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

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

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

Mohamed has been working with Microsoft technologies for 16 years & has been an MVP since 2015. He has a passion for SharePoint, Copilot, Teams & Power Platform!
Mohamed obtained his Master's degree in Software Engineering from the university of Hertfordshire with the Golden Herts Award.

🍁 Organizer of the Canadian Cloud Summit with other awesome MVPS🍁

Mohamed has been working with Microsoft technologies for 16 years & has been an MVP since 2015. He has a passion for SharePoint, Copilot, Teams & Power Platform! Mohamed obtained his Master's degree in Software Engineering from the university of Her... 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

Hi, I’m Matthias Braun,
a Cloud IT Architect and Microsoft MVP for Azure IaC with over 20 years of experience. My mission: equipping companies with future-proof, automated, and secure cloud solutions - technically excellent and delivering real business value.

My focus is on Azure, Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and sustainable cloud architectures. Everything I present is based on real-world projects and directly applicable.

What drives me? Making complex topics accessible and translating technology into real business impact, whether it’s about landing zones, cloud migrations, or DevOps.

Off stage, you’ll often find me behind the camera capturing the Milky Way, runnning, or spending time outdoors with my family.

Hi, I’m Matthias Braun, a Cloud IT Architect and Microsoft MVP for Azure IaC with over 20 years of experience. My mission: equipping companies with future-proof, automated, and secure cloud solutions - technically excellent and delivering real bus... 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

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

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

- 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

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

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

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

I am a Senior Consultant Developer at Thoughtworks with over six years of experience designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions using Java and modern architectural patterns.

Throughout my career, I’ve led agile teams in building systems based on clean architecture, microservices, and event-driven design, always emphasizing engineering excellence and long-term maintainability.

My work focuses on integrating technology and design to build resilient, cloud-native platforms that are easy to evolve and operate.

I am passionate about software craftsmanship, architecture principles, and helping teams deliver solutions that are both elegant and practical.

I am a Senior Consultant Developer at Thoughtworks with over six years of experience designing and implementing scalable, high-performance solutions using Java and modern architectural patterns. Throughout my career, I’ve led agile teams in buildi... Show more

Diana Paredes is a Senior IT Architect at BCG Platinion, specializing in data strategy, governance, and AI enablement.

With over 12 years of experience across HR Tech, government, telecommunications, insurance, retail, banking, mining, and consulting, she bridges the gap between business strategy and technical execution to help organizations unlock value from their data.

Her expertise lies in designing cloud-native data architectures and metadata-driven governance frameworks that ensure data is managed as a governed product from creation to consumption.

Diana holds a BSc in Software Engineering and a Diploma in Generative AI. Throughout her career, she has championed cross-functional collaboration between business and technical teams to turn governance and data quality principles into measurable, scalable outcomes.

Diana Paredes is a Senior IT Architect at BCG Platinion, specializing in data strategy, governance, and AI enablement. With over 12 years of experience across HR Tech, government, telecommunications, insurance, retail, banking, mining, and consult... Show more

Connie is a software architect who is passionate about Angular, NestJS, AI, Web AI, and building stuff with JS frameworks. She loves coding with Angular and NestJS, and blogging about these topics to share knowledge with members in the communities. She also demos Web AI technology on her YouTube channel, allowing web developers to integrate AI into their web applications. Her hobbies are blogging, running, language learning, and attending conferences to meet new friends. She hopes to be able to present at meetups and conferences in Spanish, Mandarin, and other foreign languages fluently one day.

Connie is a software architect who is passionate about Angular, NestJS, AI, Web AI, and building stuff with JS frameworks. She loves coding with Angular and NestJS, and blogging about these topics to share knowledge with members in the communities. S... Show more

I am Henny Speelman, and I am deeply passionate about data, visualizations, storytelling, and AI. My work involves creating those pivotal ‘aha moments’. Helping you to uncover new possibilities through clear and impactful data communication via reporting and data storytelling.

As the founder of the A.R.T. model (Attention, Recognize, Takeaway), I bring a unique perspective on how your brain processes information and how you can craft visualizations that inspire action. My mission is to empower you with tools like Power BI and visualization techniques, ensuring that the right graph is created for the right audience and the right purpose.

Through my sessions, I aim to inspire you with how data shapes our perception and demonstrate how you can create clever data decisions.

I am Henny Speelman, and I am deeply passionate about data, visualizations, storytelling, and AI. My work involves creating those pivotal ‘aha moments’. Helping you to uncover new possibilities through clear and impactful data communication via repor... 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

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

A seasoned Senior Android Engineer. Beyond his hands-on work, Roman is also an active mentor and speaker at Android Academy Global, as well as a published author on ProAndroidDev and Droidcon.

A seasoned Senior Android Engineer. Beyond his hands-on work, Roman is also an active mentor and speaker at Android Academy Global, as well as a published author on ProAndroidDev and Droidcon. Show more

Andrew Hess serves as an accomplished Application Developer with a SharePoint & Project Management background, with two current NACo Awards for custom applications over the past two years. In his personal time, he shares his expertise as a Microsoft Power Platform Youtuber, fostering growth and innovation with the tech community.

Andrew Hess serves as an accomplished Application Developer with a SharePoint & Project Management background, with two current NACo Awards for custom applications over the past two years. In his personal time, he shares his expertise as a Microsoft ... Show more

Analytics professional with three years of experience in data-driven storytelling, data science, and business intelligence. Currently pursuing postgraduate studies at IIM Lucknow and holding a Computer Science degree from the University of Delhi. Experienced in working with prominent organizations such as Adobe, Airtel, BharatPe, and Urban Company.

Analytics professional with three years of experience in data-driven storytelling, data science, and business intelligence. Currently pursuing postgraduate studies at IIM Lucknow and holding a Computer Science degree from the University of Delhi. Exp... Show more