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Mike Gualtieri

Mike Gualtieri
Senior Analyst

Research Coverage

Application Development, Application Development Processes & Tools, Application Infrastructure Technologies, Application Security, Application Server Platforms, Architecture & Technology Strategy, Business Rules, Customer Experience, Design & Usability Processes, Enterprise Architecture, IT Management, IT Strategy, Planning, & Governance, Programming Languages, Security & Risk, Web Development Tools

Research Focus

Mike serves Application Development & Program Management professionals. He researches Web and application architecture, development tools and languages, business rules platforms, complex event processing platforms, application security, end user developers, and the future of application development. Mike is also a leading expert on the intersection of application development with user experience, architecture, and end user developers.

Previous Work Experience

Mike has more than 20 years experience in software development and architecture. Mike came to Forrester from Bank of America where he worked in strategy and architecture for Web applications. Prior to Bank of America, Mike worked as a consultant, providing development, architecture, and strategy services for clients including Avery Dennison, eBay, EMC, Fleet Bank, H.J. Heinz, Liberty Mutual, NASA, and Thomas Publishing. Mike has also led teams to develop mission-critical applications in insurance, logistics, banking, manufacturing, healthcare, and Internet commerce.

Education

Mike earned a B.S. in computer science and management from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. While a student, Mike was awarded three patents for inventing an expert system for air traffic control that is used around the world to train air traffic controllers.

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Mike Gualtieri serves Application Development & Program Management professionals.
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Recent Media Citations
MIT's Technology Review, "A Smart Phone Built On Web Tools," June 4, 2009
InfoWorld, "JBoss Offers Enterprise Business Rules Management," May 19, 2009
eWeek, "Application Security Starts In The Development Lifecycle," April 28, 2009
SD Times, "Major Software Makers Fail Security Transparency Test," April 24, 2009
eWeek, "Mashups Give Defense Department Strategic Edge ," April 13, 2009
CIO, "Speedy Safari 4 Beta Has Long Way To Go," March 5, 2009