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 Arman Eshraghi,
CEO and Founder – LogiXML Inc.
CEO and Founder of LogiXML, Arman Eshraghi is a BI visionary who leads the overall direction of LogiXML's business and product strategies. Mr. Eshraghi founded LogiXML with a vision to provide superior, innovative report development and analysis solutions. With 19 years of experience in software development and architecture, he has always focused on creating innovative solutions and software products that boost productivity and promote
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Shawn Rogers,
Executive Editor and Co-founder of The Business Intelligence Network™
Shawn Rogers, Executive Editor and Cofounder of The Business Intelligence Network™ (BeyeNETWORK.com), will be a keynote speaker. He has over 17 years of hands-on IT experience with a focus on Internet enabled technology. As a partner at Powell Publishing Inc. he held various executive level positions including Vice President and Associate Publisher. Shawn also held the position of Editorial Director for both DMReview.com and dataWarehouse.com. |
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Dave Loshin,
President for Knowledge – Integrity Inc.
David Loshin is the president and principal consultant at Knowledge Integrity, which he founded in 1999. David is the author of "Enterprise Knowledge Management - The Data Quality Approach," (Morgan Kaufmann, 2001) which describes a revolutionary strategy for defining, managing, and implementing business rules affecting Enterprise-wide knowledge management and information compliance. David is widely recognized as an expert in Information Quality, frequently contributing to Intelligent Enterprise (whose editor, Justin Kestelyn, described David as "Our resident expert on Data Quality"). |
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Lyndsay Wise,
Industry Analyst
Lyndsay Wise is an industry analyst for the business intelligence and business performance management space. For more than seven years, she has assisted clients in business systems analysis, software selection
and implementation of enterprise applications. She is a monthly columnist for DMReview and DashboardInsight. Lyndsay also conducts research of leading technologies, products and vendors in business intelligence, business performance management and master data
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Gabriel Fuchs,
Author and Expert in IT Solutions
"Gabriel is a renowned expert within strategic IT solutions, including business intelligence, performance management and business analytics. Over the years, he has witnessed much hype, seen technologies come and go, and observes that basics still surprisingly often rule in the business intelligence world. Gabriel has worked within a range of different industries and activities all over Europe, helping organizations align key operational activities with the strategic goals. His book, Dealing with Nasty Colleagues: The Art of Winning in Office Politics While Still Getting the Job Done, can be ordered at www.amazon.co.uk." |
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 CUSTOMER/ PARTNER PANELISTS
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David Daley,
Information Systems Manager, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
David is the Information Systems Manager at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, a division of Denver Health, in Denver, CO. There he is responsible for the day-to-day voice and data operations and support of three 24X7 medical call centers, development of new solutions, evaluation and selection of new IS and telecom software and hardware and advising the business on IS impacts to new contracts and grants. Previously, David has held senior technical positions at Bank One. David holds a BA in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Akron in Akron, OH. In his free time, David enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, motorcycling, and watching and playing ice hockey. |
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John Patton,
Partner and Board of Director, VQS
VQS offers, VisionEPM, a Program Management solution that integrates tracking and forecasting schedules, data and electronic document storage for goal centric, geographically distributed work scopes. At VQS, John brings a wealth of experience in productizing large enterprise applications for the commercial market. His experience gained through five successful software start-ups over the past 25 years spans the executive management, software development, and technical sales spectrum. John is responsible for maintaining sales, obtaining financing, guiding the VisionEPM product roadmap, managing VisionEPM implementations, conducting quality assurance and overseeing the development of all VisionEPM documentation. John joined VQS in 2001, holds an MBA Degree from Indiana University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. |
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Scott Petteway,
Partner and Board of Director, VQS
Scott provides technology leadership. directs system architect and manages VQS's development teams in three countries. As the Lead Architect for VisionEPM, he is responsible for enforcing database standards and guiding developers in design decisions in a Web application using an Oracle database. His major contribution was the year he spent in Italy fully implementing the multi-client and program architecture and designed international language support for a Web application. Scott joined VQS in May 1997 as a Software Engineer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University. |
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Russ Gatrell,
Account Manager, Orchid Event Solutions,
Russ is an account manager at Orchid Event Solutions where he is responsible for maintaining client relations as well as assisting clients in all aspects of event planning and event management. He has been working with registration management for more than five years and has been developing reports for the last two years using LogiXML. |
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Michael McKimson,
Managing Partner and CEO of Inca Planning Solutions, LLC
Michael McKimson is the Managing Partner and CEO of Inca Planning Solutions, LLC (Inca), a leading provider of budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting systems specifically designed for the mid size enterprise. McKimson provides the strategic and technical direction for Inca and has been the driving force behind the integration of the Inca Planning solution with the business intelligence capabilities of the Logi 8 platform. Inca and its UK-based partners have implemented solutions at over 600 companies worldwide.
One of the country’s leading experts in implementing budgeting and planning systems, McKimson has personally implemented enterprise solutions for such Fortune 500 companies as Nike, FedEx and Micron Technologies as well as over 150 other mid-size and large organizations, which has given him a vast knowledge of best practices in designing effective planning and reporting solutions for companies of all sizes. |
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Phil Russ,
Information Systems Application Manager, Nevada County, California
Phil is the Information Systems Applications Manager for Nevada County located in Northern California. He is responsible for all applications used by Nevada County, which include County Assessor, Tax Collector, Elections, Community Development, Sheriff and many others. His team provides software development resources to build and maintain the Nevada County website and to provide custom workflow and reporting solutions to meet the business needs.
Prior to joining Nevada County, Phil worked as an application developer and in various management roles in the Information Systems Application Development department for a leading worldwide laser manufacturer. Throughout his career Phil has been involved in providing custom development and reporting solutions to meet ever changing business requirements with an eye towards ease of use and future maintainability. As a Southern California native, Phil's spare time is spent at the beach, or working on antique cars and street rods.
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Tonya Harmon,
President and CEO, Harmony Information Systems, Inc.
Tonya Harmon is the President and CEO of Harmony Information Systems, Inc. (Harmony) and is the principle architect of Harmony. Since founding HarmonyIS in 1998, Tonya has overseen the implementation of Harmony and its associated suite of information management products in over 50 customer sites. Tonya provides the strategic and technical vision for Harmony and its product lines. Tonya also plays a lead role in the sales cycle. She has instituted several partnership agreements for Harmony with other vendors and leading systems integrators for the successful installation of Harmony.
Tonya has over 20 years of experience using and developing enterprise-wide relational database applications in health and human services, banking, law, and insurance. She has spent over 25 years working and volunteering in health, social service and behavioral health programs, which has given her intimate knowledge of the information management needs of health and human service payer, provider, and regulatory agencies. Harmony and the services Harmony employs to implement its products reflect that knowledge. Tonya holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo and completed coursework towards an MBA at George Washington University. |
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LOGIXML PRESENTERS
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. David Ploger,
Vice President of Research & Development, LogiXML Inc.
With 26 years of experience, Dave Ploger brings valuable knowledge in leading software development efforts, managing programmers and other technicians as well as building numerous applications himself. At LogiXML, Mr. Ploger is responsible for delivering the LGX tools suite and server components for LogiXML's Web application development environment. He and his team consistently push LogiXML forward by creating innovative and new capabilities, features, tools and technologies every day. |
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Rachel Shortt,
Director of Product Marketing, LogiXML, Inc.
Rachel brings more than 14 years of experience in software and Internet technologies to LogiXML, Inc., where she is focused on promoting and communicating the value of the company’s Web-based Business Intelligence products to the marketplace. Rachel has held senior technical management positions with Parature, Tumbleweed Communications, and Pure Software (now part of IBM). |
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Michael Greeley,
Director of Marketing, LogiXML, Inc.,
Michael Greeley brings a wealth of marketing and media relations experience to LogiXML. His background includes public relations and marketing positions for technology companies in the database, data warehouse, application development and BI marketplaces including Platinum Technology, Trinzic and Cognos. Michael is the point of contact for trade press and analysts, edits the monthly Logi Newsletter and develops a variety of outbound programs that communicate the value of the Logi products to customers and partners. |
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Kathy Mobarra,
Senior Software Architect, LogiXML Inc.
Kathy started her first job as a programmer, well before she graduated as an electronics engineer in 1987. Her passion for computers, specifically software, has kept her in the field ever since. She is the co-founder of LogiXML and has co-founded another successful software company before this. She has led the development effort for several software projects over the years and is the architect and lead software engineer of Logi Ad Hoc Reporting product. Kathy has worked as a software engineer and architect for companies such as DynCorp, CSC and MEI Software prior to this. |
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David Abramson,
Technical Supports Manager, LogiXML Inc.
David has managed LogiXML's technical support team and program since 2003 where he oversees all day to day support activities including customer inquiries, developer network, and all software training via Webex and in the classroom. He also serves as a manager and consultant for LogiXML professional services projects. Previously, he worked as a Database and web systems developer/contractor for Federal Government agencies including Dept. of Transportation and the US Postal Service and 4 years as a contract web-application developer. |
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Tri Truong,
Professional Services, LogiXML Inc.
Tri has over seven years of experience in the Business Intelligence arena and has implemented solutions at GMAC, Home Depot, Borders Books, and USPS. He was a manager at Appian Corporation dealing mainly with Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing engagements. After leaving Appian, Tri started his own Business Intelligence consulting company. Outside of work, he likes to bike and play soccer and tennis. |
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Natan Cohen,
Senior Software Developer, LogiXML, Inc.
Natan is the lead developer for LogiXML’s BI Data Services product line, which includes Logi Turbo, Logi Mart and Logi Intelligence Server. He has over 3 years of experience and expertise working with LogiXML reporting tools. |
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Jaideep Sigot,
Senior Software Developer, LogiXML, Inc.
As a software Engineer, Jaideep has been working to seamlessly integrate third party products for Animated and Static Charts, PDF, Excel and Word exports with the Logi Info product amongst other software development efforts since July ‘06. Currently, he manages and develops the exporting and charting features for Logi Info. Prior to this he worked for 2 years with AT&T as a senior web application developer. |
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Mark Drew,
Technical Support Team, LogiXML Inc.
Mark is the longest-serving member of LogiXML’s professional services team and has over 7 years professional experience as a web application developer working with a variety of web development platforms and databases. At LogiXML, he has worked with numerous clients to develop reporting solutions using the full suite of LogiXML reporting tools. |
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Tad StClair,
Customer Support Specialist, LogiXML Inc.
Tad has been a Member of the LogiXML support team since May 2007. His background is in Web Development: HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Before joining Logi as IT Support Manager, he was a former Flash Developer. On his personal time, he is a member of a local men’s baseball league. Tad, also enjoys playing golf on the weekends, and spending time with friends and family. |
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