Speaker Biographies
John Rymer
Vice President, Principal Analyst
Forrester Research
Research Focus
John serves Application Development & Program Management professionals. He is a leading expert on middleware for the enterprise. Included in his coverage are the Java/J2EE application servers from IBM, JBoss, Oracle, and SAP, as well as Microsoft's .NET platform. John is an expert on the enterprise strategies of IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP. John also contributes to Forrester's coverage of business rules platforms, Microsoft SharePoint, and complex event processing.
Previous Work Experience
John came to Forrester through its acquisition of Giga Information Group and has a combined total of six years with the company. He has worked as an industry analyst for more than 15 years, starting in 1989. John's industry experience includes a stint as vice president of product marketing for IONA Technologies, where he gained first-hand experience in creating and executing market strategies.
Before joining IONA, John was principal consultant and founder of Upstream Consulting, a vendor-strategy consulting group within Fleishman-Hillard International Communications.
John is a frequent speaker at Forrester conferences for IT professionals.
Education
John graduated from Ohio University with a B.S. in journalism.
Sessions Featuring This Speaker
February 27, 2009
9:10-9:55 a.m.
Lean Software Is Agile, Fit To Purpose, & Efficient