Speaker Bios

Dave Bakken, Washington State University Power Grid Panel Member

Dave Bakken is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University (WSU). He received his BS degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics in 1985 from WSU and his MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science from The University of Arizona in 1990 and 1994, respectively. His research interests include distributed computing middleware, fault tolerance, and cybersecurity. At WSU is a lead architect for GridStat (www.gridstat.net), which is next-generation communication services for the electric power grid. Prior to WSU, he was a research scientist at BBN, the company which built the first internet in 1969, and was a lead PI for the Quality Objects (QuO) middleware. He has also worked for Boeing and has consulted to Amazon.com, Network Associates Labs, and others. His research has been funded by the Air Force (multiple), DARPA (multiple), NSF (multiple), NIST, DHS,. DOE, and others.

Larry Becker, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Information Discovery Panel Chair

Larry Becker is an experienced manager of technical programs and staff with projects ranging from field-sampling to basic research and development investigations to field operations. He has a history of performance in Air Force and DOE laboratories. Since July 1998 Mr. Becker has held positions in technical and project management at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He is responsible for nuclear, chemical, biological and technology development analysis of foreign countries. He serves as relationship manager for three major clients, as well as project manager and principle investigator on various analysis projects in support of U.S. government clients.

Nancy Chinchor, Central Intelligence Agency Government Panel Member

Nancy Chinchor is a Research Scientist in the Analytic and Behavioral Sciences Group in the Advanced Technologies and Programs Office for the Central Intelligence Agency. Prior to joining the CIA in 2002, Dr. Chinchor worked for 12 years evaluating information extraction technology for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Advanced Research and Development Activity. Her work was foundational in establishing information extraction as a field in Computational Linguistics. Preceding her contribution to computational linguistics, Nancy worked as a computer programmer on a variety of defense and commercial products including the brake system for the Washington, D.C. subway cars. She has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University and a graduate degree in Linguistics from Brown University. Her postdoctoral research focused on the Linguistics of American Sign Language.

Jeff Dagle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Power Grid Panel Chair

Mr. Jeff Dagle joined the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington operated by Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 1989 with BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Washington State University in 1989 and 1994, respectively. Mr. Dagle currently manages the laboratory’s support to the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. He has also been integrally involved in National critical infrastructure protection programs for several years, supporting DOE and U.S. Department of Homeland Security infrastructure protection programs, and participates in several working groups of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee. Mr. Dagle is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Washington, and was awarded 2001 Tri-City Engineer of the Year by the Washington Society of Professional Engineers.

David Ebert, Purdue University Mobile Analytics Panel Member

David Ebert is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He received his Ph.D. from the Computer and Information Science Department at The Ohio State University in 1991. His research interests are scientific, medical, and information visualization, computer graphics, animation, and procedural techniques. Dr. Ebert performs research in volume rendering, illustrative visualization, realistic rendering, procedural texturing, modeling, and animation, and modeling natural phenomena.

Mark Goodwin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory VAC Consortium Director

Mark Goodwin has broad responsibilities for establishing and implementing commercial strategies and collaborative partnerships with industry for government programs. Mr. Goodwin is also Director of the Visualization and Analytics Center (VAC) Consortium for the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to that, he was responsible for the protection and deployment strategies for intellectual property generated across PNNL in the Information Technology domain. Before moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1999, Mr. Goodwin had been involved in entrepreneurial and new business development activities in Silicon Valley for over 20 years. He founded and ran several companies and created new commercial businesses from traditional government only operations within both small and large corporate organizations. Mr. Goodwin holds numerous patents and is a frequent speaker at conferences on topics ranging from energy to IT and technology transfer. He is a graduate of University of California at Berkeley.

Rod Hilden, Port of Seattle Keynote Speaker

Rod Hilden serves as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) for the Seaport Division of the Port of Seattle located in the Seattle Harbor Area. In his current position, he is responsible for the security of all Seaport Division assets and facilities that include 4 major Container Terminals producing two million TEU's annually, 2 Cruiseship Terminals handling 750,000 passengers annually, a Grain Terminal, a major Break-bulk Cargo facility and 5 Recreational & Fishing boat Marinas. Together, the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma today comprise one of our Nation's top three largest Container Load Centers that handle over 70% of the world shipping into the U.S. marketplace for eastern markets.

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Rod was transferred from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to the Seaport Security staff in late 2002, shortly after adoption of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) by Congress. He was actively involved in regional critical infrastructure identification efforts and key vulnerability and threat assessments that helped qualify the Port of Seattle to receive over $ 47.6 Million in Port Security Grants. Hilden led the team that developed the MTSA required Facility Security Plans for Port facilities, and today serves as a U.S. Coast Guard designated Facility Security Officer.

He has been involved in both national and international security initiatives to improve Global Supply Chain Security. He is the Pacific Northwest Load Center lead for Operation Safe Commerce (OSC), a $ 58 Million demonstration project now in its final phase of testing a wide range of technologies, policies and procedures designed to recommend international standards and specifications for adoption by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). He also provided all of the project management oversight and facility coordination for installation of multiple Radiation Portal Monitors (RPMs) at each of the Port of Seattle's Containership Terminals.

Mr. Hilden has also been actively involved with the Marine Terrorism Response (MTR) project, which has been a joint venture of the Port of Seattle with the Puget Sound Marine Firefighting Association to better prepare for and develop written plans that will effectively respond to either acts of terrorism or natural hazards within the Puget Sound region. The MTR project has now completed it's final deliverable, an on-line training and exercise reference source, as well as a National template that can be used to help prepare other Ports for similar emergencies.

Rod joined the Port of Seattle at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 1996, and has over 10 years of Airport Business and Operational Management experience. In this position he was responsible for over $75 Million in annual non-airline revenues and an annual Capital Budget of $125 Million. He also served on the Disaster Planning Executive Committee, where he worked to structure Sea-Tac's Incident Command System (ICS) Training Curriculum, and helped form the Airport Security Committee following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the New York World Trade Center Buildings.

Mr. Hilden holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Finance from the University of Washington. He is a member of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and works actively on the Port Security Sub-Committee, where he has spoken frequently on a variety of Maritime Security subjects. He is a member of the Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA), as well as the International Container Security Council (ICSC) and the Port Security Council. He also serves on the US Coast Guard - Area Maritime Security Committee and the Harbor Safety & Security Committees.

Daniel Kern, Bank of America Information Discovery Panel Member

Daniel Kern is a member of the Risk Management Quality and Productivity group at Bank of America. His current focus is developing processes and tools to improve the efficiency of fighting financial crime. Before joining Bank of America, Daniel worked in the automotive engineering field designing brake systems and vehicle assembly processes. Daniel has degrees in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and MIT.

Joe Kielman, Department of Homeland Security Government Panel Member

Joe Kielman is Science Advisor to the Under Secretary for Science and Technology within the Department of Homeland Security. He serves as the manager of the Threat Awareness portfolio. Prior to joining DHS, Dr. Kielman worked for 20 years at the FBI, where he was successively chief of the Advanced Technology Group, chief of the Research and Engineering Unit in the Engineering Section, and Chief Scientist for the Information Resources Division. Work for the American Society for Testing and Materials, MCI Communications, and the Department of Health and Human Services preceded his tenure at the FBI. Joe has an undergraduate degree in Physics and graduate degrees in Biophysics and did his postdoctoral research in genetics.

Kenneth Kisiel, Disruptive Technology Office Government Panel Member

Kenneth Kisiel is the Senior Technical Advisor for the ARIVA program in the Disruptive Technology Office. Prior to joining the DTO, Mr. Kisiel was a Principle Research Engineer in Lockheed Martin’s Radical Innovation Technology Center where he was exploring new paradigms in knowledge creation and information visualization. He was also the founder and CEO of WisdomBuilder, LLC, a company that developed and marketed analytical visualization tools. Mr. Kisiel has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Florida Atlantic University and a graduate degree in Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence from Johns Hopkins University.

Peter Kuper, Morgan Stanley Guest Speaker

Peter Kuper is the Vice President, Senior Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley where he established their platform in the security and content management technologies. In his role as a leading analyst, Peter maintains relationships with significant research labs which include the US Government’s PNNL, software entrepreneurs and management teams to provide them with unparalleled access to his research and findings. Most recently he was a director and equity analyst at SG Cowen & Company, where he covered the software sector with a particular focus on security. He has also been an equity analyst and vice president at FAC/Equities and a research analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. His background includes experience in mergers and acquisitions, asset management and venture capital. Peter is also a faculty member of the Institute for Applied Network Security. In addition, Peter has been Keynote speaker at numerous events like the Micromuse European Users Conference and regularly gives presentations to numerous venture capital firms and government agencies including the Pentagon. Peter has frequently appeared on business television programs including CNBC and has been quoted in numerous publications most notably The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters and Bloomberg News.

Michael Loehr, Public Health - Seattle & King County First Response Panel Member

For the past three years, Michael Loehr has led Public Health’s efforts to enhance preparedness throughout the health system in King County. Specific responsibilities include developing plans, procedures and training programs for all hazards, maintaining the Public Health Emergency Operations Center, and establishing linkages with regional partners such as hospitals, health centers, first responders and emergency managers.

Prior to working with Public Health, Mr. Loehr worked for two years with the King County Office of Emergency Management. He managed the county's Emergency Operations Center and developed operational procedures for all hazards facing King County.

Richard May, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Mobile Analytics Panel Chair

Richard received his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from Washington State University and his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington.

Richard’s professional experience has involved scientific and information visualization, virtual and mixed reality research, and, for the past several years, the emerging science of visual analytics. In the early 90’s, Richard switched his research from scientific computer graphics and visualization to the interaction with visualizations. It seemed that the ability to generate content-rich visualizations was outstripping the ability to manipulate and interact with the visualizations to better understand the complex nature of the problems being studied. This led to research in both the logical and physical aspects of interacting with electronic information that has resulted in his current focus on visual analytics. Richard is the research coordinator and education coordinator for the Department of Homeland Security’s Visualization and Analytics Centers (VACs) program. As the research coordinator, Richard integrates research efforts across government and academic partners. As the education coordinator, he develops challenging opportunities for the next generation of researchers and engineers in the area of visual analytics.

Jim McGlone, US DOE Government Panel Member

Jim McGlone is a Senior Advisor for Energy Emergencies for the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Since 2003, Jim has worked in the Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration Division within the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Office and is responsible for energy security issues. During disasters impacting energy infrastructure, Jim is an emergency responder for FEMA's ERT-A (Emergency Response Team- Advanced).

Jim is a Power Engineer with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. For over 20 years prior to coming to DOE, Jim worked for the Department of Defense where he modeled and simulated foreign power systems to determine vulnerabilities in support of military planning efforts. Jim has also been trained as a power plant operator, a system dispatcher, and a substation designer.

Mike Mitchell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Director of Homeland Security Programs

Michael has over 25 years of progressive assignments in project and organizational management positions. For the past fifteen years, Michael has served in various management assignments at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He is currently the Director of PNNL’s Homeland Security Programs Office. In this capacity Michael’s responsibilities include:

Ann Moore, OSIsoft Power Grid Panel Member

Ann Moore joined OSIsoft in January, 2006, as a Business Development Executive, focusing on expanding OSIsoft’s business in power industry, especially in China. Prior to this she had worked for San Diego Gas & Electric (Sempra Energy) for 17 years. She was in charge of SDG&E’s Grid Operations real-time control Energy Management System (EMS). In this capacity, she also managed all real-time grid operations-related projects, including OSIsoft RtPM PI. She graduated from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, with an MS degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering.

David Moore, National Security Agency Workshop Presenter

David T. Moore is a career senior intelligence analyst and technical director at the National Security Agency. He is an adjunct faculty member of the National Cryptologic School; has taught at the Joint Military Intelligence College, Washington, DC; and at Trinity University, Washington, DC. He holds a Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College. He is the co-author of “Intelligence Analysis, Does NSA Have What it Takes,” Cryptologic Quarterly, 20, nos. 1/2 (Summer/Fall 2001); “Core Competencies for Intelligence Analysis at the National Security Agency,” in Bringing Intelligence About: Practitioners Reflect on Best Practices, Russell Swenson, ed. (2004); “Evaluating Intelligence: A Competency-Based Approach,” in the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 19, no. 2 (Summer 2005); author of “Species of Competencies for Intelligence Analysis,” Defense Intelligence Journal, 11, no. 2 (Summer 2002), and American Intelligence Journal, 23 (2005): 29–43 (an expanded version of original article); and author of Critical Thinking and Intelligence Analysis (2006). Over two decades of intelligence assignments, both in the Washington DC area and abroad have provided Mr. Moore expertise in the areas of intelligence analysis competencies, methods, and standards. His session builds on six years of advocacy for, and mentoring of, best practices in intelligence.

Tom Overbye, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Power Grid Panel Member

Thomas J. Overbye is the Fox Family Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983, 1988 and 1991 respectively. His current research interests include electric power system analysis, restructuring and visualization. He was the recipient of the IEEE Power Engineering Society Walter Fee Outstanding Young Engineer Award in 1993, an IEEE Third Millennium Medal in 2000, the 2001 IEEE Power Engineer Society Regional Outstanding Engineer Award, the 2005 NSF IUCRC Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize for technological innovation, and a 2005 University of Wisconsin College of Engineering Distinguished Achievement Award. He is also the original developer of PowerWorld Simulator, an innovative computer program for power system analysis and visualization and a co-founder of PowerWorld Corporation. Finally, Dr. Overbye served on the U.S. DOE’s Power Outage Study Team in 1999, helped with the development of DOE’s National Transmission Grid Study in 2001-2002, and led an on-site investigation team for the August 14th 2003 Blackout investigation.

Colleen Page, Integral Usability Mobile Analytics Panel Member

Colleen Phillips Page is a usability researcher and consultant with her own company, Integral Usability. She previously served as a usability engineer and usability lead at Microsoft for over 12 years, from 1993 to 2005. In her role at Microsoft she conducted usability lab research and field studies in global markets for products including mobile devices and services. Colleen earned a Master of Science degree in Human Factors from the University of Southern California in 1994. She has participated as a panelist in ACM SIG CHI conferences and her article, “Mobile Research Strategies for a Global Market” was published in Communications of the ACM, July 2005.

Kelly Pennock, Intelligent Results Information Discovery Panel Member

Kelly Pennock is president and chief executive officer of Intelligent Results, a leader in predictive analytics software. Kelly co-founded Intelligent Results in May 2001 to fulfill a vision of the power of embedded analytics developed through years of research in national laboratories and his work with companies such as Amazon.com. Kelly is one of the leading thinkers in the use of predictive analytics to drive business processes. He previously led strategic IT technology and business development efforts in information analytics for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Alicia C. Saia, i2 Inc. A ChoicePoint Company Information Discovery Panel Member

As Assistant Vice President of Product Marketing-Software Solutions for the ChoicePoint Government Services division (CGS), Alicia Saia leads a team that is responsible for market research, requirements analysis and go-to-market planning for all i2 and iMapData visual investigative analysis and geospatial data visualization products and solutions into the Americas. The Product Marketing group works closely with customers as well as internal teams within CGS such as account management and product development, to ensure that our products meet the needs of organizations in homeland security and other markets CGS serves.

Ms. Saia has 16 years experience in product marketing in the software industry, primarily focused on analytical decision-support solutions for a variety of markets including healthcare, law enforcement, military, intelligence, government, and Fortune 500 organizations. She received her B.A. with Distinction from the University of Virginia, and joined i2 Inc. in October of 2001 after earning her M.B.A. at the Johns Hopkins University, where she focused on product development and marketing strategy.

Kathleen Smarick, DHS National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism Government Panel Member

Kathleen Smarick is the Executive Director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence based at the University of Maryland. START conducts original research on the human causes and consequences of terrorism. As Executive Director, she serves as START’s primary liaison with DHS and with homeland security practitioners and policy-makers, working to ensure that START’s research is accessible and addresses primary concerns of this community. She has a B.A. in government (with a concentration in international peace studies) from the University of Notre Dame, and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Maryland’s Department of Government and Politics, with a concentration in international relations. Her research focuses on individual and state behavior during foreign-policy crises, and she is a co-author of Mediating International Crises.

Steve Stein, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory First Response Panel Chair

Mr. Stein is the Northwest Regional Coordinator for the Homeland Security Market Sector, leading the Laboratories efforts to broaden and strengthen PNNL’s regional contributions in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Mr. Stein recently completed a large project supporting the Department of Homeland Security that was focused on the assessment of the Seattle Urban areas preparedness to prevent and respond to major disasters whether natural or human induced, and the insertion of new technologies that would improve the regions level of preparedness. The program requires assessment of multiple infrastructures including water systems, transportation and communication systems, power systems, public health and hospitals, Sea Ports, Airports major public venues and national icons. Mr. Stein also coordinates the Science and Technology Action Team, composed of several National Laboratories and five University Centers of Excellence, to enable DHS to rapidly deploy its S&T assets in response to national needs. More...Less...

Over the course of his 29 year career with PNNL, Mr. Stein has distinguished himself in the public and private sectors through his leadership of large, complex, multidisciplinary projects that focus on evaluation, development, testing, and insertion of new technologies. Mr. Stein managed numerous multi-million dollar programs focused on radioactive waste management and disposal nationally. These programs were focused on advancing new remediation technologies through public and regulatory acceptance to commercial practice. The teams were composed of members from nearly all the major national laboratories, commercial technology providers, and numerous Universities. Mr. Stein has extensive experience working with regional and State Governments, serving as the Hanford Site Liaison to the Offices of the Governors of Washington and Oregon, and the regional and state regulators as well as the regional EPA. Over the last 10 years, Mr. Stein has placed more emphasis on technology acceptance and technology insertion with the explicit objective of creating new commercial ventures in electronics and telecom markets. Mr. Stein also worked extensively with the financial community, including venture capital and banking institutions to finance these new ventures.

Tom Symonds, Pierce County Emergency Management First Response Panel Member

Originally from Staten Island, NY. Lakewood, WA resident since 1953. Graduated the University of Washington in 1968. A career Air Force officer, served 7 years in Strategic Air Command and 13 years in Intelligence. Authored several Air Force studies exploring strategic decision-making and command and control issues in the General Staff of the Soviet Union. Retired in 1988. Began working as a civilian employee for the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department in 1990 and transferred to Emergency Management in 2003. Currently serving as a Homeland Security Coordinator and the Pierce County Terrorism Early Warning Group Coordinator specializing in intelligence, terrorism, and vulnerabilities assessment/infrastructure protection planning.

Jim Thomas, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory NVAC Director; Government Panel Chair

Jim Thomas is director of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Visualization and Analytics Center and a Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. With a career spanning 30 years of contributions in information technology, Jim specializes in the research, design and implementation of innovative information and scientific visualization, multimedia and human computer interaction technology. At PNNL, he has established investment directions for information technology, led major technology initiatives, mentored staff and spearheaded several major research programs.

Bill Tolone, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Power Grid Panel Member

Bill Tolone is an Associate Professor in the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1996. His research interests include critical infrastructure modeling and simulation, methods for system of systems analysis, information integration, and collaborative systems. Dr. Tolone is a member of the Southeastern Regional Visualization and Analytics Center.

Skip Walter, Attenex Information Discovery Panel Member

Skip is the Chief Technology Officer for Attenex bringing over 35 years of technology product development experience along with executive management experience in Fortune 1000 companies, together with start-up businesses. Skip was the founding CEO of Attenex. Skip was the creator of Digital Equipment Corporation's ALL-IN-1, a $1 billion revenue per year office automation system. He was the VP of Engineering and New Venture Executive for Aldus Corporation (now part of Adobe, Inc.). Prior to joining Attenex, Skip provided the product vision and engineering leadership that was key in Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.'s IPO in July 2000. In addition to executive management, Skip has consulted with companies such as Intel and Xerox, provided due diligence for venture capital funds, and taught graduate students about knowledge management and interactive product development. At Attenex Skip is responsible for researching new product opportunities and advanced document analytic and visualization tools. Under Skip's leadership Attenex has received six patents and has applied for twelve more. He was recently named to the Dean's Advisory Council for the School of Informatics at Indiana University to focus on commercializing their academic research.

Steve Wheeler, U.S. Coast Guard First Response Panel Member

Steve has a BA in Military Management from Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT and is working on a Masters in the same field.

Tim Woodward, Motorola Mobile Analytics Panel Member

Tim Woodward is a Senior System Architect for Motorola and has been involved in the design of 2-way radio systems for local, state and federal radio users for 11 years. Tim's expertise is in the design, requirements specification, security and feature interoperability of Conventional and Trunked voice and data systems. Tim is a contributing technical member of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Project 25 standards development where his main contributions are the architecting and specification of multi-manufacturer solutions for 2-way radio security and system interoperability. Tim has two technical degrees; Electrical Engineering (1985) and Computer Science (1995) from Arizona State University.


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