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Gregg Casey has spent 30 years in IT, almost 10 years in Data Quality and has specialized in MDM for the past 7 years. Mr. Casey contracts and sub contracts to organizations that would like to partner with him on an MDM/Data Governance/Data Quality solution. As part of his MDM and RDM portfolio, he has led or participated in numerous Informatica MDM (Siperian) projects including: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Forest Labs, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Teach for America, Waste Management Inc., and others. Mr. Casey's industry experience includes pharma, non-profit, and public services. Previously, he also led or participated in a data warehouse design and development background that also included pharma, retail and publishing projects.

Claude Viman is Manager of NA Enterprise Master Data for Johnson & Johnson Group of Consumer Companies. Part of the overall responsibilities is Data Governance for Material Master, Customer Master, Vendor Master and Customer Pricing. Prior to his current role, he was SAP Operation Center Manager, supporting Master Data. He has more than ten years experience in working with Master Data; six of them in various Master Data roles within Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Viman has an MBA, is PMP Certified and has an MS in Finance.

Brijmohan Sharma leads the MDM effort for Customer and Product domains and is an active member of the Data Governance Organization within BMC Software.Mr. Sharma has led the MDM implementation project from definition through delivery for LexisNexis for Legal Domain, mastering both “Person” and “Organization” type entities. Much of the work Mr. Sharma undertakes is focused on understanding existing business processes, applications and business pain points and defining MDM roadmaps and business architecture. Brijmohan has expertise in Informatica MDM and has successfully implemented multiple MDM projects with huge data volumes, real time integrations and complex customizations.

Sophia Hannay is a Manager of Master Data Systems at Stryker Corporation. She has spent the last 8 years centralizing product master data for the medical device industry. She has overcome organizational challenges, FDA requirements, disparate ERP/PLM systems, and has established data governance processes within the Orthopaedics Division. In her current role, she is introducing the value of MDM and Data governance by establishing an MDM roadmap for the global Corporation

Brian covers emerging technology and its impact on business and IT for Enterprise Architecture Professionals at Forrester Research. His research provides practical advice to architects and IT strategists seeking to leverage new information management tools and techniques while dealing with current-state challenges. In addition, Brian provides insights for enterprise architects in the insurance and defense industries, where he has extensive experience.

Mike serves Application Development & Delivery Professionals at Forrester Research. Mike's research is focused on software technology, platforms, and practices that enable AD&D Professionals deliver faster agility, prescient customer experiences, and breakthrough operational efficiency. His key technology and platform coverage area is smarter systems including: predictive analytics, real-time analytics, complex event processing (CEP), business rules management systems (BRMS), expert systems, and emerging technologies that make software smarter. Mike is also a leading expert on the intersection of business strategy, architecture, design, and creative collaboration.

Rick Aiere is an enterprise data architect for IT IB at Credit Suisse. He has over 20 years of experience in technology most of it in the financial industry providing data management solutions. He has provided a unique perspective and approach to define the architecture for reference data program at Credit Suisse.

Andrew Hurdis is an Information Architect Lead at Pfizer, Inc. With 20 years of experience in enterprise computing and consulting, Mr. Hurdis specializes in defining ROI for master data projects, establishing data governance processes and developing MDM sponsorship within enterprises.

Brad Williams is presently working as the Data Management Lead for Cargill as part of the Data and Business Intelligence team within Cargill's Global IT organization. Data Management encompasses Master Data Standards, Master Data Processes, Data Quality, Data Governance, Enterprise Content Management and SharePoint.� Prior to his current role, Mr. Williams was a member of the Cargill Corporate Controller�s team as a Senior Financial Advisor serving as Cargill's Finance Liaison with The Mosaic Company (Cargill's former publicly traded subsidiary in the Fertilizer industry).� Prior to this, he had been the Business Unit Controller for Cargill Chocolate and Cocoa, located in Lititz, Pennsylvania.� Previous to that he� was a Director and the Controller for Toshoku Limited in Tokyo, Japan supervising all accounting and risk management activities worldwide for Toshoku including China, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Brazil, the United States, England and Italy (Toshoku became a 100% owned subsidiary of Cargill in 2000).� Mr. Williams joined Cargill in 1983 and spent five years working in various positions in Cargill�s Internal Audit function covering audit activities in the U.S., Canada and Asia-Pacific.� He lived in Singapore for approximately 7 years prior to his 1995 relocation to Japan as Country Controller and Assistant Vice President for Cargill Japan.� Mr. Williams graduated from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.� He is also a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive) and a Certified Internal Auditor (Inactive).� He serves on the Advisory Board to the Herberger College of Business. �