Raymond A. Gabriel (MCSD .Net) established Integrated MicroSystems Design Corp (1989) to provide technical consulting services. Now with 20 yrs in IT including full life-cycle experience with multi-tier Windows and Web application development, has had greatly varied experience including a commercial Real Estate investment analysis and reporting application (REAL-Mentor) recently converted to ASP.Net 3.5 and sold to a large real estate agent association. As Architect/Lead Developer, designed/developed a validated web-based inventory management system for a local pharmaceutical company using a 3-tier, disconnected data model w/”out-of-band” post backs and has worked for many years as Sr. Developer on a validated, “after-market” safety/control pharmaceutical application building the data access layer, & multi-dimensional analytical reports. Previously, he developed a Business Intelligence portal using BizTalk Server 2004. Ray is seriously involved in Microsoft Windows Media Center based integration, custom development, and Home Theater/Automation solutions and also working on Vista Side Show Device application development. Ray holds an Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering from the Cleveland Institute of Electronics (1984) and is a member of the IEEE as well as MCSD since 1999. Ray co-authored, “How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005” in 2007 for Syngress.
Derek R. Flickinger is vice president of R & D for Interactive Homes, Inc. (
www.InteractiveHomesInc.com). He provides consulting, design, development, and implementation services for manufacturers and consumer electronics installation companies on new technologies, products, and strategies related to standards-based Distributed Audio, Video, Communications, and Control (DAVCC) systems for the home and consumer market spaces. Derek’s long-term goal is to be instrumental in the development and deployment of entertainment systems on space stations and space colonies.
Derek has a BS degree in Secondary Education - Comprehensive Science from West Chester University in Pennsylvania. He actively participates in several industry-wide technology and standards groups, has published numerous articles in several custom system installation, computer, and home automation trade journals, is an active partner in Microsoft’s beta programs, is a member of the Media Center Integrators Alliance, Microsoft’s Windows Media Center OEM Program, the UPnP™ Forum, IEEE Computer, Communications, and Electrical Power Societies, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA), the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), the National Systems Contractor Association (NSCA), Microsoft’s Embedded Development Partners Program, and Intel’s Early Adopter Partner Program. He lives with my family in Drexel Hill, PA, and enjoys playing guitar.