The outstanding peers and professionals listed here are a preliminary list of those participating in the conference content development and session presentations. As we work together and can finalize the actual session presenter list and workshop topics, yet more respected leaders are to be recognized here and participating in May.
A majority of sessions are anticipated to be a format with panelist where a topic will be covered in multi-viewpoint delivery and debates with open Q&A. the substantial number of people who will interact on stage and with attendees at the conference means a lot of session slots need to be assigned. I'll be shuffling more people into the deck, and moving around some of the panelists seats as we refine the content topic list. If you are interested or have someone to nominate as a presenter/advisor, please contact me soon.
And let me say one more time how much I appreciate the efforts of all these folks who are contributing their time at the conference and their leadership in the industry day to day. These are just a few of the respected people who are routinely a voice of experience and ideas around the world, found frequently in discussions on the web, and who are investing energy to build value into this conference in May. Join us in New Orleans!
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| Amy Babinchak |
Harbor Computer Services
Hazel Park, MI, USA
http://www.harborcomputerservices.net
amy@harborcomputerservices.net
IT Group-name: SMBTN-MI
"13 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- ISA-MVP
- MCP
- SMBTN Chapter Leader
- MSPSN Expert.
Bio Statement:
President of Harbor Computer Services, an IT company specializing in small and medium business, since 2000. Security is a major emphasis of our offering to small businesses. Known in the SBS community as the ISA expert. |
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| Steve Banks |
Banks Consulting Northwest Inc.
Port Orchard, WA, USA
http://www.banksnw.com
http://www.pssbs.org
http://msmvps.com/blogs/steveb
steve@banksnw.com
IT Group-name: Puget Sound Small Business Server User Group (PSSBS)
"10 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- Microsoft SBS-MVP
- Founder/President, Puget Sound Small Business Server User Group (PSSBS)
- Co-Author, Advanced Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Microsoft Small Business Specialist
- Certified SonicWALL Security Administrator
Bio Statement:
With over seventeen years in computer technology fields, founder of the Puget Sound Small Business Server User Group and President of Banks Consulting Northwest Inc., Steve is a speaker, author and consultant focusing on the small business space and Windows Small Business Server.
Steve has collaborated with Microsoft, Forbes and Hewlett-Packard on white papers and case studies focusing on TechNet, Small Business Server 2000 and Windows Small Business Server 2003. |
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| Susan Bradley |
SBSdiva.com
Fresno, CA, USA
http://www.sbsdiva.com
susan@sbslinks.com
IT Group-name: SMBTN
"Over 20 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- CPA/CITP
- GSEC and MCP
- SBSC
- SBS-MVP
Bio Statement:
Susan’s first disaster was when she typed in del *.* at the root of the C: drive on the company’s one and only IBM 8088 computer. After she thought “Oh @#$$#!” she learned her lesson of multiple ways to backup. Her blog at sbsdiva.com even is backed up religously. |
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| Mark Crall |
Tech Care Team, Inc.
Charlotte, NC, USA
http://www.techcareteam.com
mark@techcareteam.com
IT Group-name: Charlotte SBS Group
"8 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- Charlotte SBS Group Leader
- Carolina IT Pro Group IT Director
- SMBTN Chapter President
- MCP
- SBSC
Bio Statement:
Mark Crall is the founder and acting CEO of Tech Care Team, Inc., a managed IT services provider in Charlotte NC with a focus on SMB. He serves as the co-leader of the Charlotte SBS Group and as the IT and Meetings Director for the Carolina IT Professionals Group, a 6000 member organization responsible for the founding of Culminis. |
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| Dana Epp |
Scorpion Software Corp.
Chilliwack, BC, Canada
http://www.scorpionsoft.com
dana@scorpionsoft.com
"15 years in the industry"
Recognition:
Bio Statement:
Founder and computer security software architect of Scorpion Software, Dana enjoys sharing his experience and expertise in information security for small business through speaking, university lectures and writing. |
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| Andy Goodman |
DownHome Computers
Winston Salem, NC, USA
http://www.SBS-Rocks.com
andy@SBS-Rocks.com
IT Group-name: Triad SBS Group, an SMBTN Chapter
"15 to 30 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- SBS-MVP
- Group Leader
- SBSC
- Chat Host
- Author
- Community Builder.
Bio Statement:
Andy has been involved with the computer industry since the mid 1970’s. He owns and operates DownHome Computers, a small computer shop in Kernersville, NC, USA focused on Small Business IT solutions and SBS. He is an MS System Builder and Intel IPD. Andy has been involved with SBS since the early days of 4.0 in 1997. Along with hosting the SBS Forums on MCP Magazine, he also hosts the monthly SBS Chat available at chat.SBSmigration.com. In his spare time he writes how-to articles for a number of e-zines as well as his own site www.SBS-Rocks.com. Andy has been involved with the user groups such as Bay Area NT Group, NT Engineering Association, Silicon Valley Computer Society to name a few on the west coast. As the founding father of the Triad SBS Group of consultants group focused on SBS in North Carolina, his contribution to more than a handful of east coasts groups keeps him almost as busy offline as he is in the online professional community. |
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| Cris Hanna |
Computing Possibilities Unlimited
Belleville, IL, USA
http://www.computingpossibilities.net
crishanna@computingpossibilities.net
IT Group-name:
St. Louis SBS Users Group
"18 years in the industry"
Recognition:
Bio Statement:
Included in the first group of SBS MVPs, and with nearly 20 years in wide ranging IT roles, now serves as owner and principal consultant of Computing Possibilities, Belleville, IL. Also founder of St Louis SBS Users Group. |
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| Bob Hood |
Hood Consulting Group
Chicago, IL, USA
http://www.hoodconsulting.com
bobhood@hoodconsulting.com
IT Group-name:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chgoSBSusers
"16 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- First Small Business Consultant in Illinois
- Group Leader/Co-founder Chicago SBS Users Group
- "SBSer of the Year", SMB Nation 2005
Bio Statement:
Bob has been picking his way between the land mines of SMB Consulting for 16 years. After a checkered past selling soap to grocers, medical disposables to surgeons, accountants to corporations and MBA graduates to corporate America, he began his IT career in 1990. Starting out in marketing for a Novell reseller, he went out on his own in 1995, jumped into SBS in 1997, and has never come up for air since!
He has become a leading evangelist for the not-for-profit community, and concentrates on that vertical sector in his successful consulting practice in Chicago. Positions himself as a business and technology consultant, not just the "computer guy."
Planning retirement for the past five years, he's actually threatening to "just do it" within the next year - after he passes a few pearls of wisdom on to other consultants - or anyone else who will listen! |
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| Grey Lancaster |
Solutions
Upstate South Carolina, NC & SC, USA
http://thewhssite.com
grey@smallbizserver.com
"20 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- SBS MVP
- Moderator Windows Home Server Forum Microsoft.com
Bio Statement:
Founder of the SBS2k Yahoo Group. World’s Largest listserver for Smallbusiness server. First awarded SBS MVP in 1998. |
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| Amy Luby |
Mobilize SMB
Omaha, NE, USA
http://www.mobitechonline.com
http://www.mobilizesmb.com
aluby@mobilizesmb.com
"Over 11 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- 2006/2007 Channel Elite MBA
- SBS Group Founder/Co Leader
- 2007 CompTIA Advisory Council Participant
- MCP
- SBSC
- BSN
Bio Statement:
President & CEO of Mobitech, a Microsoft Certified Partner and Managed Services provider in Omaha Nebraska. Amy is also President and CEO of Mobilize SMB a global Community of SMB MSP Partners. Mobilize SMB provides the framework for SMB MSP’s to work together to improve and scale their Managed Services companies. Amy and her team have helped hundreds of SMB Solution Providers evolve their businesses into the Managed Services business model in a practical and profitable way. |
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| Vlad Mazek |
Own Web Now Corp
Orlando, FL, USA
http://www.ownwebnow.com
vlad@ownwebnow.com
IT Group-name: Orlando IT Pro
"11 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- MCSE
- Exchange MVP
- Orlando IT PRO
Bio Statement:
Vlad Mazek has been an Exchange developer, system administrator and evangelist for close to a decade. As a leader of two regional IT Professional associations and promoter of security and collaboration software gives Mr. Mazek a feel for over 4,000 Exchange deployments world-wide. Mr. Mazek is the CEO and Chief Software Engineer of ExchangeDefender, a leading communication security and business intelligence platform processing over 14 million messages an hour. |
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| Frank McCallister |
COMPUMAC
Helena, AL, USA
http://www.compumac.biz
frank@compumac.biz
IT Group-name: SBSC
"22 years in the industry"
Recognition:
Bio Statement:
Retired USAF Fighter Pilot. Began IT in 1984 with Network Consulting with Novell 2.05 in 1989. Began MS SBS 2003 Oct 2003 and selected MS MVP in Oct 2004. Specialize in Migrating to SBS using Swing technique and Remote maintenance. |
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| Calvin McLennan |
McLennan Technologies
Toronto, Ontario, Cananda
http://www.mcltech.ca http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbs2k
calvin@mcltech.ca
IT Group-name: SBS2K Yahoo Group
"20 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- SBS-MVP
- MCP
- SBSC
- Moderator SBS2K Yahoo Forum
Bio Statement:
Calvin is an independent Consultant on Small Business networking in the Toronto area. Two cross-Canada trips with Jeff Middleton sponsored by Microsoft and HP have allowed tremendous opportunities to interface with Partners and User Groups. While support of clients is still a priority – assistance to MS partners on SBS deployments and SWING events have rounded out his days! Ask The Experts booths at Microsoft sessions bring great satisfaction as well. What is left gets consumed by his SBS-MVP buddies – since 2003! |
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| Eriq Oliver Neale |
EON Consulting, LLC
Denton, TX, USA
http://www.eonconsulting.net
eon@eonconsulting.net
"20 years in the industry"
Recognition:
Bio Statement:
Eriq Oliver Neale is an author/speaker/musician/consultant who plies his craft supporting technology for small businesses. President and founder of EON Consulting in Denton, Texas, Eriq was the lead author of Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed. He specializes in cross-platform integration in small business networks, and consults with IT professionals around the globe. Eriq can be found in the SBS newsgroups, in the forums at smallbizserver.net, and can be heard on the weekly eOnCall internet radio program.
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| Dave Nickason |
Dibble & Miller, P.C.
Rochester, NY, USA
"15 years in the industry"
Recognition:
Bio Statement:
Small business IT pro since 1992. I have been using and supporting SBS since 1998, including active participation in the Microsoft SBS newsgroups. |
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| Marina Roos |
Roos ComputerWorks
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
marinamvp@xs4all.nl
"18 years in the industry"
Recognition:
Bio Statement:
Marina Roos, SBS MVP and woman extraordinaire has been providing training in the IT space since 1989. Her background started in technical engineering, where she got bitten by the computer bug when encountering Lantastic and Novell networks. When Small Business Server first debut she was instantly hooked. She was awarded SBS MVP status in 2004. Having a knack for fixing all bugs, she quickly became known as the “BugLady”. She joined forces with Mariëtte Knap managing and answering all questions SBS on www.smallbizserver.net. Now known as the Magical M&M’s, Marina & Mariette specialize in remote SBS support. In December 2005 Eriq Neale (aka MacGuru) joined the remote support team. |
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| Kevin Royalty |
Solution Net Inc.
Hebron, KY, USA
www.solution-net.com
www.cinpa.org
kroyalty@solution-net.com
IT Group-name: Cincinnati Networking Professionals’ Association www.cinpa.org
"Over 20 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- SBS MVP
- User Group Leader for Cincinnati Networking Professionals’ Association (Approx 500 members)
- Leader of the Cincinnati SBS Users Group (approx 100 members)
- MCSE 2000/2003
Bio Statement:
Kevin serves as President of the Cincinnati Network Professional Association, President of the Cincinnati Small Business Server Users Group, and sits on the board of the Information Technology Advisory Team for the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and CincyTechUSA.
Kevin has been recognized by Microsoft as a leading expert on their Small Business Server product line. The “Most Valuable Professional” (MVP) designation is a rare honor that is bestowed on a small number of people each year. It recognizes product expertise, community leadership, and willingness to help others. Kevin is a nationally known Small Business Server expert, author, and regular speaker at industry conferences.
Kevin is a Computer Science graduate, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and is certified by Microsoft for support of their Small Business Server products. |
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| Chris Rue |
Black Warrior Technology, LLC
Northport, AL, USA
http://www.blackwarriortech.com
chris@blackwarriortech.com
IT Group-name: http://www.alabamasmb.com
"13 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- MCSE
- Founder & Leader, AlabamaSMB
Bio Statement:
Chris Rue is the President and CEO of Black Warrior Technology, LLC, a solutions provider specializing in mobile device integration, deployment & training. A 13 year IT veteran and MCSE since 1997, Chris founded AlabamaSMB.com in 2005. |
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| Charlie Russel |
Scribes.com
Madeira Park, BC, Canada
http://www.scribes.com
https://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
charlie@scribes.com
"22 years in the industry"
Recognition:
Bio Statement:
A chemist by education, an electrician by trade, a UNIX sysadmin and Oracle DBA because he raised his hand when he should have known better, an IT Director and consultant by default, and a writer by choice, Charlie is the author of more than 2 dozen computer books on operating systems and enterprise environments, including "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Companion" (MS Press), "Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Administrator's Companion" (MS Press), "Microsoft Windows XP Resource Kit, 3rd Edition" (MS Press), and "Oracle DBA Scripting Quick Reference" (Prentice-Hall PTR). He has also written numerous white papers and case studies on Microsoft.com and is a regular columnist for the Windows Expert Zone and the Windows Vista Community Site. |
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| Erick Simpson |
Intelligent Enterprise/
MSP University
Garden Grove, CA, USA
http://www.ienterprise.us
http://www.mspu.us
esimpson@ienterprise.us
"16 years in the industry"
Recognition:
Bio Statement:
Vice-President of Intelligent Enterprise and MSP University. Recognized Managed Services Speaker, Author and Trainer. Contributor to Microsoft’s Small Business Channel Community Expert Column and Presenter of 3 TS2 Webcasts on Managed Services. He's also the author of “The Guide to a Successful Managed Services Practice”. Today Intelligent Enterprise specializes in providing Managed Services training, workshops, and Boot Camps, as well as help desk and sales and marketing services to IT Service Providers, Vendors and Channel Organizations nationwide through their Managed Services University at www.mspu.us. |
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| Wayne Small |
SBSfaq.com Pty Ltd
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
http://www.sbsfaq.com
wayne@sbsfaq.com
IT Group-name: Sydney SBS User Group
"Over 20 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- SBS-MVP
- Group Leader
- MSCE+I
- MCT
Bio Statement:
Wayne has been working with SBS since 1997 both with his clients and in the wider community. Wayne is an acclaimed speaker, author and consultant on all aspects of SBS. |
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| Anne Stanton |
The Norwich Group
Norwich, VT, USA
http://www.thenorwichgroup.com
http://www.GlobalBrainLLC.com
astanton@thenorwichgroup.com
IT Group-name: Upper Valley IT Professional Group
"20 years in the industry"
Recognition:
- CRM MVP 2005-2007
- Leader of the Upper Valley IT Professional Group
- President of the Board of Director’s for the Women Business Owner’s Network
- Member of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce
- Member of Information Technology Alliance
- Editor of the ITA Newsletter
- Member of SBS Group Leads
- SMB Technology Network
Bio Statement:
Anne Stanton is one of 18 globally recognized Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals for their Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. She started her career in computer science after graduating from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 1986. At first a programmer, but as the demands of small business called she quickly dove into the diversity of leveraging applications to meet business goals. Support, training, installation, sales, marketing and consulting experiences have all tied into a late Master's degree in business with a secondary focus on accounting (2005). With 20 years background in technology and a love for community, Anne offers a rare mix of small business insight, computer expertise and business knowledge to every engagement. |
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