Speakers at the Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity - Framework Conference

Marcin Budzik

Over the last year, in the new role as the Company’s IT Security & Compliance Officer, at Fort Dearborn Company, who faces new challenges, including Data Security, Risk Management and Disaster Recovery.  During the tenure with Fort Dearborn, Marcin instigated a number of programs and initiatives including rigid Problem and Change Management, Risk Management and Systems Monitoring. Lead company’s first Disaster Recovery program which resulted a first comprehensive DR Plan and an off-site DR location.  Current challenges include moving to a new DR site and re-evaluating DR requirements from a risk based and business impact analysis perspectives. Between 1994 and 1998 worked for non-for-profit and telecommunication sectors in technical roles including infrastructure consulting, UNIX and Networking.  Through out his career, Marcin has been a holder of key industry certifications, including CNE, MSCE, ITIL and most recently CISSP.  He is member of Association of Computing Machinery, IT Infrastructure Association, and ISC square.  He also holds a BA in Computer Science Northeaster University and graduate degree in Information Systems Management from Roosevelt University. In spare time, Marcin spends time with his family, but also he is not a stranger to scuba and wind surfing.  He is also an aspiring marathoner.


David Chapa
David has invested over 20 years in the computer industry focusing specifically on data availability, data disaster recovery and business resumption practices.  He has held several senior level technical positions with companies such as Cheyenne Software, Unisys, OpenVision, NSI Software, Quantum (formerly ADIC) and now with NetApp.  David is currently Director, Backup/Recovery Solutions with NetAppPrior to NetApp, David served as managing partner and Executive Director of a thriving consulting organization in the Chicago, IL area focused in backup storage management and data availability.  David was chief architect of several backup solutions for medium and large sized companies based on his own philosophical approach to data recovery planning. Mr. Chapa is an energetic, dynamic speaker who brings a great deal of experiential knowledge, humor and keen insights to his audience.  He has been a featured speaker at VERITAS Vision, CA World, Storage World and Chicago Software Association, served as panelist on various discussions related to disaster recovery, compliance and the use of disk and tape for backup and backup/recovery strategies.  David is the co-author of “Implementing Backup and Recovery: The Readiness Guide for the Enterprise” published by Wiley Technology Publishing and is recognized worldwide as an authority on the subject of Backup/Recovery and Disaster Recovery and Business Resumption practices.


George Crump
George Crump is founder of Storage Switzerland.  He has been a successful Senior Sales and Engineering Manager with twenty years of experience designing storage solutions for IT decision makers across the US. A proven track record of not only personal sales success but also developing successful sales people, engineers, product management and channels.  From January 1996 through April 2007, while working at SANZ, he has held the following positions:  Vice President and General Manager, SANZ Storage Business, Vice President SANZ Commercial Division, Vice President of Technology Regional Manager, Gulf Coast, and Account Executive.


John M. Ferenzi

John spent seven of his ten years with Motorola’s Mobile Devices Business Unit as a Disaster Recovery Specialist. While at Motorola John has collaborated with the IT Global Functional Areas and customers in order to facilitate Global Disaster Recovery Programs and Projects for his business unit to comply with the Motorola Corporate Security requirements and standards policies.  John has 10 years in the information technology area as a Disaster Recovery Specialist, Quality Assurance, Software Development Process and Information Security. John also has 10 years in the Internal Audit area. Prior to joining Motorola, John worked for Kemper Insurance, Capital Bank in Florida and a banking holding company for Beverly Bank as an IT Auditor. John is a Certified Information Systems Auditor and is in the process of completing his certification as a Certified Business Continuity Professional.


Paulette Hradnansky
Paulette is the Director of Information Security Operations at Motorola, where she has been involved in establishing, building, implementing and directing various information security efforts across the enterprise for the last 15 years.   In her current role, she has global responsibilities for providing security services which include the vulnerability remediation program, cyber emergency response program, computer forensics and electronic discovery programs, threat analysis, detection and security monitoring programs, external business partner connectivity program and global disaster recovery and response.   Paulette has more than 25 years in the information technology area. Prior to joining Motorola, Paulette worked for Comdisco,  Washington National Insurance Company and Carl Fischer, Inc.  in various capacities. 


Kevin Jablonski

Kevin Jablonski is Vice President of Technology for Anue Systems.  Mr. Jablonski has 20+ years of experience during which he developed invaluable methods for understanding how complex technologies can benefit critical business initiatives in the Service Provider, NEM, Enterprise and Government markets. He began his career with the United States Marine Corp where he held a secret clearance. He gained strong leadership and conflict-resolution skills during many missions that involved deploying early warning surveillance equipment around the globe. After returning to civilian life, he focused on the performance of business applications over evolving Microwave, Satellite, TDM, ATM, and Routed/Switched Networks. He held positions with Hewlett Packard, Hughes Communications, Ascom Timeplex, FORE Systems, and Juniper Networks. He also manages his own successful consulting practice.


Tim Lund
Tim Lund is the Storage Executive at Dell responsible for the Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana region.  Tim has specialized in the storage and virtualization field for Dell over the past 3 ½ years developing expertise within multiple sectors.  Besides his storage expertise, Tim’s tenure at Dell also includes 5 years as a systems consultant, interacting with both the technical and business aspects of an organization.  Prior to Dell, Tim was the Network Support Manager for a multi-bank holding company and also worked for IBM for 7 years in  various customer facing  positions.


Daniel Marchik
Dan is the Disaster Recovery Coordinator at Centegra Health System in McHenry, IL.  He has been in the disaster recovery field for 9 years, working in the financial and healthcare sectors. In the past, he has done disaster recovery work at ABN AMRO Bank, Fidelity Information Services, and Deloitte.  Dan has worked both in the technical and business sides of disaster recovery, managing and providing technical support for hotsites, as well as conducting business impact analyses, and coordinating recovery tests.  He has helped clients relocate to recovery sites in the wake of Florida hurricanes and the LaSalle Bank Building fire in 2004.


Gregg Revak
Gregg Revak is Vice President of IT Operations and Technical Support for FirstGroup America (formerly Laidlaw), the largest private contractor of student transportation services in North America. FirstGroup transports over 2.9 million students to and from school every day with its fleet of over 62,000 buses and over 68,000 employees and also provides metropolitan transit services and maintenance. Gregg is responsible for FirstGroup’s North American IT operations and technical support including the company’s enterprise data centers in Chicago and Cincinnati and over 1,000 field locations across the US and Canada. Gregg has over 20 years of Information Technology industry experience starting in the late 1970s as a programmer. He has held IT leadership positions as Director, IT Operations at ServiceMaster, VP of IT at Business Logic, Director of IT at AANA and programmer and IT manager at Siemens-Elema. He has presented internet, security and IT topics at conferences in Chicago, Washington, DC and Boston. Gregg holds a CCP designation and attended Cornell College, in Mt. Vernon.


Troy Winskowicz
As the Director of MessageOne’s Notification Services Practice, Troy Winskowicz supports global deployments of emergency notification services across millions of customers in many industries. For almost 10 years, Mr. Winskowicz has helped to shape the notification industry – by developing, specifying, managing, and deploying emergency notification tools.  He has traveled around the world presenting at conferences and seminars on best practices of automated crisis communications. Mr. Winskowicz has authored many papers and articles on automated crisis communications that can be found in publications such as CPM Global Assurance and Disaster Recovery Journal.

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