Elevate 2021 Keynote

You will learn the latest information about upcoming versions of PowerBuilder and other Appeon products, hear real-life experiences from actual customers, and get a sneak peek of PowerBuilder 2022! The keynote consists of six topics: 1. PowerBuilder in a Post-Pandemic Future; 2. PowerServer Story: Moving to the Cloud in Less Than Two Weeks; 3. Appeon Product Roadmap; 4. Preview of PowerBuilder 2022; 5. PowerServer Story: Migrating Legacy ERP System to the Cloud; 6. Pre-collected Questions & Answers.

Presenters

CEO, Appeon

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Armeen Mazda

CEO, Appeon

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Armeen Mazda is the co-founder and CEO of Appeon. Prior to becoming CEO, Armeen served various other roles in Appeon, including Product Management, Business Development, and Operations. Prior to co-founding Appeon, Armeen was co-founder of NetUpSide, a Silicon Valley-based incubator of high-tech startups. Armeen is a graduate of the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley, and holds 5 U.S. patents in the area of Web application technologies.

Product Manager, Appeon

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Julie Jiang

Product Manager, Appeon

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Julie Jiang is the Product Manager of Appeon, driving the product roadmap, feature definitions, and release management. Julie joined Appeon in 2002 and worked closely with Sybase to create the first documentation for PowerServer. Julie’s past work experience includes technical support manager at TUV Rheinland and system analyst at Accela Automation. Julie is a graduate of the University of Science and Technology in China, and holds degrees in both Computer Science and Arts.

Director Developer Relations, Appeon

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Chris Pollach

Director Developer Relations, Appeon

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Mr. Pollach joined Appeon in 2016 in the capacity as Director, Developer Relations. He is responsible for developer liaison, PowerBuilder courses, technical presentations and support. Mr. Pollach is a former Technical Solutions Architect and DEVOPS specialist with over 30 years experience in Systems Software Analysis, Development, Maintenance and Technical Support IT areas. Mainly in the areas of GUI Design, MS-Windows Programming, Wireless, Application / Web Server Design, Object Oriented Development Tools, Methodologies, Database and Network application development. He has participated in numerous technical, planning and management roles, as well as consulted and educated in these fields for a diverse clientele.

Senior Developer, United Insurance Group

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Mark Wensel

Senior Developer, United Insurance Group

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Mark is the expert in United Insurance Group on PowerServer and led the development of the PowerServer 2021 deployment during the last 2 months. Recent Projects: 2021 – Deploy complex client/server application InsurPAS (Insurance Paperless Automation System) to PowerServer 2021. Used by remote insurance agents in another state. 2020 – Built WebAPI in SnapDevelop to integrate texting into InsurPAS client/server app. This texting integration allows Claim Adjusters to fully leverage texting, including pictures and documents, with our claim handling process. 2009 – 2021 – Enhance and maintain InsurPAS client/server application.

Head of Corporate IT, Dou Yee International Pte Ltd

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Jianxin, Zhang

Head of Corporate IT, Dou Yee International Pte Ltd

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Zhang Jianxin has been an experienced Management Information Systems Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industry. Skilled in ERP Implementation, Management, Business Intelligence, Software Implementation and Azure Cloud migration. He leads a team of 14 PowerBuilder developers to support the business/operation needs, and in the process to migrate existing client/server ERP system to be Cloud ready by using latest Appeon Powerserver2021 platform.