Eric Severson
Biography:
A recognized XML pioneer and content management industry expert, Eric Severson is a past President of OASIS (XML industry consortium), chairperson of the original CALS Tables Technical Committee, a principal designer of the IBM XML Certification Program, and developer of Avalanche’s “FastTAG” intelligent XML markup engine. With over 20 years of industry experience, Eric has held senior management positions in both engineering and marketing roles, worked in Big 5 and IBM consulting practices, and is the founder of a successful XML start-up company. As a founder and CTO of Flatirons Solutions, Eric leads an experienced consulting and systems integration practice specializing in XML-based publishing, content management, and workflow solutions.