(CIO PANELIST)
Dr. Gotthard Saghi-Szabo 
CIO
Carnegie Institution for Science

TechExecs
DC Chapter Honorary Chair

(CIO PANELIST)

John Lambeth
VP Information Technology & Security
Blackboard

(FEATURED
PRESENTER)

Rob Consolazio
VP
Vaultus

(FEATURED
PRESENTER)

Ahmar Abbas
Senior VP
Global Infrastructure Management
CSS Corp

 PANEL & SPEAKER BACKGROUND:

PANELIST
Rick Gehringer
CIO
The Brookings Institution

Rick is an information technology executive with over 25 years experience leveraging information technology to meet financial and operational objectives in domestic and international environments.  He has successfully developed and implemented IT strategies driven by business objectives in commercial, financial consulting, and non-profit sectors.  He has a proven record of translating business challenges and opportunities into transformational solutions within rapidly growing organizations. 

As a business technology leader, Rick has extensive development and execution experience in information technology governance, business process improvement, and project and portfolio management.  His experience in mergers and acquisitions includes designing and executing due diligence activities as well as managing business process and systems integration.  Rick’s work has included large-scale financial, human resources, and project management systems implementations; applications and web development; ecommerce; outsourcing; advanced video communications; and business analytics.

Rick joined The Brookings Institution in 2006 where he currently serves as the Chief Information Officer.  Prior to joining Brookings, Rick served as the Global CIO of The Westfield Group, an international real estate company.  Rick holds a BA in Finance and an MS in Information Systems.  He has earned an advanced certification in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT) from the Information Systems Audit and Controls Association.

PANELIST
John Lambeth
VP Information Technology & Security
Blackboard
John Lambeth serves as Vice President, Information Technology & Security for Blackboard, Inc.  As the corporate CIO, he is responsible for IT strategy, governance and compliance.  Over the last 4 years, he has led the IT organization through an initial public offering and multiple mergers and acquisitions.  He established standards necessary to meet rigorous Payment Card Industry and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations.  His 20 years of information technology experience has also included significant roles at CIGNA and Xerox Corporation, where he managed large IT programs and staff operations both in the US and internationally.  He holds an M.B.A. from the William E. Simon School and a B.A. from McDaniel College.  In addition, he is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and certified Project Management Professional (PMP).  Distinctions include selection for Baltimore’s 2009 Smart CIO Top 10, consecutive Top 100 placements in the InformationWeek 500 in 2008-2009, and publication in industry journals including CIO Decisions and Control Journal.  John is committed to volunteer service in the community.  Currently, Mr. Lambeth serves as a board member for the Society for Information Management and the Kogod School of Business at American University.  He serves as a committee member for the Sully District Boy Scouts of America.  He has also organized teams to participate in Habitat for Humanity projects.

PANELIST
Dr. Gotthard Saghi-Szabo
CIO
Carnegie Institution for Science
TechExecs DC Chapter CIO Co-Chair

Bio:  Dr. Gotthard Saghi-Szabo is the Carnegie Institution's Chief Information Officer. His office is responsible for ensuring that the institution's information system investments are aligned with its mission and strategic objectives. Gotthard has extensive experience in information systems management and development, business process implementation and improvement, and audit compliance.  In this role, Gotthard is responsible for information systems strategic planning, partnerships with external organizations and companies, and the implementation of policies and best practices related to planning, developing, supporting, and maintaining business, scientific computing, networking, and telecommunications services for the Institution.

The Carnegie Institution for Science is a world-class organization for scientific discovery. Working in six scientific departments on the West and East Coasts, Carnegie investigators are leaders in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy, and global ecology. They seek answers to questions about the structure of the universe, the formation of our solar system and other planetary systems, the behavior and transformation of matter when subjected to extreme conditions, the origin of life, the function of genes, and the development of organisms from single-celled egg to adult.

Gotthard successfully transformed the  IS unit into a dynamic, innovative, result-focused services organization, established a culture of accountability, designed and implemented a comprehensive IS service management methodology. He established the Carnegie Information Systems Internship program which enables DC metropolitan area IS students to work on specific projects under the direction of Carnegie's professional staff. Gotthard holds a Ph.D. degree in Computational Physical Chemistry from University of Maryland at College Park.

PANEL MODERATOR
Diane Lyons Rigsby
CIO
Capital Hospice - Metro DC
TechExecs DC Chapter CIO Chair

Diane Rigsby has an extensive technology industry background in a wide range of environments. In addition to valuable corporate experience with General Electric and Lexis-Nexis, Diane has devoted almost fifteen years to healthcare IT. Diane’s work has included applications development, technical services and support, e-commerce, large system implementations, corporate acquisitions, collocating data centers, business analytics, designing and installing voice and unified communication systems and taking the lead on strategic planning and building technology infrastructures from the ground up. This vast background in the convergence of business and technology solutions has been instrumental in her most recent work at Capital Hospice where she has built a technology infrastructure that satisfies the abundant need for electronic health records and enhanced quality healthcare delivery along with a competitive advantage in Capital Hospice’s position in the Metro D.C. market. Diane serves on national steering committees and has addressed groups across the country on technical service operations and effectiveness. Originally from New York, Diane relocated to the Washington, D.C. area in 2002.

FEATURED PRESENTER
Pascal Laik
Vice President
Oracle

Pascal Laik is the Vice President of Oracle Master Data Management (MDM) Products. His group’s responsibilities include product strategy, product management, industry go to market, and the support of Oracle MDM sales, marketing and services teams for Oracle MDM products. Prior to that position, Pascal led the Customer Data Integration (CDI) Oracle/Siebel consulting practice in EMEA and prior to this job Pascal led the CDI/UAN product line at Siebel within the Product Marketing organization. Before Siebel/Oracle, Pascal worked 8 years in Consulting including 4 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris as a Manager and 4 years with Andersen Consulting in Paris and Chicago as a Senior Consultant. Pascal has a Master of Science in Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure de Techniques Avancees (ENSTA), Paris France and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the Wharton School from the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with a major in Finance in May 2000 with distinction.


FEATURED CO-PRESENTER
Cameron Worrell
Senior Engineer
SunGard Availability 

Cameron commands nearly 15 years of experience in the IT industry with a focus on infrastructure, internet technologies and disaster recovery. He is currently a Senior Solutions Engineer at SunGard Availability Services where he helps customers insure their business’ critical data and applications remain available in spite of a constantly growing threat landscape. He previously held positions as a Senior Infrastructure Consultant at Exodus Communications and a Network Manager at GE Capital. Cameron graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in English and has obtained many technical certifications throughout his career.

Dave Maxfield
VP Professional Services
Experis Technology Group

Mr. Maxfield brings with him over 25 years of senior management/executive experience in the Telecommunications, Satellite Systems, and IT Industries. Prior to joining Experis, he was Vice President, IT Operations for Metrocall Wireless (now USA Mobility).  Mr. Maxfield has also served as an executive/senior manager for such companies as American Mobile Satellite (now Motient), MCI, and Satellite Business Systems.

At Metrocall Wireless, as Chief Information Officer, he designed and implemented a nationwide ATM network for the delivery of voice, data, and customer paging traffic. He also managed all IT operations and development for the nation’s largest paging provider. Additionally, Mr. Maxfield designed and implemented custom call center integrated telephony and IVR applications that resulted in significant savings. Mr. Maxfield was responsible for Metrocall Wireless Information Technology acquisition implementation and managed the business’s multiple data centers throughout the United States. Mr. Maxfield’s experience includes managing high availability storage solutions, multiple call center systems, CRM systems, ecommerce and web systems, and business continuance planning.

As a Principal at Experis Technology Group, Mr. Maxfield services as the Chief Technology Officer and head of the professional services group.  Experis is a full service IT consulting and sales business with offices in Bethesda, Md.  Experis specializes in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and High Availability systems design and support.

Mr. Maxfield lives in Round Hill, Va. with his wife Linda and daughter Rebecca.  Mr. Maxfield is a certified Commercial Multi-Engineer Pilot and Instructor and enjoys aerobatic flight competitions. Mr. Maxfield is a graduate of the University of Md. with Computer Science and Information Systems degrees.

FEATURED PRESENTER
Rob Consolazio
VP
Vaultus
Rob Consolazio is the Vice President of Business Development at Vaultus Mobile Technology.  Rob has over 20 years of experience in a variety of leadership roles in the wireless communications, software applications, and communications hardware industries.  Prior to joining Vaultus, Rob was Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Cbeyond Communications in Atlanta, GA, a leading VoIP provider to small to medium businesses.  Rob was also the Chief Marketing Officer at Stratos Global, the world’s largest distributor of advanced satellite communications services, and he led Nextel Communication's award winning business applications group.  Rob served for five years in US Navy as a Communications and Weapons Officer aboard a guided missile frigate.  Rob has degree in Physics from the University of Virginia, and an MBA from the University of Georgia. 

A 25 year veteran in IT infrastructure optimization, Don Schrenk has been delivering solutions to simplify application delivery, recovery, and consolidation for the core datacenter and the work at home employee.

FEATURED PRESENTER
Ahmar Abbas
Senior VP of Global Infrastructure Management
CSS Corp.

Ahmar Abbas is  Senior Vice President at CSS Corporation where he is responsible for the company's global infrastructure management division.  Previously he was Vice President of ASP Services at Blackboard Inc. Previously he was Founder and Managing Director of Grid Technology Partners, a technology market research firm. He has held senior management positions at Ciena Corporation, Zaffire Inc, UUNet Technologies and Salomon Brothers.  He is the author of Grid Computing: A Practical Guide to Technology and Applications, (Charles River Media, 2004). Abbas has been frequently quoted in Business Week, Red Herring, CIO and other technology publications.

Anthony Huang
Founder
TechExecs Network

As a well known industry icon, Anthony Huang has been a successful entrepreneur with a solid track record of having started and sold four profitable business ventures. Along with two other individuals, Pamela Terry and Laura Ramey, Anthony Huang launched the Techxans organization back in 2000.  Techxans.org has sustained the ups and downs of the Information Technology industry for the past 7 years and continues to strive and grow in size and capabilities.  In 2001, Techxans reached national and international attention for helping to launch EnronX.org which was the largest Ex-Enron contact site and was mentioned on the front page of The Wall Street Journal and CIO Magazine.  In January 2007, Techxans formed Techxans InterActive Broadcast providing Internet TV broadcasting, strategic online advisory services for Techxans Corporate Members & Sponsoring companies.  Prior to Techxans, Anthony Huang was the CEO of Rexton InterActive Consulting that led the market in providing strategic web consulting for over 100 major clients across 23 different industries. Anthony also served as the CIO for 2 healthcare ventures.  Anthony began his career with Apple Computers and Ernst & Young and was a recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1998 with The Greater Houston Partnership.  He has been a speaker at numerous conferences including InformationWeek, Gartner Group Midsize Enterprise Summit, and Red Herring Venture Forums. Anthony graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Management Information Systems and lives in Sugar Land with his wife and two children.

Pam Terry
Events and Sponsorship Director
TechExecs Networl
pam@techexecs.net
866.497.4070
Pam Terry began her foray into technology in 1994 and has a proven track record in sales and marketing in data, voice, collocation, IT consulting, application development, ecommerce, and technology training.  She was most recently an Account Executive with Time Warner Telecom, a Major Accounts Consultant in the Business Division of Time Warner Cable and VP of Marketing for ERGOS Technology.  During her tenure in the industry, Pam had the pleasure of co-founding Techxans with Tony and even created the “Techxans” name.   Prior to Pam’s technology industry experience, Pam was Executive Director of the Galleria Chamber of Commerce and previously provided marketing consulting in the accounting firm industry.  Throughout her career, Pam has been involved in community and trade organizations, having obtained Accreditation in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America, and serving on the boards of several charitable and membership groups such as the American Organ Transplant Association and the Association of IT Professionals.  Pam is currently serving as Regional Director of Powerful Women International, a women’s empowerment membership group.  Pam brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in association management and technology to her role as Executive Director of Techxans and Tech Execs.  Originally from Brownsville, Texas, Pam has been in Houston since 1971.   

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