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Ron Backmann, Humana Learn more about Ron! |
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Over the next two years, I hope to bring my perspective to the Board and work closely to continue the growth it has overseen for the past several years. I have a vision of a more integrated ODTUG experience. With my background and career inside a large organization, I have a perspective that would lend some value to the Board. When elected, I understand the demands will be many but I am up to the task and am ready to volunteer my time to an organization that has embraced me and shown me its good will. Please consider a vote for Ron Backmann. Biographical Statement Ron has been an ODTUG member since 2005. He has been with Humana Inc. for 18 years, the last several as an Information Management Manager/Enterprise Technical Architect. During this time at Humana Inc., Ron has been exposed to Oracle APEX and the ODTUG community. Supplying information support and prototyping solutions for later integration into corporate systems is what Ron and his team do. With the help of the ODTUG community and the toolset that Ron learned about at ODTUG, he has been able to take part in building a division with Humana Inc. that has grown from 150 associates in 2007 to almost 7,000 by the end of 2014. The growth of this organization is helping our aging population age more gracefully and bend the cost curve for Humana Inc. Back to Top
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Danny Bryant, City of Atlanta Learn more about Danny! |
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Campaign Statement Greetings, ODTUG! I am seeking your support to represent you on the ODTUG Board of Directors. Over the past three years as a member of ODTUG, I have met many of you while working to promote the organization through advocacy within the Oracle community. My dedication to ODTUG is demonstrated through my increasing involvement: |
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An advocate in the greater Oracle community, I want to work toward bringing more public sector organizations into the ODTUG community. To that end, I also serve on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Oracle User Group and have relationships with many of the local governments and businesses in the Atlanta area. Biographical Statement |
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Stewart Bryson, Red Pill Analytics Learn more about Stewart! |
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In my career, I have worked as a DBA, a PL/SQL developer, an APEX developer, and an ETL developer, using all generations of Oracle’s tools for this. I’ve worked extensively with Fusion Middleware, and of course, continue as a key contributor to the Oracle BI and EPM communities, being recognized perhaps globally as an expert on integrating these two areas. I hold strong connections in all these product lines, both internal to Oracle and in the community at large, and can provide a holistic view over the multiple technology tracks. As a serial entrepreneur, I have vast experience in managing finances and in delegating authority. Every day I work with companies to help them drive insight from information, making tough decisions easier through the use of data. I want to bring those same innovations to ODTUG and transform us into a data-driven organization. I ask for your vote so I can make these ideas a reality…and to finally get vending machines in the cafeteria. Biographical Statement Stewart is the owner and co-founder of Red Pill Analytics, and has been designing and implementing BI systems since 1996. He is an Oracle ACE Director, an internationally recognized writer and speaker in the Oracle Community, and co-host for the video podcast "Real-Time BI with Kevin & Stewart." He founded Transcendent Data, Inc. in 2004 to build a consulting practice around his considerable knowledge of best practices and Oracle BI and DW products. In 2008, he joined Rittman Mead consulting as the US CEO and later as the global Chief Innovation Officer. In 2014, along with Kevin McGinley, Stewart founded Red Pill Analytics with the desire to effect a paradigm shift in Oracle BI and DI delivery. Back to Top |
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Karen Cannell, TH Technology Learn more about Karen! |
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Campaign Statement I seek your vote for the ODTUG Board of Directors so I may contribute to promoting ODTUG as the center of excellence for Oracle developers. You may know me as the pants-on-the-ground person from our Long Beach Kscope. You may know me as the Technical Journal editor, constantly nagging for articles promoting our columnists. You may recognize my book reviews, white papers, blogs, or presentations. Actually, I’m just another developer who needs to keep up with the ever-changing field of Oracle tools. I thrive on learning, applying new techniques, and sharing practical how-to. In my experience, ODTUG is by far the best, most cost-effective mode of learning for Oracle developers. As a board member, I will endeavor to ensure ODTUG is always there to support Oracle developers, novice to expert. |
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I have served ODTUG as conference reviewer, book review author, senior technical editor, and editor of the Technical Journal since 2008. I was honored as Volunteer of the Year in 2013. Biographical Statement |
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Gary Crisci, General Electric Learn more about Gary! |
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As a board member I will:
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Amy Del Rosario, ADR Analytics Learn more about Amy! |
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Campaign Statement I greatly enjoy being a volunteer for ODTUG, and I am committed to serving the members of this outstanding community. While my volunteer experience only began in 2013, I have been a HUGE fan of ODTUG since Kscope08. Last year, as a member of the ODTUG Hyperion SIG Board of Directors, involvement became somewhat of an addiction. I won’t claim to be the smartest or most experienced candidate, but I am a supportive member of the community, I care deeply for its members, and I am willing to work extra hard. In everything I do, I strive to build bridges that bring people together. Some of the items that I am working on include: |
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Biographical Statement Amy is an independent Oracle Hyperion Planning/Essbase consulting specialist focused on building bridges among people, ideas and technology. She has over 17 years of experience in the areas of accounting, finance, and information technology, and has provided both internal and external Hyperion support to companies since 2002. While she is based out of Seattle, Amy’s projects take her from coast to coast, and she eagerly embraces any opportunity to travel to new places and meet new people.
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Erica Harris, Waikato Regional Council Learn more about Erica! |
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Campaign Statement With many years of experience on the NZOUG Committee, organizing the NZOUG conference, and recent involvement on the ODTUG Marketing Committee, I believe I have the skills to be an efffective member of the ODTUG Board. Those skills are further enhanced by my participation in the 2014 ODTUG Leadership Program. The Newcomers’ Community initiative highlights my approach to both my professional and volunteer activities — solutions should be simple, effective and easily administered. In other words, solutions must be sustainable. |
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ODTUG is a vibrant, enthusiastic, welcoming community. I would very much value being able to contribute to its continuing success and assist Bambi Price in expanding ODTUG’s presence in Asia Pacific. Biographical Statement Erica is the Senior Oracle DBA at Waikato Regional Council, a local government organization in New Zealand. She has been working with Oracle technologies since 1996.
Erica’s day-to-day reponsibilities include:
Erica has been a member of the Oracle community since 1998, when she joined the committee for the newly formed NZOUG. Her involvement includes:
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Roel Hartman, APEX Consulting Learn more about Roel! |
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Campaign Statement My focus for ODTUG will be global. Currently, all the members in the Board are based in North America; from North America, it is not always that easy to reach out to (potential) members in Europe and Asia, simply because of a difference in language, culture, and time zone. |
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I think ODTUG should expand its presence towards Europe and Asia and act more like a global user group, so my goal is to have more ODTUG conferences across Europe and Asia. And because of my network - especially in Europe - I have access to the leaders of the local user groups. And we need those local user groups to make these events a (joint) success. Biographical Statement |
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Eric Helmer, ADI Strategies Learn more about Eric! |
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Campaign Statement Fellow Oracle users, I seek your support in joining the ODTUG Board of Directors. I have been involved in user group activities for many years – from speaking at the old Hyperion Solutions conferences to participating in local (Dallas) user group meetings and conferences. In recent years, I have served on the OAUG Hyperion SIG and the ODTUG Hyperion SIG. Through these activities I have: |
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As an Oracle ACE Director, my proudest achievement was starting the first ODTUG Hyperion SIG infrastructure domain, which brought a much-needed IT/infrastructure presence to the members that resulted in more IT tracks, content, and sessions at conferences and events. I hope to continue to serve in this way by adding content and awareness of the critical IT aspects of EPM as a board member. Biographical Statement |
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Jeff Henkel, CheckPoint Consulting Learn more about Jeff! |
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Campaign Statement I am seeking to join the ODTUG Board of Directors as a new member for 2014. In this role, I hope to drive the growth of ODTUG within the greater North American market. I’m interested in joining as a Director with a focus on EPM technologies and emerging technologies and services. I believe my 15 years of experience as a consultant and manager in the EPM world would bring unique insight into the following areas: |
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• Designing the goals and scope of technical presentations as they pertain to:
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Jerry Ireland, Rightsizing Learn more about Jerry! |
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The Board asked me to be the liaison to the International Oracle User Community. The IOUC summit, an annual meeting of the Oracle user groups around the world, was losing its relevance, and I have always been an advocate for working with other user groups. I was invited by Oracle to be on the advisory committee to help create an agenda for the IOUC Summit. Together with Oracle and the other user group representatives, we were able to create an agenda that met with great enthusiasm from all who attended and leave everyone looking forward to the next summit. This has enhanced my already excellent relationships with Oracle and other user groups that have served ODTUG well in the past and, with your support, I will continue to help ODTUG to grow and improve. Biographical Statement |
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Andrew Jorgensen, Mindstream Analytics Learn more about Andrew! |
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John King, King Training Resources Learn more about John! |
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Campaign Statement Serving on the ODTUG board is a privilege I enjoyed for several years before term limits required me to step down. Please elect me to rejoin ODTUG’s Board of Directors. ODTUG’s future has never been so bright, thanks to forward-thinking past boards. ODTUG and Kscope enjoy unprecedented success each year, and the wide scope of our membership provides more complete perspectives of the Oracle community benefiting all of us. As author of the ODTUG Technical Journal’s “Volunteer Spotlight” column, I have had the chance to interview many of ODTUG’s most active members. A common thread runs through that group: commitment to service. My service to ODTUG and the ODTUG community includes many past achievements. If re-elected to the Board, I will work to make ODTUG even better and further cement ODTUG’s place as the premier Oracle user group. Being on the ODTUG Board of Directors is a privilege, and I hope you will vote to allow me to serve you once again. Thank you for your consideration. |
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Cameron Lackpour, CL Solve Learn more about Cameron! |
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Campaign Statement Again I come to you (and for the last, term-limited time) to continue work on the ODTUG Board of Directors.
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ODTUG’s community initiatives are your user group’s way to increase your participation, hear your voice, and help drive ODTUG in the direction you need. I am leading the EPM community initiatives, and with the help of some incredibly talented volunteers, people just like you, we will change ODTUG for the better. That work has just begun, but you will soon see the impact at Kscope15, in social media, and at local meetups all over the country, all with the goal of making ODTUG reflect your professional Oralce needs. Biographical Statement Cameron first worked with OLAP technology in the dinosaur days of Comshare’s System W and saw the Essbase light in 1993.
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Juan Porter, TopDown Consulting |
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Campaign Statement I am running for a place on the ODTUG Board of Directors because I’ve always found that user groups play a key role in facilitating communication and learning, provide users a valuable support network, and are a great place to exchange information and share ideas. |
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I began my career working with Hyperion applications over 25 years ago. Since then, I have worked with and supported Hyperion applications, gaining client, vendor, and consulting experience that provides me with a complete view of the changing needs of users at every level of the organization. In addition to my industry experience, I am a member of the Oracle Hyperion Partner Advisory Council and the former OAUG Hyperion SIG chair. I've also served as chair of Hyperion’s national steering committee and led many Hyperion enhancement committees. Biographical Statement Juan is president and founder of TopDown Consulting and has over 25 years combined client, vendor, and consultant experience with Oracle Hyperion. Throughout his career, Juan has been actively involved in the EPM community. He served as chair of Hyperion’s national steering committee and led many Hyperion enhancement committees. He is the former OAUG Hyperion SIG Chair, and he is a current member of the Oracle Hyperion Partner Advisory Council. Industry analysts and other thought leaders frequently seek his expertise on the future direction of EPM and current Hyperion releases, as well as insight into strategic and practical ways to solve business problems using Hyperion. Juan has authored articles for publications such as SearchOracle.com, CIO Insight, and Enterprise Applications, and he blogs regularly on blog.topdownconsulting.com. Juan also regularly presents for OAUG, ODTUG, and other industry groups. |
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Bambi Price, Telus Pty. Ltd. Learn more about Bambi! |
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Campaign Statement With the ODTUG board re-election here, I seek your support in re-election as your representative on the ODTUG Board of Directors. Having previously served on the ODTUG Board from 2008-2013, I have used the last 12 months to: |
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Biographical Statement Bambi is the Chief Executive of Telus Support Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia. Bambi is an experienced technologist with many years of knowledge and dedication to the IT market in Australia as well as other global outreaches. Bambi utilizes her superior expertise in the areas of technology solutions, innovation, and development to work and foster the growth of a variety of not-for-profit organizations at the local and state government levels. |
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Sridhar Rangaswamy, Sai Super Software Solutions Learn more about Sridhar! |
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Campaign Statement Sri, as he is known in the Oracle community, has been involved with different boards such as FLOAUG, OAUG Membership Committee, and DBSIG Board, and has developed and taken initiative on policies and programs regarding the general direction of such programs. He has also conducted and organized conferences and written white papers. Sri has always been part of the Oracle movement around the world. He is an Oracle OCP who has been working with the Oracle Database since 1993, the E-Business Suite since 1997, and various flavors of Unix/Linux since 1992. He has an MS degree in information security from Colorado Technical University. Sri is also part of the Membership Committee of OAUG and president of FLOAUG. He was chosen by Oracle to instruct the new employee Oracle Application System Administration (Ad, FND Module) class and has been selected to consult on the Release 12 Fusion Benchmarking, which consists of all of the industry-leading ERP solutions (Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, and Retek). Sri has served as a project manager within the Oracle Corporation and has managed large-scale projects. He brings the functional and subject matter expertise required to ensure the success of the project. Sri was a guest speaker and panel leader at the 1999 FLOAUG and a guest speaker at the Oracle 11i Upgrade Forum, and he has published Articles in Metalink/white papers for Adrelink and forms resolutions. Sri was chosen by Oracle to instruct the new employee Oracle Application System Administration (Ad, FND Module) class. |
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Biographical Statement Sri has over 18 years of experience as an Oracle consultant and project manager. He was introduced to the Oracle EBS Suite in 1997 with version 9.4 and has continued his technical and professional development through the recent Oracle EBS Suite Release 12. As a senior Oracle project manager, Sri has developed the requisite knowledge of project analysis, resource management, and risk mitigation to effectively deploy the Oracle EBS Suite. His versatile technical and business experience includes seven global cradle-to-the-grave life-cycle Oracle deployments. His broad experience within Oracle includes the manufacturing, publication, petroleum, military, and consumer goods industries. Sri’s most recent expertise has focused on the deployment and management of the OID, OIM, and SSO technologies integrated with the EBusiness 11i, Release 12 ASCP, and 11i modules. He is an Oracle Certified Professional and continues to mentor his colleagues with his knowledge of the Oracle EBS Suite. |
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Mike Riley, Hortica Insurance Learn more about Mike! |
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Campaign Statement I am submitting this nomination to continue my service to ODTUG. I have relished my many roles within ODTUG for several years now. I enjoy giving back to the community that has provided so much to me. |
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It takes a great mix of people to become a successful Board of Directors. ODTUG has been blessed to have had many great people serve throughout the years. I’d appreciate your vote so I can once again become a part of that mix. I look forward to representing the interests of the ODTUG members when elected. Biographical Statement Mike has served many roles for ODTUG – Vice President, President, Conference Chair, Conference Co-Chair, and Oracle OpenWorld Content Chair. Mike is an Oracle ACE, was a columnist for Oracle Magazine, and was named 2014 ODTUG Volunteer of the Year at the Kscope14 conference in Seattle. |
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Len Romano, Emtec Learn more about Len! |
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Campaign Statement ODTUG is an integral part of every Oracle user's knowledge growth and experience, and as such it is my goal to continue to build on that knowledge growth. The Oracle world is no longer just a single-siloed solution but rather an Enterprise-wide, cross-functional system. In order to facilitate that, ODTUG is the means to provide the education, experience, and knowledge transfer to keep these systems moving forward. As an individual with cross-functional experience, I can cross the bridge to bring together the technical and functional worlds to develop a cohesive organization serving the needs of all who utilize any Oracle system, application, and technology. I truly appreciate your support to become an active Board member. |
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Biographical Statement Len has over 25 years of experience using ERP, EPM, and BI tools and technologies. Len has a combination of real-life experience as a user and system administrator, working for a software provider (Hyperion) as a solution consultant and partner manager and now part of a system integrator. Having experienced all facets of Oracle technology (customer, software, and implementation), Len has a full-circle view of what is required to make ODTUG the place to be a part of to gain Oracle knowledge end to end. |
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Bert Scalzo, Dell Software Learn more about Bert! |
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Campaign Statement As a longtime ODTUG member, speaker, and conference attendee, I know the ODTUG users quite well. Plus as the chief architect for the popular TOAD product, I've tried to deliver tools for this special audience. Now I'd like to serve in a more active role to even more directly support this user group. |
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Biographical Statement I'm an Oracle ACE and have been doing Oracle work for nearly 30 years now. I've been a developer and a DBA, and designed tools for both. I've written nine books, dozens of magazine articles, numerous webcasts, and hundreds of blogs, and presented at hundreds of user groups and conferences. Now I want to serve in support of this very special user group. |
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Tim Tow, Applied OLAP Learn more about Tim! |
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Campaign Statement I am asking for your support to continue serving the Oracle community as a Director of ODTUG. |
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I also bring to ODTUG a tremendous amount of experience helping users in the EPM community. During my 19 years working with Essbase and EPM technologies I have made a number of contributions to the community, such as maintaining and supporting the free OlapUnderground tools that have been downloaded over 70,000 times. In addition, I was the first Oracle ACE Director from the EPM community and helped create the team of Oracle ACEs that actively serve our community. Biographical Statement Tim is the Founder and President of Applied OLAP, Inc. and is considered one of the world's most experienced professionals with Essbase APIs. He started his career in 1982 as a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte and later worked for Leaseway Transportation and Intergraph Corporation. In 1995, Tim became involved with Arbor Essbase (subsequently known as Hyperion Essbase and now Oracle Essbase). Other accomplishments include:
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Sarah Zumbrum, interRel Consulting Learn more about Sarah! |
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Campaign Statement It is with great honor that I seek to serve you – the ODTUG community – as a board member. I am an active member of ODTUG who recognizes that it takes a community to build a team. That community is you and the team is ODTUG. My passion is for building our community – across all disciplines, not just EPM – as we are all stronger with a firm foundation. While Kscope is the largest event that ODTUG puts on, there are other areas for involvement – and I have been a part of those. These have included: |
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I hope you see that given my involvement in various aspects of our Oracle life, I am dedicated to our technical community.
Biographical Statement Sarah is an Oracle ACE Associate and Oracle Hyperion Certified Implementation Specialist with interRel Consulting, headquartered in Arlington, Texas. She has previously worked in-house as a business intelligence architect and as an EPM consultant, specializing in the Hyperion suite of tools. She has been a speaker at ODTUG's Kscope, OAUG's Connection Point, ECO Conference, and RMOUG's Training Days. She is past member of ODTUG's Hyperion SIG Board of Directors (serving as secretary) and is a graduate of ODTUG's 2013 Leadership Program. Sarah has served as a Hyperion content reviewer for RMOUG's Training Days 2014 and 2015, the Foundations and Data Management Track team for Kscope 2014, and the Hyperion Planning Track team for Kscope 2015. She has been published in RMOUG's SQL>Update magazine and by ODTUG's Technical Journal. She is an avid marathoner and resides with her husband in Raleigh, North Carolina. |
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