ITEC Wrapper - Atlanta
Reggie Allen
Systems Engineer
StoreVault, a NetApp Division

Bader Azzouqa
Senior Wireless QA Analyst
AirDefense

Bader Azzouqa is responsible for technical support and guidance for product development and testing to both the AirDefense Product Management and Engineering teams. He applies a keen understanding of wireless technology and industry trends to his responsibilities at AirDefense, which include managing the development and execution of test plans and automated scripts for product feature testing and approval, setting up labs for simulated real world wireless security testing, and working with product development and engineering on testing and approval of hardware/software aspects of the product. Mr. Azzouqa currently holds several certifications in wireless network administration, security, analysis, and training including CWNE #18, CWNT in CWNA, CWSP and CWAP and CCNA, MCSA2003; he also has a programming and development background in C/C++ and Java.
Steffan Berelowitz

BitGroup

Steffan Berelowitz founded Bit Group, Inc. a Boston-based interactive agency in 1995. Over its 12-year history, Bit Group has developed an impressive client list including companies such as BJ's Wholesale Club, General Electric, Cabot Corporation, Reed Elsevier, and Fidelity among others. In addition to his responsibilities at Bit Group, Steffan served as a member of the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council from 2001 to 2006 where he helped to advocate for the software industry's issues among local and national lawmakers. Steffan chairs the advisory board of the Center for Information Technology of Hebrew College, is a member of the Boston College Technology Council, and led Bit Group's pro bono involvement in City Year. From 1996 through 2000, Steffan served as an Internet consultant to former senator and presidential candidate Senator Bill Bradley. A graduate of Boston College, Steffan has spent the past 14 years in online services and technology. In 1993, Steffan founded his first technology business, now a part of ArtNet AG, a publicly-traded web portal. ArtNet.com's Online Gallery Network is the largest of its kind, with over 1,300 galleries, 36,000 works and 13,000 artists from around the globe, and is recognized as one of the leading web sites for buying and selling art online. Prior to founding Bit Group, Steffan was with Fidelity Investments where he was involved in computer automated document production.
Brad Bialas

BluePay

Bialas joined Bluepay as General Manager in 2003 and was promoted to President in 2005 after spending 2 years with EZIC as the Vice President of Business Development. While at EZIC, Bialas was responsible for creating a sales model, revamping the product image, price structure and target market. Bialas also worked with CEO and tech team to create a Third Party Billing Company that further leveraged the processing platform. This subsidiary company quickly became the most profitable operation for the company. Prior to Bluepay, Bialas spent time at various early stage software companies that had a focus on transaction processing. During this time Bialas held various operating and business development roles. As CEO of Togaworld, Bialas was responsible for leveraging seed capital to take the company from business plan to profitability. This was accomplished in less than 24 months. Bialas was responsible for raising additional capital, securing top customers like Microsoft and Peapod, as well as enhancing the operational and sales model. Under the direction of Bialas, Bluepay has grown revenues more than 110% per year. The company’s corporate HQ is in Naperville, IL. Bluepay also has offices in AZ and will to expand to 4 additional cities in 2008 thru both organic growth as well as acquisitions.
DAVID BLACK
PRESIDENT AND CEO
INSOURCE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

David joined Insource Technology Corporation in 1995 and serves as the company’s President and CEO. He also leads the Insource Advanced Enterprise Class Wireless Networking and Intrusion Detection practice. David began his career in 1973 with Texas Instruments and was involved in the design of semiconductors, small business computers, and Winchester disk drives. In 1985, David joined Compaq Computer Corporation as Vice President of Engineering and was responsible for development of Compaq’s desktop and portable PC’s, including Compaq’s first laptop and notebook computers. He also served as Vice President and General Manager of Compaq’s Worldwide Peripherals Division. David holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. He also holds seven patents pertaining to advanced disk drive technology.
JIM BLAYNEY
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
FRONTRANGE SOLUTIONS

Jim is responsible for product strategy, product definitions and specifications for the FrontRange IT Service Management product line. Jim’s organization delivered the first fully ITIL-compliant completely architected .NET ITSM service management solution to the market.

As ITSM Product Director, Jim manages the product’s lifecycle over multiple releases, including business requirements and design definition, product rollout, global field readiness, and customer management activities. Since its inception, ITSM has become one of the leading mid-market IT service management solutions to date.

Jim has more than 13 years of technical hardware and software industry experience.

KIM BRAND
PRESIDENT
FILEENGINE

Kim Brand has been delivering Open Source solutions to small businesses, schools and not-for-profits since 1999. Based on this experience, he formed Server Partners, LLC in 2001 to develop a Linux based file server appliance called FileEngine. He believes Linux offers the best value to SMBs interested in a stable, economical, worry free server environment that integrates well with their Windows Desktop PCs. Kim is a member of the board of the Central Indiana Linux Users Group and an organizer of TechPoint's Open Source for Business Peer Group. He has written two books and writes and speaks regularly on technology matters.
Ken Brannock
Managed Services Channel Account Mgr
Cisco

Ken Brannock is responsible for supporting the development & marketing of Cisco Powered Managed Services, including MPLS, Security, and Unified Communications. He has over 10 years of IT industry experience, including 7 years with Nortel & 3 with Cisco Systems, where he has performed a variety of sales & business development roles in the SMB, Data Center, and Service Provider markets. Ken graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Business with a Specialization in Computer & Electrical Engineering.
Jeff Brown
LCM Security
Life Cycle Management Security Inc.

Steven Bruno
National Accounts Sales Executive
Enabling Technologies

CHRISTOPHER J. CAMACHO, PHD
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S PROGRESS

Dr Camacho is the Principal Investigator on federal research grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the US Department of Education. These research projects are trying to find effective and accessible means for taking advantage of the Internet to help children learn better.
Lisa Chambless
COO
Cnetics Technologies

Lisa Chambless has been serving customers in technology with Cnetics (formerly SBM) since 1992. She is committed to providing the best service and working with the highest integrity in meeting customer needs. Lisa helps our customers be the most effective and productive with valuable consulting, design, and implementation strategies which integrate the right technologies to enhance their business practices. Lisa is an Accredited Presales Professional (APP) in HP Enterprise Solutions and an Accredited Sales Professional (ASP) in HP Enterprise Solutions After studying French at the University of Toulouse in southern France, Lisa returned to Dickinson College where she graduated cum laude with a B.S. degree in Mathematics in 1986. She later went on to earn her Masters Degree in Instructional Technology from Georgia College and State University. Before her fifteen years with Cnetics, Lisa taught high school mathematics and French in a private school in South Carolina and was a computer sales consultant and software trainer specializing in desktop publishing and order entry databases for about seven years.
Jeff Clement
Managing Director Professional Services Technology
Spherion

Les DeFoor

Arcmail Technology Inc.

Dean Richardson is a recognized leader in enterprise messaging technology, having implemented messaging systems in companies such as The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin and The Tribune Company. Richardson has served as Chairman of the Messaging Forum of The Open Group, an international standards consortium; Board Member of the Electronic Messaging Association, and, during his tenure at The Boeing Company, as Associate Technical Fellow and member of The Technical Leadership Team. In 1994, Richardson co-founded Left Coast Systems Corp., an Internet service provider, Web hosting and software development company which attracted the attention of The Boeing Company. In 1998, Richardson joined Boeing where he served as Senior Architect in the Enterprise Messaging Services. In this role, he was responsible for Boeing's Enterprise Messaging Backbone, one of the largest private email networks in the world. Richardson led the Boeing Ventures team that created and spun out MessageGate, whose product was based on technology Richardson developed to protect and manage the Boeing email environment. Richardson served as co-founder and Vice President of Technology at MessageGate before joining ArcMail Technology in January
Kieron Dowling
President and CEO
Jatheon Technologies Inc.

Kieron Dowling brings more than 24 years of information technology industry experience to Jatheon. His significant career includes roles as President & CEO of Cygnal Technologies, Vice President & General Manager, March Networks; Vice President & General Manager, Alcatel (formerly Newbridge Networks); Global Vice President Marketing and Business Development, Celestica; and Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Nortel Networks, where he also served in a number of sales and marketing roles over a 13-year period. Mr. Dowling began his career with Bell Canada. His experience, coupled with his strong understanding of high tech growth trends, ideally suits him to lead Jatheon as the premier provider of a simple, cost-effective solution to e-mail archiving and compliance for organizations of all sizes. Mr. Dowling holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Finance from McMaster University.
George Dunn
Network Design Specialist
PAETEC

Kent Elmer
Managing Partner
TechCFO

Kent Elmer is a CPA with 17 years of broad-based experience ranging from Big 4 public accounting to CFO level positions at a variety of public and private companies. As the Managing Partner of TechCFO, Kent is currently providing CFO and related services to early and growth stage technology companies. Kent began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co. After gaining a strong foundation, he made the transition to the private sector. His public company experience includes various positions including Controller and CFO of a NASDAQ software company (IQ Software Corporation.). He has also been the CFO of a number of early and growth stage technology companies in both software and hardware (Carecentric Solutions, Inc., Digital Furnace, Inc., R.F. Solutions, Inc.). In addition, Kent spent time on the West Coast with Broadcom Corporation assisting in the acquisition and integration of over 10 early stage companies in a twelve-month period. Every private sector company that Kent has worked for has successfully navigated its way through the acquisition process.
James Gaskin



Have you ever thought to yourself, technology is great---when it works? At one time or another we’ve all had the urge to throw the PC out the window or rip the network connection out of the wall. However, when the success of your business depends on information technology to perform even the most basic functions, unanswered questions can be fatal. In this interactive roundtable discussion, we bring together local experts, consultants and providers who will help diagnose your specific problems and offer advice about the IT challenges you face every day. Under the expert guidance of author and columnist James Gaskin, you;ll get the help you need to tackle even the most daunting of IT-related tribulations.
Carol Henderson
Director, Innovation & Technology Office
Georgia Department of Economic Development

Carol Henderson is director of the Innovation & Technology Office at the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD). Ms. Henderson leads the Innovation & Technology Office’s work to identify and recruit innovation-based companies to the state and assist existing strategic industry-based businesses. She also focuses on strategic planning and building on existing alliances and resources such as the University System of Georgia, the Centers of Innovation, Georgia Research Alliance, Georgia Biomedical Partnership and Biotechnology Industry Organization. Ms. Henderson brings more than a decade of experience in economic development to the table, most recently as a senior project manager for GDEcD who focused on the life sciences industry. In this capacity, she worked with an array of life sciences companies, including Novartis, Merck, Dow, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Genetech, Solvay and Merial. Ms. Henderson came to the department in 2000. Prior to joining GDEcD, she worked for economic development organizations in her home state of Indiana. Ms. Henderson holds a B.S. in Public and Environmental Affairs and an M.P.A. from Indiana University. She is active in organizations such as the Technology Association of Georgia, Women in Technology, National Association for Female Executives, Georgia Biomedical Partnership and the Georgia Economic Developers Association. She is certified as an Economic Development Finance Professional and holds certificates in project management and public management.
Jarod Hillerman
Field Marketing Manager
PAETEC

JESPER JURCENOKS

NETVIGILANCE

JESPER JURCENOKS

NETVIGILANCE

Jesper a.k.a. "JJ" is the Co-founder of netVigilance, leading the Technical team with a practical "lead by example" inspiring the team with his direct and creative approach to any obstacle. Jesper utilizes his blend of technical expertise and corporate management experience to steer netVigilance in a highly competitive market. Before founding netVigilance "JJ" Owned and Operated a successful ISP and Web-Hosting company, and ran a highly respected systems integration firm called "InterSpace" in Northern Europe for seven years. Prior to that, he was a team leader and senior consultant for several multinational corporations including Minolta and Compaq Computers (Now Hewlet-Packard). In the late 1980's, JJ Pioneered the field of "Thin Clients" and Satellite emails from vessels in the Atlantic Ocean. JJ demonstrated an industrious nature at an early age, getting his first job when he was merely 11, a job he kept for 3 years. When he was 15, JJ earned his first salary as a Computer pre-Sales engineer, a job that was interrupted a year later when Jesper relocated to Switzerland to pursue his education. JJ is fluent in English, Danish, German, Swiss German, and can also read Norwegian and Swedish.
Jesper Jurecenoks
Co-founder
netVigilance, Inc

Scott Kappler
COO
Sago Networks/Sago Broadband

Rick Laite
Channel Manager for South Central
Astaro

Rick Laite is Astaro's South Central Channel Manager. He is responsible for the development of the entire region for both the partner and end user communities. Rick has over 20 years experience as a Systems Administrator/Analyst for such companies as State Street Bank and Trust, Perot Systems and Lotus; as well as a Technical Sales professional, working for such companies as Apple, Seagate Software and IBM. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst.
albert lynch
senior account executive
PAETEC

Michael Malkovich

VMWare

Tino Mantella

Technology Association Georgia

Tino Mantella joined Technology Association of Georgia in September, 2004 as TAG's new President. Mantella, prior to joining TAG, had amassed over 20 years of related experience leading two of the nations more prestigious volunteer-driven organizations - National Arthritis Foundation and YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. As President and CEO of two multifaceted and complex charities, he spearheaded agendas that led to the development of innovative new services, resulting in the facilitation of significant membership growth. In addition, Mantella's track record reflects impressive results in fund raising, advocacy, and economic development.
Steve Miller
Vice President
Insource Technology Corporation

Steve leads the Microsoft-focused, Unified Communications practice at Insource where he has been a senior management executive for 12 years. Before heading the UC practice Steve led the Application Development & Integration practice where he managed numerous large scale development projects. His 30 years of technical and operational experience give him a unique and balanced perspective of the information technology arena. Steve has worked in many industry verticals including energy, finance, insurance, marketing and government. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors in Computing Science from the University of Alberta.
Frank Nigro
Senior Regional Director
PAETEC

TIMOTHY O'CONNOR
SYSTEMS CONSULTANT
CROSSINTEGRATION

Timothy O’Connor is a pioneer in the field of interactive web sites, and a leader focused on the convergence of Rich Internet Applications in the corporate marketplace. In his current role he has spearheaded the incubation and implementation of progressive solutions designed to provide a high quality online experience and effective applications and environments for both consumers and enterprises. As a systems consultant with CrossIntegration, he has most recently been involved in the design of an enterprise level web application that integrates several disparate data sources and allows the user to manage their web content, products, and dealer database through customized administrative portal. He is a recognized expert in the area of new media and has more than 5 years direct experience in cutting-edge application development, customer service and innovative website design and implementation in the information technology industry. Timothy graduated cum laude from Quinnipiac University with B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Interactive Digital Design.
James Orrange
Regional Sales Director
AlterPoint

James Orrange is the Southern U.S. Regional Manager for AlterPoint where he specializes in delivering solutions for business critical network operations. He has over 11 years of experience in the computer networking industry. James earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Greg Rothman
Director of SIPconnect Development
Cbeyond

As Director of SIPconnect Development, Greg Rothman is responsible for the development of Cbeyond’s SIP Trunking service, BeyondVoice® with SIPconnect, which is an integrated package of voice, mobile and broadband Internet services that leverages the SIPconnect specification to ensure a consistent quality of service, low cost and full-featured telephony for SIP-based VoIP calls. Greg’s responsibilities also include the development of strategic partnerships and channel sales initiatives. Cbeyond, an industry-leading managed services provider, developed the SIPconnect specification with other industry leaders to connect its private, managed VoIP network to next-generation IP-PBXs. In his role, Greg has been involved with the development of SIPconnect since the early tech trials in 2005. Previously, Greg led the development of new products for Cbeyond where his team launched many of the company’s productivity-enhancing applications including BeyondVoice with SIPconnect, fax-to-email, integrated voicemail, unified messaging, and managed firewall. Prior to Cbeyond, Greg worked for Earthlink as a product manager responsible for EarthLink’s Dial-up product, which was an $800 million product that comprised 65-percent of EarthLink’s revenues during his tenure. In 1992 he began his career as an OS/2 Developer at IBM and then went to Nortel as one of the founding developers on the number one circuit-switched cable telephony product in the world, Cornerstone Voice, which at its peak had over four million lines deployed. Greg has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida and an MBA from Emory’s Goizueta Business School
Serge Savchenko
Sales Director, Genio Data Integration
Hummingbird Connectivity, a division of Open Text Corporation

Serge Savchenko is a business development professional with over 20 years experience in information technologies. As Director of Sales for Genio Data Integration, he helps businesses to identify inefficiencies and to on streamlining of their process through implementation of cost-effective solutions. Mr. Savchenko holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from York University, Toronto, Canada. Mr. Savchenko has represented numerous organizations including Nortel Networks, Wyse Technology, Dell, DataMirror/PointBase, and others. Mr. Savchenko’s area of expertise spans database technologies, data integration and business intelligence
Linda.Schnell@watchg Schnell
Senior Sales Engineer
WatchGuard Technologies

20 years+ in the computer networking industry holding various positions ranging from help desk, network admin, system admin, systems engineering, sales, sales engineering, security specialist, network secuirty consultant, certified IT trainer, and business owner. Attended the University of Florida and the University of South Florida specializing studies in engineering and computer sciences and has completed several industry and product specific certification trainings to include; MCP MCT MCSE MCSE+I SCO ACE WSP WCSP WCSP-FV WCSAV WCSSE DPT RAID Specialist L2 3Com 3Star
Phil Scrivano
Vice President of Customer Services
Lightspeed Systems

Kenny Smith
Director of Professional Services
Cnetics Technologies

Kenny Smith joined Cnetics in the fall on 2002 bringing with him a wealth of Oracle experience with clients such as AT&T, Coca-Cola, Verizon Wireless, BMW, MCI, BellSouth, IBM, HealthSouth, and Nova Information Systems among others. Kenny began his IT career in 1988 as a customer service engineer at Avnet, and in 1991 he started working with Oracle on version 5 at Southern Company. Kenny specializes in Oracle database architecture, database administration and development. He began authoring on Oracle technology in 1998 in Oracle Magazine and has published over fifty articles in several industry publications. In the winter of 2002, Kenny co-authored “Oracle Backup and Recovery 101” which was published by Oracle Press. Kenny has presented at Oracle World, HPWorld, the International Oracle Users Group’s (IOUG) Conference, HP Technology Forum and other conferences in the U.S. and Europe. Kenny currently holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certification (CISSP) and is an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP-Version 7, 8, 9i). Kenny serves on the board of the Georgia Oracle Users Group and is the Chairman of the Enterprise Best Practices SIG of the IOUG
Seth Tossie
Sales Engineer
LANDesk Software

Seth Tossie has been helping companies and organizations for over 17 years as an IT consultant and sales engineer for leading software and integration companies in the United States. Seth is currently the senior sales engineer for LANDesk Software in the Southeast United States. LANDesk, a provider of award winning desktop management, security and process tools, provides world class solutions to enterprises large and small. They count a large number of public school and higher education institutions as clients.
David Troup
CEO & Founder
MailFoundry

Labeled a "serial entrepreneur" by colleagues, David has been starting successful companies since he was in high school during the first PC revolution. David founded MailFoundry to bring continuity back to email in a world where, as he puts it, "anti-spam has ruined email." David operates as a hands-on CEO, overseeing new product development and engineering as well as field marketing and business development. With a BS degree in Artificial Intelligence and a lifetime of applications "visioneering", David not only knows the ins and outs of the architecture and coding behind his products, he has the understanding and vision of where communications and technology are headed and how they are changing the way we work and live.
John C. Yates
Managing Partner
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

John C. Yates is the partner-in-charge of the technology group of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. Mr. Yates is one of the pioneers of the technology law field and has been practicing exclusively in this area for over 26 years. The firm’s technology group has represented hundreds of technology companies and provided legal services in such areas as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, patent prosecution, Internet law, ecommerce/distribution, corporate finance and venture capital, international law and dispute resolution. Mr. Yates is internationally recognized in the computer and software legal area. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Computer Law Association and the Technology Association of Georgia and is a co-founder of the Minority Technology Entrepreneurs (MiTE). He serves on the Board of Advisors of many technology companies in the US and internationally. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Metro Atlanta Chamber Political Action Committee (MAC PAC), and served as the co-chair of the Chamber’s Business Recruitment Sub-Committee. Mr. Yates is a frequent speaker at national, regional and local computer organizations. He has delivered more than 100 speeches, and his presentations have included COMDEX, the Data Processing Management Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Practicing Law Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University and UniForum. Education Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1978 Duke University, J.D., 1981 Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholar
Jennifer Zeller
Director of Research, Economic Development
Georgia Power

and economic development department at Georgia Power. As head of the research department, Zeller is responsible for developing and publishing a wide range of documents and marketing materials that support the company’s community and economic development efforts to recruit companies and jobs to Georgia. In 2006, Zeller earned her certificate as a “Certified Community Researcher” (CCR) by the nation’s top community research council. Only 20 other people in the North America hold this designation, which is given by ACCRA/c2er – the Council for Community and Economic Research. She has been quoted in many national, regional and international papers including The Boston Globe, USA Today, The Nikkei (Japan’s leading financial paper), Atlanta Business Chronicle and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She has worked closely with writers from Fortune, Forbes, Inc. and Entrepreneur magazines, among others. Prior to joining Georgia Power in 2007, Zeller served as vice president of research at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, where she worked for more than ten years and for the Lee County, FL Office of Economic Development. Zeller is on the board of ACCRA/c2er, and the Atlanta Economic Club and is a member of Georgia Economic Developers Association, National Association of Business Economics (NABE), Georgia Biomedical Partnership and Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). She is the 2003 winner of the Atlanta Economic Club Forecasting Contest, where she was the closest in forecasting metro, state and national metrics for the year. Zeller has a certificate from Georgia Tech in economic development and web design and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in economics and political science from Florida State University. Originally from Toronto, she resides in the City of Atlanta with her husband and two children – Reid and Morgan.
 
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