 Patricia Dodgen David Gardner Henry Goldman Stephen Heck Steve Huhta
Sharing Knowledge and Experience
Sheldon Bachus is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the Principal of Enfra-Tech - an Information Technology consulting firm based in San Francisco, California. Enfra-Tech specializes in regulatory risk management, computer modeling and simulation, and environmental technology integration. Sheldon has had almost a decade of service with the United Nations – with postings in Myanmar (Burma), in Ghana, the Bahamas, Mauritania and Western Samoa. While with the United Nations in Ghana, Sheldon developed a hydrological database and complementary reservoir modeling system supporting the management of Volta Lake, West Africa's largest hydro-electric facility. Today Enfra-Tech focuses computer technology on environmental issues and concerns. More recently, Sheldon has worked with California Trout, Inc. on a multi-year project that has modeled the optimization of Lake Pillsbury flow releases as a pre-requisite to the maintenance of natural flow conditions on Eel River. /www.enfratech.net
Guy Baker is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute. He is the Managing Director of BMI Consulting, a national consulting group with offices in several major cities. Guy graduated from Claremont McKenna College (BS/Economics-1967) and the University of Southern California (MBA Finance-1968). Guy earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) in 1972 and Chartered Financial Consultant in 1981. Guy holds a Master’s degree in Financial Services (MSFS), a Masters in Management (MSM) and an RHU (Registered Health Underwriter). He is also a Certified Family Wealth Counselor (CRWC). An accomplished speaker, Guy has spoken all over the world. He has written several books, including “Why People Buy,” “ Investment Alchemy” and “Baker’s Dozen - 13 Principles for Financial Success.” The BOX™, a discussion about the fundamentals of life insurance, has sold over 50,000 copies. In addition, he has developed an 8 cassette business training album, called “Market Tune-up”, to assist professional agents in their quest to increase sales productivity. Guy was selected as one of 250 Worth Magazine Advisors - Nationwide and as one of the 5 star advisors in Orange County.
George Banks is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently the Principal of Banks & Associates a Career Counseling firm in Los Angeles, California. Previously he was Vice President for Knape & Associates (1989-1999) and Manager of Recruiting, Western Division for Coopers & Lybrand (1980-1989). Prior to moving to the United States George was active in Europe for many years as an Export Sales Manager and International Marketing Manager. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Modern Languages, from St. Peter’s College, Oxford University, England. George is fluent in both French and German.
Marc Boman is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently Senior Counsel for the Fremont Group of San Francisco, California, his employer since 1985. Fremont Group is a privately held investment management company owned by the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. family. Marc is a transactional real estate attorney, with emphasis on leasing, development, property management and environmental law. He also serves as the company’s Safety and Security Coordinator and its Records Retention manager. Marc graduated A.B., Philosophy & Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, M.A. & C. Phil., Philosophy, University of California, Davis and J.D., Law, University of California (Boalt Hall), Berkeley. After graduating Order of the Coif (top 10%) from Boalt Hall in 1981, he worked as a Law Clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Alfonso J. Zirpoli in San Francisco, California, for one year, and then worked three years as an Associate of the Morrison & Foerster law firm in San Francisco. Marc can get by conversationally in French, German, and Portuguese (Brazilian) and referees soccer up to Men’s Premier Amateur level and NCAA Division II college level.
Susan J. Brigode is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the founder and President of Sam-Mar, LLC. Sam-Mar is a business associate of Dubli the World’s largest Reverse Auction and Shopping Mall. Susan also has 16 years experience in the health insurance industry. She has worked for Healthplan Services for those 16 years. Healthplan Services is a third party administrator for insurance carriers such as Humana, First Heath Ameritas and other carriers. Susan has held different positions throughout her career at Healthplan Services. She served as Certification Processor for the organization, as Supervisor of the call center including supervising the processing area and the premium accounting department. Susan also donates much of her time to non-profit organizations such as United Way and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
Jonathan Brody is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is Vice President of Marketing at TriCipher Inc. TriCipher, Inc. provides Internet identity services to protect web and enterprise portals, the people that use them and the business processes that flow through them against fraud and identity theft. TriCipher myOneLogin™ is the first secure, on-demand offering that delivers strong authentication, single sign-on (SSO) and federation capabilities for web applications in a single solution. The TriCipher Armored Credential System™ (TACS) is a unified authentication system that enables companies to deploy and manage multiple types of credentials from a single infrastructure. Through this flexible “Authentication Ladder,” TriCipher protects customer investment by adjusting authentication strength to defeat new threats and to meet regulatory changes without the need to implement a new infrastructure. Before joining TriCipher. Jon served as VP of Marketing for Sygate Technologies, Inc. and President of VeriQ. Jon has a BA degree in Biology from from Case Western University.
Tony Dalton is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is a Midlands based entrepreneur in the United Kingdom. He has led several businesses since the 1970’s. He was Leader of Warwick Council from 1991 - 1995. Today he operates a marketing company and an educational publishing business. He is an advocate of creating positive cash flow and is the author of “Cash Management” and lectures on cash management to small and medium sized businesses. Among his major achievements - Creating the first screen based typewriter ~ Doubling the reserves of Warwick District Council while at the same time reducing staff by 40% and lowering taxes each year during his tenure ~ and the development of a new teaching aid for K-2 children, which has already benefited over 1,000,000 children in 40 countries. Tony runs cash flow courses for the Coventry and Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and wrote “Cash Management”, a simple explanation of how small and medium sized businesses can benefit from the cash trapped inside their organizations. He has written several articles on the subject and writes a regular magazine column on cash flow. Tony studied law at Lancaster Gate Law School, London.
Cris Dawson, is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and was a Founding and Charter Member of the Business Forum and is the President of Dawson Design in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the Chouinard Art Institute with a degree in Fine Arts and holds a Masters Degree in Fine Arts & Design from the California Institute of Arts. His conceptual and communications graphics have been featured in exhibitions both in America and abroad and he has been presented with awards from many prestigious societies and organizations. Cris has more than thirty five years experience in graphic design, producing everything from marketing literature to record covers, web site graphics to book publishing layouts.
Kevin D. Dickey is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the Deputy CIO and Chief Information Security Officer for Contra Costa County, California. He has more than 35 years of government experience in the field of Information Technology. He currently oversees the Contra Costa County Information Security Program for the County’s 38 Departments to ensure consistent rollout of this County-wide Program and was the first Information Security Officer in a California County Government (58 Counties) Kevin pioneered the formation of a State-wide Information Security Forum through the California County Information Services Directors Association (CCISDA) to ensure that all California County’s have the ability to build and maintain a uniform Information Security Program. He is also the Co-Chair for the establishment of California State standards for Electronic Health Information Exchange (E-HIE) let by the California Privacy and Security Advisory Board (CalPSAB). He was a member of The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) which is a Public-Private Partnership consisting of the American states and Canadian provinces of Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Yukon. PNWER's mission is to foster sustainable economic development throughout the entire region in the event of any disruption due to manmade or nature disaster. He has been a regular speaker or panel member at various seminars for many years, discussing the issues such as Continuity Planning, Information Security Program ‘Best Practices’, HIPAA and Privacy of Government Controlled Information. Kevin was also the first ‘Security Counsel’ in the premier edition of Chief Security Officer (CSO) magazine, was on the Editorial Advisory Board for SC Magazine and has been published in many industry and government periodicals.
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Henry H. Goldman is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the Managing Director of the Goldman Nelson Group. Henry got his Masters Degree at the University of Iowa and did his Doctoral Studies at the University of Southern California. He is a Certified Professional Consultant to Management (CPCM); and has published numerous articles in trade journals and was Associate Editor of Taking Stock: A Survey on the Practice and Future of Change Management (Berlin, Germany). He is a member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD); Association of Professional Consultants (APC) and the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC). Henry has consulted and/or offered training in South Africa, Tanzania, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Barbados, Georgia, Kosovo, Tajikistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and of course North America. He has also taught at Baker University: Lee’s Summit, MO, 2008, he was an Adjunct Professor of International Business; National Graduate School: Falmouth, MA, 2004-2008, Adjunct Professor of Quality Management; California State University: Fullerton, 2005-2006, Lecturer on Taxation; University of California: Berkeley, 2002, Adjunct Professor of Management; University of Macau (China), Adjunct Professor of Management, 2001-2003. http://www.goldman-nelson.com
Stephen J. Heck is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute. Steve has extensive experience leading complex, multi-faceted initiatives impacting growth, operating efficiency, and overall financial performance of businesses across diverse sectors including public, private, and not-for-profit organizations. Career achievements include reengineering under-performing business operations, managing Information Technology enterprise system integration and facilitating global business expansion and growth. He has held senior positions with such organizations as WiMAX Forum; Humboldt State University, California; and Metro Regional Government, Portland, Oregon. Steve gained a B.A. from Portland State University; a Masters of Social Work from the University of Washington and a Masters of Public Administration from Portland State University, Oregon. He is a member of the Project Management Institute and IEEE Member, Society on Social Implications of Technology. Since 1996 Steve has been an evaluator with the Prior Learning Assessment Program at Marylhurst University in Oregon, and from 1984 to 2000 Steve was Adjunct Professor in Public Administration at the Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University in Oregon.
Steve Huhta is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and was (until he retired) the Contracts Manager with the Contracts Services Department of the Russell Investment Group. Steve holds a BS in Computer Science from Washington State University, an MBA from Pacific Lutheran University, and a Masters Certificate in Commercial Contract Management from George Washington University. Steve's career includes 30+ years of experience in Information Technology across a variety of industries - including aerospace and forest products - and both large and small companies. His experience includes application development, business IT planning, process change and improvement, development and management of customer centric support and help organizations, definition and implementation of IT-focused internship programs, IT asset management, IT innovation planning, IT metrics, IT Architecture, and contract management. Steve volunteers his time to advise non-profit organizations during their planning and acquisition of computer technologies.
Gail M. Judd is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently a WebSphere Commerce Sales Specialist with IBM Corporation; previously she was Director of Sales with Rally Round Non-Medical Home Care; Senior Account Executive with eBI Solutions; National Account Manager for Financial Statement Services Inc., She was also, during her extensive sales career Director of Business Development for Spectria (a division of Rainbow Technologies; Regional Sales Manager for Selectia, Inc. and Regional Vice President for InfoImage, Inc., after serving with Lotus Development Corporation. Gail has a Bachelor of Science degree from the Florida Institute of Technology. Gail has been involved with The Business Forum for many years.
Michael T. Lundblad is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently the Rational Worldwide Sales Executive, Software Quality and Requirements Management for IBM Software Group. Michael has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and a M.S. in Information Systems. He is a Program Manager with IBM, driving strategic initiatives around the software quality lifecycle. He has spoken extensively on software quality principles and techniques all over the world and has co-authored two IBM whitepapers: “Software quality optimization: balancing business transformation and risk" and “When am I done testing?”. During his many years in the Information Technology field, Michael was Information Technology Director for two large United States Marine Corps installations, and has consulted with healthcare, manufacturing, public and commercial organizations on IT application infrastructure, development, testing and operations issues. http://www.ibm.com/software/rational
Jeff Mirich is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for The Walt Disney Company, responsible for leading the Studio’s IT organization to provide business & technology systems that support the Studio’s Film, Music, Live Stage, Production, Post Production, Marketing, and Distribution business unit operations on a global scale. Additional responsibilities include leadership of the Studio’s Content Protection initiatives, operational management of the Studio’s Media Technology infrastructure, participation on the Studio’s Patent & IP Committee, participation on the Disney Enterprise IT Leadership Board, and involvement with Disney’s cross-company technology strategy collaboration efforts.. The movie industry is in the middle of a rapid transition to digital production and distribution processes and Jeff is a key leader of this transition at the Walt Disney Studios and within the industry. He is a board member on UCLA Anderson School’s IS Associates and WINMEC University-Industry Partnership, USC’s ETC/IMF sponsorship group, HP’s Communications Media & Entertainment Board of Advisors, the Motion Pictures of America Association’s Anti-piracy Advisory Board, the CIO Leadership Network, Southern California CIO Executive Summit Board, and serves on Sierra Ventures CIO Advisory Board. Jeff joined Disney in late 1997 as the CIO of Imagineering. Prior to joining Disney Jeff enjoyed an 19-year career with Northrop Grumman Corporation where he held managerial positions in Information Systems, Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Development, Research & Development, and Mergers and Acquisitions. During Jeff’s tenure at Northrop he led the development and implementation of their 3-D paperless computer aided design and manufacturing processes and helped spearhead industry and government engineering design practices and data interchange standards. Jeff holds a bachelor degree in Industrial Technology from California State University at Long Beach and a master’s degree in management from the University of Redlands He lectures at local Southern Californian universities on topics ranging from Information Technology to Intellectual Property management within the Media and Entertainment Industry.
Shaila Rao Mistry is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Jayco Interface Technology, Inc. She holds a B.S. in Social Sciences from London University; a Masters in Social Policy & Administration from the London School of Economics; a Law & Social Sciences double Masters from Brunel University, London and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from London University. She is also a Fellow of the Public Policy Women's Foundation of California Policy Institute. She has spoken on a variety of issues at United Nations Summits in Geneva, London, Ottawa, Perth, Tunisia and New York. She has also addressed the House of Commons (Parliament) in London, United Kingdom. Recognitions include the prestigious Marco Polo Award as Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Asian Business Association of Orange County. Top 20 Women to Watch recognition Orange County Metro; South Asian Business woman of the year award from the South Asian Business Association Network. She has also been featured in several prominent journals in America and Europe. Shaila speaks eleven languages; she was born in India, educated in England and now resides in California, U.S.A.
James C. "Chip" Moore is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is Principal Consultant and Managing Director of Carlyn Associates. He has over 35 years of experience in human resources management. At Pepperdine University, he served as the University Ombudsman and Chief Human Resources Officer, and was a faculty member and director of the University’s international program in Heidelberg, Germany. Chip is active in the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). He is a member of the International Ombudsman Association and is a member of the Advisory Council of Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions. He served for three years as a member of the TIAA/CREF Advisory Council. Chip has worked and lived Europe and Southeast Asia. He and his wife served in the Peace Corps in Sabah, Malaysia. He is a graduate of Pepperdine University (BA & MBA) and the University of Southern California (MA International Relations).He speaks German fluently and studied Russian and Malay.http://www.carlynassociates.com/index2.html
Thomas R. Northup is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is a nationally recognized management expert, consultant, speaker and coach. He is the author of the book, The Five Hidden Mistakes CEOs Make. How to Unlock the Secrets and Drive Growth and Profitability. Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times best-seller, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, said about Five Mistakes “Gleaned from years of success as a CEO in his own right, Tom Northup masterfully provides practical wisdom and tools to move senior leaders beyond the status quo . . . to help them see what they need to see, not just what they want to see.” Tom is the former CEO and principal of three successful businesses, and he understands the business complexities faced by today’s busy executives. He is experienced in high growth situations, new product start-ups, strategic planning, market analysis, team operations, and turn-around/reorganization. Today, through coaching, consulting, mentoring, and training, Tom provides practical experience and thoughtful leadership. Tom works side-by-side with clients to develop plans and implement strategies to …. build capabilities that increase revenue and profitability year after year, make companies more proactive in the marketplace, build effective management teams, foster greater corporate wide accountability and generate sustained results. He is a goal-oriented executive experienced in developing strong management teams all with a focus on driving continuous results and success. Tom graduated with a BS in Mathematics from Bucknell University and has an MBA from Syracuse University. He is an active with the Forum for Corporate Directors, the Institute of Management Consultants and runs a CEO roundtable at the Irvine Chamber of Commerce. In addition to his book he has written many articles on management published throughout the world.
http://www.professionalintegrations.com Paul H. Rosenthal, is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently a Professor of Information Systems at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Rosenthal teaches a variety of courses encompassing information systems technology, management, political economy, and systems audit and assessment He has a BS in Education and an MA in Applied Mathematics from Temple University, an MBA from UCLA, and a DBA from the University of Southern California, and has been active in the Information Systems, Computing Science, and Scientific Computing areas for 50 years as a programmer, analyst, manager, consultant, and academic. His early projects included producing the first mainframe sort/merge package for UNIVAC I, writing the proposal for the first mainframe commercial application at GE’s Major Appliance Center, and installing the first mainframe data center at Remington Rand in New York. He then spent over thirty years in a wide variety of consulting, professional, and managerial positions. His current research interests encompass the manual and computerized infrastructure aspects of mission-critical transaction processing systems. Prior to joining California State University, Los Angeles, he spent thirty six years in industry and as a consultant in the United States and in Asia. His research interests and current projects involve business continuity management, IS/IT education assessment and IS/IT Infrastructure Planning and Technology Systems Assessment. ://www.calstatela.edu
Steven G. Rush is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the Founder and Principal of Rush Quality Environments, a green-oriented company that specializes in creating healthy indoor environments. He graduated from Emory University with a BS in biology and a strong foundation in chemistry and has an MA from Duke University in Forestry, specializing in plant physiology. Steve was a general contractor for several years. He is a Registered Environmental Assessor with the state of California and has these certifications with the American Council for Accredited Certification: Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant, Certified Microbial Consultant, Certified Indoor Air Quality Consultant and Certified Mold Remediation Supervisor. He is a certified Asbestos Building Inspector. Steve has testified at arbitrations, mediations, depositions and in court as an expert witness concerning indoor environmental issues. He helps environmentally sensitive clients create healthy homes and workspaces. He also consults with builders and architects to make structures healthy and green.
Danielle L. Sahiner is a Fellow of the Business Forum Institute and is currently the Principal of DaniLynne Studios. She hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota. Danielle has extensive administrative and Web development skills with emphasis on ethical Search Engine Optimization (SEO) practices. She has set up and maintained Web sites for international offices in Africa, Australia, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. She was a Web Developer for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Web. She has extensive experience in building schemes and layout templates, creating content pages, building logical pages and placing documents in the site tree. She has also worked with Compensation, Employment, Benefits and HRIS departments.
Seena Sharp is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and a pioneer in competitive intelligence, founding one of the first companies in the United States, Sharp Market Intelligence. They provide cutting-edge strategic intelligence to companies entering a new industry, expanding their line, targeting new customers or uncovering unknown customers, launching a new product, purchasing equipment, and finding alternative uses. Their clients range from Fortune 500 firms to those who are not as familiar – in the US, Europe, Asia and Africa. She spent her corporate years in New York City with four major companies, including BBDO Advertising and Equitable Life Assurance, while earning a masters degree in mathematics from New York University. She received the Fellows Award from her professional association. John Wiley & Sons asked her to write the book on this topic, Competitive Intelligence Advantage: How to Minimize Risk, Avoid Surprises, and Grow Your Business in a Changing World. Seena speaks to corporation and business groups globally, and has written numerous business articles.
William A. Sleeper is a Fellow of the Business Forum Institute and a University of California, Los Angeles MBA and CPA with broad experience in the financial arena. His early training was with the international accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers), becoming a Senior Audit Manager in Los Angeles and Honolulu. The balance of his career has been as Chief Financial Officer of public and privately-held companies, including the Bishop Trust Company, an independent trust company in Hawaii, Conrock Company a Fortune 1,000 building materials company and Specialty Restaurants Corporation, a national restaurant chain. Since 1986, he has been Chief Financial Officer for Mika Realty Group (formerly Mika Company), one of the top 20 property management and real estate development firms in Southern California. Bill is active in his profession and his community through the following organizations: Financial Executives International (Past President – Los Angeles Chapter), the American Institute of CPA’s (Life Membership), the California Society of CPA’s ( Life Membership) and the Kiwanis Club of Los Angeles (Past President and Treasurer)
Joseph Vaughn-Perling is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently the Security and Authentication Capability Manager for British Telecom Global Services. He holds a B.S. in Psychology & Cognitive Science from the University of California Los Angeles and studied Law at the University of San Diego Law School. Prior to joining British Telecom he was LAN/WAN Technologist for William O’Neil & Company publisher of Investors Daily; and was Senior Consulting Engineer, (Global Security, Security Development & Legal Dept) at Infonet Services Corporation. Joseph is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Checkpoint Systems Engineer (CCSE). He is a Network Design Architect for fault tolerant globe spanning networks and applications and Member of the Board of Directors for International Networking companies.
Teresa Zobrist is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently the President of Zobrist Consulting Group, Inc., a company that she founded in January 2001. Teresa has over thirty years experience in performing and leading major IT projects. Previously she served as Western Area Manager of e-business at Real Solutions. She also served as the Consulting IT Architect at IBM Global Services in Japan, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California from 1985 through 1999. Teresa is an IBM Certified Solution Advisor for On Demand Business and is an IBM Certified Specialist for E-business Sales. She holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.
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Bruce
M. Clay is a Founding and Charter Member of The Business Forum. He has
operated as an executive with several high-technology businesses,
and comes from a long career as a technical executive with leading
Silicon Valley firms, and since 1996 in the Internet Business
Consulting arena. Bruce holds a BS in Math and Computer Science and
also has his MBA from Pepperdine University, has had many articles
published, has been a speaker at over 100 sessions including Search
Engine Strategies, WebmasterWorld, ad:Tech, Search Marketing Expo,
and many more, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USA
Today, PC Week, Wired Magazine, Smart Money, several books, and many
other publications. He has also been featured on many podcasts and
WebmasterRadio shows, as well as appearing on the NHK 1-hour TV
special "Google's Deep Impact". He has personally authored many
advanced search engine optimization tools that are available from
the company Web sites. Bruce Clay is on the Board of Directors of
the SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization).
In 1996 he founded Bruce Clay, Inc., that today is a leading provider of
Internet marketing solutions around the world with offices located internationally in
Los Angeles (headquarters), New York, Milan, Tokyo, New Delhi, Sao
Paulo and Sydney.
