Mike Polen, Senior Member Technical Staff (SPC)

Michael Polen is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at the Software Productivity Consortium (SPC). He is a member of the Agile Alliance. Michael also co-authored the Consortium's OOASIS method. He works with Consortium members to support their adoption of Consortium technologies. He has over 11 years of software and system development experience with Motorola, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, and other firms. Michael has a Masters in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Contact e-mail: polenm@software.org

Latoya Williams, Senior Member Technical Staff (SITC)

Latoya Williams is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at the State Information Technology Consortium (SITC) dedicated to child welfare training and support initiatives. Before joining SITC, she worked as a business process and technology consultant for Deloitte Consulting specializing in large-scale systems implementation and change management projects in telecommunications and child welfare. Latoya has led implementation and training activities for data warehousing and billing systems as well as for Maryland’s SACWIS initiative. Latoya has a double major in Business Administration and Information and Decision Systems from Carnegie Mellon University.

Contact e-mail: williamsl@software.org

William (Bud) Douglas, Independent Consultant

Bud has worked for the Navy, NASA, IBM, Raytheon, Saks Incorporated and as an independent consultant. He has worked on systems as varied as the Space Shuttle, the Polaris Submarine, as a communications specialist, as a database specialist, on contract with the Mississippi Department of Human Services and the Department of Information Technology Services. Currently Bud is working on an Enterprise Architecture project with NASCIO and with the State of Mississippi on the design of a statewide wireless infrastructure and the design of a GoeSpatial/Remote Sensing Clearinghouse.

Contact e-mail: bdouglas@its.state.ms.us

John Blyskal, Technical Lead (SITC)

John has participated in the development of software intensive systems for over 20 years, contributing as a developer, lead designer, technical manager, and software process improvement specialist. He is the Technical Lead for the State Information Technology Consortium. John has led efforts in establishing the definition, implementation, and transfer of evolutionary-based software development processes to Consortium members and clients. He has worked as a senior software developer and technical manager producing large-scale C³, Air Traffic Control, and other military systems at Science Applications International Corporation and Computer Sciences Corporation. John received a BSEE from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and an MS from George Washington University. He is a member of the IEEE, and served as an Authorized Lead Assessor in the SEI Appraiser Program.

Contact e-mail: blyskal@software.org

Thomas Sebahar, Director Strategic Development (LaserFiche)

Tom Sebahar is a Director of Strategic Development at the Long Beach, CA based LaserFiche Document Imaging. He is active in all developing areas of business regarding software and hardware in the Imaging arena. He is a member of the AIIM Advisory Trade Member group. He has over 18 years experience in IT hardware and software. Before LaserFiche he worked for Cisco Systems, Ascend Communications and ADC/Kentrox. Tom holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Contact e-mail: tom.sebahar@laserfiche.com