ROBERT FALETRA:
President, CMP Channel Group
rfaletra@cmp.com

Robert Faletra is President of CMP's Channel Group, where he is responsible for all operations including sales, editorial, marketing and other issues pertaining to the group's, print, online, events and research-based products.

Faletra has had a long and impressive career at CMP. A professional journalist for more than 20 years, he joined the company in 1989. Prior to that he worked on several startup publications and was a daily newspaper reporter.

He joined CMP as a Senior Writer for Computer Reseller News, was promoted to Executive Editor in 1990, to Editor in 1992 and to Editor in Chief of the publication in 1994. During his tenure at CRN, the newsweekly became the largest trade publication in North America.

Under Faletra's direction, CRN received more than 100 editorial and design awards, including Best Newspaper three times as voted by his peers in The Computer Press Association. Considered one of the foremost authorities in the market on issues surrounding the solution provider and distribution channels and the industry as a whole, Faletra has received a number of individual awards including selection by Marketing Computers Magazine as one of the 25 Most Influential Computer Journalists in five consecutive years.

Since being named President in January 2001 the CMP Channel Group has grown by 50% and launched several new businesses.

ART COVIELLO JR.:
President, RSA, The Security Division of EMC

Art Coviello is responsible for RSA's strategy and day-to-day operations as it delivers EMC's global vision of information-centric security.

Mr. Coviello was Chief Executive Officer of RSA Security, Inc. prior to its acquisition by EMC in 2006. He joined the company in 1995 and has been a driving force in its rapid growth, increasing revenue from $25 million in 1995 to anticipated revenues of more than a half billion in 2007. Under his stewardship RSA became acknowledged as the de facto standard for two-factor authentication and encryption, and as a leader in identity and access management. Mr. Coviello's expertise and influence have made him a recognized leader in the industry, where he plays a key role in several national cyber-security initiatives. He currently serves as Co-Chair of TechNet New England. Mr. Coviello has spoken at numerous conferences and forums around the world.

Mr. Coviello has more than 30 years of strategic, operating and financial management experience in high technology companies. In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors at Sana Security and Crossbeam Systems.

Mr. Coviello graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts.

ROBERT DEMARZO:
Vice President/Editorial Director, CMP Channel Group
rdemarzo@cmp.com (This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it)

DeMarzo has been omnipresent on the pages of CRN and VARBusiness for nearly two decades. Today, he is the Editorial Director CMP Channel Group, as well as a CMP vice president. Having built a career at CMP Technology LLC, which began when he joined the launch team of CRN, he was among a handful to experience the successful launch of a computer industry publication that eventually become the largest trade publication in North America. As editor of CRN, he was responsible for the editorial operations of the nation's most powerful weekly newspaper serving the solution-provider market. DeMarzo moved on to become editor-in-chief of VARBusiness, transforming it into a leading-edge magazine covering service-oriented companies. During his tenure, VARBusiness became the fifth largest computer industry publication in the marketplace, competing shoulder-to shoulder-against PCWeek, ComputerWorld, InfoWorld and other weekly newspapers.

It was also during his tenure that VARBusiness won the CMP Channel Group's first-ever Jesse H. Neal Award for excellence in business journalism. The Neal Award was especially significant because it represented a rare win inside CMP Technology.

There are few individuals who understand the reseller channel and solution provider marketplace as well as DeMarzo. More than $290 billion worth of goods and services flow through this market, an often overlooked and misunderstood component of every major vendor's sales strategy. At VARBusiness, he has helped refine major research projects, including the Annual Report Card, VARBusiness 500, Partner Programs Guide, State of Technology and State of the Market.

JOSEPH PLOEHN:
Principal Consultant -- Professional Services
joseph.ploehn@compucom.com

Joseph "Joe" Ploehn has been active in Engineering and Information Systems Consulting for the past 20 years. Joe has provided high end enterprise consulting services that include performing current state assessments, system planning, gap analysis and maturity model comparisons, and the development of systems design, installation, and configuration specifications for large enterprise systems that connect to Windows NT/2000/2003, UNIX, HP/9000, and other heterogeneous platforms. This includes providing the technical specification for the configuration, installation, and on going maintenance for LAN/WAN/SAN environments comprised of routers, switches, storage systems, infrastructure connectivity components, and enterprise management software from HP, CA, IBM, Brocade, Cisco, and many other OEMs.

Joe is currently a Principal Consultant for CompuCom's Professional Services organization. In this capacity Joe provides leadership to a team of highly technical consultants who provide presales, post sales, project management, and implementation services to CompuCom clients nationally. Joe also provides high end consulting services in the server, storage, VMware, blade server, and PC blade arenas. Joe has worked on many storage projects from the simple implementations to the highly complex storage and SAN migration projects.

Recently Joe earned his CCIE Storage Networking certification from Cisco Systems. This certification validates Joe's knowledge in the SAN design, configuration, and installation process and enables him to clearly and concisely articulate the benefits and capabilities of Cisco's SAN solution hardware. Joe is one of less than 68 certified CCIE Storage Networking professionals in the world.

Notable recent organizational and client experiences:

Professional Services Regional Leadership

• Provided for the care and feeding of the consulting team, leading them by providing opportunities for them to grow, learn, and stretch their capabilities so that they can be more valuable to our clients
• Led the region to profitability during 2004 by focusing on the business, growing the people, closing on opportunity, and making smart business decisions within the region and helping other regions at the same time
• Grew the Professional Services business in the region by 150% throughout the year while staying focused on our clients and the successes of their critical projects

EnCana Corporation

• Examined in detail the processes and procedures used by EnCana to manage their Enterprise storage infrastructure and provided a series of recommendations they can use to improve the maturity of their storage environment
• Performed a gap and maturity analysis of EnCana's enterprise storage infrastructure and provided recommendations for improvement
• Provided best practices and a strategic roadmap of initiatives to help EnCana accomplish its short and long term goals and objectives

Texas Children's Hospital

• Performed an in depth assessment of Enterprise Storage from a current state perspective and determined future state based on the hospital's technology and business goals and objectives
• Analyzed the hospital business units needs as they pertain to storage, data protection, data archival, and data security

Provided best practices and a strategic roadmap of initiatives to the hospital for short and long term storage and process improvement

FLORINDO GALLICCHIO:
Practice Manager, Risk Management

Florindo Gallicchio is the practice manager of Melillo Consulting's Risk Management practice. He has over twenty years' experience in information security and operations in the areas of security management, architecture design, analysis and implementation, policy development, vulnerability and risk assessments and penetration testing, and information protection. He began his career in the national security arena as a cryptologic technician with the Naval Security Group, the naval arm of the National Security Agency for ten years where he was awarded numerous commendations for his leadership and work in special operations vital to national security.

Mr. Gallicchio specializes in integrating information security and IT operations, enabling companies to securely manage and run business and ensure compliance to regulations and standards. As the head of the Risk Management practice at Melillo Consulting, he created and offers a complete package of security management guidelines in the areas of information security, system administration and management, network management, application management, risk management, and business continuity, all based on well-known standards and frameworks such as ISO 17799, ITIL, and those of the U.S. intelligence community. He has also productized and developed comprehensive security and operations management solutions in the areas of IT governance, industry standards, and government laws and regulations.

Among his notable clients are a major global bank, a leading pharmaceutical and health care company, a large non-profit organization, one of the largest providers of banking ATM services, an entertainment company, and a large, global non-profit charity.

Prior to joining Melillo he held senior security management positions in the pharmaceutical, insurance and financial community, most recently as the global leader of assessment and compliance at one of the largest financial IP extranets in the world. He was also the commentator for information security topics on the Morris County, NJ local cable television program "Digithead TV," and was featured in the article "Doing it Right," Solutions Integrator magazine, August 1998.

Certifications:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• National Security Agency INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (IAM)
• Certified in Homeland Security Ð Level III (CHS-III)

DAVID DADIAN:
David Dadian, is the founder and CEO of powersolution.com. Is a New Jersey native, please don't hold that against him! Aside from his passion for solving clients business issues his favorite passion is spending time with his family. After that, it's to the ice where over the years his love for skating and Ice Hockey have allowed him to coach at many levels. "From powersolution.com's, trade marked Preeminent Value, to teaching a child the demands and discipline of the game of hockey. It is all about giving something back"

JOSEPH F. KOVAR:
Senior Editor, CMP Channel

Joe is a senior editor and the storage beat reporter for CRN. He keeps readers abreast of the latest storage and data life-cycle issues, including business continuity and disaster recovery, along with related services and software. Joe has been with CRN since October 1997. Joe graduated from the University of Wisconsin at River Falls with a degree in computer science.