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Jerry Adamowicz

Director Professional Services, Gekkotek Inc
Jerry hails from a technical operations background as an Engineer, a Project Manager, and as a 7x24 Critical Systems Executive. Having over 15+ years in a technical and managerial role of critical business systems...
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Andrew Aitken

Founder and Managing Partner, Olliance Group
Andrew has over 18 years senior management experience building and leading national professional services companies.
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Sigurd Anderson

Director Critical Environments, IDC Architects
Mr. Anderson serves as Director – Critical Environments for IDC Architects, a division of the global project delivery firm CH2M HILL, which provides full-service engineering, construction, and operations for clients world wide. He has 30 years experience in the management and design of advanced technology, industrial and power facilities.
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Sam Antos

Product Manager, Emerging Products & Technology
Manufacturing Solutions, Autodesk, Inc.
Antos is responsible for fostering innovation in the mechanical CAD software industry to advance Autodesk’s Digital Prototyping solutions for manufacturers.
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Brad Avakian

Commissioner, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries

Rich Bader

President and Chief Executive Officer, EasyStreet Online Services
Rich and his team at EasyStreet have built Oregon's largest independent Internet and IT service provider by focusing on the needs of local businesses and delivering reliable service day in and day out.
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Joe Barra

Director Customer Energy Resources, PGE

Brent Barton

CTO, SolutionsIQ & Session Moderator
Brent Barton plays a key leadership role in implementing the strategic vision of SolutionsIQ as an Agile organization.
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Benjamin Beberness

Director of Applications, PacifiCorp
Benjamin, a native Oregonian, grew up in Milwaukie (notice it is spelled with ie) and attended Portland State University where he graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science. Right after school he went to Houston Texas to work for Lockheed at NASA Johnson Space Center. Benjamin wrote software for NASA Space Station.
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Arlo Belshee

Senior Engineer, Blue Tech, LLC
Arlo does a little bit of everything, but what he really does is inspire courage. He has gone back and forth several times between management and in-the-trenches development on technically sophisticated products. He challenges every assumption he can find, and helps people learn to change - always and continuously.
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Mike Berkley

CEO, SplashCast Media
Michael Berkley brings more than a decade of entrepreneurial and programming experience, in start up companies as well as in large corporations. Prior to launching SplashCast, Mr. Berkley was CEO of QMIND, Inc., an e-learning company with a number of Fortune 500 companies amongst its customers.
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Ben Berry

Chief Information Officer (CIO), Oregon’s Department of Transportation
Mr. Ben Berry serves as ODOT’s Chief Information Officer providing overall leadership, planning, development, and delivery of information technology services for ODOT and several other non-transportation organizations.
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Rohit Bhargava

Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy & Marketing, Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence, Author of Personality Not Included and the Influential Marketing Blog
Rohit leads the interactive marketing team at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and is a founding member of the pioneering 360 Digital Influence Group at Ogilvy – a leading agency in helping clients around the world navigate the social media universe.
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Matt Bijur

Vice President, Business Development, KickApps
Running KickApps’ Business Development Group on the West Coast, Matt is responsible for driving sales and strategic partnerships in the Sports and Entertainment verticals.
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Dana Bostrom

Director Innovation & Industry Alliances, Portland State University
Dana Bostrom holds masters degrees in communication and information science, and previously coached competitive intercollegiate speech and debate. She worked at the University of Washington’s technology transfer office for over 6 years, specializing in software patents, database, trademark and digital media licensing.
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Dylan Boyd

Vice President of Sales & Strategy, eROI, Inc.
Dylan leads business development and strategy in both online and traditional environments for clients of eROI. He has helped to build and grow internet presence strategy for both retail, corporate and web-only customers.
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Deborah Bryant

GOSCON Director & Public Sector Communities Manager, Oregon State University, Open Source Lab
Deborah Bryant brings twenty years management experience in information technology including both private and public sectors.
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Ryan Buchanan

President & CEO, eROI
Buchanan adds a deep knowledge of web and email strategies to the eROI team. He co-founded emailROI in 2002 and concurrently ran an e-commerce, web development company. In January 2004, emailROI and Ryan's e-commerce firm merged to form eROI, a full-service e-marketing agency.
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Winston Bumpus

Director of Standards Architecture, VMware
Winston Bumpus, Director of Standards Architecture at VMware, has had over 35 years of experience in the computer industry. He is currently a director on the board of the Green Grid and the President of the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).
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Lucas Carlson

Professional Ruby Programmer, Specializing in Rails Web Development
Lucas Carlson is a professional Ruby programmer who specializes in Rails web development.
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Gavin Carpenter

Regional Sales Manager, Sequential Biofuels
A graduate of the University of Oregon, Gavin began his career in the insurance industry before moving to Los Angeles to work in television. Originally from Portland he returned and joined SeQuential Biofuels in April 2006 as a sales representative.
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Patrick Cauldwell

Software Architect, SoftSource Consulting
Patrick Cauldwell has worked for a number of diverse software development companies around the Portland area over the last 15 years, ranging from Intel to small consulting companies. Patrick enjoys speaking and writing on software development, and has presented at Microsoft TechEd and other developer conferences across the country. He is currently working at SoftSource Consulting, in Portland.
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Michael Clark

VP Director of Marketing & Development, Pacific Intermedia, Inc.
Michael Clark is a principal and VP Director of Marketing & Development for Pacific Intermedia, Inc.
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Paul Colligan

CEO, Colligan.com Inc.
Paul Colligan is CEO of Colligan.com Inc. and manages several popular Internet properties that include Premiumcast.com, The eMedia Marketplace, Podcast Secrets, Automate Sales, FrontPage World, and Premium Podcasting. His Passion: The Business of Podcasting and New Media Marketing.
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Abe Conway

Network Administrator, TACS NPower Oregon
Abe Conway is TACS’ NPower Oregon Network Administrator. Abe’s past certifications include MCT, MCSE, Network + and various other industry certifications.
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Kevin Crader

Environmental Management Systems IT Greening Lead, CH2M HILL
For the past 14 years, Kevin has worked for the Information Technology group at CH2M HILL in service/support implementation, project management, desktop and end-user support.
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JJ Crouse

Director Enterprise Security, MSI Systems Integrators

Ward Cunningham

Chief Technology Officer, AboutUs.org
Ward Cunningham is the Chief Technology Officer of AboutUs.org, a growth company hosting the communities formed by organizations and their constituents.
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Paul Dailey

Marketing Manager, Solar World

Marie Deatherage

Director of Communication and Learning, Meyer Memorial Trust
Marie began working for the Meyer Trust in 1992, first overseeing the Small Grants program. She worked in the nonprofit world for a number of years and was the founder and executive director of Parent Resources on Disabilities. Marie also published several periodicals about disabilities, including the Oregon Clarion and the Bridge.
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Tom DiCorcia

International Trade Officer, Oregon, Economic and Community Development Department
Tom DiCorcia is an International Trade Officer at the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department, where he helps Oregon high tech and bioscience businesses sell more products overseas through consultation and through leading trade missions.
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Kent Dunn

Co-Founder, Verdiem Corporation
Kent Dunn is a Co-Founder of Verdiem Corporation, which launched as an Oregon-based endeavor in late 2001, and has grown to become the market leader in PC power management software.
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Mark Edlen

Managing Principal, Gerding Edlen Development
Co-founded by Bob Gerding and Mark Edlen in 1996, Gerding Edlen is committed to leaving a positive legacy for future generations.
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Jim Endicott

President, Distinction Communication, Inc.
Jim Endicott is a nationally-recognized consultant, speaker and author specializing in professional presentation messaging, design and delivery.
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Les Fahey

Owner, Fahey Ventures LLC
Les Fahey, Fahey Ventures LLC, is a business advisor to emerging growth technology companies. His advisory services include assisting with business formation, business plan review, financing assistance, and development of management teams and boards.
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Gary Falis

Sr. Director and Sustainability Lead US Public Sector, Microsoft
Gary Falis is a Sr. Director in Microsoft’s Public Sector Division. He has been with Microsoft for over 13 years in various roles ranging from a Technical Architect to his current senior management role. Gary has over 30 years experience in the Industry.
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Russ Finney

Vice President & CIO, Tokyo Electron US Holdings
Russ Finney has spent twelve years as the Vice President & CIO of the US operations of Tokyo Electron, one of the world's largest semiconductor production equipment manufacturers. Russ currently serves on the high tech advisory board of the Austin Chamber of Commerce's AusTech Alliance. He has also served on the board of the Austin Technology Council.
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Rick Fisch

Managing Director, Northwest Food Processors Innovation Productivity Center
Rick Fisch Managing Director Northwest Food Processors Innovation Productivity Center, graduated from the University of Washington in 1973 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Work experience includes Corporate Engineer for Nalley’s Fine Foods and Vice President Manufacturing Food Group of the J.R. Simplot Company.
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Tom Ford

Server Solution Specialist, Microsoft
Tom is currently a Server Solution Specialist in Microsoft Pacwest responsible for evangelizing Windows Server, SQL Server, System Center and Forefront solutions.
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Dawn Foster

Director of Developer Relations, Jive Software
Dawn M. Foster is currently the Director of Developer Relations at Jive Software, a collaboration software company in Portland, OR. She has more than 12 years of experience in technology and software with expertise in open source software, web 2.0, social media, blogging, and community building.
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Linda Fravel

Development Program Manager - Next Generation Technology, IBM
Linda Fravel - Program Manager in Cloud Computing development for IBM Systems and Technology Group. Working on evolving technology for the corporate data center.
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Bjorn Freeman-Benson

Director, Committer Community, Eclipse Foundation
While striving to be a Renaissance Man, Bjorn keeps falling back into the clutches of conformity with engineering stereotypes such as dynamic languages, software engineering, juggling and general aviation.
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Jennifer Friese

Vice President and Managing Director, Avenue A | Razorfish
As Vice President and Managing Director, Jennifer oversees multiple, high-profile account relationships for the Portland office of Avenue A | Razorfish, one of the largest interactive services firms in the world.
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Mark Frischmuth

President and Founder, DemocracyLab.org
Mark Frischmuth is president and founder of DemocracyLab, an Oregon-based 501(c)3 Non-Profit organization established in 2006. Mark founded DemocracyLab with the aim of using technology to harness freedom of speech and the power of the vote to create collaborative solutions to public policy problems.
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Shelley Gaddie

President, ProjectCorps
Shelley Gaddie is the President of ProjectCorps. As a senior executive responsible for recovering and revitalizing failing projects, programs, regions and companies, her emerging focus on the need for companies to have an effective, sustainable delivery system for achieving results led her to launch ProjectCorps...
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Troy Gagliano

Associate Project Developer, enXco Development Corporation
Troy is an Associate Developer of wind and solar projects for enXco. Before joining the company, Mr. Gagliano was a Senior Policy Associate at the Renewable Northwest Project where he focused on project siting and regulatory issues in the Pacific Northwest.
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Steve Gehlen

Founder & Executive Director, Internet Strategy Forum
Steve has been the top Internet strategist at companies such as Nike, Digimarc, Hollywood Entertainment and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
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Mike Grainey

Director, Oregon Department of Energy
Mike Grainey is Director of the Oregon Department of Energy in Salem, Oregon. Mike became Director in 2002 and has been with the Department since 1980.
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Hayden Hamilton

Founder, GreenPoint
Hayden has always loved entrepreneurialism. He had a gaggle of businesses growing up – gutter cleaning, a snack shop, web design – and ultimately started a co-op bookstore in college which challenged the campus monopoly and received a tremendously positive response from students
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Jeff Hardison

Senior Counsel and Director of Business Development, McClenahan Bruer Communications
Jeff has ten years of experience leading online communications campaigns for clients ranging from high-flying startups such as file-sharing software Morpheus to multinational organizations such as Amazon.com, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and PolyServe (now HP).
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Margie Harris

Executive Director, Energy Trust Trust of Oregon

Andrew Hay

Director of Software Development, Pop Art, Inc.
Andrew Hay works at Pop Art, Inc in Portland, Oregon as the Director of Software Development. As a recently published author with Wrox, he’s enjoying this small window of tranquil sleep before his first child is due shortly after the conference (weeks, not hours).
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Paul Hemson

Vice President of Quality, McAfee
Paul Hemson is the Vice President of Quality at McAfee. In this role he works with a global engineering organization of over 1000 people that employ a variety of development methodologies.
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Scott Hendison

CEO, SearchCommander
Scott Hendison is an SEO expert, and the CEO of Search Commander. He is a former Portland computer store retailer that built a Portland computer repair business through Pay Per Click and organic search engine optimization. In 2003, he started focusing exclusively on internet marketing, and today serves the needs of clients in 5 countries, who find him on the front page of most search engines for "internet consultant" and related phrases.
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David Hersh

CEO, Jive Software
David Hersh began his career as a strategy and change management consultant at VIA International in Chicago and London.
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Gerrit Huizenga

Solutions Architect - Open Source, IBM
Gerrit Huizenga is a software engineer and architect for Linux Base Technologies in the IBM Linux Technology Center in Beaverton, Oregon.
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William Hurley

Chief Architect of Open Source Strategy, BMC Software, Inc.
William Hurley is the Chief Architect of Open Source Strategy at BMC Software, Inc. Also known as "whurley", he is responsible for creating...
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Travis Illig

.NET Developer, Checkfree Corporation
Travis is a .NET developer who enjoys the art of solving problems with technology. He is currently a senior developer with CheckFree Corporation working on next-generation online banking products.
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Peter Imbres

Senior Vice President, Hill & Knowlton, Digital Practice
Peter is a Senior Vice President with H&K’s digital practice, which focuses on providing creative and strategic digital counsel to our clients across all PR disciplines.
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Brian Jamison

CEO, OpenSourcery
Brian is CEO of OpenSourcery, a Portland-based web application and professional services company.
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Janet Johnson

Partner, O'Johnson Partners
A software, Internet and telecommunications industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience, Janet has held executive level marketing, sales and business development positions with a broad range of top technology companies including Apple, Enron, Now Software and Marqui.
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Beth Jones

Virus Researcher, SophosLabs
Beth Jones manages the day to day research and analysis activities of incoming suspicious malware threats and potentially unwanted applications that arrive in the Lab via Sophos customers, partners and prospects. Beth has worked in the Boston-based SophosLab facility for more than four years and brings nearly a decade of network security experience to SophosLabs.
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April Karnes

Specialist, E-Commerce Marketing, Northwest Airlines Inc.
In her role as e-commerce marketing specialist for Northwest Airlines, April’s responsibilities include online product development and new media strategy for nwa.com.
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Nancy Kent

Managing Director, Information Technology, PacifiCorp
Nancy Kent is managing director and co-leads the information technology function at PacifiCorp. She was appointed to this position in August 2006.
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Derek Knudsen

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Avanade’s U.S. West Region
Derek Knudsen is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Avanade’s U.S. West Region. In this role, he is charged with maintaining consistency and breadth in our ability to deliver value to customers leveraging our solutions and assets.
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Bill Leake

President & CEO, Apogee Search
A startup expert, McKinsey & Company alum and Dell computer veteran, Bill has deep expertise in using direct marketing to drive sales and leads, at both the senior executive and the tactical level.
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Kent Lewis

President, Anvil Media, Inc.
With a background in integrated marketing, Lewis left a public relations agency in 1996 to start his search engine marketing career.
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Rick Lindahl

President and Founder (Session Moderator), Invictus Networks, LLC
Founded in 2001, Rick and Invictus Networks have brought together the most experienced wireless communications people in the Northwest for the purpose of consulting, designing and delivering cost effective & secure wireless communications.
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Ben Lloyd

President, Amplify Interactive
Ben Lloyd, President of Amplify Interactive, started his internet marketing experience in 1999 Shortly thereafter, he took that experience to internet marketing pioneer Wave Rock Communications where he honed his skills at improving Web site visibility and generating sales for his clients. Ben later moved on to The Young & Roehr Group as supervisor of the Internet marketing group. In 2003, Ben moved on to form his own search engine marketing company, Amplify Interactive.
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Christopher S. Logan

Entrepreneur, & Strategic Advisor
Chris was the EVP of Business Development at LiveOps, Inc. where he was responsible for corporate strategy, indirect sales channels, and overall expansion.
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Randall Lucas

Associate, Voyager Capital
Randall Lucas joined Voyager Capital in 2005. He is responsible evaluating new investment opportunities and supporting Voyager's supervision of the existing portfolio.
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Greg Lund-Chaix

Oregon Virtual School District Project Lead, OSU Open Source Lab
Greg has spent the last 12 years working on various telecommunications and distance education projects within the State of Oregon.
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Michael Lynch

Software "Dude", Integrated Systems Incorporated
Michael is a Software "Dude" at Integrated Systems Incorporated in Portland, OR. He has been in the software engineering field for over 12 years on a variety of platforms; his most recent work involving web based software systems on the ASP.Net platform.
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Al Maslowski-Yerges

Security Practice Manager, Novacoast, Inc.
Mr. Maslowski-Yerges is an accomplished IT professional with over 11 years of experience in Novell products, Microsoft products, Linux, network infrastructure, and IT security.
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Jason Mauer

Senior Developer Evangelist, Microsoft
Jason Mauer is a Senior Developer Evangelist with Microsoft covering the Pacific Northwest.
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Lee McAtee

Senior Principal Consultant, Impac Services
Lee McAtee is Senior Principal Consultant for Impac Services where he assists clients with the planning, implementation and support of Oracle-based applications and technologies.
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Kerry McClenahan

CEO and President, McClenahan Bruer Communications
Kerry McClenahan is CEO and president of McClenahan Bruer Communications (McBru), which she co-founded in 1993. Kerry’s career spans more than 20 years dedicated to the practice of advertising and public relations for technology business-to-business companies.
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Sean McMahon

President and Chief Executive Officer, EngineWorks, Inc.
Sean McMahon oversees all business aspects of the Company, including strategic planning, corporate direction, and day-to-day operations. Sean has more than half a decade of Internet search marketing experience. In 1999, he was a founding member of the management team at TrafficLeader, Inc., a world-renowned search marketing company.
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Shawn Michael

Senior Associate for Technology, TACS NPower Oregon
Shawn Michael is TACS’ NPower Oregon Senior Associate for Technology. Her professional expertise with technology includes assessment and planning, technology administration, LAN/WAN design and implementation, training, and application and database development.
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Erik Mork

Consultant and Speaker, Portland Area
Erik is a consultant and speaker in the Portland area. Lately, he has been focused on Silverlight, but he also specializes in ASP.NET AJAX and other "rich client" technologies. His podcast can be found at www.sparklingclient.com.

Steve Morris

Executive Director, OTBC and Managing Director, OregonStartups.com
Steve Morris is the Executive Director of OTBC and the Managing Director of OregonStartups.com. He has more than 25 years of management experience in the software, service, and semiconductor test industries at companies such as Hewlett Packard, Integrated Measurement Systems, Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, and Credence Corporation.
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Ben Muller

Senior Consultant, CSG Professional Services
Ben Muller, Sr. Consultant with CSG, is a seasoned Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing project leader, architect, and speaker.
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Paul Nelson

Instructional Technology Specialist, NW Regional Education Service District

William S. Norton

President & COO, Pacific Intermedia, Inc.
Mr. Norton is the President & Chief Operating Officer, and a principal, of Pacific Intermedia.
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Richard (Rick) Pastore

Managing Director of Content Development and Events, CIO Executive Council
Richard Pastore is Managing Director of Content Development and Events for the CIO Executive Council. Rick works with CIO leaders in the Council to envision, create and manage the Council's overall content and events portfolio.
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Gregg Patterson

CEO and Chairman of the Board, PV Powered
Gregg is CEO and Chairman of the Board of PV Powered. Prior to joining PV Powered, Mr. Patterson was a Vice President of Hewlett Packard within their extremely successful Printing and Imaging Group.
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Curt Pederson

Vice Provost for Information Services & Chief Information Officer, Oregon State University & the Oregon University System
During the last nine years Information Services has reorganized, improved and expanded services and continues to build toward a sound infrastructure for Oregon State University research, teaching and learning.
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Ron Pernick

Co-founder and Principal, Clean Edge, Inc. and co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution
Ron Pernick is co-founder and principal of Clean Edge, Inc. and co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution. He is an accomplished market research, publishing, and business entrepreneur with more than two decades of high-tech experience.
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Stormy Peters

Director of Community & Partner Programs, OpenLogic
Stormy Peters joins OpenLogic from Hewlett-Packard (HP) where she founded and managed the Open Source Program Office. As an early adopter of open source, Stormy was responsible for HP's open source strategy, policy and business practices. She was also a founding member of HP's Linux Division.
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Dennis Powers

Principal, Cornerstone Management Resources
Currently the Managing Partner of Cornerstone Management Resources, a successful consulting firm focusing on all aspects of business development and revenue acceleration for emerging and mid-market companies. Mr. Powers is also an Executive in Residence at the Open Technology Business Center, a leading incubator in Oregon, Chair of the Portland Angel Network, and an active angel investor.
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Eric V. Pozzo

Manager, 2008 Oregon Angel Fund
Eric V. Pozzo is currently a manager of the 2008 Oregon Angel Fund, an early stage investment fund focused on generating exceptional returns by harnessing a disciplined, collaborative investment approach.
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Jim Ravelli

Vice President of Services Delivery, EasyStreet Online Services, Inc.
Jim has extensive experience directing the IT architecture, systems development, infrastructure and strategy of companies from start-ups to the Fortune 100.
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Dean Richardson

VP Sales (Former CTO), ArcMail Technology
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.
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Melissa Robinson

Senior Vice President, H&K Digital
With more than 15 years experience in branding, strategic communications and lifestyle marketing, Melissa Robinson is senior vice president and West Coast director for H&K Digital.
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Adraian Ruvalcaba

Senior Software Engineer, Primavera Systems
Adrian Ruvalcaba is a Senior Software Engineer with Primavera Systems. He specializes in developing Java and .NET applications with a focus on integrating the two platforms.
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Haresh Sangani

VP of Engineering Services, TERA Technologies
With experience building, deploying and operating SaaS technologies and teams at companies such as AT&T Wireless, Amazon.com, Expedia.com, Kronos and Hubspan, Haresh Sangani is a seasoned veteran of the industry.
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Kent Schnepp

Co-Founder and Vice President of Operations, EngineWorks, Inc.
As Vice President of Operations at EngineWorks, a Portland-based professional search marketing company specializing in Search Engine Optimization, Paid Search Marketing, and Social Media Marketing, Kent Schnepp is responsible for designing and improving systems to deliver the Company’s world-class services to online commercial entities and interactive media agencies.
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Paul Schwarz

Director, HANSA|GCR
As a former research ecologist studying impacts of global climate change on natural ecosystems, Dr. Schwarz draws upon his scientific background when working withclients. He is actively engaged in all phases of the research process including scoping and proposal development, design of surveys and sampling strategies, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and presentation of results and recommendations to clients.
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Colin Sears

Sustainable Industries Manager, Portland Development Commission

Kathleen A. Sego

Chief Financial Officer, Innovation Asset Group, Inc.
Kathy has built a more than 30 year career in executive financial management roles including CFO or VP Finance positions in four technology startups and two traditional companies. She has a track record that includes profitable acquisitions, and an ability to help transition young companies into profitable ventures.
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Richard Sharp

Vice President, Marketing, Marqui
Richard brings 15 years of technology management and marketing experience to his role at Marqui, where he is responsible for demand generation, product marketing and corporate communications. Prior to joining Marqui, Richard led marketing at Vancouver-based ResponseTek Networks, a leading provider of Customer Experience Management software.
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Ash Shepherd

TACS | Technology Associate, NPower Oregon

J. Rachel Shimshak

Director, Renewable Northwest Project
Rachel has been the Director of the Renewable Northwest Project since its inception in 1994. On her watch, RNP has supported the implementation of more than 2,100 MW of renewables in the Northwest.
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Gregg Small

Executive Director, Climate Solutions & Session Moderator
Gregg brings more than a decade of experience leading non-profit organizations.
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Cameron Smith

Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, State of Oregon

Thomas Smith

Director Information Systems, Jensen Investment Management

William R. Sproull

Sr. VP, Business Development & Administration, ClearEdge Power, Inc.
William R. Sproull was part of the ClearEdge Power founding team in 2003 and serves as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Administration. Prior to joining the Company, he was a Director of wireless video start-up Crystal Link Technologies, serving as Vice President of Business Development, until the Company’s acquisition in 2003 by Avocent.
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Russ Sprunger

Vice President Sales & Marketing, EasyStreet Online Services
Russ's extensive high-tech background—much of it helping companies strategically align their technologies for success—enables him to effectively match EasyStreet solutions to customer needs. Prior to EasyStreet, he...
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Barry Tallis

Strategic Consulting Director, Jive Software
Barry Tallis is the Strategic Consulting Director at Jive Software. In this role, Barry has worked with Fortune 500 corportations to establish and execute strategies to develop and grow corporate internal and external communities, including Bank of America, Intel, Cognos...
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Don Tapscott

Chief Executive, New Paradigm, & Author, WIKINOMICS: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Don Tapscott, one of the world's leading authorities on business strategy, is Chief Executive of the international think tank New Paradigm, founded in 1993. New Paradigm produces groundbreaking research focused on the role of technology in productivity, business design, effectiveness and competitiveness.
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Ananthan Thandri

Chief Information Officer, Mentor Graphics
Ananthan Thandri is the Chief Information Officer at Mentor Graphics, an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software company. In this role, Thandri is responsible for the Global IT, Engineering Tools, and License and Install for Mentor.
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Jim Thayer

Senior Associate, Quantec

Brett Tramposh

Director of Quality, iovation
Brett has spent the majority of his 20 years in Software Quality Assurance working for companies in the Portland area which include privately held businesses, VC funded startups, and billion dollar corporations.
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Matthew Tunnell

President, Formos
Matthew is the president of Formos, a custom software development firm specializing in process management solutions and new product
development. He founded Formos in 2002 and has led the steady growth of the company to its current state of over 30 employees, an office in Asia and satisfied clients worldwide.
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Anthony Ulwick

Author of the Bestseller, "What Customers Want" and Founder, Strategyn
Anthony Ulwick, author of the bestseller, What Customers Want, and founder of Strategyn, an international innovation management consulting firm, is revolutionizing the field of innovation.
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John Mark Walker

Community Manager, Hyperic

Fredrik Wallberg

Marketing Program Manager, The Americas, Milestone Systems Inc.
Fredrik Wallberg has a profile in writing, sales and marketing. He holds a Bachelors degree in Journalism from the University of Arizona. He was also the Vice President of the University of Arizona Sports Marketing Organization.
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Jonathan Wanagel

Senior Development Lead, Microsoft
Jonathan Wanagel is a Senior Development Lead at Microsoft and responsible for development of www.CodePlex.com, Microsoft’s open source project hosting web site.
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Jim Wasko

Program Director, Cloud Computing
Mr. Wasko is Program Director for Cloud Computing development for IBM's Systems and Technology Group. His team is working on evolving technology for the corporate data center.
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David White

VP of Business Development, FlightStats
David White is VP of business development at FlightStats - a publisher of commercial aviation data and flight information. He manages their public web site - flightstats.com - a site with over 2 million visits each month from 180 countries.
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Chris Whitman

Senior Software Engineer, Primavera Systems
Chris Whitman is a Senior Software Engineer with Primavera Systems. He has built and documented solutions used to integrate ProSight Portfolios with a number of products, including: MS Project, HP OpenView, Computer Associates Cohesion, Telelogic System Architect, and IBM RPM.
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Lorie Wigle

General Manager, Eco-Technology Program Office, Intel Corporation, President, CLIMATE SAVERS COMPUTING INITIATIVE
Lorie Wigle leads Intel’s Eco-Technology effort which is focused on the sustainable manufacturing and usage of Intel’s products.
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James Wilcox

Territory Sales Manager, Aruba Networks
Author of the fourth edition book "Video Communications: the Whole Picture," James Wilcox offers more than twenty years of experience in communications and technology.
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Chuck Williams

Associate Director, Office of Technology Transfer, University of Oregon

Mark Wilson

Marketing Director, The Americas, Milestone Systems Inc.
Mark Wilson started working at Milestone in 2006. Prior to this, he worked at Intel. He has significant experience in the disciplines of marketing to the IT industry. Originally from England, he has worked in Denmark, and the US for many years.
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Richard Wymore

CEO, CPDI

Lance B. Young

VP of Software Development, SolutionsIQ
Lance Young spearheads the quality of SolutionsIQ premium software development services.
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Raven Zachary

Open Source Research Director, The 451 Group
Raven Zachary is the Open Source Research Director for The 451 Group, an independent technology industry analyst company.
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Jeff Zaremba

Director of Collaboration, Avanade Inc.

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