Conference Advisory Board

Fawzi Behmann
Director of Strategic Marketing - Network Systems Division
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Chair of Marketing Committee
Power.org

Fawzi Behmann is Director of Strategic Marketing for the Networking Systems Division within Freescale's Networking and Multimedia Group. Fawzi focuses on networking and communications markets, identifying market growth areas, understanding the landscape, dynamics, vendor’s value chain and analyzing market and technological trends. He also focuses on identifying growth potential opportunities and drive differentiated solution offering. Over the past couple of years, Fawzi has been active in building partnership with other suppliers, ODM, OEM, Academia and Service Providers. Being part of Freescale Technical Forum Technical Advisory Committee, Fawzi has been coordinating the Networking technical content for the event. Fawzi was recently appointed as the Chair of the Marketing Committee of Power.org and chairing the networking driver of the System Drivers Working Group at ITRS (International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors).

"MicroTCA Summit 2008 is an event you don’t want to miss. Executives and experts from different companies share their experience and provide in-depth view of MicroTCA technology, applications and value proposition. " 

Jim Lawrence
Chief Software Standards Officer
Enea

Jim has been a leader in the communications industry for over 25 years. During those years he has pioneered many telecom technologies and solutions for Motorola, Intel, and OpenClovis. Currently Jim is serving Enea as Chief Software Standards Officer where he is applying 10 years of standards experience to driving next generation standards based software platforms.

Jim is a member of the Service Availability Forum where he serves as Member Relations Officer. In addition, Jim is currently co chair of the Middleware Work Group within the SCOPE-Alliance, and contributing to the Manageability Task Force within the Communications Platform Trade Alliance.

He has a Masters in Program Management from George Washington University and a BSEE from University of Maryland.

Ian MacMillan
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Interphase Corporation

Ian MacMillan is the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Interphase Corporation responsible for the ATCA / AMC Intelligent Packet Processing product lines. Ian has a broad telecommunications background spanning more than 15 years having worked for a number of large telecommunications equipment manufacturers such as Nortel Networks and Mitel Corporation as well as large telecommunications carriers such as SBC (now ATT) and MCI (now Verizon).

Ian has worked with emerging technologies covering all sectors of telecommunications including voice, data, and wireless and holds two US patents including one for IP to PSTN Gateways. Ian has been a frequent speaker at telecom industry events around the world. He holds a BASc in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

For more information, contact Ian at:
Interphase Corporation
2901 North Dallas Parkway
Suite 200
Plano, Texas 75093
Tel: 214.654.5139
Email: ian.macmillan@iphase.com
URL: www.iphase.com

"The MicroTCA Summit is the premier event targeted specifically for the MicroTCA market.  The focus of the MicroTCA show provides an excellent environment for meeting with customers and suppliers who are focused on this technology.  MicroTCA technology is rapidly maturing and 2008 will see a significant number of new solutions emerging based on MicroTCA." 

RJ McLaren
Product Manager - Systems
Pentair Electronic Packaging - Schroff

RJ McLaren is the Systems Product Manager for Schroff, a division of Pentair, and has 7 years of experience in the electronic manufacturing industry. RJ has worked as an Application Engineer, Program Manager, Market Manager, and in Project Engineering roles for standards based equipment with current focus on ATCA and MicroTCA products. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from NNU.

"MicroTCA is an exciting form factor targeted at low to mid-range applications in markets including communications, military, medical image processing, and embedded control. Based on the interest and projects we have already seen from these markets we feel that 2008 will be an exciting year for MicroTCA with new products and new applications announcements throughout the year. The form factor and performance options are enabling adoption of these wide range of applications and with proven Schroff base platforms, components, and designs, customers are able to accelerate their product time-to-market." 

Dr. Asif Naseem
President and COO
GoAhead Software

Dr. Asif Naseem is president and chief operating officer of GoAhead Software, Inc. in Seattle, WA. He is also the president of the Service Availability Forum. He has more than 20 years of experience in the computer and communications industry. Asif is a veteran speaker having presented at national and international events such as ITU Telecom Geneva, GSM World Congress, CTIA, and numerous other events. He has also presented papers at conferences organized by ACM, IEEE, and others, and is a frequent author of papers published in several technical journals and magazines. He has an MS in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Computer Engineering from Michigan State University.

"Our customers look to GoAhead Software for highly available, application-ready platforms that are based on open standards, so they can ensure flexibility, focus on revenue-generating applications and reduce project risk. With its efficient form factor and cost effectiveness, we are excited about MicroTCA. We look forward to The MicroTCA Summit as the premier venue for equipment providers to learn about MicroTCA, get answers to challenging questions they are facing, and understand how they can take advantage of this promising platform.”

David Pursley
Applications Engineer
Kontron

David Pursley is an Applications Engineer with Kontron. He is responsible for business development of Kontron’s MicroTCA, ATCA, cPCI, and ThinkIO product lines in North America and is based in Pittsburgh, PA. Previously, he held various positions as a Field Applications Engineer, Technical Marketing Engineer and Marketing Manager.
Pursley holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from Bucknell University and a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

"As a leader in the embedded computing industry, Kontron is committed to the success of MicroTCA and is a dedicated partner for the 2008 Summit in Washington DC. The Summit offers companies a fantastic opportunity to meet face-to-face with customers and partner with vendors for this continuously evolving architecture.”

Brough Turner
Senior Vice President and CTO
NMS Communications

Brough Turner is the Senior Vice President and CTO of NMS Communications, where he oversees the evolution of product technology and architectures. Mr. Turner has a broad business background, and contributes to business strategy and market development at NMS, but his principal focus remains on engineering and technology. Prior to co-founding NMS, Mr. Turner spent 13 years in engineering and engineering management at Digilab, Inc. and at Block Engineering Inc., both subsidiaries of Bio-Rad Laboratories.

"NMS Communications has a long history with AdvancedTCA and a current focus on xTCA solutions for value-added telecom services. We find the MicroTCA Summit valuable for its cross industry perspective and the key people who attend. The Summit also provides an excellent balance of information on technology, standards and products."

Paul Virgo
Director of Marketing - Embedded Computing
Emerson Network Power

Paul Virgo is the director of marketing responsible for MicroTCA and AdvancedMCs for the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power and has led the market development and launch of these technologies since their inception.

Virgo joined Emerson Network Power with the acquisition of Motorola’s Embedded Communications Computing group in January 2008, and brings more than 30 years of embedded architecture experience spanning STD Bus, CompactPCI, VME, and MicroTCA to his current role.

Virgo is a recognized author of numerous articles on embedded computers and backplane standards, and has spoken on these subjects at several conferences over the years. Most recently, he was the keynote speaker at the inaugural MicroTCA 2007 Summit in Baltimore and the ATCA 2007 Summit in Paris, France, focusing on MicroTCA.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Portsmouth University, United Kingdom.

"Since its inception, the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power has been a leading advocate and integral player in the industry-wide effort to make MicroTCA technology market-ready for the telecom, medical and defense industries,” said Paul Virgo, director of MicroTCA marketing, Emerson Network Power.  “Given our strong commitment to drive the adoption of MicroTCA and other open, standards-based technologies, participating in the MicroTCA 2007 Summit provided the perfect venue to showcase our latest MicroTCA advancements, collaborate with industry experts and meet with select customers.  The success of this event and the diverse range of attending companies is yet another indication that this powerful new technology is quickly gaining industry-wide recognition as a preferred solution for multiple industry segments.”