Officer Biographies
Thomas Minero
Mr. Minero is an independent
IT consultant and nationally recognized software trainer with more than 20 years
experience in the software industry. For the past sixteen years he has served as
the training consultant for Thomson Tax & Accounting, a division of Thomson
Corp, and during this period he has trained more than 900 accounting firms in
the deployment of technology solutions for their firms.
Mr. Minero's
firm, Training Resources Inc, is currently focusing on small and medium sized
companies interested in implementing an EDM solution. The company is developing
generic educational and training courseware for this market segment. His firm
also develops and produces customized computer-based learning courseware for
individual clients. Users of his firm’s custom courseware include several of the
regional Bell companies Tom has been a frequent speaker on how to create
effective software training. He has delivered talks at various conferences
around the country, including the DCI Technology Conference series. Prior to
founding Training Resources, Inc., Tom was Vice President / IT Services for the
U.S. division of an international shipping conglomerate. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Management Science from
Stevens Institute of Technology.
Greg Bartels
Mr. Bartels is CEO & President of Image Processing Systems, Inc.
(IPS). Over the past eighteen years, Mr. Bartels has concentrated his
career on the electronic imaging industry. Prior to establishing Image
Processing Systems, Mr. Bartels was the Director of Sales for Imtech
Corporation. From 1986 to 1990, Mr. Bartels was instrumental in
establishing a new division of NCR Corporation, Information Imaging
Systems. While at NCR Information Imaging Systems, Mr. Bartels was
responsible for a successful start-up in Chicago, Illinois. More recently Mr.
Bartels has directed document management opportunities for MetLife, Guardian
Life, Johnson & Johnson, State of Ohio and many others.
Allan P. Spina
Mr. Allan P. Spina is the
founding Principal of Information Asset Associates, LLC (IAA), an organization
that is focused on the advancement of document imaging, document management,
workflow, BPM, and collaborative applications and architectures. Mr. Spina
has been actively engaged since 1983 with experience and expertise in these
application areas, as well as with various related management consulting and
information technologies. Engagements Mr. Spina has been involved with
span Insurance, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Health Care,
Government, and Construction segments, utilizing various imaging, document
management, workflow, and BPM software packages.
Mr. Spina has
been an AIIM International member since 1988, and has held offices for the
Garden State Chapter of AIIM of 1st VP – Programs, three terms as President, was
the Treasurer from 2000-2004, and again holds the role of Treasurer. Allan
is an internationally noted speaker and consultant, having been involved in
efforts in Europe, South Africa, Asia, as well as throughout North
America. Mr. Spina is an early recipient of the Master of Information
Technology from AIIM International, receiving this designation in
1999.
Arthur Hedge III
Arthur Hedge is the
President of Castle Ventures LLC. Castle Ventures is a consulting firm
focused on technology and Business Process Management solutions. Mr. Hedge
has over 20 years of consulting experience in the Information Technology field
with both privately held and publicly traded firms. Before starting Castle
Ventures in 2002, he was the Vice President of Professional Services for
Steelpoint Technologies. Steelpoint Technologies was focused on the
development of strategic Business Process Automation Solutions.
Mr. Hedge
is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in
New Jersey with his wife and two sons. He is a member of a number of
professional organizations, including the IEEE Computer Society and the
Association for Information and Imaging Management. He is active in
standards work for AIIM. Mr. Hedge serves as a mentor for Columbia
University’s Technology Management program. He is a board member of the
Foundation for Teaching Economics. He is a frequent speaker and writer on
technology subjects
Ganesh Vednere
Ganesh Vednere
is a Manager with Capgemini Financial Services where he works with financial
clients to implement content and records management programs. He has been
involved in all aspects of records management programs including strategy,
policy, compliance, record retention research and technology implementation. He
has over 15 years of industry experience in various business and technology
areas.
Mr. Vednere has been active within the content and records
management communities, including AIIM, for several years and has published a
number of articles on records management in leading national and international
publications. He has a bachelors degree in Computer Sciences and is a certified
electronic records management master (ERMm) from AIIM. Mr. Vednere is the 2009
recipient of AIIM International’s Distinguished Service
Award.
Christine Scoppetta
Ms. Scoppetta
is an Associate Information Officer with American International Group, Inc.
(AIG), responsible for the development and support of content management
solutions. She has held this position for 4 years. Previously, she
has worked on the vendor side of the document management business with
Documentum, Recognition International and NCR Corp. in various consulting and
systems engineering positions.
Ms. Scoppetta has been in the document
management field for over 15 years and has experience in a wide variety of
industries including government, finance and insurance. She has been
involved with AIIM for over 10 years and holds a bachelor's degree in Computer
Information Systems from Mercy College.
Joe
Talik
Joe Talik is a self-motivated and well rounded leader who has a
fast-track of success and a wealth of expertise in both business and technology
disciplines in multiple industry verticals such as Financial Services,
Insurance, Pharmaceutical and Publishing. Leverages thought leadership and
expertise to resolve complex business problems, deliver critical initiatives in
business transformation, creates successful methodologies and governance models,
and provides solid leadership. Driven to ensure companies operate with the most
optimal business and technology models based on industry best practices saving
millions of dollars for companies.
Mr. Talik serves on the Board of Directors, as the Vice President -
Program Chair, of the Garden State Chapter of the Association of Information and
Image Management (AIIM).
Mr. Talik is also an active member of the International Association of
Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), The Outsourcing Institute and Society for
Information Management (SIM).
Mr. Talik has received his MBA in Finance and Accounting with Honors
from Regis University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from the University of Detroit - Mercy and Masters Certificates
in Organization Leadership, Six Sigma, Applied Project Management and
Information Systems and Technology Project Management from Villanova University.
Mr. Talik holds certifications as an ITIL V3 Foundation Professional,
Outsourcing Professional (COP), Project Management Professional (PMP) and Six
Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB).
Outside of work at SunGard Consulting Services, Joe is currently working on
his Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of
Technology. During his studies, Mr. Talik will also receive Graduate
Certificates in Systems Engineering & Architecting, Systems Engineering
Management and Systems & Supportability Engineering.
Pavel Belenkiy
Pavel Belenkiy is a Vice
President at CITI, responsible for establishing Shared Document Capture
platforms, providing guidance, standards and strategy within Document Capture
domain to all CITI businesses. He has been involved in development, engineering,
design and implementation of various Document Capture solutions, including one
of the largest distributed Document Capture system implementations for Global
Wealth Management. He has been involved in the Document Imaging industry
for over 10 years.
Mr. Belenkiy holds a bachelor degree in Computer
Science from New York University and Master of Information Systems from Stevens
Institute of Technology.
Barry
Johnson
Mr. Johnson has over 30 years of sales
and marketing experience in all aspects of the Information Technology Business.
Over the past 15 years Barry has been involved in document management and
business continuity with roles as a VP for a private consulting/metrics company
and most recently with Xerox Global Services and Gartner. This accumulation of
experience has inspired him to start the company Digital Trend Group aimed at
protecting customer’s information in whatever form it exists (structured &
unstructured). His prior experience is with such well-known companies as Unisys,
Digital Equipment Corp./HP and Sun Microsystems. In those positions he has
managed teams aimed at the top accounts in a wide variety of industries
including Financial Services, Media, Publishing and
Telecommunications.
Mr. Johnson is a native of New
Jersey. He graduated with a BA in Economics and Business Administration from
Rutgers University. He served in the US Coast Guard, is married and has two
daughters.