Charles Le Vay is a senior software architect responsible for web service interoperability for IBM's WebSphere Application server. He currently represents IBM on the Web Service Interoperability Organization (WS-I) Reliable Secure Profile (RSP) Working Group as one of the editors of RSP 1.0 profile. As an interoperability architect, Charles is focused on ensuring IBM products meet industry standard interoperability criteria. He is responsible for identifying and detailing best practices for web service interoperability. Prior to this position, Charles specialized in mobile application development, wireless technology, and extending enterprise applications securely to mobile devices. Before joining IBM, Charles developed advanced submarine sonar systems for the Navy and specialized in signal processing and underwater acoustics.

Debbie Miller is IBM's World Wide Consulting Sales Lead for WebSphere Application Server (WAS), and WebSphere Extended Deployment (WXD). Her role is to provide advice to local sales teams on customer solution recommendations and assist in training sessions for WAS V6 & WXD V6. Debbie has been with the WebSphere family prior to it's original announcement in Sept of 1998!

Her role is to assist in the messaging of WAS v6 & WXD v6. She can assist you in sales opportunities in WAS (all configurations - including z/Series), XD (including z/Series).

Debbie has been with the WebSphere team since the Component Broker Beta in 1998. She has spent time in the Enterprise client space. She did spend 2000-2002 as a Marketing executive in Server group attached to z/Series and the entire eSeries group developing "Solutions" for the Public Sector -which included WebSphere solutions on IBM's Hardware platforms.

Debbie has been a Software Top Gun instructor since 1999 (covering WAS), and a WebSphere Top Gun instructor since 2003. Debbie is the WW Sales voting member on the WAS Offering Team, and the WebSphere eXtended Deployment Offering Team, representing the sales view to development. Debbie is the sales representative to the WAS Brand Marketing team.

Prior to WW assignment, Debbie has been in sales. Industry experience in Public Sector, Finance Sector, Communications Sector. Debbie has been a client rep, IGS sales rep, IGS consultant, and a regional Software and Hardware support sales rep. Debbie has been with IBM for 25 years. She has an Executive MBA.