Stephen Gallagher
FileMaker, Inc.
Stephen is Senior Director of Systems Engineering and Field Sales for FileMaker, Inc. He leads a systems engineering and sales team, working daily with innovative Fortune 500 companies to improve the productivity of individuals and workgroups, and gaining a competitive advantage. Stephen is a 25-year veteran of award-winning sales and support organizations. He is a FileMaker 11 Certified Developer and an authorized FileMaker Trainer. He has worked with business, education, and government architecting and deploying hardware and software systems. Stephen visits 170+ customers per year!
Doug Gardner
Exoteric Inc.
Doug is the founder of Exoteric Inc., a Toronto-based FileMaker consultancy with clients in Canada and the United States. While working on his Ph.D. at York University in Toronto he lectured in front of audiences large and small. A previous FileMaker Developer Conference speaker, Doug has worked as a FileMaker developer for the past 18 years. He has written numerous articles for FileMaker Advisor Magazine.
Todd Geist
geist interactive
Todd started using FileMaker Pro in the early 90s when he was working as a biomedical researcher at Washington University in St Louis, MO. In seven years, he co-authored 17 research papers that were published in peer review journals and built hundreds of FileMaker Pro Databases. In 1997, he left academics to pursue a career in information technology. Since then he has been working almost exclusively with FileMaker Pro. He has written several articles for Advisor Magazine and has contributed to white papers published by FileMaker, Inc. He has been a speaker at several FileMaker Developer Conferences and MacWorlds.
Ryan Griggs
FileMaker, Inc.
Ryan is the Product Manager for FileMaker Go for iPad and iPhone and has been with FileMaker, Inc. since 2007. Ryan also worked as the Product Manager for the Bento product line and as the User Interface Product Manager for FileMaker Pro. Prior to joining FileMaker, Ryan gained extensive experience in developing for web and mobile platforms. Ryan has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
Aaron Gutleben
Soliant Consulting
Aaron is a Senior Application Developer with Soliant Consulting with nine years of FileMaker development experience. Aaron is the primary author of the FileMaker Go module, Module 13 of the FileMaker Training Series, and is a contributing author to the first twelve modules. He is a FileMaker Authorized Trainer and a FileMaker 8, 9, 10, and 11 Certified Developer.
David Head
FileMaker, Inc.
David is a Systems Engineer for FileMaker, Inc., in the Asia Pacific region. He provides technical expertise and advice to FileMaker customers and developers. Prior to joining FileMaker, he was a FileMaker developer and trainer with over 20 years experience. David has developed and supported many FileMaker Pro solutions for government, education, and private enterprise. He is an experienced presenter and trainer with a skill for making complex concepts easy to understand. David is a FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Certified Developer and a FileMaker Authorized Trainer.
Bill Heizer
FileMaker, Inc.
Bill is a Senior Consulting Engineer for North America with FileMaker, Inc.. He graduated from Ball State University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Management of Information Systems and Electrical Engineering. In 1995 he founded C&H Consulting Group, Inc., a midwest based Information Technology firm, that worked with numerous fortune 500 companies, providing IT support and programming expertise. He has held multiple Microsoft, Novell, and Citrix certifications and is currently a FileMaker 11 Certified Developer and Authorized Trainer.
Cristoffer Ippolite
iSolutions, Inc.
Cris is the President and founder of iSolutions, Inc., a Los Angeles based FileMaker development firm. He is one of 40 platinum-level FileMaker Business Alliance members in the Americas. Cris is a FileMaker 11 Certified Developer and one of the original FileMaker Authorized Trainers. He has been working with FileMaker for 20 years and is actively involved in all development projects for iSolutions, Inc. clients.
David Knight
Angel City Data
David is President and leader of the team at Angel City Data, a Platinum member of the FileMaker Business Alliance in Southern California. He is a FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Certified Developer and has designed and built hundreds of solutions over 20 years for a wide range of industries. He is the co-founder and a current board member of the acclaimed FileMaker Developers in Southern California (FMDiSC). He is a noted speaker and has presented at numerous FileMaker Developer Conferences, trade shows, and user group meetings around the country. He has received two FileMaker Excellence Awards including 2009s Business Partner of the Year.
Ernest Koe
The Proof Group
Ernest is the President and a co-founder of The Proof Group. Ernest brings over 10 years of experience with database and web technologies. He is a FileMaker Certified 11 Developer and a veteran FileMaker Developer Conference speaker. Ernest is a founder of PauseOnError, The Unconference for FileMaker Developers and co-host of the FMCraft Interaction Design Seminars (with Don Levan).
Thomas Kunetz
FileMaker, Inc.
Thomas is a Systems Engineer with FileMaker, Inc., a FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Certified Developer and a FileMaker Authorized Trainer. He is in charge of the Southern Region (France, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and MEA). Hes an experienced speaker who has made numerous technical presentations to many French FileMaker Conferences, Italian FM DevCon, FM Summit in The Netherlands and many FileMaker web seminars. He joined FileMaker, Inc. in 2001 after working as an Engineer at Nortel Networks. Thomas holds a MSc in Network and Distributed Systems from Trinity College, Dublin (IE) and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Brighton (UK).
Greg Lane
Skeleton Key
Greg is Vice President of Application Development at Skeleton Key, a FileMaker Business Alliance Platinum level member in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 Certified Developer and has enjoyed solving problems with FileMaker for more than 20 years. Greg has authored articles for FileMaker Advisor Magazine and has contributed to books, white papers, and other FileMaker-related publications. Greg earned a masters in computer information systems and is a previous FileMaker Developer Conference speaker.
Andrew LeCates
FileMaker, Inc.
Andy manages the North American Systems Engineering team for FileMaker,Inc. For 20 years, hes led FileMaker solutions deployment as a developer, teacher, evangelist, author, and consultant for customers around the world. Hes a veteran speaker and is a FileMaker 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Certified Developer and Authorized Trainer for the FileMaker Training Series track.
Don Levan
Vanguard Custom Software
Don, Psy.D., is President of Vanguard Custom Software, LLC., a New York FileMaker consulting firm, and the founder of the Design Studio. He is a FileMaker 11 Certified Developer and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Vanguard's mission is to "design simple applications which solve complex problems." They incorporate software development best practices, interaction design, and cognitive psychology to create data-driven applications and websites that are efficient for business and easy for people. The Design Studio is an intensive, three day, learning experience where you will learn a formal process for designing exceptional solutions.
Anders Monsen
MightyData, LLC
Anders is a FileMaker Pro developer and trainer at MightyData, LLC. He is a FileMaker 9, 10, and 11 Certified Developer, and a FileMaker Authorized Trainer. He authored an article on FileMaker Pro and PHP for FileMaker Advisor in 2009. For three years Anders taught a FileMaker/PHP training course, and spoke at the FileMaker Developer Conference in 2010 and 2011 on PHP and FileMaker Server topics. Anders has been developing FileMaker Pro solutions since 1995 and web applications using MYSQL and PHP since 2001.
Jeff Moore
Austin Convention Center
Jeff is a Database Administrator for the Austin Convention Center and the owner of Austin-based FileMaker consultancy Fruition Software. He is a FileMaker 8, 9, 10, and 11 Certified Developer and has spent the past 20 years developing and managing FileMaker applications for a number of industries: Legal, Publishing, Health & Wellness Education, Event Services, and Graphic Design. In addition to FileMaker, Jeff is also a SQL Server administrator and since 1999 has been integrating FileMaker applications with ODBC data sources in an enterprise environment.