Dan Kirkpatrick is an independent Kubernetes and DevOps consultant living in Houston, Texas. Dan’s career spans some 25 years as a software developer and six years working with Kubernetes in production. With over 30 years over experience Dan Kirkpatrick brings a swathe of experience having worked in fields such as Healthcare, Transportation, Banking, and Energy. Dan has been operating Kubernetes in enterprise production environments for the past 6 years.

Dan Kirkpatrick is an independent Kubernetes and DevOps consultant living in Houston, Texas. Dan’s career spans some 25 years as a software developer and six years working with Kubernetes in production. With over 30 years over experience Dan Kirkpa... Show more

Brian has been helping major international organisations transform their business using Power BI since 2015 including financial performance, asset management as well as driving new technologies for airport maintenance

Brian has been helping major international organisations transform their business using Power BI since 2015 including financial performance, asset management as well as driving new technologies for airport maintenance Show more

Magnus has been an IT Consultant since 1996. Focusing 100% on the Microsoft Cloud services.

Magnus has been an IT Consultant since 1996. Focusing 100% on the Microsoft Cloud services. Show more

I am smit satodia, an android developer, a Youtuber, a geek and Homosapien

Considering my education, I was Gujarat Technological University first and completed my B.E. in computer science and engineering

Started my career in 2015 officially in android development with Java and Eclipse, however unofficially I am developing applications in android since my second semester when we don't have JAVA in the curriculum even. Right now the time has changed, the market has changed so working in the Kotlin in android studio

Apart from this I always believe in giving back to the community, so started my youtube channel where I am publishing my tutorials on android/ kotlin

I love to share knowledge with people always and learning new stuff is the key for me...

I am smit satodia, an android developer, a Youtuber, a geek and Homosapien Considering my education, I was Gujarat Technological University first and completed my B.E. in computer science and engineering Started my career in 2015 officially ... Show more

Meighan is the Practice Manager over the Architecture Team and Technical Architect at Xede Consulting Group, the leader of the Seattle Women in Tech User Group, Salesforce MVP, and admin and Founder of #OhanaSlack.

With over 450 Trailhead badges, Meighan is continuously working on increasing her Salesforce knowledge and helping others do so as well.

She has spoken around the world about Salesforce – and more often than not, her love of the Community Cloud. Some of her presentations include Dreamforce x7, North Africa Dreamin 19, YeurDreamin 19, Tahoe Dreamin 18, Surf Force 17, the Chicago World Tour, and more.

Sharing her love of the platform with the Ohana is her passion. Over the past decade Meighan has gone from admin to architect, thanks in part to all of the knowledge shared by and help from other members of the community.

Meighan is the Practice Manager over the Architecture Team and Technical Architect at Xede Consulting Group, the leader of the Seattle Women in Tech User Group, Salesforce MVP, and admin and Founder of #OhanaSlack. With over 450 Trailhead badges, ... Show more

Rich Lee, an Enterprise Architect, he is a PhD. professor of Department of Statistics and Information Science at Fu Jen Catholic University. He had served IBM as a senior technical consultant for a decade. Before IBM, he worked for HPE/DEC as well as a consultant in implementing the Manufacturing Execution System in the semiconductor industry for many years.

Rich Lee, an Enterprise Architect, he is a PhD. professor of Department of Statistics and Information Science at Fu Jen Catholic University. He had served IBM as a senior technical consultant for a decade. Before IBM, he worked for HPE/DEC as well as... Show more

Patrick is a 25 year veteran of the Development and the IT worlds. He has successfully navigated the path from entry level developer all the way to senior management, surviving multiple ups and downs in the industry. He has constantly adapted to new challenges and specializes in taking under performing teams and turning them into rock stars. He draws his insights from formalized training as a Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, Project Management from PMI, Six Sigma, multiple management workshops, and lessons learned from many years in the field. His passion has transformed over time from building software to building teams and helping mentor the next generation. He hopes that by sharing some of the things that have helped him along the way he can ensure that the industry he loves is in good hands with the next generation.

Patrick is a 25 year veteran of the Development and the IT worlds. He has successfully navigated the path from entry level developer all the way to senior management, surviving multiple ups and downs in the industry. He has constantly adapted to new... Show more

Tami Wloch
Director of Social/Digital Marketing, Strategic & Creative Marketing Inc.
847-271-4066
Tami@SCmarketinginc.com
www.scmarketinginc.com

Professional BIO

Tami Wloch’s career includes 20 years of corporate sales and marketing experience in retail, tourism, and telecommunications, plus entrepreneurial experience gained by starting and managing multiple retail businesses.

Tami is highly skilled in Paid Social Ad Campaigns and runs customer campaigns that can obtain 50,000+ views in a month and have engagement rates 200%+ higher than average. Due to her successful ad campaigns, Tami serves on:
• Multiple Facebook Advisory Panels to analyze features and provide feedback to Facebook Corporate including the mobile app, video design, & their paid campaign programs
• An Adobe Spark Panel advising Adobe designers regarding features in their custom graphic & video program
• A LinkedIn Advisory Panel providing feedback for many tools used by LinkedIn, including their paid campaign program

Both Nationally and Internationally, Tami teaches classes in Social Media to help business owners understand the complex world of gaining customers thru Social Platforms. Tami’s presentations give attendees step-by-step instructions they can implement for immediate results. In addition, she is certified in both SEO and Google Analytics.

Specific areas of focus throughout her career include: entrepreneurship; small & mid-sized business marketing; teaching and educating; public speaking; networking referrals; advertising, promotions and publicity campaigns; client relations; paid social media campaigns; social media marketing.

Her educational background includes a BA in Education from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana and a second degree black belt in martial arts.


Recommendations By Past Attendees

“Tami is extremely knowledgeable and her presentation was outstanding! She found a way to make her material applicable to each and every business owner in the room (all who are from very different industries).” - Kyra Tillman, President at BTM Industries Inc

“5 stars to Tami for her outstanding knowledge within social media marketing. She delivers outstanding value and helped my team of consultants Expedia CruiseShipCenters NorthShore in more ways than I can describe in a paragraph. Thank you Tami!” - Paul Coplan, Owner, Expedia Cruise Ships Centers

“Before working with Tami, I had a clear understanding of how to use and navigate my own social media accounts, but was unsure of how to translate those skills to business accounts. Tami guided me through establishing, running, and most importantly, profiting from my social media business accounts. She's the best!” - Anna Dolezal, MS, Education Coordinator at National Association for Healthcare Quality

I attended Tami Wloch's presentation to over 1,000 delegates at MDRT meeting in Sydney recently and was most impressed. She spoke clearly and succinctly about the value of using Facebook and LinkedIn in your business to build your professional profile. Her topic helped me to understand the power of these social media tools in a simple and easy to implement manner. I would highly recommend Tami Wloch to any prospective organization seeking a knowledgeable & entertaining speaker to share valuable, practicable, tips and traps in social media use to help grow their business. - Michael MacQuillan, Financial Adviser, Sydney, Australia

Speaking Topics - SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING:
• How To Use Facebook & LinkedIn To Generate More Sales For Your Company
• Why You Should Be Using Twitter To Increase Your Business Sales
• The 5 Key Parts Of Your Website That Need To Be Changed to Get You More Business
• Free Ways To Use Google Analytics To Improve Your Website
• 5 Things Must You Change on Your Facebook Business Page to Attract More Clients
• 5 Changes to Your LinkedIn Profile That Will Get You More Business
• How Your Employees Can Use Social To Increase the Company’s Sales
• How To Effectively Use Social Media To Attract & Keep The Best Employees
• How to Set Up a Business Page on Facebook (& Why You NEED To Have One)
• Why You Need a Business Page on LinkedIn (in additional to your personal profile)
• What Must Be Included In Every Social Media Post to Drive Sales
• How to Use Local Facebook Events To Reach More Attendees And To Sell More Booths
• How to Reach More Potential Customers on LinkedIn for Free
• Other Social/Digital Media Topics As Requested

MEDIA AND SPEAKING EVENTS

September 2019 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Global Conference Sydney, Australia
Speaker: How to Successfully Use Facebook & LinkedIn To Generate More Sales

July 2019 Quad County African American Chamber of Commerce Aurora, IL
Speaker + Panelist: Growing Your Business Using Social Media

June 2019 Goldman-Sachs 10K Businesses Group Elmhurst, IL
Speaker: How to Use Facebook & LinkedIn to Increase Sales

May 2019 Expedia CruiseShip Center Buffalo Grove, IL
Speaker: How To Get More Travel Industry Clients with Social

March 2019 Pet Industry Professionals National Webinar
Speaker: How To Use Social Media to Land More Business

February 2019 Business Radio X Pensicola, FL
Speaker: How The Latest Facebook Changes Can Affect Your Business

February 2019 Extraordinary Professional Women’s Networking Group (EPWNG) Aurora, IL
Speaker: How To Use Social Media to Land More Business

December 2018 Webb Financial Group Lake Forest, IL
Speaker: How Your Company Employees Can Share On LinkedIn

September 2018 Grayslake Business Group (GBBG) Grayslake, IL
Speaker: How To Use Facebook To Grow Your Business

August 2018 Churchill, Quinn, Richtman, & Hamilton Grayslake, IL
Speaker: How Your Company Execs Can Share On LinkedIn

June 2018 PC Nation Evanston, IL
Speaker: How To Increase Sales With Your Facebook Biz Page

March 2018 HR Summit Chicago, IL
Speaker: Recruitment Marketing using Social

*Private/SemiPrivate Classes available year-round upon request

AV Needs:
- Large Screen
- Projector to connect to computer
- Clicker to forward the computer slides
- Microphone – only for large rooms

Tami Wloch Director of Social/Digital Marketing, Strategic & Creative Marketing Inc. 847-271-4066 Tami@SCmarketinginc.com www.scmarketinginc.com Professional BIO Tami Wloch’s career includes 20 years of corporate sales and marketing experi... Show more

Eickhel Mendoza is a Microsoft Business Applications MVP with extensive experience in project management, Microsoft Azure development, and Microsoft Power Platform technologies. He is also the author of the Power Apps Cookbook.

He manages the Business Apps, Data & AI department, overseeing all Microsoft 365 and Power Platform projects. Eickhel has made valuable contributions to significant community events such as the Power Platform Community Conference, Global Azure Bootcamp, Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp, and Dynamics 365 Saturdays.

He also coordinates the Power Platform Canarias user group, where like-minded developers come together to share knowledge in various areas. In addition, Eickhel is a member of the Bizz Summit Spain organizing committee.

Eickhel Mendoza is a Microsoft Business Applications MVP with extensive experience in project management, Microsoft Azure development, and Microsoft Power Platform technologies. He is also the author of the Power Apps Cookbook. He manages the Busi... Show more

Nacho is a software engineer from Barcelona, fan of TDD and XP practices. He has been working with Java and other web technologies before the effect 2000 and had experience in different roles in the IT world now working at Dynatrace writing code to monitor applications. You may probably meet him before as founder of the Barcelona Java Users Group ( https://barcelonajug.org ) & the Barcelona Developers Conference ( DevBcn - https://www.debcn.com, former JBCNConf ). He enjoys spending time with his family, playing sports & improving his eXtreme Programming skills

Nacho is a software engineer from Barcelona, fan of TDD and XP practices. He has been working with Java and other web technologies before the effect 2000 and had experience in different roles in the IT world now working at Dynatrace writing code to m... Show more

Power Platform seasoned (ex) developer with a passion for community and enabling everyone.
I am a seasoned professional developer who has experience with Dynamics 365 as well as other CRMs for over 20 years.
Microsoft MVP for Business Applications since 2020

Power Platform seasoned (ex) developer with a passion for community and enabling everyone. I am a seasoned professional developer who has experience with Dynamics 365 as well as other CRMs for over 20 years. Microsoft MVP for Business Applications ... Show more

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combines that with the passion for technology.

💼 M365 Copilot MVP
💼 AI, Hybrid Work, Teams and Modern Work-Freak
💼 Speaker and Instructor for Microsoft 365 Services
🎓 Certified ScrumMaster, Bachelor Professional for Project Organisation (CCI)

🌇 Regensburg, Germany near Munich area

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combin... Show more

Raised and trained as an IT Engineer, transitioned to a solution architect role (focusing on Azure infrastructure, automation, and identity). Passionate about DevOps, "security built-in, not bolted on" and "everything as code" principles. You can find my professional bio at https://no.linkedin.com/in/pazdedav and my AboutMe page at https://about.me/davidpazdera

Raised and trained as an IT Engineer, transitioned to a solution architect role (focusing on Azure infrastructure, automation, and identity). Passionate about DevOps, "security built-in, not bolted on" and "everything as code" principles. You can fin... Show more

My mantra? Collaborative working and the productivity of organisations should constantly be facilitated and improved, without compromising the confidentiality and integrity of data.

As a Security MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, I'm passionate about sharing my advice and experience with you to build a solution that meets your needs.

My mantra? Collaborative working and the productivity of organisations should constantly be facilitated and improved, without compromising the confidentiality and integrity of data. As a Security MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, I'm passionate... Show more

Jerry Nixon is a Microsoft SQL Server Principal Product Manager on the Developer Experiences team, championing Data API builder. With more than two decades of experience, Jerry is an engineer at heart. He teaches Computer Science at university and speaks at events worldwide. Over the years, he has trained thousands of developers, but today, he focuses on software simplicity, intuitive tooling, and excellence in data-driven apps. You'll find him talking about quantum computing, design patterns, machine learning, and—on occasion—SQL Server, the finest of them all. He lives in Colorado, and while most of his days revolve around Outlook, Visual Studio, and online Docs, what he enjoys most is teaching his three daughters Star Trek character backstories and episode plots.

Jerry Nixon is a Microsoft SQL Server Principal Product Manager on the Developer Experiences team, championing Data API builder. With more than two decades of experience, Jerry is an engineer at heart. He teaches Computer Science at university and sp... Show more

Avanade Deutschland GmbH, Solution Architect CRM Business Analysis

Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Solution Architect

For the past 13 years Joergen has been working in the CRM business area. Starting as a functional consultant with strong interest in new features and functionalities, he also presented the whole Dynamics 365 CE application stack as a presales consultant.
Moving forward he became a solution architect focusing on Dynamics 365 CE applications and possibilities to enhance the Model Driven application world with Power Platform functionalities.
Very early Joergen started participating in Microsoft, partner, and community events and since the beginning of 2020 he actively engages in the community by co-organizing events and sharing his knowledge on LinkedIn, blog posts and as a speaker.

Part of organizing teams:
- Deutschland Powerthon 2021-2023
- Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2022-2024
- Dynamics 365 Meetup Deutschland (monthly since 2020)

Avanade Deutschland GmbH, Solution Architect CRM Business Analysis Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Solution Architect For the past 13 years Joergen has been working in the CRM business area. Starting as a functional consultant with strong inte... Show more

As a Seargent in the U.S. Army Mr. Newberry’s experience encompassed the installation, maintenance, and management of networking systems, as well as satellite communications on a global scale. His expertise extended to designing, configuring and securing international networks while operating under 3rd Special Forces Group Abn.

Since joining the private sector Mr. Newberry’s experience has expanded to the management of international security and compliance initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, designing and securing DevSecOps pipelines and the modernization of traditional infrastructure to adopt cutting edge tactics and technologies leading to his current role as Director of DevSecOps for Yahara Software LLC.

As a Seargent in the U.S. Army Mr. Newberry’s experience encompassed the installation, maintenance, and management of networking systems, as well as satellite communications on a global scale. His expertise extended to designing, configuring and secu... Show more

Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. The start of experiences with Microsoft SQL Server came with the assignment for development of membership administration software for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. The software has been distributed to five additional European countries. The primary passion for developments with Microsoft SQL Server expanded in 2007 with his engagement as a DBA for Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main. After 6 years of operational experiences as a DBA and over 14 years as a developer of complex database models he achieved the “Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008” certification which “was” the highest technical certification. The year 2013 finished with the first MVP award for his support to the Microsoft SQL Server community in Germany and Europe.
To provide his deep knowledge about Microsoft SQL Server to the interested community Uwe Ricken is blogging since 2010 at http://www.sqlmaster.de about his daily experiences with Microsoft SQL Server. His blog posts are in German language only to provide the German speaking SQL community inside views into the technology of Microsoft SQL Server.
Uwe Ricken is a speaker on many international conferences and events and preferred topics are “Database Internals”, “Indexing” and “Development”.

Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. The start of experiences with Microsoft SQL Server came with the assignment for development of membership administration software for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. The software has ... Show more

Master en Ingeniería Informática con más de 10 años de experiencia implementado soluciones digitales para empresas de diversor rubros en Perú, México, Uruguay, Chile y USA.

Actualmente, líder de desarrollo y arquitecto de soluciones Azure en INETUM para Pacífico Seguros, pertenece a Comunidades Microsoft siendo instructor constante sobre la innovación y transformación digital.

Certificado como Microsoft Certified Trainer, SCRUM MASTER (Scrum Study),DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Developer Associate , Microsoft Power Platform, MCSD App Builder, entre otros.

Master en Ingeniería Informática con más de 10 años de experiencia implementado soluciones digitales para empresas de diversor rubros en Perú, México, Uruguay, Chile y USA. Actualmente, líder de desarrollo y arquitecto de soluciones Azure en INET... Show more

Zac Brown is an Egyptian-American entrepreneur and technology leader who is deeply committed to using his expertise to create positive social impact. Since writing his first line of code at age 9, Zac has been passionate about leveraging technology for good.

Currently, Zac is focused on growing NonprofitsHQ, a tech startup dedicated to building powerful tools that empower nonprofits to achieve their missions. His work with NonprofitsHQ demonstrates his commitment to supporting the nonprofit sector through innovative technology solutions.

Zac Brown is an Egyptian-American entrepreneur and technology leader who is deeply committed to using his expertise to create positive social impact. Since writing his first line of code at age 9, Zac has been passionate about leveraging technology f... Show more

Andrii has a total of 17 years of software engineering experience and has been very passionate about Go for the past 6 years. Over the past 5 years at Delivery Hero, he has adeptly harnessed Golang, excelling in constructing high-load applications, leveraging Golang's concurrency capabilities to engineer scalable solutions that optimise performance and handle substantial data processing tasks.

Andrii has a total of 17 years of software engineering experience and has been very passionate about Go for the past 6 years. Over the past 5 years at Delivery Hero, he has adeptly harnessed Golang, excelling in constructing high-load applications, l... Show more

Jago is a full-stack software engineer at TenneT, as a software engineer he has seen a broad-spectrum of projects. He also likes to take Java to the extreme and do things with are normally not done with Java, like playing an automated guitar. He is passionate about his work and likes to share his knowledge and has therefore spoken at conferences worldwide.

Jago is a full-stack software engineer at TenneT, as a software engineer he has seen a broad-spectrum of projects. He also likes to take Java to the extreme and do things with are normally not done with Java, like playing an automated guitar. He is p... Show more

Sanket is a working as Sr. DevOps Engineer at Lloyds Banking Group. He is Google Developer Expert in GCP.He has previously worked as a cloud engineer at Searce (GCP Premium Partner) He is Google Cloud Champion Innovator in the category of Modern Architecture with CKA + 3X Certified in GCP and 1X in Azure . He has been helping small and mid sized startups to adopt and implement best practices in cloud and DevOps culture to fasten their software delivery process. He loves to integrate various GCP service like networking, compute, storage , containers, GKE etc, and likes to Implement various use cases. He loves to explore and deep dive into GCP services and also help community by creating content and writing medium blogs.

Sanket is a working as Sr. DevOps Engineer at Lloyds Banking Group. He is Google Developer Expert in GCP.He has previously worked as a cloud engineer at Searce (GCP Premium Partner) He is Google Cloud Champion Innovator in the category of Modern A... Show more

Actually, I'm an Egyptologist and should (probably) be looking for mummies. However, I've preferred to use the last 16 years to find people who are still alive.

I started out as a sourcer in a recruitment consultancy, worked for a long time in tech start-ups and scale-ups both as a hands-on recruiter as well as in leadership roles and founded my own company, The UnleashPeople, together with a business partner at the beginning of 2024.

My focus is on data-driven recruiting processes and strategies, employer branding and a bit of workforce planning. For me, all of this is always under the banner of an excellent candidate experience.

Actually, I'm an Egyptologist and should (probably) be looking for mummies. However, I've preferred to use the last 16 years to find people who are still alive. I started out as a sourcer in a recruitment consultancy, worked for a long time in tec... Show more

Tony Proctor is an Enrolled Agent and a firm owner with nearly two decades of experience, as well as a former IT manager with over 20 years, including a decade in parallel with his firm. He brings a practical, training-first lens to culture, leadership, and operations. Tony teaches tax law and small-business finance, delivering energetic, plain-language sessions with real-world takeaways. An alum of the Intuit Partner Council, he’s recognized for credibility, integrity, and professionalism. Off the clock, he’s spending time with his family, bowling a few strikes, or riding his sportbike.

Tony Proctor is an Enrolled Agent and a firm owner with nearly two decades of experience, as well as a former IT manager with over 20 years, including a decade in parallel with his firm. He brings a practical, training-first lens to culture, leadersh... Show more

- Samzong is Product Manager (Focus on AI/LLMOps, Muti-Cluster, Cluster LCM, Microservice, ServiceMesh )
- Kubernetes / Kubernetes-sigs active Contributor
- Karmada active Contributor, member
- Istio active Contributor, member
- CNCF Multiple Project Contributors
- CNCF Open Source Enthusiast

- Samzong is Product Manager (Focus on AI/LLMOps, Muti-Cluster, Cluster LCM, Microservice, ServiceMesh ) - Kubernetes / Kubernetes-sigs active Contributor - Karmada active Contributor, member - Istio active Contributor, member - CNCF Multiple P... Show more

In love with technology and innovation since university, he has transitioned from software engineering to product management a few years ago. Co-founded xtream, a boutique of digital products and AI, where he helped scale-ups and corporates build better solutions for their businesses.

In love with technology and innovation since university, he has transitioned from software engineering to product management a few years ago. Co-founded xtream, a boutique of digital products and AI, where he helped scale-ups and corporates build bet... Show more

Flamur is a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS focused on helping customers with their modernisation journey, from designing and building complex infrastructures to running large scale workloads efficiently. Prior to joining AWS, Flamur spent 4 years at JP Morgan, leading the cloud native transformation and migration of one of their core platforms. He has over 20 years of deep technical expertise working in lead roles encompassing cloud, containers, DevOps and systems engineering.

Flamur is a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS focused on helping customers with their modernisation journey, from designing and building complex infrastructures to running large scale workloads efficiently. Prior to joining AWS, Flamur spe... Show more

I am Nilanjan Chatterjee , a seasoned Data Engineering leader and architect at AMD, with extensive experience in rolling out 0-1 turn-key products and features across Fintech, Semiconductor and Telecom domains. With over 12 years of experience across Data Engineering , Data Science and Gen AI pipeline and MLOps, I assist business operationalise their data and ML strategy and find data driven solutions to problems.

I am Nilanjan Chatterjee , a seasoned Data Engineering leader and architect at AMD, with extensive experience in rolling out 0-1 turn-key products and features across Fintech, Semiconductor and Telecom domains. With over 12 years of experience across... Show more

Katrin Rabow started out as a travel agent but then switched to accounting and set up her own company in 2001. She mainly worked with small businesses that needed help with their business software. In 2015, she started studying business information systems at Technische Universität Darmstadt. Since finishing her Master's degree, she has worked on various projects as a business analyst, software tester and quality manager.
These days, she splits her time between software projects and payroll. She also speaks at conferences, runs workshops and goes to meetups or (un-)conferences.

Katrin Rabow started out as a travel agent but then switched to accounting and set up her own company in 2001. She mainly worked with small businesses that needed help with their business software. In 2015, she started studying business information s... Show more