Myles Wakeham, CEO of Edgeneering LLC, and open source evangelist Myles Wakeham is a veteran computer software innovator and technologist. Hailing from Adelaide, Australia, Myles began his work with personal computers in the early 1980s, and helped shepherd the introduction of the personal computing in the Australian market. He has worked with the Australian Department of Defense, specifically in the development of life-support systems on submarines in the mid 1980s and eventually migrated to the USA in 1989. He has worked alongside Dr. Emmanuel Baker, contributing author to DoD software engineering standards and associate of the Carnegie-Mellon Software Engineering Institute. Myles was an early proponent for the Free Software movement, and open source supporter. He joined Amgen, now a world leading biotechnology corporation as a Development Manager in their very early history and facilitated the introduction of mobile technologies and large database integration throughout their worldwide offices. It was during his work with Amgen in the early 1990s, that Myles encountered and worked with Mosaic, the original developers of the Netscape web browser. After leaving Amgen, Myles has worked with hundreds of clients worldwide, including acting as an expert witness in a landmark legal case against Microsoft Corporation focussing on copyright, representing one of the first cases regarding copyright & proprietary ownership lost in their history. Today Myles is the CEO/CTO of Edgeneering, a Phoenix based 'Cloud Computing' & software development corporation. Using almost entirely open source software tools, Edgeneering develop web based software applications, often completely replacing PC desktop software. Myles' focus is on client empowerment with their own projects & technologies and evangelist for technological evolution through open sharing of digital invention. To go to Myles Wakeham's workshop description, click here. |
Bill Lamb, Vice President of Instruction Dr. Lamb has received numerous awards including the JCCC AMS Spotlight Award, the Midwest Regional Award for Encouraging Academic Excellence, Who’s Who in American Education, BSA Award of Merit, and the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Dr. Lamb also has a number of publications and is a frequent presenter at international and regional conferences. |
Richard Strand, Dean for Business and Technology Richard earned his BA from the University of Washington in Business Administration, followed by an MSBA from Boston University, an MMAS in Strategic Studies from the Command and General Staff College, an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, an MA and doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. Richard is a certified Strengths Educator and Advocate. He has been facilitating discussions on leadership, strengths, positivity and employee engagement for over 30 years. He is frequently a featured speaker on these subjects at local, state and regional events. Richard hails from the Pacific Northwest. To go to Richard Strand and Jeffery Yergler's workshop description, |
Dr. Jeffery Yergler is a Professor of Organizational Leadership and Resource Management Jeff is a certified Strengths Advocate and has published numerous articles on resilience, leadership, mentoring, and volunteering in various regional and national publications. Jeff currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. |
Ann Krause, Dean, Health/Human/Protective Services She has served in leadership roles in several professional and community organizations. For example, Ann Marie is past president of the Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education (WACTE) and is currently serving a second term on the WACTE Board of directors. She is also Wisconsin’s representative on the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Region III Policy Committee. She has been a member of the Wisconsin Math Council, Inc. Board of Directors many times. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for organizations such as ACTE, WACTE, and the Wisconsin Math Council, Inc. She has presented week long workshops on applied mathematics for math, science, and technology teachers at the Cray, Sally Ride, and Washburn Academies. Ann Marie co-facilitated middle school mathematics workshops at Millersville University in Pennsylvania for two summers. She is currently facilitating a local year long leadership academy for staff and faculty at BTC. |
Lane Glenn, Vice President of Academic Affairs |
Dr. Therese Lask, Director, Student Support Services To go to Therese Lask's workshop description, click here. |