SOA Center of Excellence (Competency Centers)

The pressure is on for IT to deliver applications that can evolve as quickly as business evolves. Business expects IT to support Rapid Response to change with optimal efficiency in motion, economy of effort, energy in execution, and efficacy of impact. In his presentation, Melvin Greer explains that the Competency Center's role is to change behavior, not of business, but IT. He spoke to common SOA disorders and the symptoms for when a SOA Competency Center is needed. Based on his experience at Lockheed Martin, he offered insights into running a successful Competency Center.

About the Speaker:

Melvin Greer is SOA Chief Architect, Lockheed Martin. In this position Mr. Greer is responsible for being a trusted advisor to executives within the U.S. Federal Government, driving the expansion of their enterprise initiatives. Greer is a “corporate thought leader,” supporting the advancement of technology and business processes, envisioning the long-term implications of technology, suggesting leading-edge alternatives to ensure state-of-the-art solutions. He provides a unique and insightful point of view on the business transformation driven by advanced technologies.

With over 20 years of systems engineering experience, Mr. Greer functions as a principal investigator in advanced research studies. He significantly advances the body of knowledge in basic research and critical, highly advanced engineering and scientific disciplines.

In addition to his professional and investment roles, Greer is a Certified Enterprise Architect, and a Fellow of the Federal Enterprise Architects Institute, and member of International Monetary Fund / World Bank, Bretton Woods Committee. Greer is a frequent speaker at conferences and universities and is an accomplished author. “The Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture Revolution” is his most recently published book.

Greer received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems and Technology and his Master of Science in Information Systems from American University, Wash. D.C. He has also completed the Executive Leadership Program at Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School.

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