Said Tabet
Chief Architect, Office of the CTO, Dell Technologies
Dr. Said Tabet is the Lead Technologist for IoT and Artificial Intelligence Strategy at Dell EMC. Said is a member of the Object Management Group Board of Directors and the Principal Dell Technologies representative to the Industry IoT Consortium and member of its Steering Committee. Said is Chair of the INCITS Secure Cloud Computing Ad-Hoc Group, and ISO Editor of the Cloud Security SLA project. Said is leading Deep Learning testbed activity within the IIC. Dr. Tabet is also a member of the Cloud Security Alliance International Standardization Council.
With over two and a half decades in the industry, Said played the role of a technology advisor to a number of large multinational companies. Said contributes to technology innovation forums, guides startups through mentorship and coaching, is himself an entrepreneur and a supporter of industry efforts encouraging new technology adoption in multi-disciplinary environments. Said currently focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Industrial IoT and Deep Learning exploring challenges in Smart facilities, Manufacturing, Utilities/Energy, Connected vehicles, IoT Security, Big Data Analytics, Model-based engineering, and future technology innovation. Dr. Tabet is a regular speaker and panelist at industry conferences and international standards meetings, co-founder of RuleML, Artificial Intelligence and IoT Expert, as well as author and editor of several book series and articles. Said worked closely with W3C founder Sir Tim Berners Lee and with other globally recognized technology leaders.
Ron Zahavi
Chief Strategist for IoT Standards
Ron's work with IoT spans 18 years including the creation of the architecture for an IoT platform that drove the acquisition strategy at a private equity company. His IoT project experience includes city flow meters, energy supply chain, electronic border fence, bio surveillance, and others. He is an internationally recognized speaker and expert panelist on IoT, systems integration and business architecture, and a published author and co-author of several books including Business Modeling: A Practical Guide to Realizing Business Value. Ron received his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and Masters in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University.
Mr. Erich Barnstedt
Chief Architect Standards & Consortia, Microsoft Azure IoT
In his role as Chief Architect Standards & Consortia for Azure IoT, Erich drives standardization and architecture discussions with the Azure IoT product teams, focusing on industrial scenarios. Erich has been a member of the Azure IoT team and worked at Microsoft for 18 years in various technical roles. He is a founding member of both the Windows Industrial IoT team and the Azure Industrial IoT team, leading both teams for many years.
Erich focused on the automotive and manufacturing verticals throughout his career, representing Microsoft in the OPC Foundation's Marketing Control Board and its Technical Advisory Council. Currently, Erich represents Microsoft in Plattform Industrie 4.0 and the Clean Energy and Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII). Erich holds two Masters degrees and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Trinity College, Dublin.
Bill Hoffman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
As Chairman and CEO , Bill is responsible for all of the business of the OMG, including Board activities and oversight of the OMG's neutral and open Technical Process. Bill has been with OMG since 1989 and has worked in the computer industry in the areas of advanced hardware and software for over forty years. A frequent industry speaker, he is knowledgeable on the latest trends in Industrial IoT, Digital Twins, Augmented Reality and sustainability.
A frequent industry speaker, he is very up-to-date on the latest trends in Distributed Computing and very familiar with industry studies and market research related to the OMG's work.
Dr. Colin Parris
SVP and Chief Technology Officer, GE Digital
Colin Parris is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for GE Digital. He leads teams that work to leverage technologies and capabilities across GE to accelerate business impact and create scale advantage for digital transformation. He also champions strategic innovations and identifies and evaluates new, breakthrough technologies and capabilities to accelerate innovative solutions to solve emerging customer problems. Colin created and leads the Digital Twin Initiative across GE.
Colin previously held the position of Vice President, Software and Analytics Research at GE Research in Niskayuna, NY. He holds a PhD, Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; an MS from Stanford University; an MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a BS, Electrical Engineering from Howard University.
Prior to joining GE, Colin worked at IBM where he was an IBM executive for 16 years in roles that spanned research, software development, technology management, and management. He was the Vice President, System Research at the IBM T J Watson Research Division; the Vice President Software Development of IBM largest system software development lab; Vice President of Corporate Technology; and the Vice President and General Manager of the IBM Power Systems.
Ms. Laura Szypulski
Director, Digital Transformation Strategy, Northrop Grumman
Laura Szypulski is Director of Digital Transformation Strategy for Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. She is responsible for setting strategy and vision for the organization with respect digital transformation, including advanced modeling & simulation, DevOps, Lean-Agile, IIoT, digital thread, and digital twin. Ms. Szypulski has over 14 years' experience at Northrop Grumman developing and delivering novel, complex systems for the United States Department of Defense. Prior to her time at Northrop Grumman, she also gained software development experience in the broadcasting industry, working for ESPN, Inc. and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Laura earned a bachelor's in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master's in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Mr. Jason Pelski
Digital Platform Product Management Director, Johnson Controls
Jason Pelski is Product Director for Johnson Controls' OpenBlue Platform Digital Twin and Edge IoT platforms. Jason's focus has been within connected healthy buildings market which combines occupant experience, operational performance, and sustainability outcomes for owners, facility managers, and occupants. Jason has been instrumental in developing JCI's digital twin product and marketing strategies, digital edge IoT product development, customer evangelism, thought leadership, and overall go to market activities. Jason has been with Johnson Controls' for over a decade serving retail, security, consulting, and connected business units.
Mr. Todd Leister
Associate Director, Global Digital Solutions, Johnson Controls
Todd has spent 40+ years in the security and life-safety industry. Specializing in the design and installation of high-rise fire alarms throughout the City of Philadelphia for more than a decade.
In 2004, Todd created the "National Accounts CAD Department" for ADT Security Services. He later introduced BIM to the department, and to the company. After the merger between Tyco International and Johnson Controls, Todd transformed the CAD Department into "CAD / BIM Services", and expanded the teams offerings to all things BIM, from product manufacturing to installation and service.
Todd moved the team into the world of Digital Twins in 2019, originally focusing on preparing the models for ingestion into the Digital Twin platform. Since then, his focus has expanded from working with the JCI Government Relations group on driving Healthy Building policies, to building Digital Twin awareness throughout the construction phase, and most importantly, the Digital Handoff.
Mr. Andrew Puglise
Technical Fellow Emeritus, Northrop Grumman
Andy Puglise is a Technical Fellow Emeritus for Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. He is responsible for engineering strategy, strategic engineering investments and Digital Twin advocacy. He also co-chairs the OMG Digital Twin Consortium Aerospace and Defense Working Group. Andy has held leadership positions involving some of the world’s largest mission and information systems spanning Defense, Federal/Civil and International customers. His solution experience covers large-scale systems engineering; modeling and simulation; sensor mission systems; command and control; large scale data systems; and secure IT infrastructure. Andy earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Yale and an M.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.