Edmund W. Schuster Edmund W. Schuster has held the appointment of Director of the Affiliates Program in Logistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a research engineer at the MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and… Read More

David L. Brock is Principal Research Scientist at MIT and cofounder of and a Director at the Auto-ID Center (now EPCglobal, Inc. and Auto-ID Laboratories). The center was an international research consortium formed as a partnership among more than 100 global companies and five leading research universities. Dr. Brock is also Assistant Research Professor of Surgery at Tufts University Medical School and Founder and Chief Technology Officer of… Read More

Paul Allen served as a Senior Consultant in Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. Prior to retiring, Mr. Allen worked for more than 35 years in most areas of IT. He earned international recognition for his pioneering work in the application of component-based development (CBD) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) to achieve practical business value. Mr. Allen focused on the cultural aspects of enterprise SOA… Read More

Julia H. Allen is a senior member of the technical staff within the Networked Systems Survivability Program at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a unit of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The CERT® Coordination Center is also a part of this program. Allen is engaged in developing and transitioning enterprise security frameworks and executive outreach programs in enterprise security and governance. Prior to… Read More

Wayne Allen is cofounder and principal consultant of the Consultants Guild, an alliance of senior IT consultants who have a passion for their craft and are dedicated to delivering customer success. Mr. Allen specializes in helping organizations build software better, whether through organizational change, process improvement, mentoring, project management, or technical leadership. He speaks at local special interest groups and maintains a blog… Read More

Diane Allen is a business coach, trainer, and speaker who works with professionals in building their communication skills and self-confidence in navigating the business world. Ms. Allen has more than 20 years' senior management experience in business and industry for several large service corporations. She serves on a board of directors, is a past member of the Business Advisory Board of Rosemont College, and is an arbitrator for the Ford Motor… Read More

Pinaki Kar is currently an independent consultant working in the pharmaceutical industry on analysis and modeling to support strategic planning, business development, and marketing. He is interested in the application of operations research and statistical techniques for planning and decision support across a wide range of business issues. His experience spans multiple industries that include pharmaceutical, chemical, high tech, and insurance.… Read More