About the Author

Marcus Goncalves

Marcus Goncalves is currently the CEO of iCloud, Inc. (www.icloudinc.com), a topware technology developer tapping onto the pervasiveness of web services. He is the former CTO and earlier on CKO of Virtual Access Networks, a startup that under his leadership and use of the Knowledge Tornado™ concept was awarded the best enterprise product at the International Comdex Fall 2000 after only 13 months of company's inception. He is a Sr. Partner/Consultant at Marcus Goncalves Consulting (www.marcusgoncalves.com), with an international consulting practices spanning for more than 14 years in North and Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. He's known for his dynamic expertise in managing early stage companies targeting the software industry.

Marcus also lectures at Boston University's (MET) graduate program in CIS on subjects including Program and Project Management and Information Systems Management among others. He holds a master degree in Computer Information Systems, a BA in Business Administration and a BA in Psychology. He is also the author of more than 28 books in the areas of information systems and technology, knowledge management and management of early stage companies, many of them translated into several idioms. In 1989, Marcus was simultaneously awarded Who's Who in the US Executives and in the Computer Industry.

Marcus can be contacted at marcusg@marcusgoncalves.com, or at mgoncalves@icloudinc.com

 

Vijay Gummadi
Contributor of Chapter 12

Vijay Gummadi is currently the Vice President, Product Development at Campfire Interactive, Inc, a technology company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA that is involved in the development of Collaborative Product Development solutions for the Manufacturing sector. He possesses unique expertise in visualizing and architecting leading edge technology solutions. His extensive experience encompasses design of electro-mechanical devices, complex software systems, and Manufacturing.

He also has interests in diverse areas such as Knowledge Management, Governance, International relations and Accessibility for people with limited abilities. Particularly, he is interested in the application of pioneering concepts and technology to solving real world problems at individual, organizational and community levels.

Mr. Gummadi serves as an Invited Expert to the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative and the Object Management Group's (OMG) Manufacturing Domain Task Force. He has a Master's degree in Manufacturing Engineering and Information Systems from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mysore, India.

He can be reached by email at vgummadi@cfi2.com