a probe to the nearest star. As lead journalist for the Tau Zero Foundation, he tracks ongoing developments in areas of interstellar research from propulsion to robotics on the Centauri Dreams Web site (www.centauri-dreams.org). In past years, he has contributed to numerous technology and business magazines, and has published essays, feature stories, reviews and fiction in a wide range of publications both in and out of the technology arena. In addition, he has for the last eighteen years written the weekly “Computer Focus” column, which now appears in The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC). Gilster is a graduate of Grinnell College (IA); he did six years of graduate work at UNC-Chapel Hill, specializing in medieval English literature, before turning his attention to computers.

Dov Cohn

Dov Cohn serves as vice president of market development for Motricity, Inc., the world’s leading provider of mobile content and solutions. Dov is responsible for overseeing the development of solutions for Motricity’s mobile operator, consumer brand and content provider customers. For five years he has held various roles at Motricity, formerly Pinpoint Networks, including vice president of product management and vice president of marketing. Dov has over 12 years of marketing, product management and consulting experience with emerging technology companies. Prior to his position at Motricity, Dov led new product development at OpenSite Technologies, where he launched products including a Web property for online auction aggregation and an application hosting service for the company’s commerce products. Dov has also held product management positions at Engage Technologies and at HAHT Software, where he managed product partnerships with enterprise software companies such as SAP and Adobe Systems. Dov received a BA from Cornell University and an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from The Pennsylvania State University.

William E. (Billy) Willis Jr.

Mr. Willis of Raleigh has spent 25 years in information technology in both the public and private sectors.
North Carolina’s Deputy State Chief Information Officer since September 2004, Willis was vice president for information technology with Cable and Wireless Plc., a London-based global telecommunications company.
Before joining Cable and Wireless, Willis spent more than two years with Interpath Communications, where he served as vice president of engineering and operations.
Willis was a leader in information technology at N.C. State University for almost 20 years before he moved to the private sector. From 1992 until 1998, he was vice provost for information technology.
Willis served on the N.C. Information Resource Management Commission in the 1990s and co-founded X Engineering Software Systems Inc., a small company that developed and licensed software technology. He also has taught at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Michael A. O’Shea
Partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C.

Mr. O’Shea has litigated numerous patent cases in his career, in virtually every technology, from semiconductors to pharmaceuticals, automobiles to medical instrumentation, and software to specialty chemicals. He has litigated in jurisdictions nationwide, including numerous district courts, the International Trade Commission and the Federal Circuit.
Mr. O’Shea joined Akin Gump in 2004 from Clifford Chance, where he was the head of that firm’s IP practice in its Washington, D.C., office.
A frequent author and presence on the lecture circuit, Mr. O'Shea has written and spoken extensively on IP matters. Mr. O’Shea received his B.S. in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University in 1983 and his J.D. from Fordham University in 1987. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Massachusetts Bars and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A member of several patent bar associations, he currently serves as a chair of the IPO Licensing Sub-Committee on Maximizing Value. Mr. O'Shea is also a member by invitation of the Delaware Federal Judiciary's IP Advisory Committee and serves as a member of Chief Judge Sue L. Robinson's electronic discovery committee.

Robert L. Brown, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Kramden Institute.

He joined Kramden Institute following a distinguished career with IBM and in the not-for-profit world. While at IBM Global Services, he provided results-oriented leadership that strengthened business development, enterprise management, and relationship management. Dr. Brown led external and internal teams that developed strategies and collateral to support business objectives and goals while making contributions to the signing of over $920 million in business. While at IBM, he also led Governor Jim Hunt's 1999 North Carolina volunteer based mentoring project, provided leadership within the IBM Global Services Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign, was a key volunteer leader in the National Engineers Week program, and received the IBM "Distinguished Volunteer" award in 2004. He is a certified development officer, and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). He holds a Ph.D. from Augsburg Seminary in theology, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a B.A. Religion from Mars Hill College. He also has completed graduate studies in management and business development from Wake Forest University and Ohio State University. He served on the advisory board of ECPI Technical College, and is past Chairman of the Capital Soccer Leagues (CASL) Girl's Soccer Shootout. Robert lives with his wife and two daughters in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Brown is usually called by his nickname, "Boomer." He is an avid soccer fan, and likes to play golf.

Ken Pugh
Pugh-Killeen Associates (www.pughkilleen.com)

Ken Pugh is a principal at Pugh-Killeen Associates. He has worked in software development for over thirty years on projects ranging from goat-serum process control to stock market analysis. He has taught thousands of developers new programming techniques and authored several books, including his two latest -- Prefactoring and Interface-Oriented Design. He has provided expert testimony in computer-related legal cases. He is a Certified ScrumMaster and a member of the Agile Alliance. When not computing, he enjoys backpacking, windsurfing, and snowboarding.

Rep. Deborah Ross
Representative in the House for the 38th District in the NC Legislature.

She is also a Senior Lecturing Fellow in the Duke University School of Law and a Consultant to the Duke University Kenan Ethics Institute. She serves on seven House committees: Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform (Chair); Finance (Vice Chair); Judiciary I (Vice-Chair); Ethics; Insurance; Pensions and Retirement; and, Rules. She serves on special legislative committees on Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Dorothea Dix, Rail Service, and, State Personnel. She also serves on the Advisory Committee on Permissible Political Conduct by Judges. Her previous experience includes being Executive/Legal Director American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina and being in private practice with Hunton & Williams. She has a BA in Industrial Relations from Brown University and a JD from UNC-Chapel Hill. Her recent honors include 2005 Women of Wake Award and the 2005 Toll Fellow Council of State Governments.

John W McCarley
Sr. Vice President, BB&T Corporation, Raleigh, NC

John serves as the Business and Administrative Officer for BB&T Information Services. BB&T Corporation and its subsidiaries offer full-service commercial and retail banking and additional financial services such as insurance, investments, retail brokerage, corporate finance, payment services, international banking, leasing and trust.  With $135.0 billion in assets and more than 1,500 financial centers in 11 states and Washington, D.C., BB&T Corporation is the nation’s 14th largest financial holding company.

In his role with BB&T, John  is responsible for Finance, Marketing, Client Service, Quality, Compliance, Procurement, Outsourcing and Human Resources for the IT organization.

Previously, John has held VP-IT, CIO and Consulting Management positions with The Revere Group, Bowe Bell & Howell, BroadBand Technologies and International Paper. John has over 30 years IT experience in global product, service and consulting companies. John, a North Carolina native, holds a BS in Computer Science and a MBA from North Carolina State University. John is active on the Boards of Association of Technology Professionals, North Carolina State University MBA Alumni Association and the Society of Information Management, NC Chapter.

Caroline E. Kazmierski
Director of Communications and Government Affairs, NCTA

Caroline Kazmierski serves as the Director of Communications and Government Affairs for NCTA. In this role Caroline acts as the primary lobbyist for the association’s state legislative agenda and also manages federal relations with the NC Congressional Delegation. Further, Caroline initiates and executes the public affairs practice, creating the public policy objectives, legislative agenda, and government affairs grass roots executive engagement for the state wide not-for-profit IT trade association. Additionally, Caroline is responsible for all external communications and media relations, including branding, marketing, web development, and press operations.

Prior to joining NCTA, Caroline served as a Legislative Aide for U.S. Congressman Ken Calvert, Chairman of Subcommittee on Water & Power, in Washington, DC. While serving in this role she was responsible for the water resources portfolio and for managing the passage of the groundbreaking CALFED legislation. Caroline also, directed the banking, housing, agriculture, and appropriations legislative portfolios.

Caroline is a native of San Diego, CA and is a graduate of Baylor University where she earned her BA in Political Science and Communications with a minor in Spanish Language. Caroline currently works on the Corporate Communication team for Red Hat, Inc.

Gregg Ferguson
Network Appliance

Gregg Ferguson joined Network Appliance in April of 2000. He is currently a systems engineer supporting the Carolina's District. Gregg has held a variety of engineering, Systems Administrator and IT manager positions in the storage industry.

He began his career at Data General in 1984 where he was instrumental on the new product launch teams. He then relocated from Apex, NC to Greensboro, NC to serve as an account manager. In 1996 Gregg was asked to lead the infrastructure team for the RTP software development facility. In this role he provided IT and engineering lab support which provided the opportunity to participate in world record benchmark publications. Gregg joined SciQuest.com as the technical Services Manager. In this role he launched their global helpdesk operation while providing support for twenty new hires per week. Gregg joined NetApp as a Systems Administrator where he opened the current NetApp facility. In his current role as Gregg is globally recognized for his ground breaking work with IBM BladeCenter's and NetApp SAN boot. He is also known for his expertise in data protection architectures including remote office backup and recovery.

Francis Smith
Rural Sourcing, Inc.

Francis Smith, EVP Operations, for Rural Sourcing, Inc. a firm that trains IT professionals in US rural areas and competes for outsourcing contracts.

Francis Smith holds responsibility for IT service operations, building Rural Sourcing capabilities in advance of customer demand, while overseeing the planning and delivery of project commitments to Rural Sourcing clients.

Prior to Rural Sourcing, Mr. Smith was Vice-President at Caritor, Inc., a global provider of IT services. In that role, Smith grew and managed West Coast operations, working with CIO clients at major corporations, including Wells Fargo Bank, Honeywell International and Brocade Communication Systems. Mr. Smith also founded the managed-service practice at Caritor, building global tech-support capability on an in-house developed customer service suite. During his tenure at Caritor, the company attained SEI CMM Level 5 accreditation, and ranked three years consecutively on the Inc 500 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies.

Previously, Mr. Smith held management roles at Oracle Corporation, General Electric Company and Synergy International.

Francis holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Cape Town, where he was selected into the International MBA Exchange program with the Anderson School at UCLA.

Sonny Gupta
Maintec/Web Design Studio

Sonny Gupta is the founder and President of Maintec and President and CEO of Web Design Studio. Maintec is an IT solutions provider for full service consulting, offshore outsourcing, and a model for successful global distributed project and process management.

Sonny Gupta is a Mainframe specialist who has been working on Large Systems platforms since 1982. He graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL., USA. He spent over fifteen years with IBM Corp, with IBM Raleigh, USA from June, 1982 to March, 1995 and IBM Global Services, Bangalore, India from April, 1995 to December, 1997) in various disciplines of information systems including marketing of Hardware, Software and providing solutions to large corporations.

Steve Snyderman
Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, Inc.

Steve has an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and an MS in computer Science from the American University. He started as a programmer in 1967 and has worked for the Pentagon, the Agency for International Development, and MCI.

Mike Woodard is a professional in the field of communications. Currently he trains middle management in all forms of communication for Duke University.  He is very knowledgeable in IT communications, having led the entire communications effort for publicizing, gaining acceptance, and training for a business process reengineering project and multiple SAP implementations.  He started in radio, which you can tell from his ease in speaking and terrific voice.  He will speak on a Using Communications in IT projects.

Gary Stutts

Gary Stutts has 22 years of experience as an IT professional. Twenty of those years have been in the health insurance industry. His career began behind the console of a mainframe and includes mainframe programming, client server systems, network systems management, workstation support management, Y2K survivor (mainframe and client server systems), data warehousing management, and technical project management. His work in data quality began in 1999 and continues in his current role as Senior Technical Project Manager in Information Systems at Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC. Mr. Stutts was also a member of this chapter of AITP from 1984 through 1999, serving as Vice President in 1998."

Gary Mehler -- Senior Software Manager

Gary Mehler has been a SAS user and SAS employee since 1990. He has been active in the enterprise computing and server performance area for a lot of that time. He is presently responsible for data warehousing products including ETL Studio, Data Surveyors for ERP systems, ETL for weblogs, and SAP Solution Adapters at SAS.

Data Integration
A key part of solving business problems involves bringing together the various types of information that exist in large enterprises. For example, in spite of the proliferation of Database Management Systems, a lot of information continues to live in places like Microsoft Excel spreadsheets or in VSAM files on mainframe computers. A key aspect of working with diverse sources is remembering where they are and how to access them. Also known as metadata, this knowledge aids reuse and more importantly can give us a picture of how information is used throughout the enterprise. This presentation will discuss large organizations that have had these issues and how they are successfully leveraging technology to get the most from their information assets.

Chuck Musciano

Chief Information Officer,  Martin Marietta Materials

Mr. Musciano is responsible for all aspects of Martin Marietta's enterprise information systems, including their ERP, document management, point of sale, business intelligence, and customer information systems.

Prior to joining Martin Marietta in January 2005, Mr. Musciano provided executive-level strategic consulting to a broad range of clients throughout the East Coast.  In his role as a trusted strategic advisor, Mr. Musciano guided his clients to identify lapses in their IT management and infrastructure and provided appropriate solutions to remedy those lapses.

From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Musciano served as CIO of the American Kennel Club.  During this time, he architected the AKC's transition from a legacy mainframe system to a client/server web-based computing environment.  Using this platform, the AKC was able to re-engineer all of its principal business processes, reducing costs and increasing customer services as a result.

Mr. Musciano began his computing career in 1982 with Harris Corporation, enjoying a variety of roles during his 15 year tenure there.  He has written compilers, developed user interfaces, designed multiprocessors, developed shared Unix data centers, and was fortunate enough to be a part of the seminal development of the ARPANet and Internet.

Doug Maxham Independent Security Consultant

Around 20 years ago, IBM recruited Doug Maxham as he completed his Masters degree at Oklahoma State University. Back in the day when "Big Iron" ruled at IBM, Doug took on the world of Personal Computers and networking. Since IBM, Doug has worn several hats: Senior Systems Analyst, Principal Information Security Consultant, and Project Manager for a large law firm, DCI, SAIC, and Northrop Grumman. Doug has managed and deployed major security initiatives for the IRS, FBI, Bureau of Reclamation, and the State of North Carolina. Over the last 10 years, Doug has focused exclusively on system security accreditation and certification, nationwide security deployment projects, and security gap analysis for federal, state, and private sector clients.

Mike Daniels, Director eTrust Security Solutions, Computer Associates

Mike Daniels is Director of Sales for CA’s of eTrust Security Solutions. Prior to joining CA Mike was a partner with Secure Enterprise Computing where he was Director of Security Compliance. He has over 30 years of experience in the Information Technology industry with a strong background in Management Consulting.  Mike was President of the DPMA Chapter in 1985.

Michael Sweeney

Commander, 8th Communications Battalion, Camp Fallujah, Iraq.
Lieutenant Colonel Sweeney holds a Master of Science Degree in Systems Technology (Command, Control and Communications) from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Business Administration from National University.

Susan Klein

Susan West Klein is Director of Technology Support Services in the Information Technology Division at NC State University.  She has worked in IT management at the university since 1989, managing IT support staff and programs including NC State’s Help Desk, ResNet and Distributed Support programs, and is now co-leading the university’s Identity Management initiative.  Susan is a 1985 graduate of NC State in Animal Science (BS), a degree which is strangely applicable to being an IT manager.

Dave Whitis

Dave started in the security industry in 1993 selling mechanical locking hardware and in 1996 he transitioned into both mechanical and electrified solutions for access control. He joined Ingersoll Rand with Locknetics Security Engineering in 2001, selling electrified hardware for access control into the Mid Atlantic territory. He was promoted to Biometric Consultant with Recognition Systems in 2003. Currently, Dave is Regional Sales Director for the Southeast, overseeing sales of Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
open architecture portfolio of products.

Tom Honeycut

Tom holds a PhD in Operations Research from NCSU and has taught as a professor in the Computer Science department for 37 years.
He established the MIS track and developed IT courses for both the undergrad and grad programs.  Teaches a course called "Management Decisions and Control Systems", in which Six sigma is discussed.  Tom has published in the areas of software engineering and IT management and most recently has been developing a model for knowledge management.

Randy Miller

Granville "Randy" Miller works in the Project Recovery team for Microsoft Consulting. He is the co-author of Advanced Use Case Modeling and A Practical Guide to Extreme Programming . He brings 20 years of software development experience in the delivery of software applications. He has been actively promoting modeling, software development technology, and software process for over a decade in various public forums.
He has an Advanced Certification in UML 2.0.

Mark Dronzek

Mark Dronzek is currently CIO for Family Health International.  Mr. Dronzek has more than twenty years of experience spanning leadership positions in pharmaceuticals, start-ups, state and federal government and overall technology management. His roles during the past ten years have had a global focus, including multi-language IVRS for clinical trials, ERP development and implementations, business processes and infrastructure deployment. In his current role he delivers global information technology services to offices in nearly forty countries and which support field work in an additional thirty nations. Prior to his current role, Dronzek was a regional CIO for Global Shared Services, founder of several start-ups, and a consultant to Fortune 500 companies. He has a BA in English from Wake Forest University, is a member of CIO Executive Council and is currently testing for his black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

John Baines

John Baines brings vast experience in the planning, development, management and marketing of Information Technology applications and infrastructure. His career spans 35 years with NC State University, IBM, Arthur Young International, Fortune 500 companies, and the public service sector. John was Chief Technology Officer with Trans World Radio (TWR) an International Christian Broadcasting organization head-quartered in Cary, NC for almost ten years. Currently John is Assistant Director, Information Assurance and Security at North Carolina State University. John has continued interest and considerable experience in the Information Security field. In January 2005, John was awarded the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) accreditation. John is also Membership Director of the RTP Chapter of AITP.

Lisa Dion

Lisa is the Dynamics Business Development Manager for North and South Carolina. In this role Lisa works with both customers who are considering Microsoft's ERP solutions; and partner firms who either work with Microsoft's Dynamics Solutions or who are considering creating a revenue streams based on Microsoft Dynamics Solutions. Lisa joined Microsoft when she was 6 months pregnant and has been with the company for 9 years. She has held both management and individual contributor roles within Microsoft.  Prior to Microsoft, Lisa lived and worked in Silicon Valley. Currently, Lisa and her family live in Raleigh, NC.

Barton Queen
Founder and President, C3 Communications

Are you ready to execute in 2008? Are you and your team focusing energy on the few critical levers that will build your business and organization -- or are you already bogged down in distractions and minor emergencies? This presentation will help you assess where you are today and identify your most important focus areas for 2008.

During the workshop, you will learn about the single most important factor that links strategy to execution. This workshop will engage you in thinking strategically about your business and in creating awareness of how critical a good process is to aligning strategy with execution. You will also learn specific tactics to apply immediately in your own organization and identify immediate actions that you can implement to improve your effectiveness.

Prior to founding Aligned Action, Ron led product marketing efforts for Vivecon, a start-up focused on improving supply chain flexibility and risk management for Global 2000 manufacturers. Ron worked in business development at Yahoo!, with a focus on e-commerce and web-hosting solutions for small businesses. Ron came to Yahoo! via the acquisition of eGroups, where he served as Director of Business Development. At eGroups (ONElist) Ron worked closely with the senior management team on strategic planning, partnerships, acquisition due diligence and integration.

Ron holds a Masters of Science in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Emory University. As a Bobby Jones Scholar, he studied economics and international relations at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Ron is certified in "The One Page Planning & Performance System" and completed the Business Coaching Certificate Program at Duke University. Ron served in the U.S. Naval Reserve for six years. He lives in Apex, NC with his wife and two daughters. His interests include classical piano, public speaking, swimming, and hiking.