AIIMGSC Officer
Biographies
Thomas
Minero
Tom is an
independent IT consultant and nationally recognized software trainer
with more than 20 years experience in the software industry. For the
past sixteen years he has served as the training consultant for Thomson
Tax & Accounting, a division of Thomson Corp, and during this period he
has trained more than 900 accounting firms in the deployment of
technology solutions for their firms.
Tom’s firm,
Training Resources Inc, is currently focusing on small and medium sized
companies interested in implementing an EDM solution. The company is
developing generic educational and training courseware for this market
segment. His firm also develops and produces customized computer-based
learning courseware for individual clients. Users of his firm’s custom
courseware include several of the regional Bell companies
Tom has been a
frequent speaker on how to create effective software training. He has
delivered talks at various conferences around the country, including the
DCI Technology Conference series. Prior to founding Training Resources,
Inc., Tom was Vice President / IT Services for the U.S. division of an
international shipping conglomerate. He holds a Bachelor of Science
degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Management Science from
Stevens Institute of Technology.
Arthur Hedge III
Arthur Hedge is the President of Castle Ventures LLC. Castle
Ventures is a consulting firm focused on technology and Business
Process Management solutions. Mr. Hedge has over 20 years of
consulting experience in the Information Technology field with both
privately held and publicly traded firms. Before starting Castle
Ventures in 2002, he was the Vice President of Professional Services
for Steelpoint Technologies. Steelpoint Technologies was focused on
the development of strategic Business Process Automation Solutions.
Mr. Hedge is a graduate of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and
two sons. He is a member of a number of professional organizations,
including the IEEE Computer Society and the Association for
Information and Imaging Management. He is active in standards work
for AIIM. Mr. Hedge serves as a mentor for Columbia University’s
Technology Management program. He is a board member of the
Foundation for Teaching Economics. He is a frequent speaker and
writer on technology subjects.
Allan P. Spina
Mr. Allan P. Spina is the founding Principal of
Information Asset Associates, LLC (IAA), an organization that is focused on
the advancement of document imaging, document management, workflow, BPM, and
collaborative applications and architectures. Mr. Spina has been
actively engaged since 1983 with experience and expertise in these
application areas, as well as with various related management consulting and
information technologies.
Engagements Mr. Spina has been involved with span
Insurance, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Health Care,
Government, and Construction segments, utilizing various imaging,
document management, workflow, and BPM software packages.
Mr. Spina has been an AIIM International member since
1988, and has held offices for the Garden State Chapter of AIIM of 1st
VP – Programs, three terms as President, was the Treasurer from
2000-2004, and again holds the role of Treasurer. Allan is an internationally noted speaker and consultant,
having been involved in efforts in Europe, South Africa, Asia, as well
as throughout North America. Mr. Spina is an early recipient of the
Master of Information Technology from AIIM International,
receiving this designation in 1999.
Greg Bartels
Mr. Bartels is CEO & President of Image Processing Systems, Inc. (IPS).
Over the past eighteen years, Mr. Bartels has concentrated his career on the
electronic imaging industry. Prior to establishing Image Processing Systems, Mr.
Bartels was the Director of Sales for Imtech Corporation. From 1986 to 1990, Mr.
Bartels was instrumental in establishing a new division of NCR Corporation,
Information Imaging Systems. While at NCR Information Imaging Systems, Mr.
Bartels was responsible for a successful start-up in Chicago, Illinois. More
recently Mr. Bartels has directed document management opportunities for MetLife,
Guardian Life, Johnson & Johnson, State of Ohio and many others.
Christine Scoppetta
Ms. Scoppetta is an Associate Information Officer with American
International Group, Inc. (AIG), responsible for the development and
support of content management solutions. She has held this position for
4 years. Previously, she has worked on the vendor side of the document
management business with Documentum, Recognition International and NCR
Corp. in various consulting and systems engineering positions.
Ms. Scoppetta has been in the document management
field for over 15 years and has experience in a wide variety of
industries including government, finance and insurance. She has been
involved with AIIM for over 10 years and holds a bachelor's degree in
Computer Information Systems from Mercy College.
Barry
Johnson
Barry has over
30 years of sales and marketing experience in all aspects of the
Information Technology Business. Over the past 15 years Barry has been
involved in document management and business continuity with roles as a
VP for a private consulting/metrics company and most recently with Xerox
Global Services and Gartner. This accumulation of experience has
inspired him to start the company Digital Trend Group aimed at
protecting customer’s information in whatever form it exists (structured
& unstructured).
His prior
experience is with such well-known companies as Unisys, Digital
Equipment Corp./HP and Sun Microsystems. In those positions he has
managed teams aimed at the top accounts in a wide variety of industries
including Financial Services, Media, Publishing and Telecommunications.
Barry is a
native of New Jersey. He graduated with a BA in Economics and Business
Administration from Rutgers University. He served in the US Coast Guard,
is married and has two daughters.
Charles Goldstein
Charles Goldstein is a First Vice President at Salomon Smith Barney, a member of
Citigroup, responsible for the development of Document Imaging and Management
systems. He has held this position for the past eight years. Previously he was
with Minolta’s Document Imaging Systems group and Imnet Corporation. Mr.
Goldstein has been in the Document Imaging field for the since 1988.
Mr. Goldstein has held the positions of Secretary and President of the Garden
State Chapter board. He has been an AIIM member for the past eight years. Mr.
Goldstein has a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Rochester
Institute of Technology and received his Masters of Information Technology from
AIIM International in April 1999.
Andrew Burger
Andrew Burger is a Senior Project Manager at The Guardian Life Insurance Company
of America and is responsible for Document Imaging and Management systems and
Document Composition. He has held this position for 4 years. Previously
he was a Practice Director for DMR Consulting, as well as for ACI. He held
various positions at Eastman Kodak Company with the Business Imaging Systems
Division for over 12 years. Mr. Burger has been involved in the Document
Imaging industry for over 22 years.
Mr. Burger has held the position of Treasurer of the Garden State Chapter board
and has been an active AIIM member for over 12 years. He has a bachelor’s
degree in Public and Business Administration from Kean University.
Ganesh Vednere
Ganesh Vednere is a Manager with Capgemini Financial Services where he
works with financial clients to implement content and records management
programs. He has been involved in all aspects of records management
programs including strategy, policy, compliance, record retention
research and technology implementation. He has over 12 years of industry
experience in various business and technology areas.
Mr. Vednere has been active within the content and records management
communities, including AIIM, for several years and has published a
number of articles on records management. He has a bachelors degree in
Computer Sciences and is a certified electronic records management
master (ERMm) from AIIM International.
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