MWDUG Speakers for September 15, 2010 Meeting
Frank Butt, IBM, is the development manager for DB2 for z/OS Query Runtime, Spatial Support, and Text Search. He has over 20 years of software development experiences focusing on database engines and applications. For the past 8 years, He has led the spatial database development effort for both DB2 LUW and z/OS. Since 2001, Frank has been a part time faculty member of Computer Science department at San Jose State University. He has taught various database courses including a new curriculum of DB2 for z/OS classes started in 2008.
Sheryl M. Larsen is president and founder of Sheryl M. Larsen, Inc., a consulting practice specializing in DB2 Systems Analysis and Advanced Education. She is an internationally recognized researcher, consultant and lecturer, specializing in large scale DB2 systems and is known for her extensive expertise in optimizing SQL. Sheryl has over 23 years experience in DB2, has published many articles, and co-authored a book, DB2 Answers, Osborne-McGraw-Hill, 1999. She was voted into the IDUG “Speaker Hall of Fame” in 2001, was the Executive Editor of the IDUG Solutions Journal magazine 1997-2000 and was a keynote speaker for the IDUG Asia Pacific 2002 Conference. Currently, she is President of the Midwest Database Users Group, a member of IBM's DB2 Gold Consultants program and an inaugural member of IBM's Data Champion program.
Mark Rader is a Consulting IT Specialist with IBM Advanced Technical Skills (ATS), located in Chicago. He has over 25 years of technical experience with IBM, including large systems, communications, and databases. He has worked with customers on DB2 for MVS, OS/390®, and z/OS for more than 20 years, and has specialized in data sharing, performance, and related topics for the past 15 years. Mark has worked on a wide variety of DB2 Data Sharing implementation projects, performance issues, and DB2 health checks across North America and overseas. Mark has been a contributing author on three redbooks and is currently part of the DB2 10 for z/OS Beta Program team.