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.
Following is a list of available speaker resources to Rational user groups in specified areas.
| Topic: |
Automated Performance and Functional Testing, Outsourcing |
| Speaker: |
John Straathof |
| 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 Product Manager and RUC speaker; extensive practical experience on test process, implementation, and analysis. |
| Phone: |
+31-20-6155033 |
| Email: |
j.straathof@zyntax.com |
| Location(s): |
Europe and in US (East Coast, West Coast) |
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| Topic: |
Automated Testing |
| Speaker: |
Michael Kelly |
| Profile: |
Published 12+ times on the RDN. Technical editor for RDN material. Former Adjunct Prof of Computer Science at Indiana Inst of Tech (Software Testing). Published 6+ times on SQATester.com and moderator of online forum in Software Testing. Over four years of experience in Software test automation. |
| Phone: |
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| Email: |
Mike@MichaelDKelly.com |
| Location(s): |
Indianapolis Rational Users Group, Southwest Ohio Rational User Group, Chicago IL area |
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| Topic: |
ClearQuest Hooks - Advanced tricks & Techniques |
| Speaker: |
Om Naidu |
| Profile: |
Managing Director & CEO - Omega Corp of America
Rational Unified Process Implementation Specialist
RSDC - 2006 Speaker
IBM Rational Discussion Facilitator |
| Phone: |
518-330-4187 |
| Email: |
omnaidu@omega-international.us |
| Location(s): |
Available for Video Conferencing any time with prior notice.
Available for Northeast US locations with prior notice. Available for other US locations on case by case basis.
Available in India during the month of July 2006. |
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| Topic: |
Custom design UCM implementation for large J2EE/WAS projects |
| Speaker: |
Om Naidu |
| Profile: |
Managing Director & CEO - Omega Corp of America
Rational Unified Process Implementation Specialist
RSDC - 2006 Speaker
IBM Rational Discussion Facilitator |
| Phone: |
518-330-4187 |
| Email: |
omnaidu@omega-international.us |
| Location(s): |
Available for Video Conferencing any time with prior notice.
Available for Northeast US locations with prior notice. Available for other US locations on case by case basis.
Available in India during the month of July 2006. |
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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 |
| 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, and has worked in various roles in sales, technical support, consulting, and now product management. Adam Binnie holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Birmingham (UK). |
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| Email: |
ibm@businessobjects.com |
| Location(s): |
Worldwide |
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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 |
| 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 been working for Business Objects (and previously Crystal Decisions) for 4 years. |
| Phone: |
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| Email: |
ibm@businessobjects.com |
| Location(s): |
Worldwide |
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| Topic: |
Extending the use of Crystal Reports for Rational Clearquest and Test Manager |
| Speaker: |
Adam Binnie |
| 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, and has worked in various roles in sales, technical support, consulting, and now product management. Adam Binnie holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Birmingham (UK). |
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| Email: |
ibm@businessobjects.com |
| Location(s): |
Worldwide |
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| Topic: |
Extending the use of Crystal Reports for Rational Clearquest and Test Manager |
| Speaker: |
Sean Johnson |
| 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 been working for Business Objects (and previously Crystal Decisions) for 4 years. |
| Phone: |
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| Email: |
ibm@businessobjects.com |
| Location(s): |
Worldwide |
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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, Project Management, and ITIL; Providing strategic and tactical planning for the design and development of large-scale Financial, Government (Federal and State), Medical, Telecommunication, Insurance, and Automotive industry-leading software applications/systems; Over 9 years expertise in Rational Unified Process and Rational Tools Implementations; Implemented integrated J2EE and .Net Web applications and portals that support corporate initiatives for productivity, efficiency and revenue gains. Application development expertise in Languages noted below. Software Quality Assurance testing, e-commerce/web application development, multi-platform technologies, infrastructure hardware, networking risk mitigation, application disaster recovery planning, and lifecycle development processes/methodologies. Strong record in ITIL and Sarbanes-Oxley -(SOX) 404 compliance measuring and reporting skills that deliver projects on time and within budget in demanding environments. Road Warrior Consultant. |
| Phone: |
(678) 472-8807 |
| Email: |
akendrick@pmrgroup.us |
| Location(s): |
Worldwide |
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| Topic: |
IBM Rational Unified Process Best Practices |
| Speaker: |
Kevin McGaffey |
| Profile: |
President of Caro Systems. Kevin provides leadership in application development methodology and management consulting. He is a certified IBM Rational Consultant--Rational Unified Process 2003. |
| Phone: |
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| Email: |
Contact: Regan Ogner, Marketing Manager, Caro Systems: regan.ogner@carosys.com |
| Location(s): |
Toronto and Ontario |
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| Topic: |
Implementing role based ClearQuest for Enterprise systems |
| Speaker: |
Om Naidu |
| Profile: |
Managing Director & CEO - Omega Corp of America
Rational Unified Process Implementation Specialist
RSDC - 2006 Speaker
IBM Rational Discussion Facilitator |
| Phone: |
518-330-4187 |
| Email: |
omnaidu@omega-international.us |
| Location(s): |
Available for Video Conferencing any time with prior notice.
Available for Northeast US locations with prior notice. Available for other US locations on case by case basis.
Available in India during the month of July 2006. |
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| Topic: |
Introduction to IBM Rational ClearQuest, a Hands-on Workshop |
| Speaker: |
Jim Herron |
| 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 team in 1991. Since co-founding Island Training in 1999, Jim has overseen the development of over 50 Rational tool courses and developed curricula for highly customized environments in the US and Europe. For more information: www.islandtraining.com. |
| Phone: |
919-401-8485 |
| Email: |
jan@islandtraining.com (Jan Pigeon) |
| Location(s): |
Continental US |
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| Topic: |
Let us Integrate RequisitePro/ClearQuest/TestManager (Demo based) |
| Speaker: |
Om Naidu |
| Profile: |
Managing Director & CEO - Omega Corp of America
Rational Unified Process Implementation Specialist
RSDC - 2006 Speaker
IBM Rational Discussion Facilitator |
| Phone: |
518-330-4187 |
| Email: |
omnaidu@omega-international.us |
| Location(s): |
Available for Video Conferencing any time with prior notice.
Available for Northeast US locations with prior notice. Available for other US locations on case by case basis.
Available in India during the month of July 2006. |
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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 in India |
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| Topic: |
RUP & CMMI, Requirement Management |
| Speaker: |
Vipin Kumar |
| Profile: |
Managing Director & CEO, Process Consultant (ISO, CMM, CMMI, RUP) |
| Phone: |
+91-44-26182685, +91-44-26180699 |
| Email: |
VIPIN@ASTRAINFOTECH.COM |
| Location(s): |
Chennai, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Bangalore in India |
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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 Performance testing. |
| Phone: |
09841001866 |
| Email: |
sireeshkk@yahoo.com |
| Location(s): |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Topic: |
UCM ClearCase Triggers & Scripts - Advanced Tricks & Techniques |
| Speaker: |
Om Naidu |
| Profile: |
Managing Director & CEO - Omega Corp of America
Rational Unified Process Implementation Specialist
RSDC - 2006 Speaker
IBM Rational Discussion Facilitator |
| Phone: |
518-330-4187 |
| Email: |
omnaidu@omega-international.us |
| Location(s): |
Available for Video Conferencing any time with prior notice.
Available for Northeast US locations with prior notice. Available for other US locations on case by case basis.
Available in India during the month of July 2006. |
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| Topic: |
UCM Version Control ReqPro & Test Assets (Demo based) |
| Speaker: |
Om Naidu |
| Profile: |
Managing Director & CEO - Omega Corp of America
Rational Unified Process Implementation Specialist
RSDC - 2006 Speaker
IBM Rational Discussion Facilitator |
| Phone: |
518-330-4187 |
| Email: |
omnaidu@omega-international.us |
| Location(s): |
Available for Video Conferencing any time with prior notice.
Available for Northeast US locations with prior notice. Available for other US locations on case by case basis.
Available in India during the month of July 2006. |
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