Tom Rubenak has spent the last 11 years in the Information Technology industry and is currently the Regional Director with META Group, a Stamford, CT-based global IT research, advisory and consulting firm. Previously, he was a Business Development Manager for Houston based DA Consulting Group. DACG provides customized on-line help systems and training for Enterprise Resource Planning vendors such as SAP, Oracle and Peoplesoft. Prior to that, Mr. Rubenak spent 8 years with the Dun and Bradstreet Corporation as a Financial Analyst and Relationship Manager. D&B; maintains the largest and most complete B2B information database in the world. He received a BA from the University of Texas in San Antonio and is fluent in Spanish.