Oracle E-Business Suite Technology

Steven Chan is a Senior Director in the Oracle Applications Technology Integration group.

The Applications Technology Integration group integrates components such as Oracle Application Server into the Oracle E-Business Suite technology stack.

In addition to working with new technology integrations, Steven manages technology adoption programs with selected E-Business Suite customers for new technology in advance of their general availability to the broader public.

Steven has been with Oracle since 1998 and has had responsibility for technology adoption programs for Oracle products such as Oracle Application Server, Balanced Scorecard, Business Intelligence System, Embedded Data Warehouse, and Product Lifecycle Management.

Prior to joining Oracle, Steven has held positions with IBM, Deloitte & Touche Consulting, and other software companies. Steven has almost two decades of IT industry experience and holds an MBA and a B.Sc.

Steven is an Oracle ACE and received an OAUG Ambassador of the Year award in 2007.

As an expatriate Canadian working in Silicon Valley but living in Central Oregon, Steven views the surreal world of ERP software development with increasingly-bemused eyes.

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Prasad Akkiraju is a Senior Manager in the Applications Technology Integration organization under Cliff Godwin.

Prasad manages the Technology Certifications team in India, primarily responsible for certifying the Application Server and Database components with E-Business Suite. In addition to working with certifications, Prasad manages the Technology Stack QA team that tests the various release vehicles from Oracle Applications Technology Stack development team.

Prasad has been with Oracle since 2000. He has worked in the Application Server performance and scalability testing team, has been responsible for managing a scalability lab, and has published whitepapers on Application Server services like Forms, Reports, Discoverer and Portal.

Prior to joining Oracle, Prasad has held positions with Sun Microsystems and Digital Equipment Corporation. Prasad has been in the IT industry for 13 years and holds a Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Prasad works in Oracle India in Hyderabad. He resides in Hyderabad.

Max Arderius has been in Oracle since 1996. He began his Oracle career in Argentina where he worked for the Support Organization for 5 years providing on-site assistance for E-Business Suite customers. He acted as solutions architect designing and implementing solutions involving Oracle Technology for a broad range of customers across different countries. He also acted as Service Delivery Manager for critical customers in South America.

In 2001, he was relocated to Colorado where he lived for a brief period of time and finally moved to Orlando, Florida where he is currently based. At present, he works in the Applications Technology Group for E-Business Suite Development managing a team of developers in India and United States. His team is responsible for the design, maintenance and enhancements of Rapid Install, Upgrade, Rapid Clone and the Applications Management Pack for E-Business Suite.

He has been a stable speaker in the Oracle Open World since 2005 and in 2007 he joined the ATG Staff for the Oracle Applications Users Group providing Technical Sessions related with Life Cycle Management of E-Business Suite Applications.

Max Arderius has a B.S degree in Computing Science and he is starting his Masters in Business Administration in 2009.

Ivo Dujmovic is the Director of Oracle Applications Technology Integration Development. Ivo joined Oracle in the Applications Technology Group in 1997.

For 3 years, he was with the Performance group, working on improving the Internet Computing Architecture's performance, as well as coordinating uptake of database features within Oracle Applications. He then joined the newly formed Technology Integration group, where he has since worked on integration of new technologies used by Oracle Applications, their infrastructure, support, and certifications. Currently, Ivo's team is responsible for the configuration of technology components via AutoConfig (used in install, cloning, OAM/AMP) and the creation of patched Oracle Home images used for Rapid Install.

Ivo holds a BS in computer science and in mathematics from Yale University.

Andy Tremayne is an Applications Performance Architect working in the Applications Performance Group (APG), which is a part of Oracle Development.

He has worked with Oracle E-Business Suite since 1992 and with performance since 1998. His primary focus is working with customers on system performance issues, but also works with several groups in Oracle.

In addition to being a fully qualified Electrical and Electronic Engineer, he holds a BSc (Hons) in Computing and Informatics, which focuses on the development of information systems in a business context.

He has presented several performance papers and been a panel member at several Oracle affiliated conferences and is the author of the Oracle Applications Performance Tuning Handbook.

Jim is an 11i Applications Technology specialist in the Oracle Field Sales organization. Since joining Oracle in 1998, Jim has worked with big and small customers in the Utilities, Communications and Financial Services industries.

Jim works out of the Manhattan office, but he's on the road spreading the good word most of the time. One day, his sailboat will be back in the water.

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Sara Woodhull is a Principal Product Analyst in the Oracle Applications Technology Group (ATG).

The Applications Technology Group integrates components such as Oracle Application Object Library (AOL) and Oracle Application Framework (OAF) into the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i and Release 12 technology stack.

Sara has been with Oracle as part of ATG since 1989 and has trained generations of Oracle developers on AOL and later OAF.  She has also had responsibility for product management, documentation and curriculum development for AOL and OAF, specializing in flexfields and custom development topics.  She regularly contributes to Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco.

Sara works at Oracle HQ in Redwood Shores, CA, and she strongly prefers sunny weather.

Sanchit Jindal

Sanchit Jindal is a Project Lead and Database Administrator in the Applications Technology Integration group. Sanchit spends the majority of his time on new technology integration certifications with Oracle E-Business Suite releases.

Sanchit has been with Oracle since 2004. He has 7 years of experience in the software industry with overall experience spanning more than a decade including Business Development. He has worked as a production DBA during his consulting days.

Prior to joining Oracle, Sanchit has worked for Yamaha India, IRIS Software and other companies. Sanchit holds a Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and is an Oracle Certified Database Administrator.

Sanchit works at Oracle India located in Hyderabad, India.

Avanish started his career working with Oracle technology at Tata Consultancy Services.   He joined Oracle Support Services five years ago, where he  supported database-related areas such as Real Application Clusters, DataGuard, and performance tuning.  Building on that experience, he moved to the Oracle Applications Performance Group, where he's been helping Apps customers optimize performance for the past three years.

Keith M. Swartz

Keith M. Swartz is a Senior Software Architect in the Oracle Applications Technology Integration group, and spends the majority of his time on lifecycle management and collaboration integration strategies for the forthcoming Fusion Applications products. So if his writings seem vague and leave you wanting for more, just be patient, because there's much more to come!

Keith has been with Oracle since 1993, and has spent nearly the entire time in the bowels of the E-Business products: first as a support analyst for the AOL and AutoInstall products, then later, as product manager for AutoInstall. He was also the founder of the Systems Assurance Group for candidate release testing, and one of the original designers of the Certify application that has since become a staple of Oracle's MetaLink offerings.

As is customary for anyone who writes in this blog, Keith is also a remote worker, taking root in Seattle, Washington, and only occasionally travelling to Redwood Shores for brief respites from the rain.

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Nilesh Patel is a Senior Database Administrator in the Oracle Applications Technology Integration group. He spends the majority of his time on new technology integration certifications with Oracle E-Business Suite releases.

Nilesh has been with Oracle since 2004. Nilesh has over six years of experience in software industry, working as a Developer and production DBA at various customer sites. Prior to Oracle he worked for Hitachi and Applitech Solution Inc.

Nilesh works in the Oracle India Development Centre office located in Hyderabad, India.