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We put the spotlight on people at IBM that are dedicated to help you find the information you need. No need to scour company email or phone directories; these people will help you directly or place you in contact with the right person who can.

This issue spotlights 3 of IBM's best and brightest.

ABS places the spotlight some of IBM's best and brightest...

Newsletter Vendor Spotlight...

Read about Theodore Arapoglou Read about Brett Scharmett Read about Wade Towles
Theodore Arapoglou
IBM
Partner Technical Specialist
Brett Scharmett
IBM
Sales Engineer
Wade Towles
IBM
Senior AI Applications Specialist

Newsletter Vendor Spotlight...

Read about and directly contact these IBM'ers to get the best information on various topics or to have them help you find the information or resources you need.


Read about Theodore Arapoglou
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(IBM, Partner Technical Specialist)
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"About Theodore Arapoglou"
IBM
Partner Technical Specialist

 

My name is Theodore Arapoglou - Nice to meet you.

I am based in Washington DC for my current sales role at IBM. My unique value proposition as a seller is the intersection of my deep technical knowledge with my business education.

My career in software engineering has led me to build and manage multiple large-scale and high-impact engineering projects. At Harvard University, I designed and implemented a cloud system and website to make a high volume of genetic research data available to the public at high speed and low cost. The novel methods I implemented in data management and compute led me to co-author multiple research publications during this time. At L3Harris, I managed and built core components for projects in cloud research, cellular networks, and international security.

This professional engineering experience, combined with my recent MBA from UCLA, empower my ability to understand and address my customers' business needs. I have first-hand experience with not only implementing novel technology, but also how it can impact multiple parts of a business – such as finances, scheduling, staffing, and offerings. This experience also extends across multiple business areas – including research, defense, public, private, and international.

Please feel free to reach out at me on LinkedIn to learn more. I look forward to hearing from you.

Just click here to ask Theodore Arapoglou about any and all things IBM or request a call-back to discuss or ask about IBM related topics or find IBM related resources.


Read about Brett Scharmett
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(IBM, Sales Engineer)
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(IBM, Sales Engineer)
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(IBM, Sales Engineer)
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"About Brett Scharmett"
IBM
Sales Engineer

 

Hey there! - I'm Brett, and it's a pleasure to meet you!

Let me share a bit about myself: I currently live in Atlanta and I'm a dog dad to a Bernedoodle named Guinness. I graduated from Florida State University (Go Noles!) in Mechanical Engineering. Its also where I created Barbot, a robotic bartender that enjoyed viral success and snagged an award on PBS's version of Shark Tank!

My continuing my goal is to empower the next wave of engineering talent. By leveraging the expertise of seasoned professionals, I aim to streamline the learning process for future engineers. You'll find my comprehensive tutorials on mine within the How-to Videos section of ABS's website or on my YouTube Channel. They're designed to help engineers and organizations develop and polish their own processes.

Education, for me, is about openness and accessibility. That's why I offer these tutorials for free, continuously update my site with fresh content, and curate a monthly newsletter packed with insights and tips.

I won't claim to know everything, but I'm part of a fantastic network of experts, and more often than not, I can point you in the right direction. If you ever have a question or need a bit of guidance, don't hesitate to get in touch!

Join me and others in the 'Build with Brett' Discussion Group in the ABS Community Forum where we discuss DevOps and SCM related articles and ideas.

"Feel free to speak to me about anything IBM. I can guide you to information about IBM software products and help you find free whitepapers, tutorials and training or anything else IBM. I can also help you find your IBM sales rep, schedule technical demos or walk-throughs."

Just click here to ask Brett Scharmett about any and all things IBM or request a call-back to discuss or ask about IBM related topics or find IBM related resources.


Read about Wade Towles
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(IBM, Senior AI Applications Specialist)
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(IBM, Senior AI Applications Specialist)
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(IBM, Senior AI Applications Specialist)
View ABS How-To DevOps Videos from people like Wade Towles 
(IBM, Senior AI Applications Specialist)
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Ask About All Things IBM of Wade Towles 
(IBM, Senior AI Applications Specialist)


"About Wade Towles"
IBM
Senior AI Applications Specialist

 

Hi - Thanks for taking a minute to get to know me, and what I bring to the table!

First, I've been working in the tech field for a long time - and I've seen and helped implement a lot of changes over the years. My most recent certification is as an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, but I have achieved certifications in a bunch of tools, including SAFe, Windows, the IBM JAZZ (Engineering) tools, and Novell way back in the day... I'm a huge believer in always learning - I'm currently working on getting my IBM Cloud certifications, but I'm also looking into a number of other technologies as well, including RedHat OpenShift, IBM Food Trust and others. There's SO MUCH to learn out there!

My customers all know that I am dedicated to their success - they all have my personal cell phone number, and I often get calls "out of the blue" for help with something at the spur of the moment. And that's ok – that's why I give them the number. While I don't have all the answers to all the questions, what I CAN do is bring together the right people to help solve the challenge at hand. I know that IBM is a big organization, with a LOT of data out there on the web. A Google search is great, but sometimes the volume of data returned can be daunting. Please feel free to reach out to me if you're having trouble finding an answer, and if I can't help you right away, I'm sure I can help connect you to the right resource.

Other stuff that I put in my resume - I have a broad technical knowledge combined with outstanding leadership ability and creative problem-solving skills. I'm an Analytic and creative individual with experience in matching software and process solutions to Business Stakeholder needs. I'm an excellent verbal and written communicator, able to document and explain complex concepts and processes to non-technical individuals at all levels. I have built and led diverse geographically distributed teams to satisfy a wide range of customer technical needs, and I have both professional and personal contacts around the world with whom I communicate regularly.

Finally, for the last few years I have:

Enabled, updated, enhanced and created Collaborative Lifecycle Management Environments for customers using on-prem middleware and hosts and / or Cloud based hosts in AWS.
Assisted customers with LDAP, Active Directory, DNS, Firewall and SSL configuration as related to their CLM setup
Created and supported AWS Training, Demo and Customer POC Environments including Servers, Workspaces and Backups
Created Virtual Sandbox environments to enable resolution of complex customer scenarios.
Demonstrated the CLM Tools' end-to-end integrations at a high level.

I've created a few How-To videos and shared them on my YouTube playlist or you can access those and others at the How-to Videos page at the ABS Site.

Join me and others in the 'WadeShire' Discussion Group in the ABS Community Forum where we discuss DevOps and SCM related articles and ideas.

"Feel free to speak to me about anything IBM. I can guide you to information about IBM software products including the IBM Engineering tools, Artificial Intelligence, Hybrid Cloud, OpenShift, IBM Food Trust or anything else IBM. I can also help you find your IBM sales rep, help you find how-to tutorials or schedule technical demos or walk-throughs."

Just click here to ask Wade Towles about any and all things IBM or request a call-back to discuss or ask about IBM related topics or find IBM related resources.