Paul Austin

Applied Technologies Specialist, EMC

Paul Austin is an integral part of the Federal Division and acts as a Senior Manager, Chief Technologist, and technical mentor. As an applied technologist, Mr. Austin is, on a daily basis, speaking with US Federal Government employees and their systems integrators about the application of EMC and connected technologies into some of the most rigorous IT environments in the world. Mr. Austin has a direct impact on Division revenues and is often opening up the door to new accounts where we need to establish technical credibility before the customer will take any sales calls. Mr. Austin holds a US Security Clearance at the TS/SCI, full scope level (Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmentalized Information with full lifestyle polygraph). This allows him to address our Intelligence customers in a way that can tie important, mission-specific details, together with EMC product and service capabilities.

A technologist with Mr. Austin's level of experience and expertise coupled with a high level clearance adds a unique differentiator to EMC's presence in this important marketplace. For instance, after years of support, EMC had been virtually kicked out of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Through the strategic use of Mr. Austin talents in some very important meetings and working sessions with DIA technologists, EMC was able to win a 5-year, $70M, IDIQ contract in Q4 of 2007. After an initial large scale purchase the DIA is continuing to invest in EMC with a $12M purchase in Q3 of 2008.

Devon Bryan

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Internal Revenue Service

Devon Bryan, CISSP, CCNA, MCSE2K currently serves as the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Deputy Associate CIO for Cybersecurity (Deputy, Chief Information Security Officer). As the Deputy ACIO Cybersecurity (Deputy CISO), Devon is responsible for providing executive leadership in the design, development and delivery of IRS’ comprehensive cyber security program consistent with Federal statutory, legislative and regulatory requirements. This includes directing the development and implementation of enterprise security policy, standards, guidelines and procedures to maximizing the confidentiality, integrity and availability of IRS information and information systems; overseeing the performance of risks assessments, managing compliance, leading the identification and mitigation of cyber threats, determining cyber security strategies and investment priorities and monitoring overall security program implementation. Before joining the IRS, Devon spent 11 years engineering, securing and managing enterprise data networks for the US Air Force, separating as a Captain in January 1999.  Devon holds an undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Colorado Technological University. Devon is a Member of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)2) Government Advisory Board  (GAB) and serves on the ISC2 GAB’s Executive Writers Board.

Rob Carey

Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of the Navy (DON)

Robert J. Carey serves as the sixth Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of the Navy (DON). As the DON CIO, Mr. Carey is the senior Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) official in the Department and he provides top-level advocacy for the Secretary of the Navy for the development and use of IM/IT and creation of a unified IM/IT vision for the Navy–Marine Corps team. He develops strategies, policies, plans, architectures, standards, and guidance, and provides process transformation support for the entire Department of the Navy. Additionally, he ensures that the development and acquisition of IT systems are interoperable and consistent with the Department's objectives and vision. Mr. Carey is the Department's IM/IT workforce Community Manager and also serves as the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Officer. Mr. Carey entered the Senior Executive Service in June 2003 as the DON Deputy Chief Information Officer (Policy and Integration) and was responsible for leading the DON CIO staff in developing strategies for achieving IM and IT enterprise integration across the Department.

Mr. Carey's Federal service began with the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground in October 1982 where he worked as a Test Director for small arms and automatic weapons. He began his career in the Department of the Navy in February 1985 with the Naval Sea Systems Command, working in the Anti-Submarine Warfare domain. Mr. Carey joined the staff of the DON CIO in February 2000, during which time he served as the DON CIO eBusiness Team Leader through June 2003. During this period he also served as the Director of the DON Smart Card Office from February through September 2001. Before joining the DON CIO, Mr. Carey served in a variety of engineering and program management leadership positions within the Acquisition Community in the Undersea Warfare domain. Mr. Carey attended the University of South Carolina where he received a bachelor's of science degree in engineering in 1982. He earned a masters of engineering management degree from the George Washington University in 1995. He is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community and has been awarded the DON Meritorious Civilian Service Award, Superior Civilian Service Award, Distinguished Service Award, as well as numerous other performance awards. He received the prestigious Federal 100 Award in 2006, 2008 and 2009 recognizing his contributions to Federal Information Technology. Mr. Carey is an active member of the United States Navy Reserve and currently holds the rank of Commander in the Civil Engineer Corps. He was recalled to active duty for Operation Desert Shield/Storm and most recently Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he served in the Al Anbar province with I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Tracy Conn

Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Tracy Conn is an assistant vice president in the Supervision and Regulation Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. She is responsible for overseeing strategic planning, budgeting, expense management, strategic resource planning and allocation, talent management, training and career development, and knowledge management. Ms. Conn also sponsors national initiatives to develop examiner essential skills and to improve integration and usage of internal collaboration tools. She is secondary deputy ethics officer providing depth for ethics and conflicts of interest compliance. Ms. Conn holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Kent State University and an MBA in Finance from The University of Akron.

Michael Howard

World Wide Business Development Manager for Security Solutions, Imaging and Printing Group, HP

Michael Howard joined Hewlett-Packard ten years ago and has been supporting HP’s growth around enterprise solutions for Imaging and Printing. He moved into the role of World Wide Business Development Manager for Security Solutions, Imaging and Printing three years ago. In this role, he provides education to customer’s on the importance of security policies and procedures around Imaging and Printing as well as working with the HP Labs to ensure HP’s leadership role in security.

Prior to HP, Michael began his career in the security and high technology field 27 years ago with the U.S. Navy as a Cryptologist. Over a 12 year period, he held numerous positions in the Navy in both operational and development roles working on projects to improve overall communications. Michael then worked directly with the Department of Defense in the security field for five years before joining private industry where his focus has been on enterprise solutions for major corporations. Michael’s primary area of focus has been around solutions for Security, Document Management, Core Content Management and Output Management.

LTC Mike Hower

Chief, Squadron Commander Professional Development, Air Command and Staff College, U.S. Air Force

Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Hower is currently the Chief of Squadron Commander Professional Development and the Forum Leader for Commanders Connection, the professional forum for Air Force squadron commanders, at Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.  Prior to this assignment, he was a student and distinguished graduate of Air Command and Staff College. Lt Col Hower is a command space professional with qualifications in satellite command and control operations, nuclear operations, space control, and developmental engineering having served at the squadron level in both space & missile operations and developmental engineering assignments across Air Force Space Command.  He has earned several awards including the 2006 Frances Hesselbein Leadership Award for advancing the practice of command as the leader of the team creating the first-ever, online professional forum for Air Force squadron commanders.

Anil Karmel

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Anil Karmel is a Solutions Architect working in the Network and Infrastructure Engineering division at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has been in the IT Industry for over ten years, working with various Fortune 500 companies and government in the areas of Enterprise Messaging & Collaboration, VMware, Linux and Windows system administration. Mr. Karmel  is featured on the cover of FedTech magazine, November 2008. He also spoke at the National Laboratory Information Technology Summit 2007, 2008 & 2009  and is quoted in several federal IT publications. 

Alan Paller

Director of Research, SANS Institute

Alan Paller is the director of research for the SANS Institute, responsible for projects ranging from the Internet Storm Center (the Internet's early warning system with 500,000 sensors around the world) to the Top Ten Security Menaces of the coming year. He also edits NewsBites, the twice-weekly summary of the most important news stories in security. But he says his most satisfying responsibility is finding people who have solved important security problems and helping SANS 85,000 alumni in 60 countries learn about those people and their discoveries.

Alan earned degrees in computer science and engineering from Cornell and MIT. He wrote hundreds of articles on computer graphics, EIS and computer security, and authored two books, The EIS Book: Information Systems for Top Managers and How to Give the Best Presentation of Your Life. He has testified before the House and Senate, and in 2001 the President named Alan as one of the original members of the National Infrastructure Assurance Council. In 2005 the Federal CIO Council chose him as its annual Azimuth Award winner recognizing his singular vision and outstanding service to government information technology.

David Riley

NHIN CONNECT Initiative Lead, Federal Health Architecture Program, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Dept. of Health and Human Services

David Riley is the NHIN CONNECT initiative lead for the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) Program in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT). In this role he facilitates consensus across a group of 26 federal agencies and institutes to enhance health information sharing on a nationwide basis. His work resulted in successful demonstrations of health information sharing across multiple agencies and non-governmental health enterprises in the NHIN Forum of December, 2008. He has served as the Chief, Technology Discovery and Insertion directly for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. He is an experienced entrepreneur with startup experience in both the private sector and large scale IT projects in the federal sector. Mr. Riley is an Air Force Trained Primary Care Physician Assistant with a Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine.  He served in the United States Air Force and was deployed during the Persian Gulf War.

Eric Sauve

CEO and Co-founder, Tomoye

Eric Sauve is an expert on delivering results through the successful implementation and management of collaboration communities within public and private sector organizations. He has led Tomoye's vision of user-driven communities, which has resulted in tangible innovation and greater organizational agility for organizations including John Deere, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Army. He is a frequent speaker and author on communities and informal learning, having spoken at 20+ government, KM and learning events in the past two years.

Judith Spencer

Co-Chair, Identity, Credential, and Access Management Subcommittee (ICAMSC) of the Federal CIO Council

Judith Spencer is the Co-Chair, Identity, Credential, and Access Management Subcommittee (ICAMSC) of the Federal CIO Council. She is responsible for building consensus and promoting cross cutting solutions for Federal identity management activities across the four sectors of e-Government: Government to Citizen; Government to Business; Government to Government; and Internal Effectiveness and Efficiencies. This includes citizen outreach solutions, fostering business solutions, and unified logical/physical credentialing of Federal employees as directed in HSPD 12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors. Ms. Spencer fosters a united approach to Federal Identity Management activities. She is an agency expert for Identity Management and Policy in the Office of Governmentwide Policy in the U.S. General Services Administration.

Patrick Stingley

CTO, Bureau of Land Management

Patrick Stingley was the first CTO of the Federal Cloud Initiative and has subsequently furthered the definition of the federal cloud by developing a framework to describe how cloud computing aligns with the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework.  Mr Stingley began working in Cloud Computing during the summer of 2008, as part of his efforts with the ITI Line of Business & OMB. He has produced a number of papers and presentations including: “Cloud Computing for GeoSpatial Applications”, “Security and Cloud Computing”, "Acquisition of Cloud Computing Services", "Cloud Computing for Federal Agencies" and prepared a development plan for a federal cloud computing capability. He is a certified Enterprise Architect, has a Masters in Information Systems Technology, a PMP, CCNP, and a CISSP. Before returning to the government, he built Internet, Intranet and extranet systems in private industry.

John Thompson

Ph.D, Associate Professor, Buffalo State College

John Thompson is an Associate Professor in Computer Information Systems at Buffalo State College. He also operates his own consulting and training business, Global Learning Institute, Inc. Dr. Thompson’s previous career experience includes functioning as the director of training for two state governments and director of a computer training organization at a state organization that trained 9,000 clients to use microcomputers. He was the lead consultant in implementing total quality management (TQM) in a 1,100-employee government agency, and facilitated strategic plans for a government agency and a local municipality. Dr. Thompson teaches nearly all his graduate courses 100% online, having taught over 70 online courses, enjoying working and teaching from his home office at all hours of the day and night. His doctoral dissertation researched connections between adult education principles and writers of computer documentation. Dr. Thompson’s current research interests include green computing, Web 2.0, and online learning.

Capt. (Sel) Michael Weiner

Chief Medical Officer, Defense Health Information Management Systems, TRICARE Management Activity, Dept. of Defense

Captain (Select) Michael Weiner is Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS). He advocates for the Military Health System’s garrison and theater medical community, advises DHIMS senior leadership, and drives delivery of usable solutions. Prior, at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, CAPT (sell) Weiner served as Director of IT Plans and Policy, and Governance and Enterprise Architecture for the Chief Information Office of Navy Medicine. At the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), he and his team began to utilize voice recognition with the Navy Theater Electronic Medical Record, and digitalized healthcare records for forward deployed use. CAPT (sel) Weiner graduated from the US Naval Academy and attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; he also earned a Master’s in IS Technology from George Washington University. He holds several personal awards from the Navy include two Meritorious Service Medals.