ComputerWorld Storage Networking World

April 6-9, 2009 · Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL

STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD


Storage Networking World
April 6-9, 2009
Rosen Shingle Creek
Orlando, Florida



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Speaker Bios

Featured Presenters from Fall 2008:

Diane Bryant

Diane Bryant, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Intel Corporation
Diane M. Bryant is Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Intel Corporation where she is responsible for Intel's Information Technology organization. Intel's IT organization delivers strategic value by providing professional support, applications, and solutions that enable Intel's growth and transformation.

Previously, Bryant held several positions including general manager of the Server Platforms Group, responsible for Intel's server, workstation, and storage business encompassing all elements of the platform including hardware, software and services. She was also director of the Corporate Platform Office, responsible for driving the transformation of Intel to a platform directed company, and GM of the Enterprise Processor Division responsible for the architecture, design and delivery of Intel's Xeon and Itanium processor families. Before joining the Enterprise group in 1998, Bryant was Director of Engineering of the Mobile Products Group responsible for Intel's mobile processors and chipsets.

Bryant received her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from U.C. Davis in 1985 and joined Intel the same year. She holds four U.S. Patents.


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Derek Chan Derek Chan, Head of Digital Operations, DreamWorks Animation
Derek Chan is the Head of Digital Operations for DreamWorks Animation. In this role, Derek provides strategic vision and planning for the animation studio’s computing infrastructure – which includes Systems Engineering, Systems Operations, Technical Resource Management, Hardware Engineering and Virtual Studio Collaboration development.

Derek joined DreamWorks in 1996 in the Software Development group. He was primarily a Software Development Manager where he directed a team of developers that focused on 2D and 3D pipeline issues. This team was called upon to develop the first new application, ToonShooter, completely on Linux. This ground-breaking new pencil test system was instrumental in establishing DreamWorks Animation as the industry leader in the use of Linux on the desktop and in the datacenter.

After successfully leading those software development efforts, Derek was asked to focus on Digital Operations. As the Head of Digital Operations for DreamWorks Animation, Derek has been at the forefront of numerous technology initiatives that have enabled the company to reach the unprecedented scale and creative milestones including:
  • The transition to Linux and commodity hardware from high cost specialized hardware and software
  • The formation of key strategic alliances with partners such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
  • The unification of DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks Animation on a single proprietary toolset and infrastructure
  • The development and licensing of the company’s Virtual Studio Collaboration system which has enabled revolutionary cross-site collaboration
Derek is a member of Advisory Councils for Hewlett-Packard, Advanced Micro Devices, and the Open Source Development Lab. Derek is also a member of the Visual Effects Society and the Science and Technology Council’s Task Force on Digital Motion Picture Archiving for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His film credits include: “The Prince of Egypt,” “The Road to El Dorado,” “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas,” “Shrek 2,” “Shark Tale,” “Madagascar,” “Over the Hedge,” “Flushed Away,” “Shrek the Third,” and “Bee Movie.”

Derek has spoken at LinuxWorld, Siggraph, the InterMountain Venture Forum and NAB. He received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Masters in Computer Science from Stanford University.

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Burzin Engineer

Burzin Engineer, Vice President of Infrastructure Technology, Shopzilla, Inc.
Burzin N. Engineer is Vice President of Infrastructure Technology at Shopzilla, Inc. Burzin has more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry. His experience ranges from system and database administration to network/storage design and architecture. His technology focal points revolve around solving today's largest IT problems such as server consolidation, virtualization, data mobility and ILM. At Shopzilla, Burzin is responsible for all facets of IT, including network, storage, systems and internal IT. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Southern California. He can be reached at bengineer@shopzilla.com.


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Madge Meyer

Madge Meyer, Executive Vice President, State Street Corporation
Madge M. Meyer is Executive Vice President and head of global infrastructure services at State Street Corporation. In this role, Ms. Meyer is responsible for State Street’s technology infrastructure solutions and services across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

Prior to joining State Street in 2001, Ms. Meyer served as first vice president for Merrill Lynch’s Enterprise Technology Services. Earlier in her career, she held several executive positions at IBM with responsibilities for global technology infrastructure strategy and implementation, application development, outsourcing service delivery and worldwide network services.

In 2004, Ms. Meyer was named to Computerworld's Premier 100 list, which honors individuals who have had a positive impact on their organization through technology, and in 2007 she was named to the YWCA Boston’s Academy of Women Achievers. In 2008, she received the Visionary Award from Symantec, while the Computerworld Honors Program celebrated her technological leadership by naming her as a Laureate, and also honored her team with their 21st Century Achievement Award.

Ms. Meyer received her Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and chemistry from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor. She is currently a member of the board for the Wall Street Technology Association, a member of Simmons College’s School of Management Business Advisory Council, and an advisory board member of the Asian American Civic Association.

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Nicholas Negroponte Nicholas Negroponte, Cofounder, MIT MediaLab and Founder, One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
Nicholas Negroponte is one of the foremost futurists of our time, a fine speaker with a distinguished history of valuable insights on innovation, technology and their impact on business that few can match.

Professor Negroponte was the first to predict and describe how digitalization would affect every industry in every part of the world. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Being Digital. He has continued to understand the directions that technology is taking business and society and to effectively forecast the transformations that are defining our future. He is the founding chairman of MIT’s Media Lab, one of the world’s leading interdisciplinary research centers.

Negroponte is the driving force behind One Laptop per Child, a project to bring durable, affordable and innovative computers to children worldwide. As a computer, OLPC is a conceptual and technological breakthrough that is destined to revolutionize computing. As a nonprofit, OLPC is also a conceptual breakthrough that is destined to transform global education and economic development.

Nicolas Negroponte was cofounding Chairman of MIT’s MediaLab and is now Chairman Emeritus.
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Brenda Patterson

Brenda Patterson, Certified Records Manager, Sunland Group
Brenda is a Certified Records Manager with 20+ years experience in the RIM field. She has worked in the oil & gas and transportation industries and is currently working as the Records Manager for Sunland Group, an engineering firm, in the construction industry.

Brenda received her CRM in 1991 and has successfully maintained her credentials for 3 – 5 year cycles by attending classes on electronic issues and other technology topics. Brenda moved 13,000 – 20,000 lateral filing inches (LFI) from one facility to another facility three times. She has planned, organized and implemented an offsite storage facility ultimately reaching 25,000 boxes and developed and implemented the computer programs for tracking this information and boxes.

Brenda has been an active Dallas ARMA member since 1984 and has served on numerous committees and on the Board as an officer.

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Marty Smith

Marty Smith, Chief Information Technology Officer, ChoicePoint
Marty Smith is Chief Information Technology Officer for ChoicePoint, (NYSE: CPS), a leading provider of identification and credential verification services. The company serves the information needs of business, government and nonprofit organizations including the nation’s largest insurance companies and more than half of the Fortune 100.  

Mr. Smith is responsible for all of the organization’s technical infrastructure and data center operations, leading a department of more than 400 associates.  The Information Technology department at ChoicePoint ensures the integrity and continual availability of corporate data, proprietary information and related intellectual property through information security and access management.    

Mr. Smith is a member of the senior executive team at ChoicePoint and in this capacity, he provides leadership, vision and direction for all of the company’s data center operations, corporate-wide applications, and business unit architecture and application transformations in support of the organization’s strategic business objectives and requirements.  

In recent years, ChoicePoint has reaffirmed its commitment to the protection of data by integrating privacy and information security into its business model.  Mr. Smith has been instrumental in the development and implementation of the organization’s comprehensive information security and privacy framework.  ChoicePoint’s work in these areas has been copied by other businesses and has been acknowledged to be the gold standard by privacy advocates and regulators alike.  

In addition, Mr. Smith oversees corporate applications including Human Resources, Credentialing and Customer Service; oversight of ChoicePoint’s business units’ application architecture and technical support to the company’s information security function.  

Prior to joining ChoicePoint, Mr. Smith spent eight years at The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, including five years as the head of Architecture in which he was responsible for enterprise infrastructure planning and governance.

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