ABOUT
THE SPEAKERS:
Judy
Chee, Sr. Human Capital Consultant at Microsoft.
Judy Chee, Sr. Human Capital Consultant with over
17 years of progressive experience in Human Resources.
She is currently developing the overarching strategy workforce
retention plan for a joint venture between Microsoft-Accenture
called Avanade, Inc. helping them scale and double Avanade's
workforce. Judy has worked extensively in the technologies,
healthcare, and entertainment industries. She is currently
gaining a "green belt" certification in Six
Sigma and has a B.S. Psychology with an emphasis in business
administration from CSUN.
Ed
Johnson, Vice President, Human Resources at Newegg.com
Global Human Resources Executive with a strong record
of accomplishment and leadership in both domestic and
international high tech organizations. Ed has an extensive
background with technology companies. He has worked at
Quest Software, Solectron, Johnson & Co. and Merisel
in leadership positions. MBA, SPHR.
Brian
Lim, CEO of Atomate Corporation
Brian Lim, CEO, leads the Atomate team as its president
while also performing the duties of marketing, sales,
and business development. Brian was the VP of Business
Development, Marketing, Sales, and Product Management
at NanoDevices (acquired by Veeco Instruments). This company
was first to market with a system specifically designed
for carbon nanotube research, and it developed innovative
products used in imaging nanostructures with the atomic
force microscope. Under Brian's leadership in sales and
marketing, this company established strong customer relationships
across North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Brian
has also served as the VP of Engineering and Product Development
at Alpha Virtual; VP of Marketing and Business Development
at Broadware; Director of Product Marketing at StarDivision
(acquired by Sun Microsystems); and Product Manager at
Sun Microsystems. Brian also worked at NASA-JPL for 8
years managing the development of mission-critical devices
for Earth orbiting science instruments and spacecraft
mission to Mars and Saturn. Brian earned a MS in Management
and Engineering from the MIT Sloan School of Management
and School of Engineering and a BSME, also from MIT.
Diana
Waters, President of Infuse Partners
Diana Waters, founder and President of Infuse Partners,
has more than 20 years recruitment experience in all aspects,
including retained executive search, technical recruiting,
contract recruiting, agency, job shop, and consultant.
Focused primarily on technology-based firms, but for the
entire breath of positions, she handles all disciplines
with an attention to strategy, methodology, and getting
the best performers for her clients. She has built professional
associations, and serves on our Technology Council of
Southern California Los Angeles Chapter Board.
Prior
to founding Infuse Partners, Ms. Waters was Regional Business
Development Manager for Challenger, Gray & Christmas,
the executive outplacement firm. Beforehand, Diana was
an Account Manager for XXCAL, an IT contract labor provider.
Ms. Waters received her B.A. from the University of California,
Los Angeles, and her Executive Program in Management from
the Anderson School.
Dan
Wetzel, Managing Director of Pearl Meyer & Partners
Dan has more than 15 years consulting experience in the
field of compensation and benefits, specializing in the
area of executive compensation. He advises clients in
the areas of executive and board compensation, the development
of effective annual and long-term incentive compensation
programs, reasonableness of compensation related to IRS
and DCAA assessments, and compensation plan design during
acquisitions and IPOs.
Prior
to joining Pearl Meyer & Partners, Mr. Wetzel was
Watson Wyatt Worldwide’s Southern California Practice
Leader for Executive & Incentive Pay. Before joining
Watson Wyatt in 1997, Dan was a consultant for seven years
at KPMG LLP specializing in compensation and related issues.
Mr. Wetzel received his B.A. from the University of California,
Los Angeles and his M.B.A. from the University of Southern
California.
