James Bryce Clark (jamie.clark@oasis-open.org),
Director of Standards Development for OASIS, is responsible
for managing the consortium's industry standards efforts. He
is an e-commerce and information technology attorney who began
his practice as a financing and corporate restructuring lawyer
with Shearman & Sterling at 53 Wall Street in New York. He
represented high technology companies in their banking, trade
finance, acquisitions and securities transactions throughout
the 1990's, and served two terms as chairman of the American
Bar Association's business law subcommittee on electronic
commerce. While a practicing attorney, he was a contributor to
the original ebXML project (now ISO 15000), co-editor of its
business process standards in 2001, and chairman of the ebXML
Joint Coordinating Committee. Prior to joining OASIS, he was
vice president and general counsel of a healthcare e-commerce
company, and corporate partner in a Los Angeles law firm. He
is a U.S. delegate to the e-commerce working group of the
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
(UNCITRAL), and an expert adviser on automated contracting and
Internet law for the U.S. State Department. He is a frequent
speaker and author in e-commerce and information security law
as well as complex finance transactions. Jamie holds JD and
BSc degrees from the University of Minnesota, and is based in
Los Angeles.
Carol Cosgrove-Sacks, Ph.D (carol.cosgrove-sacks@oasis-open.org),
Senior Advisor on International Standards Policy, represents
OASIS to European and international organizations, the
business community and NGOs. She contributes to promoting the
policy relevance and visibility of OASIS in international
processes and assists with OASIS strategic business
development and networking with governments and trade
associations throughout Europe. Carol was formerly Director of
Trade in the United Nations (1994-2005), where she was
responsible for managing support to the UN Center for Trade
Facilitation and E-Business [UN/CEFACT], including the
management of UN/EDIFACT and the development of ebXML and the
UN electronic documents set, UNeDocs. She launched and
organized the annual UN forums on international trade
facilitation and e-business and the programme on Internet
enterprise development. She has participated in many
international taskforces to define the policy and strategic
context for e-business tools, including the ISO High Level
Steering Group on CALS, the UN ICT Taskforce, the OECD Working
Group on e-Commerce, and was the global coordinator for the UN
Regional Commissions for the World Summits on the Information
Society (WSIS),2003 to 2005. She is based in Geneva, where she
works as a business consultant especially regarding the WTO
and international supply chains. She is also a Professor at
the College of Europe, Bruges, and travels frequently to
Brussels. She is a regular public speaker, particularly about
international trade logistics, e-business and e-government.
Her credentials include a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in economics and a
Ph.D. in international trade development. She is based in
Geneva and speaks English, French and German.
Robin Cover (robin.cover@oasis-open.org), Director of Information Services at OASIS, has provided support and guidance to the consortium since 1998?and to the field of structured information standards for more than two decades. He is best known as editor of The Cover Pages, an online library dedicated to open standards-based solutions that protect digital information and enhance the quality of data processing. Sponsored by members of OASIS, The Cover Pages web site is the current incarnation of a public access knowledgebase maintained by Robin since work on SGML/XML began in 1986. Robin also publishes XML Daily Newslink, a newsletter that provides citations and summaries of the most relevant news stories published on XML and related IT standards. At OASIS, Robin plays a major role in ensuring open access to information and support for the standards development process. He provides requirements analysis and conceptual model design to support internal and external applications conforming to Web Architecture best practices. Robin was a recipient of the IDEAlliance XML Cup Award in 2004. His interest in humanities computing began in 1979 with a project focused on the development of syntactic encoding for ancient Hebrew language. His post-graduate academic programs and teaching in the area of semitics and oriental studies run parallel to long-standing interest in linguistic and literary analysis of text using computers. SGML first captured Robin's attention in 1986 when he envisioned the value of descriptive markup for encoding a machine-independent representation of multilingual text. He became "bibliographer at large" for SGML and related standards, maintaining an online reference collection supporting markup theory and praxis. Robin has served on the TEI Text Representation Committee and Textual Criticism Working Group. He also served for several years as Program Chair of the Computer Assisted Research Group (CARG) for the Society of Biblical Literature/American Academy of Religion. Robin is based in Dallas.
Barbara Erbes (barbara.erbes@oasis-open.org),
Member Support Coordinator for OASIS, provides a variety of
services to assist participants in starting and renewing their
memberships. Barbara serves as the initial point-of-contact
for many support issues. She coordinates the distribution of
internal and external collateral, manages the member database,
and also organizes staff scheduling requirements. Barbara has
been an office manager since 1990 working in the for-profit
sector. Barbara is based in Boston.
Carol Geyer (carol.geyer@oasis-open.org),
Director of Communications, works to increase the global
visibility of OASIS as an international open standards
consortium. She serves as primary contact for editors and
analysts, promoting the work of the OASIS Committees and
Member Sections. She oversees operations of OASIS information
channels, including the Cover Pages and XML.org web sites, and
coordinates all Consortium branding, collateral, newsletters,
member communications, and events. Carol has more than 23
years of experience in marketing communications and has held
senior-level management positions in a variety of high
technology firms in a variety of industries including computer
hardware, publishing, environmental systems, and robotics. She
has been with OASIS since the Consortium was founded as SGML
Open in 1993. Carol is based in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
Jane Harnad (jane.harnad@oasis-open.org),
Manager of Events, plans and executes all consortium-sponsored
symposia, seminars, and conference tracks. She researches,
develops, and implements organization events, while ensuring
membership satisfaction. Jane brings to OASIS over 13 years of
experience in planning meetings and events for both corporate
and association individuals. Jane is based in Washington, DC.
Andy Lee, Ph.D., (javola@vip.sina.com)
serves as the OASIS China Regional Office Representative,
supporting the Consortium's members and activities in China.
Andy also heads the technical committee of China's Changfeng
Open Standards Platform Software Alliance and serves on the
OASIS Technical Advisory Board. His accomplishments in the
area of open standards includes: the development of cnXML, a
project which introduced XML technology to China's IT
industry; the development of an XML standard suite in China's
e-Government reference model and reference architecture; key
participation in the adoption of ebXML as China's national
eBusiness standard; recognition of Rossettanet as the official
e-Logistical standard for China; and the development of SOA
EERP, which is regarded as an emerging industry standard in
next generation enterprise applications. Andy has also served
as China's senior eBusiness advisor and acted as the national
major eBusiness project technical reviewer since 2002. He
holds a Master's degree in fluid dynamics from Shanghai
JiaoTong University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from
Stanford University. He speaks English and Chinese.
Laurent Liscia, Ph.D., (laurent.liscia@oasis-open.org),
Executive Director at OASIS, provides leadership, operational
oversight, and strategic vision for the consortium. He
represents OASIS in the international arena, serving as an
advocate for open standards in matters of policy and adoption.
Laurent also develops new opportunities to extend the breadth
and depth of future OASIS work. Prior to joining OASIS, he
co-founded several Web-related companies, including Traackr
and Webmotion. Laurent served as a Media Attache for French
Foreign Affairs and has worked in France, Canada, Italy,
Ecuador, Morocco and the United States. He holds a doctorate
from the Sorbonne University and speaks English, French,
Italian, and Spanish. Laurent is based in San Francisco.
Jose Marquez (jose.marquez@oasis-open.org)
works on the OASIS technology services team as junior web
developer and webmaster for the OASIS, XML.org, and Member
Sections sites. He previously worked for Northrop Grumman's
Information Technology (TASC) division developing software in
the Product Lifecycle Management arena. Jose has also worked
in automotive publishing and financial services. An open
source enthusiast, he has been developing web pages with
increasing amounts of automation for over a decade. Jose has a
BA from Boston College and speaks English, German, and
Spanish. He is based in Boston.
Cathie Mayo (cathie.mayo@oasis-open.org)
serves as the Manager of Accounting. She prepares monthly
Financials Statements for OASIS and its Member Sections, along
with Budget Preparation, Financial Analysis and Forecasting
for the Consortium. She oversees all the accounting functions
and systems, handles all general ledger aspects, and HR
coordination. Cathie is based in Boston.
Scott McGrath (scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org)
serves as Senior Director of Member Services for OASIS. Acting
as an advocate for member interests, he manages member service
operations, membership renewals, financial operations,
technology services, and staffing resources to bring maximum
benefit to all Consortium participants. Scott assists special
interest groups, clarifies member issues, oversees technology
and enhances member benefits and programs. A frequent industry
speaker, he is conversant on the latest advances in
interoperable computing solutions and well versed on industry
studies and research related to the work of OASIS. He holds an
MBA from Boston College. Scott is based in Boston.
Mary McRae (mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org),
Director of Technical Committee Administration, provides
front-line support for OASIS committees and the standards they
produce. She works with OASIS TC chairs, guiding them through
the OASIS technical process and helping them reach the goals
and objectives of their charters. Mary also serves on the
OASIS Technical Advisory Board. She joined the OASIS staff in
2004, but she has been an active member of the Consortium
since 1995, serving on the OASIS Board of Directors in 1999.
Mary became involved in structured markup languages in 1992,
while working for Butterworth Legal Publishers, where she
mastered the nuances of document analysis, DTD development,
structured editors, and content management systems. Later, as
Vice President of XML Solutions and Principal XML Technologist
for DMSi, she used her skills at project management, needs
analysis, requirements definition, product selection, schema
development, application customization, and training to help
clients avoid the pitfalls she encountered herself as an early
adopter. Sandwiched in between, Mary was the Manager of Sales
Support for Xyvision (now XyEnterprise), focusing on SGML/XML
content management solutions. Mary is co-author of "Office
2003 XML" and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. In
her spare time, Mary is a textile artist. She is based in
Bethlehem, New Hampshire, USA.
Keizo Okabe (keizo.okabe@oasis-open.org)
serves as the OASIS Japan Representative, supporting and
expanding OASIS membership by extending the Consortium's
activities into the Japanese market. His most recent
publications are "XML Is Changing Business!" and "XML Business
White Paper 2003." Keizo also serves as XML Evangelist and
Chairman of Web Services Promotion Committee for XML
Consortium Japan, and is a member of the RosettaNet Japan
Steering Committee, the ebXML standard working group in
Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM), and
many other XML-related industrial consortia. Keizo is based in
Tokyo and speaks Japanese and English.
Neil Schelly (neil.schelly@oasis-open.org),
Senior Systems Administrator, works in the technology services
team to support the systems and networks that serve OASIS
members. Most of Neil's 10 years of IT experience have
concentrated on implementing free and open source software
solutions. Neil has a B.S. in Computer Science from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute and is based in Boston.
Dee Schur (dee.schur@oasis-open.org),
Manager of Member Support, works to enhance the membership
experience for the entire OASIS community. She serves as a
direct resource for OASIS Member Sections and also coordinates
Committee outreach activities such as OASIS InterOps and TC
webinars. Dee joined OASIS in 2001 as a Marketing Support
Specialist and later, became Member Outreach Manager. In
addition to her work at the Consortium, Dee provides
leadership in a variety of political and charitable
organizations, both locally and internationally. Dee is based
in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
Pim van der Eijk (pim.vandereijk@oasis-open.org)
serves as the OASIS Senior Advisor on Standards, supporting
and expanding OASIS membership in Europe by organizing
activities and promoting involvement in technical work. He
speaks on behalf of the Consortium at many European
conferences and seminars. Pim's extensive experience in SGML,
XML and e-business includes technology positions at Excelon,
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Digital Equipment
Corporation, as well as active participation in the Dutch
SGML/XML User Group. Pim is based in the Netherlands and
speaks Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, and
Spanish.
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