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David Norris is an IT consultant and and analyst, specializing in data warehousing and business intelligence. He has worked on marketing solutions for telcos all across the world. He may be reached at krimson.norris@btinternet.com. 

Stu Carty is an accomplished international meta data solutions expert with 20 years of progressive experience in the enterprise software industry. Carty has worked for notable meta data, data warehousing and business intelligence software companies such as Informatica, Data Advantage Group, R&O Software, Manager Software Products, Viasoft and Reltech Group.  For more information about Carty and Gavilan Research Associates, visit www.gavilanresearch.com.

Yasan Gooding, PhD., is a configuration analyst with Valero Energy Corporation, Inc. He has worked with BW developing customized web templates for business solutions. He has 14 years of experience in the field of technology and five years of experience in post-secondary education. Gooding can be contacted at yasan.gooding@valero.com. 

Marlo Brooke and James Williams are principals at Avatar Partners (www.avatarpartners.com), an Irvine, California-based consulting organization specializing in end-to-end supply chain solutions, systems integration and Six Sigma. They lead a 25-consultant team that has helped many companies implement RFID and other supply chain optimization solutions. You can contact them at mbrooke@avatarpartners.com or jwilliams@avatarpartners.com.

Nicola Sanna is president of Netuitive, an innovator of self-learning performance management technology and provider of smart dashboards for IT. Under Sanna’s leadership Netuitive has grown from a startup in 2002 to the industry leader with more than 250 customers today. A proven executive with multidisciplinary experience, Sanna has had many successes in growing software companies in the U.S. and abroad. Nicola was recently recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.

Mark Fier is a managing consultant of Greenbrier & Russel's Business Intelligence practice and the discipline leader for Greenbrier & Russel's project managers and business analysts. Fier has more than 20 years of experience in information technology solution development and has successfully managed several projects focused on delivering business performance analytics and customer intelligence across the enterprise. His recent focus has been on customer and business performance intelligence systems. He has helped companies in manufacturing, insurance, medical, and other industries build data warehouse and analytical systems using a hybrid of integrated package and custom developed software.

Craig Abramson is a technical analyst at Syncsort Incorporated, focusing on the latest data warehouse performance solutions. He has more than eight years of experience in the field working on projects dealing with data warehousing, database management and Web log processing. You can reach him at cabramson@syncsort.com.

Xu Zhao is a senior enterprise architect with Axis Technology, a consulting firm specializing in data strategy. Zhao has more than 10 years experience in databased and data warehouse design and implementation. In recent years, Zhao has provided consulting services to top pharmaceutical and financial companies regarding data integration and meta data management. He can be reached at xzhao@axistechnologyllc.com.

Kevin Quinn, vice president of Product Marketing at Information Builders, researches new technologies for acquisition or adoption and defines the strategy and road map for the WebFOCUS business intelligence platform. In his 22 years of experience in IT, Quinn has helped companies worldwide develop information deployment strategies that accelerate decision making and improve corporate performance. Quinn is also the founder of Statswizard.com an interactive sports statistics Web site that leverages business intelligence functionality. You can reach him at KevinR_Quinn@ibi.com.

Deepali Khanduja is the chief technology officer at Data Foundations and the lead architect of OneData, enterprise-class packaged software coupled with a proven methodology that addresses the challenges of implementing and maintaining a global master data solution. Deepali can be reached by e-mail at deepali@datafoundations.com.