Guy Martin

Managing Principal Architect & Open Source Consultant Red Hat

  • Morgan Hill CA

Experienced speaker bringing a mix of Open Source, Community, Government 2.0 & Social Media to the table.

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Biography

I have participated in development and technical liaison (marketing/requirements analysis/Open Source evangelism) activities for a number of different industries (financial, automotive, home automation, cellular hardware, government/defense). In addition to design and development, I have leveraged my ability to concretely explain technology to non-technical audiences, including giving presentations to external and internal audiences on a variety of subjects.

I like to speak on topics centered around Open Source/Community and their applicability to a wide range of collaboration and technology challenges. I've also spent time in the US Defense contracting space applying Open Source principles, and I can speak to that as well. Finally, I do speak indirectly about social media topics, but only as they apply to enhancing or building communities. Therefore, I wouldn't consider myself a 'Social Media Expert', just an informed and passionate proponent of their judicious use.

Industry Expertise

Computer Software
Internet
Defense
Information Technology and Services
Social Media
Government Relations

Areas of Expertise

Open Source Software Strategy
Government 2.0/Community Management
Social Media

Accomplishments

Federal Computer Week 'Fed 100' Award

Named to Federal Computer Week's 'Fed 100' list of the top IT professionals in the Federal Government IT space in 2010.

One of 6 featured interviews in the print and online editions of the magazine.

Certified Scrum Master

Achieved Agile Scrum Master Certification

Inventor/Co-Inventor for 8 Software Patents

Inventor/Co-Inventor for 8 software patents in remote and in-vehicle telematics, as well as remote data retrieval.

Education

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Bachelor of Science

Computer Science

1993

Event Appearances

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O'Reilly OSCON Conference  Portland, OR

2010-07-23

Title

NASA Open Source Summit  Moffett Field, CA

2011-03-31

Title

Enterprise 2.0 Conference  San Jose, CA

2010-11-08

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Sample Talks

Generals, Colonels & Community: Refactoring DoD Software Development

A talk describing how my team developed an Open Source-style code sharing repository for the US Department of Defense. This talk is not strictly about the tools/system we built, but also some of the cultural challenges we faced and overcame, as well as a discussion of why building communities was critical to the success of the effort.

There are some ROI numbers and take aways I leave the audience with to show how taking a chance on 'thinking different' in a traditional organization such as the DoD can have lasting benefits.

Open Source & Community Aren't Just for Technology Anymore

A talk describing how principles of Open Source & Community (e.g. - trust, transparency, quick iterations) are valuable to a wider variety of business problems. The success and value of Open Source projects such as Linux, Apache, Subversion, etc. is not solely in the end product.

Applying principles of Open Source and Community to business problems of all stripes can yield radical results and empower your workforce to accomplish things they (and you) thought were previously unachievable.

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Author Appearance

Fees

$0 to $500*Will consider certain engagements for no fee
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