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Voted Best Session at the 2008 EIM Conference

"He's a great speaker. Not too fast, not too slow"

"Excellent and thought provoking presentation Excellent! Visionary! Very interesting point and guidance"

"Thoughtful. Different. Very well put together, solid business focus Excellent slides, presentation"

"Great food for thought One of the best conference talks I have ever heard - Perspective!"

"Excellent concepts and Lot of new stuff"

"Great intro to Web 2.0 Great presentation with an inspiring look at the future of EIM New perspective, made me think"

"Fascinating insight/Perspective "

"Organic speaker"

"Very energetic and passionate about the topic"

“That was the absolute best session I have ever attended, wow."

"I am encouraged to put ROI/Metrics tools into practice which will enable my management to make informed programmatic decisions"

"Pragmatic Practitioner with a high competence level who is well read in business best practices"

"I can return to my organization, I have everything I need to create my metadata strategy. Exactly, what I came to the conference for."

"Exceptional focus on real world practical approach and excellent examples"

“BellSouth’s success in Metadata really makes me mad in the sense I now see all that our company has not done. However, it is equally inspiring to see what can be accomplished with a focus and a solid strategy.”

“I have been attending the DAMA International Symposium conference for twelve years and this presentation on BellSouth’s Metadata Service Strategy is simply the best I have ever seen.”

“Generally excellent-- Todd is a terrific and energetic speaker-- and he's got the 'goods' to back everything up.”

“Amazing how much he knows, both politically and technically. Amazing how honest he was.”

“Todd is an excellent speaker, passionate about the topic-- very infectious.”

"An excellent view from someone who is demonstrably covering real value from metadata management."

"Very useful information. This topic is very complex and the presenter did a nice job to demystify some of the grey areas."

"It was great to hear how someone actually DID something, not just theory."

"Very useful information. This topic is very complex and the presenter did a nice job to demystify some of the grey areas."

"Finally an opportunity to see why our ideas are not readily embraced by the business. Todd shows how he got the business to embrace his ideas."

“Excellent presenter, thorough knowledge of subject”

“The process for creating a successful organization and selling a service were well worth the time spent in this session. The presenter articulated something I've been trying to express to my work unit, but he did it clearly and effectively.”

“Amazing and Inspiring”

“I really never thought of Metadata beyond data. BellSouth has opened my eyes to a whole new world of Metadata that I never thought about. I have told at least eight people about the session.”

“I was quite excited by your presentation and took it straight back to my colleagues. We are at the beginning of a quest to create a metadata repository. You covered so many aspects of the entire range of issues that will help us in also being successful"

“I certainly learned a lot and am impressed with what you are doing at your company.”

"Fantastic presenter. He deserves a score of 12 on a 1 to 10 continuum."

"Best speaker. Detailed and practical with good references"

"Fantastic! Very relevant. Need more advanced topics like this one"

"Good speaker, experienced & knowledgeable in his field"

"Shows a lot of passion for his work & colleagues"

"Excellent, not a theoretical presentation but a practical, honest approach to enterprise metadata"

"A Breakthrough metadata management thinking!"

"Very useful Knowledgeable speaker"

"Joined tutorial for the last 90 minutes. Wished I chosen this session as Todd is very knowledgeable and pragmatic"

"Well presented, Business driven Excellent Brilliant scope and depth"

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About Me
Welcome to my online environment where I try to bring a little bit of my experience to the vast ocean of knowledge, we call the Intranet.
Trademark 2.0
This book will discuss several dimensions of building a personal Trademark. Unlike other books on this subject, this book will focus on the “How” an individual can move from local labor to global talent in the new world defined as Enterprise 2.0.
Speaking
My experience revolves around the implementation of enterprise metadata and collaborative solutions. Over the past 25 years, I have worked in Information Technology field. This experience has provided me with the opportunity to develop a wide variety of experiences
My Blog
Thoughts, comment, and observations around various .topics including Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, Metadata, and Information Architecture. 

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