• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

Educational, Informative, Fun, Collective, Collaborative, Networking

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

I want to give back to the community that has provided me growth opportunities. I want to bring my perspective to the user group.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

I have the ability to engage with all types of people to find what they need and what they can provide to the user group.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

A more integrated experience for all and expansion of the crossover opportunities.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

Family of technically oriented individuals collaborating on common technology goals

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

ODTUG, from day one, has opened a number of doors and exposed me to such a rich diversity of people and resources that it is important that I give back. I believe in this organization’s purpose and want to do what I can to further its causes.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

Currently working as a technical lead supporting EPM, EBS, and Development gives me what I believe to be a unique view across much of the space that the ODTUG membership is involved in.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

Working in the public sector, I would like to work towards expanding the membership and involvement in that sector from developers.

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• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

ODTUG: A premier mind sharing community where education and networking meet.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

My passion for helping others to grow.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

Several attributes that I feel may benefit this position include my tenacity for accomplishing goals, ability to understand another's perspective, drive for creative thinking, and desire to succeed.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

Expand community awareness and help to improve the membership experience.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

A welcoming collaboration of like-minded people sharing technical knowledge.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

Although well known for getting involved and making a contribution to the Hyperion and related communities in UK, EMEA and Australia, now that we have established an office in the US, I am looking for an opportunity to do the same here. My experience has taught me that the best way to get to be part of a community is to serve it.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

I am an experienced business man, having operated in large multi-national retail as well as having successfully started up and run a four-continent consulting company. I would bring a wide breadth of commercial experience to the party, and a willingness to bring my skills and organizational capabilities to bear in service of the ODTUG community.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

I have only one goal and that is to make a contribution to a community that I have benefited from and enjoyed greatly for the past four years.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

The best Oracle user group ever, anywhere. Period.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

I've been involved with ODTUG since it embraced Hyperion, working in a variety of volunteer roles, and have done just about everything one can do—from stuffing bags at Kscope to being the conference co-chair. I have further ideas for the organization that can only be realized at the board level.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

I embrace hard work when a tangible goal is in sight. Put a love of ODTUG together with a hard worker who finds time, somehow, to get things done, and the result is a board member who will be an effective advocate for all ODTUG members.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

Many of the Oracle vendors/partners are still not active participants in ODTUG. My primary goal is to identify, recruit, and engage these vendors to grow ODTUG and Kscope to its logical next level.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

Oracle community for developers who want to learn.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

Over the years, ODTUG has given me the opportunity to grow in various aspects of my career. I think it's important to continue this pattern and help others in the community.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

I have gotten to know and network with a lot of people in the Oracle community. When I speak to people at conferences or over email, I am able to connect them with the right people or do my best to open doors for them. This may be as simple as getting them in contact with a particular expert to answer their question or helping them with some questions about their own presentations.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

My overall goal is to do everything possible to help our members achieve their professional goals. Their goals are unique to each individual. If our members are better people because of ODTUG, I consider this a success.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

Dynamic, Informative, Forefront, Educational, Technical, Resourceful, Online Learning

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

ODTUG is one of the best places for EPM consultants because it offers members the opportunity to participate in a thriving community where they can collaborate, contribute, learn, and have fun. As one who has benefited greatly from ODTUG, I'd like to work with other board members to further market ODTUG as a resource, increase membership, and promote the educational opportunities offered both online and through Kscope.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

I bring a combination of strong leadership skills, broad EPM experience, and exposure across all industries gained from more than fifteen years as a technical Hyperion consultant.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

While I have many goals and ideas on how I can contribute to ODTUG as board member, my main one is to further enhance educational opportunities online and through Kscope.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

In no particular order: Kscope, Educational, Networking, Technology, Cutting-edge, Leaders, Strategic, Influential, Communication, and definitely Fun.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

People who know me can tell you how passionate I am. Not only about my work and Hyperion products and solutions, but also just about everything else I do. Every day, I continue to gain a lot from ODTUG, Kscope, and all of the people I have met within this community. I want to channel my passion back to ODTUG, back to this community, to volunteer my time to help to make ODTUG and Kscope bigger, better, and more far reaching than it is today.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

My experiences as an entrepreneur, solution architect, developer, consultant, user, customer, client, instructor, presenter, and mentor domestically and internationally, together with my passion, creativity, motivation, work ethic, and realistic outlook will allow me to contribute and serve as a volunteer on the board with empathy and imagination.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

I would like to get more people involved, whether through surveys, focus groups, committees, webinars, or other means, both domestically and internationally. Greater member involvement will provide additional facts and figures to assist in decision making. Examples include analyzing data (how many members view the webinars?) and soliciting input (of these three cities, which would you prefer for the next Kscope?). The board members can then use this data and become the voice of the membership to strategically plan the future of ODTUG, not just for next year but for years to come.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

A community of Oracle professionals sharing their knowledge and experiences.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

I'm a big believer in paying things forward. Early in my career, I benefitted greatly from the technical journal and from participating in the list servs. While the technical journal has gone digital and tweets have in large part replaced list servs, I'd like to believe I'm providing that same benefit to a new generation of ODTUGers.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

I'm a people person. If you've attended a Kscope conference, it's likely we've met. It's just as likely we're on a first-name basis. It's that interaction with the membership I enjoy most and it's what keeps me coming back time and again.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

What has made ODTUG special through the years is a real sense of community and a sense of belonging. Our challenge is to continue to grow the organization without losing those qualities that attracted us in the first place.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

ODTUG is one of the biggest names in Oracle User Group. Joining this group is an honor to me. Sharing knowledge through it makes me feel proud.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

My motivation comes from Oracle itself, the amazing community, and sharing and gaining knowledge.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

Community, Dependability, Problem Solving, and Flexibility

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

I will help create shared vision for users, staff, and community members. I will take the time to gather input and knowledge from as many stakeholders as possible, utilize my supervisory time to build and establish relationships with users and staff. I will have high expectations for users, staff, and myself.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

Tremendous organization for valued information across technical and functional teams

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

As the need for technical and functional organizations come closer together, it is vital that someone who knows the functional side and experience with the technical side can provide guidance to continue this relationship and take into consideration all aspects of Oracle software.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

Having years of real-life experience as well as working at Oracle/Hyperion and as a system integrator, brings together all aspects of the lifecycle of an application.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

My goal is to ensure that ODTUG continues to grow and become the go-to organization for the technical and functional teams across all organizations.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

A strong, vibrant, diverse, collegial, informative, growing, influential user group.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

My motivation for this run for the board is my desire to give back to the organization that has given me so many opportunities over the fourteen years that I have been a part of it.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

I possess an independent honesty and intuitive creativity while maintaining my humility. I am dedicated and clever, an independent-minded communicator. Oh, and I have a sense of humor.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

A goal that I would like to achieve during my time on the board is to build upon the commonalities that exist between the diverse user communities that make up ODTUG to strengthen the organization and make Kscope less like a co-located event.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

An independent, not-for-profit global organization providing education, support, advocacy, and networking opportunities.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

"On-going education, reward ODTUG members for good ideas, incentives for participating."

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

Knowledge, Accomplishment/Achievement, Recognition, Power, Affiliation.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

Focusing in the Middle East to introduce ODTUG and bring more members, starting from Dubai, UAE.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

Oracle technology geeks unite to teach and learn from each other.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

I wanted to join the ODTUG board to give a voice two underrepresented groups: Women in high-tech and Oracle developers of traditional tools (Oracle Forms / Reports). I am especially eager to help ODTUG enrich the development community to adopt next generation technologies, such as ADF, JDeveloper, mobile, and cloud.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

I feel my mix of experience serving in leadership positions, training Oracle development technologies, and organizing and facilitating community events make me a good candidate to sit on the ODTUG board.

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

I have been a technology consultant for over fourteen years, assisting traditional Oracle developers adopt new technologies and modernize existing systems. I feel this helped me understand the challenges of today's developers. I hope to join the ODTUG board to be in a position to help lead this very important community through the new Oracle tools landscape.

• If you could describe ODTUG in ten words or less, what would they be?

Vibrant and supportive community of Oracle professionals striving for excellence.

• What is your motivation for joining the board?

I have dedicated my career to BI and EPM technologies and have a passion for applying them to ever evolving business problems. I believe ODTUG is a great opportunity to give back to a community that has given me so much knowledge and enjoyment through the years.

• What attributes do you feel you would provide to this position?

Throughout my career, I have played many roles that have given me the perspective needed to successfully lead ODTUG. I have conducted business development on behalf of Hyperion, led a BI, DW, big data, and EPM group in cutting-edge web search space, and I am currently leading a premier consulting organization focused on Oracle BI/EPM. As a board member of TDWI, Silicone Valley Chapter, for the past four years, I organized quarterly meetings featuring thought leaders in BI and data warehousing, and we featured organizations and individuals including Twitter, Netflix, eBay, Nordstrom, and Ralph Kimball. Finally, I have actively participated in several Hyperion related user groups, including ODTUG, for most of my EPM career

• Do you have a principal goal you would like to achieve as a board member?

As an ODTUG Board Member, my goals include increasing Oracle’s executive presence at conferences and user groups as well as soliciting a wider variety of speakers and topics to complement the strong foundation of current contributors. ODTUG is a great organization. I welcome the opportunity to be a steward of the great culture that already exists