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Brad Callahan’s broad and diverse background in the Technology and Professional Services industries includes stints as a Big 5 Partner, Public Software Company EVP, and CIO.

While a Partner at Ernst & Young Consulting (purchased by Capgemini in 2000), Mr. Callahan founded and led the Oracle Applications Practice, which became the world’s largest practice of its kind outside of Oracle itself. The practice was twice recognized by Oracle Corporation as Oracle’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year under Brad’s leadership.

Between 2002-2004, he led approximately 50% of Capgemini’s North American Consulting business, with responsibility for approximately 2,000 professionals. In 2004, he joined Lawson Software to lead its Professional Services business. Brad’s background also includes two years as CIO of Metropolitan Financial Corporation, a $7B-in-assets diversified financial services company that was purchased by U.S. Bank.

After a personal sabbatical in 2007, Brad now runs his own consulting business, assisting high-potential software and services companies in growth and evolution strategies. Brad and his wife, Joanna, live in Nashville, TN.

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Rob Barnum is currently serving as Senior Vice President of Global Services and Customer Support at SupportSoft, a global provider of software and services, automating the resolution of technology problems.  Over the years Rob has been recognized as a leader in the Services industry.

During his 8 years with PeopleSoft he held various positions, including Vice President of Consulting Resources for the Western Region.  He then moved to serve as Vice President of the North American Solution Centers at Oracle.  Earlier in his career he worked for Charles Schwab’s Electronic Brokerage Division, the pioneer in on-line trading. Rob received his B.S. in Management Information Systems from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and an M.B.A. in International Business from San Francisco State University.

Rob is an avid supporter of the San Francisco AIDS Walk having participated in over 20 annual walks for this cause.  As with many people in the bay area Rob shares a passion for wine and gourmet cooking.  When he is not traveling for work or pleasure, he enjoys spending quality time at home.  He and his partner David live in San Francisco along with Heidi, Juneau and Ozzie. 

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Joanne McCool has over 20 years experience driving and delivering operational, organizational and financial results in both profit and not-for-profit settings.  She is Chief Operating Officer at Pennsylvania-based Ternary Software, Inc., which provides custom development and lean process consulting services for companies interested in leveraging agility for a competitive advantage.  Prior to that, Joanne was VP & General Manager for Evolve, an enterprise resource management solution owned by Primavera Systems.

Joanne holds a Masters in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.  Joanne is an active volunteer for The Career Wardrobe, a nonprofit organization helping women in transition return to the workforce.

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Peter Sa is the Vice President of Vision Solution’s Professional Services and Education business.  He is responsible for the delivery of the company’s business solutions on a worldwide basis as well as providing education and certification training for Vision’s customers and technical resources including Vision’s Business Partner channel.

Mr. Sa has over 20 years of experience in the Professional Services field with a proven track record of running profitable services organizations that deliver consistent revenue growth by developing service offerings which align with overall business objectives.

Prior to joining Vision Solutions, Peter enjoyed a 12 year career with IBM Global Services starting where he started as a Product Engineer, then Systems Engineer and ultimately Services Executive responsible for IBM’s Telcom, Media and Financial customers in New York City.  Mr. Sa has also held several executive positions, including Director of Education for ShowCase Corporation and Director of Professional Services for SPSS, Inc.  Mr. Sa holds a Bachelor’s of Mechanical Engineering and a MBA from the University of New Haven and several project management certificates.

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Joseph Longo is Vice President of Professional Services at MetricStream. Joseph has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, working for technology vendors delivering enterprise solutions to major account customers. During his career, Joseph has provided direct consulting expertise to customers such as the Federal Reserve Bank, Hong Kong Post, Wells Fargo Bank, MCI, and others. Prior to joining MetricStream, Joseph was VP of Professional Services at Selectica Inc for three and a half years, and he held similar positions at Valicert, an e-commerce security company, and Worldtalk, an email security vendor.

Mr. Longo has a degree in Computer Science from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Communications from the Chisholm Institute of Technology. He and his wife have three daughters and live in Saratoga, California, the heart of Silicon Valley.

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Beth Martinko, VP, Customer Success at Avid Technology has held a number of executive roles in support and services, and previously was SVP, Global Professional Services and Customer Support for GXS; VP Customer Support and Education for HP; SVP Customer Support and Education for Peregrine Systems; and most recently VP of Services for Wavelight. 

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Bill Morton has more than 20 years experience as a professional services executive within enterprise software companies.  Bill has directed the growth of professional services organizations for several software companies headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area including Vantive (acquired by PeopleSoft in 2000), Informix, ViewStar, Dorado and Nextance.  In late 2006 Bill accepted the position of VP of Services at Acesis, a software startup that is developing some innovative software solutions for the healthcare industry.

Bill has always been active in sports, and he says that his weekly adventures on the softball field, jogging and working out provide him with a complete escape from email, voicemail, USmail and cell phones for at least a few hours each week, thus enabling him to maintain a reasonable degree of sanity!
Bill earned BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering at MIT and an MBA from Harvard.

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Carole McCluskey is Managing Director of EttenAj Consulting LLC where she has held interim leadership positions such as VP of NA PSO at VMware; Chief of Staff to the CIO at Coinstar; VP of Client Services & Support at Intacct; COO at Edifecs; and SVP of Sales & Alliances at Ultimo Software. Founded in 2006, EttenAj provides strategy and advisory services focused on business and enterprise optimization. Prior to EttenAj, Carole was VP of Global Services Operations and Professional Services at TIBCO Software, VP of Professional Services & Alliances for SchemaLogic, and VP of Sales & Services for CapitalStream.  A PSVillage Advisory Board Member, Carole is also Board Chair at the Suzanne Manlet Foundation. She graduated from California State University at Fresno with a B.S. degree in Industrial Technology, Digital Systems. 

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Ms. Warner has over 26 years experience as a management consultant and operational executive. Most recently she was Senior Vice President Global Technology Services for Salesforce.com. As a Partner and the Global SAP CRM Solution Director at Accenture, Ms. Warner identified processes and technology that drove development of efficient and effective customer operations for Fortune 500 organizations and championed SAP CRM initiatives that generated a new revenue stream in excess of $350 million annually. Ms. Warner’s consulting client portfolio included Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, PepsiCo, Diageo, Conair, Hewlett Packard, SBC, Mitsubishi Motors of America, Visteon and Warner Music.  Prior to Accenture, Ms. Warner managed similar responsibilities as a Vice President and Global SAP CRM Solution Director at Capgemini, LLP.  In addition to her management consulting experience, Cindy previously held executive positions at Gillette and FedEx.
Ms. Warner holds a BS in Business Administration from Seidman School of Business at Grand Valley University with a concentration in Computer Science, Accounting and Economics. She has been appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the Council of Labor and Economic Growth for the State of Michigan, and is a member of the Entrepreneurial Committee that is attempting to transform the economy in this state.

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Rajesh Setty currently serves as the chairman and chief evangelist of CIGNEX Technologies, Inc., a company he co-founded in late 2000. During his tenure as the president and CEO, he helped grow the revenues of the company at an average annual growth rate of over 250%. Rajesh has managed technology projects and practices in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, France, and United States. He has consulted with clients such as Wells Fargo, Bank of New York, Standard Chartered Bank, Groupe Schneider, and Cendant. Author of several books including Beyond Code: Learn to distinguish yourself in 9 simple steps! with a foreword by Tom Peters, Rajesh is an Entrepreneur, Author and Teacher. He wrote his first novel at the age of 9 and published his first book by age 13. He speaks and writes frequently on varied topics such as Open Source, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership. Rajesh is a columnist for online magazine CIO Update, and is a charter member of Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE). Learn more about Rajesh on his blog at http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com/
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Hanley Brite, founder and president of Authentic Connections, Inc. whose offerings include seminars, mentoring and consulting engagements, has been a key contributor to PSVillage from its inception.  With more than 30 years experience as an executive, educator, business leader, workshop facilitator and consultant, Hanley brings extensive experience in executive level consulting, workshops and coaching to our PSVillage members.

His mission in the world is to help individuals and organizations achieve success and fulfillment through focused and principled leadership, conscious action, authentic communication and effective decision-making.  He has designed and facilitated numerous seminars and workshops in the areas of Leadership Development, Personal Mastery, Transformative Change, Achieving Team Excellence, Communications and Conflict Management.

In addition to his business career, Hanley has studied spirituality, personal growth modalities, and human energy systems for the past 25 years.

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