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| Scott Ambler, IBM | | Scott Ambler is leading exponent of Agile Modeling (AM) methodologies. He is the author of many books on software architecture and process, and a columnist for Software Development magazine. His most recent book is "Agile Modeling: Effective Practices for Extreme Programming and the Unified Process." |
| Len Bass, Carnagie Mellon University/SEI | | Len Bass is a senior member of the technical staff at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). He has written or edited five books and numerous papers on software engineering and other topics. He has extensive experience in architecting real-world development projects. |
| Grady Booch, IBM | Grady Booch is recognized internationally for his innovative work on software architecture, modeling, and software engineering process. His work has improved the effectiveness of software developers worldwide. He has been with Rational Software Corporation as Chief Scientist since its founding in 1980. Grady is one of the original developers of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and was also one of the original developers of several of Rational's products including Rational Rose. Grady has served as architect and architectural mentor for numerous complex software systems around the world. |
| Paul Clements, SEI/Carnagie Mellon University | Paul Clements is a senior member of the technical staff at the SEI, where he works on software architecture and product line engineering. He is the author of five books and more than three dozen papers on these and other topics. |
| Richard Hubert, Hubert & Associates GmbH | Richard Hubert received a Master of Science Degrees in Chemical Engineering and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1987. He served as director of the Unix Consulting Center for DIGITAL Equipment Corporation in Munich until 1990 when he founded the Interactive Objects Software GmbH (www.io-software.com) which was acquired in 2004. During his 13 years as chief consultant and director at Interactive Objects, he served as chief architect in large national and international projects across diverse industries and as an expert in IT-architecture for the European Commission. In 1997 he received the highest-level certification in Convergent Engineering in San Francisco USA and proceeded to lecture on IT-architecture at the Convergent Engineering Institute. In 2001, he published the world&s first book on the OMGs Model Driven Architecture (MDA), the first MDA book selected to bear the OMG-Press seal of quality, where he introduced the concepts of Convergent Architecture and IT-Architectural Style (www.ConvergentArchitecture.com). He is tri-lingual (English, German, French) and operates from offices in Germany and France. |
| Nick Rozanski | 
Nick Rozanski is an Enterprise Technical Architect for Marks and Spencer, the United Kingdom’s largest clothing and food retailer. His current architectural portfolio is focused on integration and workflow, but he also has a strong interest in information architecture and in the role and practice of the software architect. Nick has worked in IT since 1980 for several large and small systems integrators, including Logica, Capgemini, and Sybase. He has taken senior roles on a wide range of programs for clients in finance, retail, manufacturing, and government. His technology background includes enterprise application integration, package implementation, relational database, data replication, and object-oriented software development. He is also an experienced technical instructor and certified internal project auditor. Nick was educated at the Universities of Cambridge and Manchester United Kingdom. You can find out more about Nick here. |
| Oliver Sims, Sims Associates | | Bio coming soon |
| Jeff Tash, Flashmap Systems | Jeff Tash is co-founder, president, and CEO of Flashmap Systems, Inc. (www.FlashmapSystems.com). Throughout his 30-year career, Jeff has specialized in emerging information technologies. His expertise has spanned enterprise architecture, software architecture, SOA, client/server, object-oriented, and relational technology. He is respected as a nuts & bolts strategist who has had extensive experience solving exceedingly complex IT issues. Over a million of Jeff’s IT Roadmap wall posters have been distributed worldwide since their original publication back in 1994. This 5 poster series describes IT Infrastructure, Application Development, COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) Applications, and Business Intelligence. These posters provide an impressive, easy to read, hard copy reference of the IT industry. |
| Eoin Woods | 
Eoin Woods has been working in the software engineering field since 1990 for companies including Ford, Groupe Bull, Sybase, InterTrust, and Zuhlke Engineering, in applied research, server product development and large-scale information systems implementation roles. Today, Eoin works for UBS Investment Bank as a software and enterprise architect in the exchange traded derivatives area. Eoin's main technical professional interests are software architecture, distributed systems, computer security, and data management. Eoin holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Software Engineering from Brunel and Manchester Universities. He is a professional member of the British Computer Society and the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and is a chartered engineer (CEng) and chartered information technology professional (CITP). You can find out more about Eoin here. |
| Angela Yochem, Bank of America | Angela Yochem runs the Strategic Architecture Management organization for the consumer banking division of Bank of America, one of the world's largest financial institutions. Her teams are responsible for architectural direction, architectural maturity, and technology as a strategic business enabler. Angela joined the bank from another large US bank, where she led multiple architecture practices and was responsible for architectural health, maintenance of disciplines and transformation based on the needs and objectives of the business and corporate technology. Prior to joining the banking industry, Angela was a Lead Systems Architect in the world's largest package delivery company, a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. She specialized in the design and delivery of large-scale distributed systems and solutions to complex integration and convergence challenges. Her background includes extensive B2B and B2C commerce architectural work for the world's largest information technology company, systems design for the defense industry, and network design and management of a multi-campus network with thousands of managed nodes. Angela is a published author with Prentice-Hall and Addison-Wesley, and serves on the executive board of Global Exec Women. Angela is a regular speaker at events and executive forums in the United States and abroad.
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