Steve is a Principal Engineering Services Architect at CA Technologies and a member of the R&D team. His role involves ensuring customers get the most out of their tools as well as influencing future product strategy and direction. Steve has been a DB2 Specialist for over 25 years, an IBM Champion for Analytics since 2009 and is a regular speaker at User Groups and Conferences around the world. He was a member of the Conference Planning Committee for IDUG EMEA for 11 years from 2006 and was honoured to serve as Chair of the 2015 IDUG EMEA Conference in Dublin.