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SOuthland Technology COnference

SoTec:

TO EXCELLENCE

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O c t o b e r 1 3 t h & 1 4 t h@ Long Beach Hilton

Sponsor Organizations

Table of Contents

Note From The Chair............................................................................... 3

Keynote Speakers................................................................................. 5 - 6

Structured Networking........................................................................... 7

Friday / Conference Track: Project Management/ Business Analysis ...............8 - 9

Friday / Conference Track: Quality Assurance / ITIL ..................................... 10 - 11

Friday / Conference Track: Personal Development ....................................... 12

Friday / Conference Track: Emerging Technologies ...................................... 13

Friday / Conference Track: Alliance Partners .............................................. 14

Conference Agendas For Friday And Saturday ............................................. 15 - 16

Whova the Official App of SoTeC ............................................................. 17

Saturday / Conference Track: Project Management/ Business Analysis ............ 18

Saturday / Conference Track: Quality Assurance / ITIL .................................. 19 - 20

Saturday / Conference Track: Personal Development .................................... 21

Saturday / Conference Track: Emerging Technologies PANEL ......................... 22

Saturday / Conference Track: Emerging Technologies .................................. 23

Saturday / Conference Track: Alliance Partners ........................................... 24

History of SoTeC ................................................................................... 25

2017 Inspiration Award Winner .............................................................. 26

2017 SoTeC Executive ........................................................................... 27-28

Job Fair ............................................................................................. . 29

Special Thanks ................................................................................... . 30

Facility Map ......................................................................................... Back Cover

Thanks to everyone attending our ‘hidden gem’, as Lori calls it. This is the 18th Annual Southland Technology Conference (SoTeC). This conference was developed to provide our nine Sponsoring Volunteer Professional Associations with a professional conference with world class Keynotes and Speakers at a price about one third of most comparable conferences. We wanted this to be an exceptional Value for professional education, information and Networking opportunities. And we do this with a team of about 50 volunteers from those nine Sponsoring organizations. So it is a very hands-on conference, oriented to our daily working needs – not just academic or theoretical presentations. And with our theme this year of BREAK THROUGH TO EXCELLENCE we are recognizing what it takes today to operate a long-term successful business organization in an environment of rapidly accelerating change in all dimensions. You must be running all the time and we hope to provide you with tools to help. The repeat rate of SoTeC Attendees over these years has been quite high and we know you will enjoy the experience and discover very useful information and new contacts. Welcome aboard!

Ron RizzaChair, SoTeC 2017

RegistrationRegistration opens each day at 7:30 AM and breakfast is served between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM (registration is open all day). The program will start promptly at 8:30 AM.

SchedulePlease refer to the detailed agenda on pages 16 and 17 of this program. During conference breaks, snacks and meals will be served in the International Ballroom.

LocationThe entire event takes place on the second-level of the hotel. Please refer to the diagram on the back of this program for more information.

Friday Night Meetup EventOn Friday, from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, join the other attendees, speakers and vendors for the SoTeC Meetup. We'll be meeting at the LB Hilton Lobby Bar, for no-host drinks and great conversation. This is a PUBLIC event, and anyone can attend. Tell your friends and colleagues.

Greek Dinner There will be a Greek Dinner at George's Greek Cafe at 7:00 PM on Friday. You can register for this fun networking event at http://so-tec.link/fri-dinner. Cost is $32. You must register by 1:00 PM.

PDUs/CEUs/CDUsCertified PMI, IIBA and QAI professionals can earn up to 12 PDUs, and CDUs, and 15 CPE's by attending all sessions both days.For PMI credentials, there are multiple PDU codes that you will need to use to post to the pmi.org site. Download the list of codes and associated speakers at http://sotec.link/PDU

Alliance Partner Fair The SoTeC Planning Committee is especially grateful to the Alliance Partners who help make this event possible. Please support them by visiting the Alliance Partner Fair. Don’t forget to have each Alliance Partner and Sponsoring Association stamp your Drawing form. There will be several tablets given away each day, after the last speaking session.

Job Fair & Resume ReviewsThere will be staffing firms and several hiring companies in the Promenade area. There will be resume reviews and a chance to speak with various hiring managers regarding openings they may be aware of.

Social MediaWe encourage all of you to take pictures during the conference, and post them to Instagram using hashtag #sotec2017, and tagging our Instagram account soteconf. Make sure to tag your friends - old and new. Also, feel free to post photos and comments to our LinkedIn group.

ParkingMake sure to validate your parking ticket at the registration desk to receive discounted self-parking ($8). Discount valet-parking is $15.00

Questions?Go to Front Desk or anyone on the Planning Committee if you have any questions. Planning Committee members will have ribbons on their badges.

Session & Conference EvaluationWe value your feedback! We have made the conference and session evaluation forms available via a smartphone app. Download the Whova app and complete the evaluation as you attend the individual sessions. The speakers and the conference committee thank you for your participation and support

SoTeC 2017Welcome to

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Note From the Chair

We hope the following information will help youget the most out of our conference

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Over thirty (30) years experience in Information Technology for Healthcare, the last eighteen years as a Chief Information Officer. Podesta has worked for Academic

Medical Centers, Health Systems and Community Hospitals. He is currently the CIO for University of California Irvine Health. Previous to this engagement Podesta was SVP & CIO of Fletcher Allen Healthcare, a large academic medical center and health system in Burlington, VT.

Other positions included SVP & CIO at Caritas Christi Health Care, now Steward Health in eastern MA, CIO at Berkshire Health Systems, Pittsfield, MA, Director of IS and Interim CIO for Baystate Health Systems in Springfield, MA. Prior to that, leadership positions at St Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA; UMASS/Memorial, Worcester, MA and Magee-Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

FRIDAY KEYNOTES

Peter Coffee Vice President for Strategic Research, Salesforce Friday, 8:30 AM to 9:45 AM | International Ballroom

“From Breakthrough to Follow-Through”

Charles Podesta Chief Information Officer, UCI Irvine HealthFriday, 1:15 PM to 2:15 PM | International Ballroom

“The Future of Healthcare IT”

Biography

Peter Coffee, Vice President for Strategic Research at Salesforce, has been with the company for ten years. He began talking with founder and CEO Marc Benioff about platform-as-a-service concepts thirteen years ago, while Peter was Technology Editor at eWEEK; prior to his eighteen years as an industry analyst and enterprise technology advisor, he was the first Manager for Desktop Computing at The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, where he also worked in space-asset applications of AI techniques. Before that, he held proj-ect management roles with Exxon in locations ranging from the Gulf of Mexico to the Beaufort Sea.

Biography

Our theme this year is "Break Through to Excellence," but every athlete knows the importance of follow-through. It's not enough to say, "OK, here's the excellence." The hard work of turning the opportunity into everyone's reality should be at the head of the to-do list for every SoTeC attendee when we get back to the office. We bring back past keynoter Peter Coffee, VP for Strategic Research at Salesforce, to share his global perspective on the past year of progress and his strategies for what comes next.

A case study in building the foundation for a new Healthcare IT Services delivery model.


The Chicago Tribune described Kerrie Holley as “a remarkable person,” and Forbes referred to him as “The Big Deal.” Kerrie is United Health Groups’ first Technical Fellow supporting UHG vision to help people live healthier lives by using technology to make the healthcare system work better. He provides visionary technology direction across the enterprise and in the market and engages in long-term issues, products and systems, providing a voice and point of view to what areas should be developed for future delivery. He leads an advanced applied technology team focused on applying deep learning, machine learning, genomics, IOT and AI initiatives to healthcare.

Sharon Moseley Senior Vice President, Chief Information & Strategy Officer, Kinecta Federal Credit UnionSaturday, 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM | International Ballroom

“Hierarchy of IT needs – what IT needs to do to excel and to propelthe business forward”

Kerrie Holley Technical Fellow, United Health Group Optum TechnologySaturday, 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM | International Ballroom

"AI, ML, DL – It’s Time for Cognitive Computing”

Biography

Sharon Moseley is Senior Vice President, Chief Information & Strategy Officer for Kinecta Federal Credit Union. Her responsibilities include Strategic Planning and Information Technology, e-Commerce, Payments and Debit/Credit Card products. Prior to joining Kinecta, Sharon worked for both Start-ups and Fortune 500 financial services organizations including: Bank of America, Carrington Mortgage Holdings (Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer), Fremont Investment and Loan (Senior Vice President and Division Information Officer) Division, Balboa Insurance Group (Senior Vice President and CIO), Western Financial Services and AVCO Financial Services. She brings over 20 years of IT leadership experience in mortgage, banking, financial services and insurance services with a background in strengthening IT competencies and performance as well as streamlining business processes and business operations. Sharon has studied at the University of Western Ontario in a number of business-focused disciplines including business process re-engineering, project management and leadership.

Biography

There are ‘must-dos’ that every IT organization has to get right. It’s only through this that credibility is achieved. Once you get Job One right, you can move forward to the pinnacle. Reaching that vision - where IT is seen as a proactive business partner, generating ideas and solutions that make the organization more competitive is the desire of every IT team. What are the key success factors in IT, no matter what industry? How to get there? This topic focuses on how PM’s, BSA’s, App Dev can make or break an IT shop. What does it really mean to be a ‘proactive business partner’? How does IT move from being an ‘order-taker’ to presenting the solution and architecture needed to drive the business forward? How can IT come to understand the business as well or even better than the ‘business’ does? It also outlines some of the attributes that the most successful IT folks possess and how to further develop them.

Kerrie will explore the current state of AI with a focus on machine learning and deep learning. Using healthcare as an industry example, Kerrie will discuss the differences between analytics, machine learning and deep learning and why it matters. In addition the taxonomy of AI will be explored along with the notion of weak and strong AI. Cognitive computing and cognitive applications concepts will be explored along with future trends / projections for cognitive computing.

SATURDAY KEYNOTES

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Today, more than ever, finding the right opportunity, the right product, the right answer, or the right expertise is all about having an effective network. Join fellow conference attendees in structured networking sessions on Saturday to explore methods for improving your networking abilities and the opportunity to grow your network. Along with tips from industry experts on developing your networking skills and building your professional network, you'll have the opportunity to discuss topics of mutual interest with other conference attendees.

2017 Saturday Structured Networking1:15 PM to 2:15 PM | International Ballroom

Sample Topics:• Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch• Resume Review—How to Have a Resume that will get you an Interview• Shaping your leadership character with lean and agility thinking• The BA as a Change Agent• Reasons Companies Choose Agile• 18 Requirement-Based Project and Test Management• OTHER IDEAS! COME PREPARED for a lively conversation

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Project Management& Business AnalysisFriday Session Speakers

Developing COE Capabilities Through Standardization

Chad Garner11:15 - 12:15 | International #1 Senior Manager EPMO

Experian

ABSTRACT:Developing COE capabilities in a modern, global, and matrixed PMO is tough and complicated. This presentation will take you through the steps that Experian’s innovative Enterprise PMO took to develop, implement, leverage and mature the organization’s COE capabilities. Topics will include developing an approved standardized project management framework, creating integrated and agile tools that work for you, and how to measure quality in a way that drives continuous improvement and new opportunities.

PROFILE:Chad Garner is a Senior Manager leading Experian’s EPMO Operational Excellence team. His team is responsible for developing and delivering global project management standards, methodologies, and tools for Agile and traditional projects at Experian.

VP, Partner ServicesInWorks

Trending Topics in Project Management

Mark Penserini10:00 - 11:00 | International #1

ABSTRACT:Find out what’s trending in project management right now. We will look at the five most talked about subjects as well as the five factors for project failure. Please don’t kill the messenger!

PROFILE:Mark Penserini is the Vice President of Partner Services for Inworks Servicing, LLC and has managed their PMO for the past eighteen months. Prior to Inworks, Mark was a Director and Program Manager at Molina Healthcare focusing on their health insurance exchange. Mark has over 27 years of operational and technical experience specializing in Project Management across Healthcare, Finance and IT operations. He also served as Deputy Program Manager for the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange for over three years with a $200 million budget.


Project Management& Business Analysis

ABSTRACT:Attend this session to hear about the impacts of Agile to the Business Analyst, Project Manager and PMO. Agile not only changes how we deliver our projects, but how we function as a company. Come hear about an in-progress Agile transformation and how the roles of real life BA’s, PM’s and PMO’s are changing.

PROFILE:Arlene Semwezi is a senior Manager at Farmers Insurance in the IT PMO department. She has over 16 years of Information Technology experience during which she has worked in a number of various roles ranging from Business Analyst, Requirements Manager, Project Manager and PMO Consultant. Currently she heads up Delivery Assurance within Farmers IT PMO. Her areas of expertise include requirements gathering and analysis, and governance and software development frameworks.

Senior Manager – Program Manager IIIFarmers Insurance

Agile Transformation: How will this Impact Me?

Arlene Semwezi2:30 - 3:30 | Pacific #1

Friday Session Speakers

How Project Management Evolves and can be more Relevant than Ever

David Yeung 3:45 - 4:45 | Pacific #1 Vice President, Enterprise Program Management Office

Capital Group

ABSTRACT:As the IT world evolved from waterfall to Rational Unified Process to Agile to Pivot/Multi-speed IT/more, evolving your program/project management skills and your PMO team is more critical than ever. David will share the success stories and lessons learned from Capital Group’s IT transformation and how CG’s PMO and its program/project management methodology evolved along with the changes. He will also share his vision of what the “PM skills of the future” will look like.

PROFILE:David has 20+ years of IT and project/program management experience in the Financial Services industry, last 15 years with Capital Group. He oversees Capital Group’s Marketing, Sales, and Digital portfolio of programs and projects. Prior to CG, David was at Arthur Andersen and Janus Funds. He holds a BA degree in Business Economics with a Computer Science minor as well as a Finance minor from UCLA.

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Quality Assurance/ ITILFriday Session Speakers

“Continuous Integration: A Tale of Transformation”ABSTRACT:Continuous Integration (CI) is a software development methodology that requires Developers to check-in and compile their code several times a day. Implementation of CI has great potential to save money and time. However, to implement these processes, tech teams need to configure a controlled environment and follow specific rules and guidelines. The intent of this presentation is sharing the experience of an offshore/onshore technology team discussing the intent, journey, challenges they faced and rewards of implementation of Continuous Integration. As a SoTec first, the presenters will present from the US and India thru an online conferencing tool at the same time.

PROFILE:VP of technology at Rooftop Digital. He’s passionate about creating scalable and quality technology solutions. His specialty is tailoring the processes and procedures that fit people and environ-ment maximizing efficiency and produc-tivity.

PROFILE:Siva Gorintla is a hardcore test automa-tion engineer with 5+ years of experience with Selenium. Siva lives in Hyderabad, India.

Application Development Manager,Rooftop Digital

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Suren NandamSiva GorintlaSr. Test Automation Engineer,Development and Architecture

Rooftop Digital

Kidra ShadrooVP of Technology,

Rooftop Digital

10:00-11:00 | International #2

PROFILE:Suren Nandam is a technology veteran who has been managing offshore teams for more than a decade. Suren has extensive experience working with big and small size companies. Suren lives in Hyderabad, India.


Quality Assurance/ ITILFriday Session Speakers

ABSTRACT:The tips, tricks, and strategies that worked in one location hardly seem to work in other locations. At least, this is the case when trying to expand a project and assume scalability. Join this session to learn how a company with 2000 plus end users has been able to take CRM user adoption rate from 3% to 90% in a years’ time. In this session we will discuss what worked well, where we found struggles, and most importantly what we would do differently if we could do it all over again.

PROFILE:Dr. Abraham Gutsioglou is a business transformational professional experienced working with C-Suites to develop, deploy, and transform practices. Dr. Gutsioglou is viewed as a trusted advisor as he has helped organizations bring the best out of employees by leveraging his skills to identify gaps and find opportunities to advance the performance of the enterprise.

Ingram Micro

Think Differently: Tips and Tricks to Increase User Adoption

Abraham Gutsioglou11:15 – 12:15 | International #2

QA in DevOps

Kristine Noble2:30 - 3:30 | Atlantic Sr. Director

Beyondsoft

ABSTRACT:Arriving at a crossroads within an organization’s Information Technology department, how does one tackle disjointed teams, lack of vision, unclear identity and strategic focus? This is the story of the processes, ideas, collaborative engage-ment and sheer willpower to transform a legacy MIS team into self-identified IT professionals through a companywide excellence initiative.

PROFILE:Michael Cramer directs the technology teams at Morley Builders, a half-a-billion dollar Southern California company specializing in landmark construction projects such as the Getty Villa, the new LA Laker’s clubhouse and the forthcoming LA Rams stadium project. Having led technology teams in banking, entertainment and manufacturing sectors, Michael’s background has been to specialize in fostering collaboration, facilitate development and promote team members’ identity as true technology leaders.

Chasing the Dragon’s Tail: How to Foster Quality Out of Instability

Michael Cramer3:45 - 4:45 | International #2Director, Information Technology

Morley Builders

ABSTRACT:As your organization moves to DevOps, QA continues to be a key enabler in delivering business value and is part of the DevOps pipeline every step of the way. The result is that QA is more involved and engaged throughout all phases of the pipeline than ever before and you must drive automation into the process. What does this mean for QA teams? Learn how we have helped organizations evolve their teams as well as their focus – from finding defects to preventing defects from reaching production.

PROFILE:Kristine Noble has spent over twenty years building and managing complex applications for both enterprise and mid-size companies. As a Group Director at a global consulting firm, Kristine leads a team dedicated to building clients digital platforms with a focus on finding client solutions. She is responsible for a team of technology experts, dedicated to digital enablement blending trending technologies while balancing business constraints with a tireless focus on value, quality, and

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PersonalDevelopmentFriday Session Speakers

10:00-11:00 | AtlanticSr. Director, Marketing

Schneider Electric

Laurie Lavelle

Leadership for the Greater Good: Creating and Empowering an EquitableWork Environment -it Starts with YOU!

ABSTRACT:Leadership matters. YOUR leadership matters! As our workforce is growing more diverse and scarce, we must look within ourselves as leaders and ask some tough questions. Are we connected to our businesses at the depth we need to be? Are we looking at new and untraditional avenues to find and retain talent? Are we being effective, equitable leaders and “change creators?”

PROFILE:Dr. Laurie Addison-Lavelle is a Senior Director of Marketing for a large, multi-national technology business, Schneider Electric Software, with responsibility for global and regional marketing strategy and execution. This includes overseeing staff members in Asia-Pacific, India, Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Middle East.

11:15-12:15 | AtlanticIntuitive Coach

Lee Hecht Harrison

Zach Loeb

Intuition and Your CareerABSTRACT:Trust your gut. In this session, we will discuss the role intuition plays in making career decisions. We will explore how we receive intuitive information, share exercises for building intuitive muscle, identify opportunities to use intuition to help reach personal goals, as well as examine the blocks that prevent us from trusting intuition.

PROFILE:Zach Loeb is a career coach and facilitator of workshops on intuitive development, helping people to listen, see, hear, and feel in new ways. He advises on all areas of career, including: career decision making, job search, interviewing, negotiations and more.

2:30-3:30 | International #2Renowned Expert in Human Behavior,

NLP & Hypnotherapy

Cappi Pidwell

Stress Free - No More Stress for MeABSTRACT:This dynamic presentation will empower the audience to begin to understand that you can live at the cause of life, and no longer the effect of it. Most people live in the effect of “circumstances and situations” and they don’t realize that they themselves can actually live at the cause of their lives and change the way they experience things. Stress affects so much of our daily lives. It affects our health, our job performance, our outlook and ultimately our results. We cannot control situations and circumstances, but we can control how we react and respond to them.PROFILE:Cappi Pidwell is a Master of NLP & Hypnotherapy and is sought-after personal and professional development speaker on “Mind Mastery”. For over 23 years, Cappi Pidwell has given her audiences and clients the mindset makeovers they need to achieve the change they have wanted for years.

3:45-4:45 | International #1Program Manager, Open Tech Initiative

MCS, Inc.

Joan Samuels

Transitioning, Training and Career Growth: How to make it HappenABSTRACT:Gain the knowledge, insight and the tools to access thousands of dollars in “No Cost” Certification Training through Local, State and Federal Government Grants. Transitioning Tech individuals will learn how to access this funding to improve their marketable skills. During this workshop you will uncover unadvertised training funds, paid Internship and job placement assistance opportunities. Business owners will learn how to access subsidized Interns and how to be reimbursed up to 50% of the wage for hiring entry level talent.

PROFILE:Joan Samuels moved to the United States from London England in 2003 to work for MCS. She studied Business Management at Loughton College in Essex. Currently, she heads MCS’s new initiative called Open Tech (www.Open-tech.la). It is funded to create 300 Apprenticeships in Biotechnology, Health Information Technology and Information Technology.


EmergingTechnologiesFriday Session Speakers

10:00-11:00 | Pacific #1Senior Director, Information Security

& IT Governance. Pacific Dental

Nemi George

Digital Disruption: Introducing New Technology withoutDisrupting Your Business

ABSTRACT:Over the last 3 years the phrase ‘digital disruption’ has been repeated several thousand times by C – Level executives, directors and VPs across the IT industry. Most people either do not fully understand the concept of digital disruption or go about implementing it so haphazardly that it ‘adversely disrupts’ the organization and ultimately fails to deliver on its initial promise. This presentation seeks to provide a set of logical steps when thinking about digital disruption.

PROFILE:Nemi is a top Enterprise Mobility & Information Security professional with 20 years of experience working with large global multinational enterprise and telecommunications organizations. Nemi is currently Senior Director of Information Security & IT Governance at Pacific Dental Services based in Irvine, California, where his focus is on building security organizations and implementing security programs and best practices.

11:15-12:15 | Pacific #1Chief Information Officer

Chapman University

Helen Norris

What the CIO of Today Needs to be Ready for TomorrowABSTRACT:VR/AR and the Internet of Things are here, and will be in use in our classrooms and our workplaces in the near future. Students of tomorrow will get hands-on experience in a mixed reality world, taking advantage of things like Microsoft Hololens and Google VR apps. How can today’s CIO position themselves to be a leader in this revolution? Ms. Norris will discuss how these emerging technologies will fit into the CIO’s portfolio, and what we need to do to prepare for them, from an infrastructure, staffing and cultural perspective.PROFILE:Helen Norris is the Chief Information Officer at Chapman University. She has almost 30 years’ experience working in IT leadership roles. Originally from Ireland, Helen has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and a Master’s degree in Computer Resource Management and Business Administration from Webster University in St. Louis. Helen holds a project management certification (PMP) from Project Management International (pmi.org) and is a fellow of the Educause Leading Change Institute.

2:30-3:30 | International #1Senior Director, Software Engineering

Quest Software

Lenka Vanek

DevOps: New Approach to Development in the Age of CloudABSTRACT:Leaders use Agile methodologies and DevOps approaches to modernize their application development, to reduce risk, to improve speed through automation, and to drive innovation. Cloud offers automated provisioning and scaling. In other words, DevOps and Cloud are joined at the hip. The problem is that best practices are not yet well understood. This is especially true when database is added to the mix of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery process-es. This session covers our lessons learned and the points to consider when leading organizations through DevOps journey.PROFILE:Lenka Vanek is Senior Director, Software Engineering at Quest Software. She is leading multiple software engineering teams building trendsetting and strategic software products for data and database professionals (Toad and SharePlex product lines) while achieving Net Promoter Score above 80%.

3:45-4:45 | AtlanticSystems Director

St. Joseph’s Health

Chuck Chekuri

Business Intelligence Disruption – Excellence with Machine Learning ABSTRACT:Expect machine learning to disrupt existing business intelligence capabilities in every small and large organization in the coming years. This presentation discusses how big data technologies are complicating life for business intelligence and analytics departments.PROFILE:Chuck has over 25 years industry experience in developing analytics driven business applications, methodologies and strategies to improve the bottom line. He has a vision for developing predictive data products, and hands-on experi-ence in statistical inference, predictive modeling and machine learning. As Director of Data Science at St. Joseph Health, he implemented the data science program in collaboration with senior business leaders by delivering projects with a quick return on investment.


Alliance PartnerCase StudiesFriday Session Speakers

10:00-11:00 | Pacific #2Account Executive

Logicalis

Raymond Ybarra

Logicalis and Service ManagementABSTRACT:This presentation is an introduction to the audience about Logicalis and our Service Management offerings. We will discuss how Logicalis has embraced Service management internally. Through our best practices we have created a full practice providing consultation and services to our customers worldwide. We review case studies and discuss what we did and where they are today. The Presenter will look ahead at some of the next gen operations on the horizon.PROFILE:Ray Ybarra has over 30 years of experience in Operations & Technology in both the large publicly held corporate environment as well as in small-medium privately held organizations. As a technologist, Ray’s role is to provide customers and partners with world class services and recommendations. Ray has helped many companies optimize their IT investments by successfully architecting, implementing and managing business-critical comput-ing environments. Ray is a board member and the current President for itSMF LA LIG. He is a frequent lecturer and speaker for many organizations and societies within the Western United States.

11:15-12:15 | Pacific #2Vice President, Fidelis

Optiv / Fidelis

Mark Calkins

A new level of Excellence for Security Operations and Incident ResponseABSTRACT:Fidelis Cybersecurity will walk you through the current state of automated incident response technology - how it can transform your ability to prevent modern intrusions and increase the efficiency of your security team by a factor of 10-20X. Performing manual investigations is time-consuming and typically requires the use of multiple point solutions. Teams are understaffed and burned out due to the relentless day-to-day investigations. Effective-ly automating your incident response process reduces or even eliminates the monotony of incident response and the security posture of the team is dramatically improved.PROFILE:For nearly 20 years Mark has worked with many of the largest security organizations to improve and modernize their security capabilities. Bringing both business acumen and subject expertise to solving the most relevant security challenges of the day have led to a long and successful career in Security Leadership. Mark holds a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara

2:30-3:00 | Pacific #2GTT

TBA

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3:45-4:15 | Pacific #2Chief Architect

Rommana

Magdy Hanna, Ph.D.

Gaining Control of Products Releases with Integrated ALMABSTRACT:Whether you are adopting agile methodologies or not, program managers, product and project managers need to be able to maintain, all product releases, iterations, features, timelines, and all other aspects of a product lifecycle in one tool. Many tool vendors claim that ALM tools are able to address this challenge. There have been also some miscon-ceptions about what ALM tools can and cannot do. This presentation sheds some light on Integrated ALM as an architect and a tool that provides every member of a product team with the tools they need to gain control of their part of the product lifecycle.

PROFILE:The Rommana ALM tool and methodology has been built around the teachings and principles of the software engineering authored by Dr. Magdy Hanna, which he has taught to more than 50,000 professionals over the last 30 years. Many of these principles and methodologies were implemented in the early version of SQEngineer the early 1990's. Dr. Hanna continues to act the Rommana Chief Architect.


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Project Management& Business Analysis Saturday Session Speakers

ABSTRACT:Building a staff or a project team can seem like a daunting task. If you’re lucky enough to start from the ground up, you may have an advantage of cherry picking the perfect employees, but that can be a daunting task. • Hiring and vetting tactics • Discovering/Utilizing our teams’ strengths • Influencing/Leadership without authority• Dealing with performance issues

PROFILE:Graduating from Temple University with a BA in Philosophy and a minor in Asian Studies, Susan was fortunate to be hired as a project coordinator solely on the premise that she had a liberal arts background and could read and write. The rest is history. With passion and strength for organization, problem solving and project delivery, Susan has amassed a wealth of professional experience in project, program and portfolio management at both startups and large organizations in diverse industries. She has since earned her MBA from University of Redlands and is currently Director of Digital Project Management at Irvine Company, responsible for delivery of digital projects for Apartments Marketing.

Director, Digital Program ManagementThe Irvine Company

Putting Successful Teams Together

Susan Ryan9:45 – 10:45 | International #1

ABSTRACT:Most business transformation projects take longer than expected; cost exceeds the budget and there is a lower benefit realization. One of the main reasons for this is a lack of sound project management. There are some best practices which, if followed sincerely, can definitely help us get a better value out of our overall Business transforma-tion implementation and make it worth all the pain.

PROFILE:Vish Nath is a passionate business transformation practitioner with proven subject matter expertise. He has led and executed many Healthcare, ERP, CRM, and Business transformational initiatives and projects. Vish applies project and portfolio management skills to drive operational efficiency for multi-million-dollar initiatives and portfolio of projects. He has over 19 years of experience in many “Fortune 500” companies. He has honed his insights and expertise on leadership, consulting, business, IT and project management principles.

Managing the Chaos – Best Practices for BusinessTransformation Projects

Vish Nath2:30 – 3:30 | Pacific #1Director, Projects (EPMO)

Molina Healthcare

The Evolution of Agile and How to keep your Career Evolving with It

Kymberlee Page11:00 – 12:00 | International #1 Director of Product Management

Entertainment Partners

ABSTRACT:Organizations are aggressively adopting agile principles to maximize profits and minimize the delivery times for projects. These new goals have significantly impacted the project team and have changed everyone’s roles and responsibilities. During this session we will talk about applying your current skills to these new agile practices at every level. We will discuss how to manage projects at the sprint level, and not the project level. Discuss how Business Analysts/Product Owners can create user stories for smaller features, instead of complete requirement documents.

PROFILE:Kymberlee is the Director of Product Management at Entertainment Partners. She has over 18 years of experience working in every aspect of the IT life cycle. She has worked in a variety of industries like Education, Financial Services and Health Care. Kymberlee holds a B.S. in Business Management, a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership and is a certified Project Manager, Scrum Master, and Product Manager.


Saturday Session SpeakersQuality Assurance/ ITIL

ABSTRACT:A Software Quality Engineering organization holds an incredible asset: Quality Data and more specifically defect data. High integrity defect data can give you insights to increase your speed and quality while, helping you focus your improvement initiatives. During this session, I will share our path to implementing a Defect Analytics program that produced actionable insights and contributed to achieving our defect containment goals. I will also share how we framed our scope, transformed our data quality and collection methods to harness the power of Quality Data.

PROFILE:Anna draws from a diverse professional background and leverages these unique experiences to frame her approach to the profession of software quality engineering. Over the past decade her experiences include managing software development projects as a PM, leading a quality assurance team, building a project and release governance department and establishing an analytics and process function for Quality Engineering.

PRINCIPAL-BUSINESS MGMT – Entertainment Software Quality EngineeringAT&T

Metrics: Running the Business of Software Quality Engineering

Anna D’Elia9:45 – 10:45 | International #2

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PROFILE:Jon Ifould is an IT Senior Manager at Capital Group with over 17 years of experience. Over the course of his career in Quality Assurance, System Integration and large program delivery he has worked across the Financial Services, Capital Markets and pay TV (satellite/cable) sectors. He started his career in the UK relocated to southern California in 2008. He holds professional certifications from ASTQB, PMP and AAT (UK).

PROFILE:Aromal V Mohan is a Principal Consultant with Infosys and has over 13 years of experience. His area of specialization is QA consulting and large QA program management and has extensive experience in capital markets domain testing. He has been involved in Test Center of Excellence assessment and implementations for various clients. He owns a US patent (US 8589199 B2 ) for Method and system for determining testing maturity of an organization. He holds a Master degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Information Systems.

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Jon IfouldIT Senior Manager (Quality Management)

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Test Driven Solution Delivery (TDSD)

ABSTRACT:Stuck in the land of ambiguity? Head spinning due to solution complexity? Got a delivery strategy but trying to figure out your integrated project plan for a large program solution delivery? Not sure where to get started? Find out how your QA team can help you see the wood for the trees and chart a course to success. Your QA team’s inherent ability to classify your solution into logical groups of functionality, as well as their ability to prioritize and sequence the order in which the solution needs to be tested may have benefits beyond just the testing domain. Two quality assurance professionals will talk about their experience developing a Test Inventory that helped one large program create the program level delivery plan and remain agile while adapting to the twists and turns that every project experiences.


ABSTRACT:Moving from building packaged physical software to delivering software as a service meant that everything had to change about how we build, manage and ship software. In the past, we had three distinct roles on what we call “feature teams”: program managers, developers, and testers. We wanted to reduce delays in handoffs between developers and testers and focus on quality for all software created, so we combined the traditional developer and tester roles into one discipline: software engineers. Software engineers are now responsible for every aspect of making their features come to life and performing well in production. Come learn how the QA role evolved in the age of DevOps at Microsoft.

PROFILE:Jessica DeVita, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, has 20+ years of professional experience beginning in the PICU of Minneapolis Children’s hospital, to sysadmin at St. Jude Medical, founder at @ubergeekgirl, then Evangelist at Microsoft and Chef. Jessica helps your organization build better software, delight customers, attract and retain their most important asset: people.

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QA and DevOps at Microsoft

Jessica DeVita2:30 - 3:30 | International #1

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PersonalDevelopment Saturday Session Speakers

ABSTRACT:Management is a term that has been around for decades. Most of us think of managing reports or a team when we hear the term. However, organizational structures have changed; globalization has brought in varying cultures and the millennial entering the workforce are different. Adding Technology in, how we communicate has changed. I have coined the term ‘Managing 360’ to discuss the style of management which I believe is relevant for success in today’s organiza-tions, small to large global ones. PROFILE:Dr. Vandana Mangal is founding Executive Director for the Easton Technology Management Center and Co-Director for BIT at UCLA Anderson School of Management. She has been instrumental in launching the Easton Center and growing it to over 650 students and nearly $15 million funding. She has taught Big Data at UCLA Anderson and is on several boards including IS Associates, UCLA Extension’s Technical Management Program and Women’s Initiative Network.

Executive Director, Easton Technology Management CenterCo-Director, Business & Information TechnologiesUCLA, Anderson School of Management

Managing 360

Vandana Mangal9:45 – 10:45 | Atlantic

ABSTRACT:One of people’s greatest fears is standing up to give a talk. In this workshop we will learn to understand the cause of fear, how to master and speak with elegance. In addition, we will cover the essentials of preparing the speech, determining the support with visual imagery, and special tips to help you on your speech delivery. You will walk away with five great strategies to improve your next presentation.

PROFILE:Rosalyn Kahn is a College Speech Instructor at Los Angeles City College. She is also an Author, International Motivational Speaker and Speech Coach. Ms. Kahn has been teaching Public Speaking, ESL in colleges and high schools throughout Southern CA. Her business, Coaching and Professional Speaking, began three years ago. Rosalyn has trained over thousands of students and worked with a wide variety of business executives to achieve success by speaking with their authentic voice.

Tricks and Tips of Public Speaking

Rosalyn Kahn2:30 – 3:30 | AtlanticOwner of Coaching and Professional Speaking,

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Conducting Your Career Search with Passion and Purpose

Michael Woore11:00 – 12:00 | Atlantic VP, Technology

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ABSTRACT:Are you overwhelmed (or underwhelmed) by the task of finding a job? Do you find it difficult to discern what to do next or even where to start? Then perhaps you need to reconnect with your passion and purpose. In this interactive conversation, Michael Woore will share the secrets of:· How to tap into what makes you marketable to a future employer· How to network for results, not business cards· The three steps to landing the job of your dreams PROFILE:With 25 years of leadership experience in technology and business operations, Michael Woore is an IT Executive with passion and purpose. He currently serves as the Vice President of Technology at loanDepot, a rapidly-growing consumer lender named a “Top Workplace” by the Orange County Register. Michael holds an MBA from USC and a BBA from USD, as well as numerous technical certifications.


EmergingTechnologySaturday Panel Discussion

Getting to Heaven: Migrating to the Cloud

With over 15 years of studio & technology experience, Charles has worked to continually modernize and stream-line content-focused infrastructure and software develop-ment practices, while partnering closely with studio and line-of-business executives to help identify and eliminate inefficiencies in business processes, leading to increased productivity and throughput across the enterprise and around the world. Recently, Charles has completed a long running project to overhaul DevOps for Sony Pictures’

Digital Media Group, enabling the consolidation and retirement of several legacy in-house digital asset management platforms. By migrating infrastruc-ture and deployment operations into Amazon Web Services, the group has reduced application development release cycles from 4 months to just under two weeks, resulting in happier customers and a more engaged workforce. Charles holds a bachelors degree in History and Management Information Systems from the University of Memphis, and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business with a concentration in Entertainment, Media, and Technology.

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Panelists:Charles Cole / Sony PicturesReggie Collier / Cast & CrewKelly Stackpoole / 20th Century FoxTerry Dear / Bankruptcy Mgt. Solutions

Charles Cole

Reggie Collier is an IT professional with over 20 years of experience leading infrastructure teams and projects, with companies ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500. Reggie currently serves as Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations Cast & Crew Entertainment. Prior to joining Cast & Crew, Reggie held infrastructure and systems administration-related roles in IT for a variety of compa-nies, including Crystal Cruises, Lucky Brand, Evolve Media, CCH, and ABC Television Network. Reggie lives

in Santa Clarita with his wife of 15 years and their two sons.

Reggie Collier

Kelly Stackpoole is Executive Director of IT at Fox Entertainment Group where she leads her technology team to build, implement, and support a diverse portfolio of cloud and on-prem applications for her corporate clients across the 20stCentury Fox enterprise. With over 20 years of experience in entertainment and consulting, Kelly collaborates with her clients to enable the ongoing evolution of their businesses through innovative software solutions culled from the rapidly shifting technology landscape.

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Terry Dear

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EmergingTechnologies Saturday Session Speakers

ABSTRACT:Analytics is one of the 4 nexus forces defined by Gartner (along with Cloud, Social, and Mobile), which are disrupting business and society. Although some of the techniques have been around for decades, what has changed is the volume and diversity of data along with the software and techniques of finding insights in that data and finding it faster.

PROFILE:Justin Simonds is a Master Technologist for the Americans Enterprise Solutions and Architecture group (ESA) under the business critical division of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. His focus is on real-time, event-driven architectures, business intelligence for major accounts and strategic business development. He is involved with HPE Labs on several pilot projects. Justin has worked on Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives and integration architectures for improving the reliability of IoT offerings.

Master TechnologistHewlett Packard Enterprise

Overview of Analytics, 2017

Justin Simonds11:00 – 12:00 | Pacific #1

Mobile 2.0: What to do Now

Galen Gruman2:30 – 3:30 | International #2 Adjunct Analyst, IDC, Executive Editor, InfoWorld, Editorial CTO, IDG US Media

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ABSTRACT:We’re now in year 11 of the modern mobile era. The first wave brought difficult changes like BYOD and new development paradigms that IT spent years wrestling with. Just as things seem to have settled, the second wave is upon us, and it should cause IT to rethink again what mobile means to its strategy, operations, and development efforts.

PROFILE:Galen Gruman is an adjunct analyst focused on mobility at IDC’s IT Executive Program. He is also the executive editor of InfoWorld, which focuses on cutting-edge IT, and the editorial CTO for IDG US Media, InfoWorld’s parent company.

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How ITOM can help your IT systems work betterABSTRACT:IT leaders are confronting a sea of change in the expectations placed on their organizations in terms of velocity, innovation and automation. The old way of performing Operations Management is changing with SaaS applica-tions, and public cloud providers that have turned the IT applications and infrastructure world on its head. ServiceNow IT Operations Mgmt is changing the market with the rise of the SaaS model to view the world via "service" model approach. PROFILE:Ricardo is a Solutions Consultant with ServiceNow’s Enterprise Accounts Southern California team. He has been in IT for over 15 years in a variety of different capacities. Over this time, Ricardo has spent several years in the ITSM space with 6 plus years as a ServiceNow platform owner. Prior to his role at ServiceNow, Ricardo has also been an active participant in SoCal SNUGs having spoken at multiple events on ServiceNow's behalf. When not working or chasing the boys, he is a gearhead who enjoys food, wine, and dancing. Ricardo and his wife are very much foodies (despite her being celiac) and like trying new foods and places.

11:00 - 11:30 | Pacific #2Co-Founder/CINO

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James Jack

human-I-T: Recycling with a PurposeABSTRACT:As technology continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, there is an ever-growing amount of physical technology that is simply no longer in use. While recyclers do help keep items out of our landfills, many functioning items are destroyed regardless of their value. We will discuss the major differences between recycling and repurposing, give a background of human-I-T's contribution towards retaining value, and explore the process that human-I-T uses to accomplish that goal.PROFILE:James is a social entrepreneur with the keen ability to see how innovations in technology can come together to create social impact. He co-founded human-I-T as a platform for putting unwanted technology back into the hands of low-income households. Since human-I-T’s inception in 2012, it has grown from a two-man operation to a national organization with multiple locations.

11:45 - 12:15 | Pacific #2CEO

Project Insight

Steve West

Project Management—As You Know It—is DEAD!ABSTRACT:Project Insight® CEO Steve West discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming Project Management using teaming applications and messaging. See first-hand how PI’s VirtualPM™ for Slack helps project managers gather information… while letting people work where they’re at, and rolling up key information for stakeholders.

PROFILE:Steve West has been developing software for over 20+ years and leads PI’s overall vision, strategy, and execution of the company. He is considered an expert in Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery and solutions, and is frequently asked to speak on these topics. Steve is a multi-year All American swimmer and holds a BS in Economics and Communications from University of Michigan. In 2012, Steve was the oldest man to qualify for the Olympic Trials at age 40 (breaststroke), and was named Swimming World Magazine’s World Master Swimmer of the Year in 2014.

2:30 - 3:00 | Pacific #2Sales Consultant

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API Management and Program/Project Management: Adding Efficiency WithoutAdding Overhead

ABSTRACT:Presentation will cover the role of APIs in modern network architecture, how they have become ubiquitous in every aspect of your personal and professional life, and how they are being used to improve efficiency across all types of interactions. We will examine API management best practices and explore ways that organizations of all sizes can exploit APIs to their advantage.

PROFILE:I am a Sales Consultant for CA, supporting the API management suite of products. I am based in Southern California and when not evangelizing about the value of APIs to my customers I spend my free time working to remove inefficien-cy from my pedal stroke on the local bike paths.


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At the same time, Jim Stoumpos—a very active member of SCQAA-OC—along with others, decided there was a need for more SCQAA Chapters around the greater LA area. Over several years he found more volunteers and expanded SCQAA to LA, the Inland Empire, and San Fernando Valley; all four of these Chapters continue in operation today. In 2000, Jim and others decided to expand the Vendor Showcase to become a full-fledged, one-day annual conference for Software Quality, Project Management and IT practitioners. This was the beginning of the Southern California Coalition Technology Conference (SCCTC). Each year a volunteer Board was setup with representatives from each of the Sponsoring Associations with the charter of developing a low-cost conference primarily for the benefit of the membership of the Spon-sors, though anyone was welcome to attend. As the SCCTC grew in popularity, so did the list of Sponsors. At different times, the conference has been sponsored by the four Southern California Quality Assurance Association chapters and by the Association of Information Technology Professionals—Los Angeles, the Project Management Institute chapters in Orange County, Los Angeles, Los Padres, and the Inland Empire, and the Quality Assurance Institute Worldwide. In 2017, the Conference is being sponsored by the Orange County and San Fernando chapters of SCQAA, PMI Orange County and Los Angeles, the International Institute of Business Analysts Los Angeles and Orange County chapters, ITSMF-USA, AITP Los Angeles, and the QAI Global Institute.

In 2006 the Conference was expanded from Saturday only to both Friday and Saturday, and has been held over two days ever since. The Conference has become known for excellent speakers, relevant topics, dynamic keynotes, and highly interactive panel discussions, as well as providing an excellent opportunity for networking. The Conference is also known for its value—providing two days of top notch learning and networking opportunities for a fraction of the cost of similar conferences.In 2008, the name of the Conference was changed to the Southland Technology Conference, or SoTeC, in order to simplify it and make the acronym easier to say. But the purpose and planning remain the same. This has always been a local conference for the benefit of the local sponsors and their members.

In the late 1980s, the Quality Assurance Institute’s first affiliated chapter, the Southern California Quality Assurance Association—Orange County (SCQAA-OC), decided to start holding an Annual Vendor Showcase to bring software vendors together with the Southern California Quality Assurance community. The idea of the event was to give SCQAA-OC members an opportunity to explore products and services that could be useful to them and their companies.


Lee Ann Kline

The Southland Technology Conference’s SoTeC Inspiration Award recognizes inspirational community service by a Southland technology professional. The award is presented during the SoTeC annual conference. Come to the conference and congratulate the winner! While the idea of Community Service or “giving back” is not new, it represents an important paradigm in today’s economic and social climate. We all know people who give of themselves to make our organizations and communi-ties better. The award is one way to recognize and thank people who give of themselves to the community. With this award we seek to :• Recognize inspirational community service among technology professionals• Promote the paradigm of community service among technology professionals• Inspire others to action

Lee Ann Kline is an Associate Director on the Americas Talent Team at EY (Ernst & Young LLC) and President and Founder of STEM Advantage, a non-profit organization to mentor, prepare and inspire young women and underserved communities to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). She has held business and technology roles at IBM, Scient, MetLife and EY, and seen firsthand the lack of diversity, especially women and underserved communities. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Mathematics, an MBA from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania, and a PMP certification.

STEM Advantage addresses both a skills shortage and economic gap by focusing on women and under-repre-sented talent. Women, African Americans and Latinos comprise only 20% of the current STEM workforce, yet make-up 70% of the total available workforce. STEM Advantage partners with more than 30 companies, includ-ing Avery Dennison, BCG Digital Ventures, CBS, Deluxe, Farmers Insurance Group, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Aerospace Corporation, and Toyota. The Los Angeles Business Journal honored STEM Advantage as Nonprofit Team of the Year in 2016.


Meet the 2017 SoTeC Executive Committee

The SoTeC conference is a 100% volunteer run conference. Members from the 9 Sponsor Organizations form a planning committee coalition. Other volunteers join the ‘village’ and we plan and execute this conference. Planning started in March 2017, and bi-weekly conference calls and three face to face meetings, and a conference bag stuffing session in October, and voila, we have a conference.

Ron RizzaChair & SoTeCFinance Chair

Ron has been on the board for 12 years. This year he has taken on the mantle of Chair. He has also been involved with SCQAA-OC for most of the 30+ years it has existed, including most years on the Board. He has been involved in all aspects of Software and Systems development , Software and Hardware Quality, Operations Research, Audit, Security, etc. for over 40 years at such companies as Lockheed-Martin, Ford Motor Company, Advanced Logic Research, Gateway and Panasonic Avionics Corporation. The high quality of the SoTeC conferences, and the oppor-tunity to work with smart, energetic, creative people who put it together and attend is what keeps him coming back.

Mark HarbinRegistration Chair

Mark Harbin is an experienced professional with 34 years in the computer and information technology industries. He has been an active participant on the SoTeC committee for 10 years and over 15 years with the SCQAA-OC chapter. Mark has strong abilities in quality engineering, quality assurance, project management and product delivery. He is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has successfully led his company in obtaining its ISO certification. He has worked in a variety of industries including aerospace, telecommu-nications, security, finance, and the medical field.

Victor ZappiaMarketing Chair

Vic Zappia has over 12 years of experience in Technical Product Leadership working as a Senior Business Application Analyst. Vic is a change agent who enjoys working with both business and IT to provide business process improvements. He first attended SoTeC in 2011 and has served in various volunteer roles since. This is his second year on the committee. He has also served on STAR (Standards in Technology for Automotive Retail) Steering Committee as Chair and Co-Chair. Vic Zappia is currently the president of IIBA Orange County.David Lowe

Program Chair

David is the Principal Consulting Architect for Daines Advisory with over 30 years of industry experience in the areas of predictive analytics, cloud computing, and IT process frameworks. David designs IT solutions for supporting business operations and helps organizations build IT capabilities for today’s digital business environment. He holds certifications in ITIL Expert, PMP, CBAP, CISSP, TOGAF, Oracle, and Amazon Web Services. David is an active member of the Los Angeles chapter of PMI, IIBA, ISACA, as well as itSMF USA and HDI.

Mark GalliganAlliance Partner Chair

Mark Galligan is a dedicated IT professional and is passionate about improving IT operations and the services it offers. He has nearly 30 years of leadership, management and technolo-gy experience improving technology operations, IT services and customer satisfaction for Fortune 500 companies. His approach to IT Service or Technology operations is to “find a better way.” How is this accomplished? Make it easy; Reduce internal complexity; Run your business well. Today, Mark is responsible for Enterprise Operations and IT Service Management for the First American Financial Corporation.


Ruby is a PMP - Project Management Profes-sional® and Certified Scrum Master working as the IT Project Manager at S4i Systems – providing enterprise environments with document management, workflow, and business process automation in the Windows, Linux, and IBM i world. She has been in the IT management and consulting field after graduating with a Bachelors of Science degree in Math. Ruby started out volunteering for SoTeC through PMI-LA manning their • booth but took on the leadership role of Inspiration Chair this year after being in the Speaker Committee last year. Ruby believes that SoTeC is definitely a hidden 'gem' of a conference.

Inspiration Chair

Ruby SodenCarole Schlocker

Carole has been involved with locating quality speakers for the SoTec conference for over 10 years and introduced the panel sessions and the structured networking lunch sessions. She has a passion for finding the best people and new topics that keep the conference current and interesting and make attendees want to return each year. She is extremely proud of the conference and the growth and popularity it has experienced over the last 10 years. Carole holds a Bachelors Degree in Social Work from Temple University. She strongly believes that she is practicing social work every day in the IT staffing business.Speaker Chair

Linda Boe

Linda has attended SoTeC for many years and joined the planning committee last year. This year she stepped up to be the Facilities Chair. She has also been a PMI-OC member for 18 years and recently joined the PMI-OC Finance committee. She has worked in IT for over 30 years in technical support, Help Desk Consulting and for the last 20 years as a Project Manager. She has worked at Transamerica Insurance, McDonnell Douglas, IBM Global Services at Nissan, Kubota and Michelin, and for TEKsystems at Reliance Steel & Aluminum. She enjoys participating on the SoTeC planning committee with so many creative and hardworking professionals and looks forward to this conference every year.

Facilities Chair

Vanessa Vengco

Webmaster

Vanessa is a developer on the web team for the City of Santa Ana. When SoTeC needed a new webmaster, she volunteered to take over the existing site. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Japanese Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, where she also first started to teach herself web development and programming. She loves JavaScript, eating her way through different countries, and puppies. This is her first year with SoTeC.

J im Stoumpos

Jim is the Founding Father of SoTeC and has been with the conference all 17 years. He has been in multiple roles from Conference Chair for 6 years, to Vice Chair to now Job Fair Chair. In this latest role, he coordinates the Job Fair with a mix of hiring managers, staffing firms, and educational firms that offer services to conference attendees, and those in transition, including discounted education-al programs and resume reviews. Jim was also a key player in founding the SCQAA Chapters, and is an active Board member of the San Fernando Valley Chapter. He is also active in multiple PMI chapters.Job Fair Chair


Visit the Job Fair at the SoTeC Conference for any job opportunities that are available & get your resume reviewed by recruiting professionals with tips & tricks to engineer and energize your resume to amaze.

Statistics show that you are more likely to get your next job from a face-to-face event than from an online job website. We’ve invited staffing firms and human resources departments of companies looking to fill technology-related positions to review and critique your resume. Come by the job fair to see what’s available, and have your resume reviewed to see how you can present yourself better. Take advantage of this while you are at the conference!

In order to provide our members that are in transition with resume reviews and possible job opportunities, SoTeC has organized a small job fair. All of the participants will gladly review your resume and give you feedback. Some will have jobs available that you will be able to apply for.

The Job Fair will be set up in the main hall just past the reg-istration table. Please stop by and talk to our job fair participants – they are here to help.

Visit the SoTec Job Fair For Face-to-Face Opportunities

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All our volunteers: Arlyn Meeks, Atrivi Kraman, Carole Schlocker, Cristina Salajan, Daniel Rocha, David Bartholomew, David Lowe, David Mann, Diana Moreno, Dori Neuman, Frank Simmons, Garo Babaian, Greg Scott, James Thomas, Jeanne Takano, Jill Nastaszewski, Jim Stoumpos, Kidra Shadroo, Kimberly Meyer, Linda Boe, Lisa Luck, Lisa Wiliams, Lori Shapiro, Margaret Ramirez, Marilyn Alberto, Mark Galligan, Mark Harbin, Mary C Wengert, Michelle Rudo, Ram Prasad Kodukulla, Ray Ybarra, Rebecca Pate, Roger Lux, Roland Anderson, Ron Rizza, Ruby Soden, Sue Gibson, Sue Thompson, Sujit Gosh, Tom Ticknor, Vanessa Vengco, Vera Teller, Vic Zappia, Victoria Perry, Vincent Eng

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