Speaker Bureau
We are in the midst of populating this page with Speaker resources who are willing to come to our RUG meetings and share their technical expertise and knowledge of the Rational products. If you have a Sales or Marketing pitch please DO NOT submit the form as this is not the forum for such activity. If you are a customer, business partner, or vendor and are willing to share your Rational experience and knowledge with the Rational user groups please fill out this form and send it to info@rational-ug.org.
Once you have been approved your information will be posted to this page and Rational User Group will then have the ability to start contacting you regarding your topic(s) and availability to speak.
Thank you for your interest in the Rational User Group Community!
Following is a list of available speaker resources to Rational user groups in specified areas.
| Topic: |
Aerospace & Defense |
| Speaker: |
Brian Nolan, IBM |
| Profile: |
Go to Market Manager, Aerospace & Defense, Rational Systems Marketing |
| Phone: |
+1 508-272-2662 |
| Email: |
bnolan@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Lexington |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
All IBM compilers (COBOL, PL/I, C, C++, Fortran) on all IBM platforms (z/OS, AIX, Linux, IBM i), Rational Developer for Power, Rational Team Concert for Power, Overall Rational Power Strategy |
| Speaker: |
Steve Hikida, IBM |
| Profile: |
Program Director, Compilation Technology and Tools |
| Phone: |
+1 905-413-3875 |
| Email: |
hikida@ca.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Toronto, Canada |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
An Overview of IBM Compiler Products |
| Speaker: |
Roland Koo, IBM |
| Profile: |
Product Line Manager, Compilers |
| Phone: |
+1 905-413-4469 |
| Email: |
rkoo@ca.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
USA |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
Any topic related to: CALM, RTC, RMC, RUP, and OpenUP |
| Speaker: |
Carson Holmes, Fourth Medium Consulting |
| Profile: |
Principal Consultant |
| Phone: |
+1 310.922.8402 |
| Email: |
cholmes@fourth-medium.com |
| Location(s): |
USA |
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| Topic: |
Anything quality related |
| Speaker: |
Brian Bryson, IBM |
| Profile: |
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| Phone: |
+1 604.904.2021 |
| Email: |
bbryson@ca.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Vancouver, Canada |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Application Quality, Outsourcer Management, CMMI, Application Intelligence |
| Speaker: |
Lev Lesokhin, CAST Software |
| Profile: |
Lev Lesokhin is responsible for all of CAST's strategic marketing activities worldwide. Mr. Lesokhin comes to CAST from SAP, where he was Director, Global SME Marketing, a team that oversees the strategy, product marketing, rollout planning and communication |
| Phone: |
+1 212 871 8330 |
| Email: |
l.lesokhin@castsoftware.com |
| Location(s): |
New York, NY, USA |
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| Topic: |
Automated Performance and Functional Testing, Outsourcing |
| Speaker: |
John Straathof, Zyntax |
| Profile: |
Director and Performance Analyst for Zyntax, a services and product company focused on the functional and performance testing of applications and systems; since 1989 in the automated testing field; published on developerWorks; former Rational European Pro |
| Phone: |
+31 20 6155033 |
| Email: |
j.straathof@zyntax.com |
| Location(s): |
Europe and in US (East Coast, West Coast) |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Automotive |
| Speaker: |
Hans Windpassinger, IBM |
| Profile: |
Go-to-Market Manager Rational Software, WW Automotive Industry |
| Phone: |
+49-89-4504-4077 |
| Email: |
Hans.Windpassinger@de.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Munich, Germany |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Change & configuraiton management, Software engineering |
| Speaker: |
Sue M Green, IBM |
| Profile: |
IBM Rational Software - Systems Marketing Manager |
| Phone: |
+1-512-286-6403 |
| Email: |
smgreen@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Austin, TX, USA |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
ClearCase specializing in ClearCase Remote Client and Eclipse |
| Speaker: |
Fred Bickford IV |
| Profile: |
13 years of ClearCase engagements, specializing currently in the ClearCase Eclipse clients and GDD. Has presented at numerous Rational User Conferences, has written hundreds of techndocs and various IP. |
| Phone: |
+1 781-210-2504 |
| Email: |
fred_bickford@hotmail.com |
| Location(s): |
Boston, MA, USA |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
ClearQuest Hooks - Advanced tricks & Techniques, Custom design UCM implementation for large J2EE/WAS projects, Implementing role based ClearQuest for Enterprise systems, Let us Integrate RequisitePro/ClearQuest/TestManager (Demo based), UCM ClearCase Trig |
| Speaker: |
Om Naidu, Omega Corp of America |
| Profile: |
Managing Director & CEO |
| Phone: |
+1 518-330-4187 |
| Email: |
omnaidu@omega-international.us |
| Location(s): |
NorthEast, USA |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
Development of Embedded and Enterprise Reporting applications with Crystal Reports and Business Objects Enterprise using Rational Application Developer |
| Speaker: |
Adam Binnie, IBM |
| Profile: |
As Director of Strategic Alliances at Business Objects Adam Binnie manages platform, middleware and database strategic alliances within the Business Objects product group. He has worked for Business Objects (and previously Crystal Decisions) for 13 years |
| Phone: |
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| Email: |
ibm@businessobjects.com |
| Location(s): |
USA |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
Development of Embedded and Enterprise Reporting applications with Crystal Reports and Business Objects Enterprise using Rational Application Developer |
| Speaker: |
Sean Johnson, IBM |
| Profile: |
Sean Johnson is a Technical Product Manager working with strategic alliances within the Business Objects product group. His primary role is working with the Java IDE integrations, including the integration with Rational Application Developer 6. Sean has b |
| Phone: |
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| Email: |
ibm@businessobjects.com |
| Location(s): |
USA |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
Electronics |
| Speaker: |
Ravi R Patil, IBM |
| Profile: |
Electronics |
| Phone: |
+1-919-543-4417 |
| Email: |
patil@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Research Triangle Park, USA |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Energy & Utilities, Telecomms, Modelling |
| Speaker: |
Irv Badr, IBM |
| Profile: |
Go-To-Market Manager - Energy & Utilities, Telecommunication |
| Phone: |
+1-847-425-5149 |
| Email: |
ibadr@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Topic: |
Enterprise adoption of RUP/Rational tools, Mentoring of teams adoption RUP or Agile techniques, or any Rational Method Composer topics |
| Speaker: |
Tom Weinberger, Nimble Star |
| Profile: |
RUP Certified Specialist, Certified Scrummaster, Co-Chair Chicago User's Group |
| Phone: |
+1 312-805-0470 |
| Email: |
thomasweinberger@nimblestar.com |
| Location(s): |
Chicago, IL, USA |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
Extending the use of Crystal Reports for Rational Clearquest and Test Manager |
| Speaker: |
Adam Binnie, IBM |
| Profile: |
As Director of Strategic Alliances at Business Objects Adam Binnie manages platform, middleware and database strategic alliances within the Business Objects product group. He has worked for Business Objects (and previously Crystal Decisions) for 13 years |
| Phone: |
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| Email: |
thomasweinberger@nimblestar.com |
| Location(s): |
USA |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
HATS, IBM Compilers, Host Integration, and Enterprise Modernization |
| Speaker: |
Al Grega, IBM |
| Profile: |
WW Sales Executive |
| Phone: |
+1 631-590-5037 |
| Email: |
algrega@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
New York, NY, USA |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) |
| Speaker: |
Ron Craig, IBM |
| Profile: |
Software engineer with 25 years of progressive experience as a programmer, designer, consultant and trainer for the construction, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and software industries. Currently a software engineer at IBM working on middleware and tooling |
| Phone: |
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| Email: |
RonCraig@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Europe and in US (East Coast, West Coast) |
| Travel: |
Yes |
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| Topic: |
How to integrate Rational Products with Change Management Processes |
| Speaker: |
Allena Kendrick |
| Profile: |
Senior information technology process engineer with 27 years of progressive experience in the areas of Software Development Life Cycle Processes (SDLC), Software Quality Assurance, Software Configuration Management, Business Analysis, Change Management |
| Phone: |
+1 (888) 839- 7772 |
| Email: |
akendrick@pmrgroup.us |
| Location(s): |
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| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Introduction to IBM Rational Team Concert, Build Forge, ClearQuest Test Manager, ClearQuest, RequisitePro, ClearCase, UCM ClearCase, ClearQuest, a Hands-on Test Drive |
| Speaker: |
Jim Herron, Island Training Solutions |
| Profile: |
President of Island Training Solutions, a firm specializing in hands-on training for IBM Rational developer tools. A 30-year veteran of the software development industry, Jim joined startup Atria Software as a member of the initial ClearCase development |
| Phone: |
+1 919-401-8485 |
| Email: |
jan@islandtraining.com (Jan Pigeon) |
| Location(s): |
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| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Managing your Rational User Group, Agile Practices, Capability Development, OpenUP, RUP, IBM Practice Library Adopting RUP and IBM Rational solutions, plus any previous RSDC presentation |
| Speaker: |
Julian Holmes, GRUG Council |
| Profile: |
Co-Founder, Unified Process Mentors; VP for Europe and Asia, GRUG Council |
| Phone: |
+44-773-933-8322 |
| Email: |
julian@upmentors.com (Jan Pigeon) |
| Location(s): |
UK, Europe, India |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Modelling |
| Speaker: |
Neil Patterson, IBM |
| Profile: |
Systems Go to Market Manager (MDD, MDSD) |
| Phone: |
+1-613-314-4997 |
| Email: |
neilp@ca.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Ottawa, Canada |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
PPM |
| Speaker: |
Robert M Apmann, IBM |
| Profile: |
Systems Go To Market - PPM & Aligning Software Investments |
| Phone: |
+1-303-845-1025 |
| Email: |
rmapmann@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Denver, CO, USA |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Product line engineering |
| Speaker: |
Nicole E Katrana, IBM |
| Profile: |
Rational ISV Systems Marketing Lead |
| Phone: |
+1-866-418-6267 |
| Email: |
katrana@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Dallas, TX, USA |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Quality management, process improvement |
| Speaker: |
Jonathon Chard, IBM |
| Profile: |
Systems Go-to-Market Manager - Rational |
| Phone: |
+44-121-705-1612 |
| Email: |
jon.chard@uk.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Warwick, UK |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Requirement Management, OOAD, Architecting, Test Automation |
| Speaker: |
Vinod Varma |
| Profile: |
Tech Head (Certified Rational Trainer & Consultant in RUP, Agile Development, Requirement Management, OOAD, and Testing |
| Phone: |
+91-44-26182685, +91-44-26180699 |
| Email: |
SVINOD@ASTRAINFOTECH.COM |
| Location(s): |
Chennai, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Bangalore India |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Requirements Elicitation |
| Speaker: |
Elisabeth Watson, Ravenflow |
| Profile: |
Senior Consultant and Author, frequent speaker at Business Analyst World and IIBA events |
| Phone: |
+1 877-557-2836 |
| Email: |
elisabeth.watson@ravenflow.com |
| Location(s): |
US and Canada
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| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Requirements Management, Software development for systems |
| Speaker: |
Andy Gurd, IBM |
| Profile: |
Senior Go-to-Market Manager, Rational Systems Marketing |
| Phone: |
+44-798-079-8814 |
| Email: |
andy.gurd@uk.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Oxford, UK
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| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
RfR for both RTC and ClearQuest |
| Speaker: |
Dan Davis, Business Development, Go-Esi |
| Profile: |
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| Phone: |
+1 770 558 4205 |
| Email: |
dan.davis@go-esi.com |
| Location(s): |
Atlanta, GA & Virtual Travel: Virtual |
| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Systems Engineering, PLM |
| Speaker: |
Steve Shoaf, IBM |
| Profile: |
Rational Systems Go-to-market Manager - EPLM Program |
| Phone: |
+1-704-595-3197 |
| Email: |
sshoaf@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Charlotte, USA
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| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Systems engineering, Software development for systems |
| Speaker: |
Brian D Safron, IBM |
| Profile: |
Program Director, Systems Marketing |
| Phone: |
+1-919-254-2491 |
| Email: |
bsafron@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Raleigh Durham, USA
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| Topic: |
Systems engineering, Software development for systems |
| Speaker: |
Kurt Sand, IBM |
| Profile: |
Program Director, Systems Strategy |
| Phone: |
+1-703-244-9493 |
| Email: |
ksand@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Fairfax, USA
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| Travel: |
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| Topic: |
Systems engineering, Software development for systems |
| Speaker: |
Sky Matthews, IBM |
| Profile: |
Director, Systems Products |
| Phone: |
+1-919-917-3189 |
| Email: |
sky@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Raleigh Durham, USA
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| Topic: |
Systems engineering, Software development for systems, Modeling |
| Speaker: |
Greg Gorman, IBM |
| Profile: |
Program Director, WW Systems Engineering Product Delivery Program Manager |
| Phone: |
+1-602-770-7878 |
| Email: |
Greg.Gorman@us.ibm.com |
| Location(s): |
Phoenix, USA
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| Topic: |
Test Automation - Big Leap in Testing Descipline |
| Speaker: |
Sireesh |
| Profile: |
Rational Certified consultant and Instructor in Rational Team Test, Senior Quality Engineer in CMM level 5 company. Have extensive practical knowledge in RUP, Implimenting Automation frameworks, Planning, Analysis and Design of workload models for Perform |
| Phone: |
+98-41001866 |
| Email: |
sireeshkk@yahoo.com |
| Location(s): |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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