October 2011 • Steve Shepard
Our guest speaker is Steve Shepard, the CEO and the developer of Storyist. He’s a Silicon Valley veteran with 20+ years of experience in media technologies. A night and weekend writer for many years, he took a year off in 2002 to finish a novel. Not finding the writing tools he wanted, Steve developed Storyist software in 2003.
Prior to launching his own company, he held engineering positions at Liberate Technologies, Silicon Graphics, Apple Computer, and New England Digital. Steve has a B.S. in Engineering and Music from the University of Hartford and an M.S.E.E. from Stanford University. He holds two United States patents.
July 2011 • Michael Stern
Professional Photographer, Radio Host, Author
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Michael has lived life in the shadows of the entertainment industry. His mission is to “strive to be helpful and entertaining so you too can make your living as a self-employed creative professional.”
Michael broadcasts a weekly radio show, which you can access via his website: Build A Better Photograph.com
May 2011 • Barry Rein
Online Security Expert
Barry Rein has worked in IT for over thirty years, and in information security for over a dozen. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from USC, and a CISSP certification – Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
After working at JPL on the Galileo mission to Jupiter, Barry moved into the security field. He has held a range of positions in security, from doing IT audits to managing firewalls to doing a security analysis for NASA.
Barry is the principal at Barian Information Systems LLC, a security compliance consultancy, and is currently developing security policy at the LA County Department of Public Health.
