Ahmar Abbas, the Chief Executive Officer of XtremeLabs, is an established IT training author. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies across the globe on their IT infrastructure needs.

Dr. Alma Gonzalez is the Founder and Director of STRATHA Learning Corporation, a global talent development firm. Alma holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Studies from the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and an MSc. in Education Management and Development from the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico). She is a Certified Professional in Talent Development who researches the future of learning and work and specializes in transforming advanced scientific discoveries in a variety of fields into practical knowledge and skills that maximize human potential. Alma uses her research-based knowledge to create innovative development solutions for adults and older adult learners. Her purpose is to help humanity achieve its next level of evolution through the power of education and training. Alma has been fully immersed in the adult learning and development ecosystem for over 10 years, working with individuals, corporations, governments, and higher education institutions around the world, helping them enhance performance and achieve extraordinary results. 

Armando Lacerda is an Azure Data Platform architect and engineer at Microsoft. He has worked as an independent consultant for companies worldwide, helping them implement cloud data transformation pipelines and machine learning solutions. He helps developers integrate and migrate multiple applications to the cloud. As a Microsoft MVP and MCT, you can find him sharing his knowledge and experience of 30+ years in the IT industry in classrooms, user group meetings, and international conferences. In his spare time, he likes to ride his motorcycle up and down highway 1 on California’s north coast. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Christine has developed brands for small businesses just starting out, for new entertainment projects for film and TV, and for larger companies refreshing their brand or launching new products. As a producer, director, cinematographer, editor, and animator, she has created a variety of media projects, such as TV show episodes, short and feature-length films and documentaries, promotional videos, and educational content. Christine has developed interactive media projects for both government and private sector clients, including interactive exhibits for the Arizona Historical Society Museum, an interactive visitors’ guide for the Mesa, Arizona Convention and Visitors Bureau, and interactive educational content for Pearson Education and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 

For over 20 years, Christine has also taught a wide range of classes and custom training sessions for colleges, professional development centers, and private clients on graphic design, web design and development, 508 compliance, marketing, interactive media, video editing, animation, motion graphics, 3D modeling & animation, virtual/augmented reality, pre-production skills, and video production techniques, i.e. cinematography, directing and producing. 

David Kundmueller has been a teacher for five years teaching Career Technical Education Classes. Before becoming a teacher, he was an Engineer that graduated from one of the best universities for Engineering, Texas A&M University. After graduating college, he went to work for Halliburton in Texas and decided his passion lies in teaching engineering/technology. He first started teaching in Texas as an Animation and Engineering teacher. He served in this position for two years before his wife found a job in DC. While in DC, David took a job as the AI and Cloud Computing professor at a magnet high school in Washington County, Maryland. In his current position as a teacher, he is working diligently to make the new AI and Cloud computing Program something that is nationally recognized and rigorous that will make it a standard for the teaching of Artificial intelligence and Cloud computing.

Dr. Diane Murphy, a well-established technology educator, Is currently a Professor of Information Management and the Director of the School of Technology and Innovation at Marymount University, in Arlington, VA. She joined Marymount twenty years ago after a long career beginning in chemical informatics in the pharmaceutical industry in Europe and the US. After coming to the US, she developed an early artificial intelligence system (expert system) for automating government procurement. Diane was a serial entrepreneur founding and managing a software development company followed by a technology training company. Since joining Marymount, she has developed several undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs to prepare students for the workforce of today and tomorrow, in the fields of computer science, cybersecurity, data science, emerging technology, and technology management. She has published over 25 papers in the past 10 years, is a frequent speaker at academic and professional conferences, and has been awarded several research and other grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency. She was a 2020 Commonwealth of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award Recipient.

Javier Lozano Moreno is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert 2019 for Business Applications, developing Cloud, Business Analytics, BI, AI, IoT and digital transformation in organizations and performance in individuals. Javier’s goal is to improve productivity from individuals and organizations through better ways and techniques of acquiring knowledge.

Judy Zhang leads the product team at XtremeLabs, defining the vision, roadmap, and communication strategy behind the core lab product. For the past six years, she has worked closely with customers and key accounts in project management and solution design roles.

Judy is passionate about education and the importance of continuous learning. She has a degree in economics from Harvard College. She is a Certified Scrum Master and an AIPMM Certified Product Manager.

Karl Childs is a Senior Manager with VMware Education Services. He has over 20 years’ experience in IT Education and Certification, working with global companies such as VMware, HP, Novell, and MCI. His background is in Instructional Technology and Training Development, and he enjoys applying those skills within the IT and software industry.

Lisa is a business executive, author, and internationally recognized educator bridging human potential and evolution of humanity. As a thriving global leader, she paves the way of doing business with revolutionary insight, creativity, and collaboration. Her strategic and innovative strengths help transform cultures by teaching internal awareness systems through training and coaching. 

Lisa has conceived several companies including Wisdom From The Edge™ in 2020, an educational non-profit, dedicated to transforming organizational climate and culture through the counsel of self-awareness programs in the latest research in neuroscience, trauma-informed practices, mindfulness soft skills, and self-care tools. Programs focus on teaching educators, athletic coaches, camp staff, and first responders how to harness inner balance, while positively influencing children and their future. 

She is a published author, has written over 60 self-development courses, and has created multiple programs in personal and professional development. Lisa is dedicated to coaching leaders and helping them discover their deeper purpose, using her unique blend of wisdom, metaphysics, and foresight, and allowing for new and different conscientious business practices to emerge for a more harmonious world. 

Lisa is releasing an accompanying audiobook version of, “The Greatest Gift” in June 2022, and will be publishing another book this Fall titled, “Becoming Self Mastered.” 

Mark is an accomplished leader with 30+ years of experience in the technology sector. His career has spanned the globe and included leadership roles at small start-up ventures and large public companies alike. More recently, Mark has advised investment firms on go-to-market strategies and best practices. Mark’s proven leadership, industry knowledge, and track record of success make him the ideal executive to lead Kivuto into the future.

Phillip (Phil) A. Dieppa is currently serving in the US Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 stationed in Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington with duty at I Corps. Phil has served in the IT industry within the US Army for 18 consecutive years and has served in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, Iraq and Afghanistan. He has worked as a Helpdesk Supervisor, Server Administrator, Software Developer, Cloud Engineer, and Microsoft Certified Trainer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Science from UMGC and was recently accepted into Georgia Tech’s Computer Science Graduate program. He holds an active Microsoft Certified Trainer credential and has taught over 300 US Army Warrant Officers over the past 3 years.

For the past 26 years, Rick has worked in the Education and Consulting industry in various roles including inside sales, enterprise sales, and management. Currently, he is the Sr. Partner Manager focusing on Vendor/Partner/Reseller training for AWS, Cisco, F5, and Microsoft, as well as developing learning solutions for our Enterprise | Corporate | and Federal & SLG clients.

As a retired Marine, he enjoys serving his veterans and their family as a member of VFW and Marine Corps League. His passion for serving others is a bi-product created in and through his relationship with Jesus Christ and the Christian fellowship he enjoys from his church.

Professor Robert McMillen is a networking consultant with over 50 technical certifications. He has an MBA and teaches Windows Server Administration at Portland based colleges. Robert has earned his MCSE and MCT from Microsoft and is the past president and founder of All Tech 1 which was a Portland-based network consulting company sold in 2017. Robert has over 20 years of experience in network engineering and earned certifications from companies like Microsoft, Checkpoint, IBM, and Cisco. Some of his higher profile jobs have been restoring email for the government to prosecute Enron executives, training the network vulnerability assessment team for the U.S. Army, and performing wireless security auditing for the State of Washington.

Ruchi is a Cyber Security Executive with over 15 years of experience in IT Security; Identity and Access Management (IAM); Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) across Healthcare, Education and Finance verticals. Accomplished at building enterprise IT Security and Risk Management program in compliance with NIST 800-53, FISMA, HIPAA, CMS MARS-e. She is proud to have successfully led and cleared numerous Federal Security Audits (IRS, SSA) and 3PAO for ATC. A meticulous multi-tasker, work enthusiast, and results-driven professional. Skilled at collaborating, consulting, and establishing consensus with business leaders, technical SMEs, partner agencies and regulatory organizations to align with the enterprise IT Security strategy.

Sushila Nair is the Vice President for Security Services at NTT DATA’s Chief Digital Office. NTT DATA Services is a digital business and IT services leader headquartered in Plano, Texas. It is one of the largest business units outside Japan of the trusted global innovator NTT DATA Corporation, a top 10 IT provider and part of the $109B NTT Group.

Sushila has served as a Chief Information Security Officer for 10 years at NTT DATA and has over 25 years of experience in computing infrastructure, business, and security. An experienced cybersecurity thought leader, she has worked in diverse areas across telecommunications, risk analysis, and credit card fraud, and served as a legal expert witness. She also worked with the insurance industry in Europe and America on methods of underwriting e-risk insurance based on ISO27001. She plays an active role in supporting best practices and skills development within the cybersecurity community including being on the board of the largest ISACA chapter in the world. She has held notable leadership roles in business strategy development, sales enablement, and product development, and drives ongoing success through a proven approach of mentoring, industry knowledge and real-world experience.

Tarek Bacha is the founder of ITLS Certiport Lebanon Partner, CEO of Tablet Academy MENA Microsoft Global training partner in education, member of multiple NGO, Microsoft Certified Trainer, MCT Regional Lead, and university Instructor. His certifications include MCT Regional Lead-Technology Expert -Microsoft Certified Trainer, MIE Master Trainer, MCE, Google Educator, MCSE, MOSM, ECI ,CEH , LPI,ESB.
He is dedicated to helping people succeed through applying technology in Education, working in the MENA Region with Ministry of education, Universities, schools and vocational training centers to develop educators and student’s skills. He is a result oriented professional with 18 years of versatile experience across diverse organizational domains. Distinguished holder of multiple certifications.

Tiago Costa is a Cloud Architect and Advisor and International speaker on Microsoft Azure. For the past years he has been architecting and developing solutions using Microsoft Azure for some of the fortune 500 companies. Due to his strong real-world experience, Tiago regularly teaches Microsoft Azure classes around the world. Microsoft Azure MVP since 2016 for his community efforts in promoting and sharing knowledge with the community. Tiago has 50+ Microsoft Certifications including MCT – Microsoft Certified Trainer and got awarded as MCT Regional Lead since 2016 every year. He is the founder of the Azure Portugal User Group. He loves diving into new technologies and to share his experience at conferences and training classes, but what excites him about his work is to help others exploring new frontiers in technology impacting their life’s, making the world a better place for everyone.