Leon Smiers Author

Léon Smiers works as a Solution Architect for Capgemini, The Netherlands in the area of Oracle Technology and Architecture, where he is one of the leading Oracle specialists. He has done a lot of work and research in the field of integration and new technologies, like RFID, SOA, EDA, BPM, and case management, on which he wrote articles and presented at international conferences. Currently Léon is setting up Solution Architectures for large Oracle based projects and is the Oracle BPM Thought leader for Capgemini. Based on his close cooperation with Oracle development and product management, Léon was awarded the Oracle ACE title in 2010. Léon is co-inventor of the Common Reference Architecture mode or CORA model, which helps in getting control over the IT landscape in a Hybrid environment and delivers a predictable, repeatable, and risk-aware solution design (http://www.coramodel.com). Manas Deb is a senior director in the Fusion Middleware/SOA and BPM Suite product group at Oracle HQ. He he has been leading outbound product management globally and his current focus is on strategic customer engagements. Manas has worked in the software industry for over 20 years, most of which was spent in product development and management, and on architecting and leading many enterprise-level application development and business integration projects in a variety of industries. Manas attended post-graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He has a PhD in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, as well as an MBA. Prasen Palvankar is a director of Product Management at Oracle and currently leads product management of Case Management, Business Activity Monitoring, and Oracle Business Rules products in the Oracle BPM Suite product family. Prasen has more than 20 years of work experience in all aspects of software application development, including consulting, solution and enterprise architecture, business integration, process management, and advanced training development and delivery. Joop Koster is an experienced Oracle Solution Architect, CRM, and Front-Office Consultant. He has 15 years of IT Consulting experience and more than 10 years of management experience in the Printing Industry. He is familiar with Front-Office, Contact Center, Multi-Channel customer interaction, and CRM technologies. He has broad experience in marketing, sales, and services processes and technologies and has worked in both B2B and B2C environments.