Chairman, SMi's MilSatCom (Nov 2011)
Pat Rayermann, Senior Director, Strategy & Development - Orbital Sciences
Corporation (Colonel US Army Rtd)
Testimonial: “Global MilSatCom is unique in my experience in that it provides
a forum which is truly international; no single country dominates the conference.
Presentations are made from national militaries and commercial firms from every
continent. One is able to gain a sense of the challenges which are common; the various
solutions being innovated and adopted; and the convergences in many cases which
exist between these diverse solutions. It also offers an intimacy that is not available
in most conferences—there is always the opportunity to reconnect with friends and
colleagues begin to establish new friendships with fellow SATCOM professionals.”
Biography: Pat Rayermann joined the Orbital Sciences Corporation in the Fall
of 2011 following his retirement from the US Army. As a member of Orbital Sciences’
Strategy and Development group, Pat helps to identify strategic challenges which
will face our Orbital’s customers that can be met by solutions which build upon
the synergistic strengths inherent across Orbital’s portfolio of capabilities and
to orchestrate Orbital’s efforts to be ready with innovations, services and products
to meet those challenges when they become reality. Pat was raised in Southern California
where he had the opportunity to begin his professional life as an employee of the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1981, he graduated from UCLA and its ROTC program
with a bachelor’s degree in physics and a commission as a second lieutenant in the
United States Army. He served in the Army for 30 years, first as a Signal Officer
and then as a Space Operations Officer. His assignments included command, operations,
logistics, cooperative international efforts, acquisition and policy development,
to include serving as the second commander of the 1st Satellite Control Battalion
and the G-3 or Chief Operations Officer of the Army’s Space and Missile Defence
Command. In 1991, he deployed A Co, 44th Signal Battalion to Northern Iraq in support
of Operation Provide Comfort. Immediately following 9/11 while assigned to the Defence
Information Systems Agency (DISA), Pat successfully obtained sufficient funding
from the Office of the Secretary of Defence to permit the rapid leasing of the large
amounts of leased commercial SATCOM which were essential to the success of Operations
Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Pat’s final military assignment provided him
the opportunity to serve as the chief steward of Department of Defence’s (DoD’s)
architecture for satellite communications and to serve as the Chief of Staff of
the DoD Executive Agent for Space (EA4S) Staff. His military training includes the
Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Army's Combined Arms and Services
Staff School, the Army Command and General Staff College and the Army War College.
He also holds master’s degrees in Computer Resources & Information Management and
also in Strategic Studies. Pat is a member of the AIAA, AFCEA, the Society of Satellite
Professionals International (SSPI) and the Army Space Professionals Association
(ASPA).His hobbies include astronomy, photography, backpacking, hiking and horseback
riding.
Chairman, SMi's Superbugs and Superdrugs Conference (Mar 2012)
Ron Gladue, Research Fellow, Pfizer
Testimonial: “The Superbugs and Superdrugs Conference brought together industry
experts in the area of antibiotics, antibodies, and vaccines. A key theme was the
urgent need for new drugs to combat emerging resistance, the difficulty in getting
new drugs approved, and the declining industry focus in the area of antimicrobial
research. Each speaker highlighted many of these issues in the context of their
area, fostering open discussion and debate from attendees....This is a unique venue
where scientists from various companies can interact and learn from one another.”
Biography: Ron Gladue is a Research Fellow in PGRD Groton Laboratories. He
has worked in Immunology for most of his career, publishing over 90 manuscripts,
book chapters, reviews, and abstracts and has given several invited presentations
at national and international meetings. Key Areas of Research: Immune based mechanisms
of disease, immune modulation, antibody based therapies, T cell immunology, adaptive
and innate immune mechanisms, chemokines, Toll-like receptors
Keynote Speaker, SMi's E & P Information and Data Management (Feb 2012)
Tore Hoff, Leading Advisor, Exploration Data Management, Statoil ASA
Testimonial: “Concentrated and effective meeting place to meet and discuss with
the right people….I try to make a presentation when I can to events like this, as
I see it as one of the best options for getting in touch with new people, or set
the scene for a good discussion.”
Biography: Leading advisor Exploration Data Management, worked in the group Process
Owner in Exploration in Statoil since the merger between Norsk Hydro oil & gas division
and Statoil in 2007.
- M.Sc. in Geomorphology from University of Oslo, 1992 with focus on mapping methodology
and remote sensing techniques.
- Started his carrier as cartographer at Norwegian Institute of Land Inventory, with
mapping erosion hazard and involved in various research projects related to methodology
and models in agricultural runoff, erosion and vegetation mapping.
- Worked for GEODATA – the Norwegian ESRI distributor – as technical consultant and
responsible for external training.
- Moved to Norsk Hydro Oil & Gas division, in Angola Business unit from 2001, as Data
Controller. Later Head of Data Management in Norsk Hydro Global Exploration before
the merger in 2007.
The Process Owner group has the responsibility for governing documents, requirements,
global work processes for all of Statoil’s Exploration activities including Data
Management. Process Owner also has the ownership and responsibility for the sub-surface
software application portfolio used in Exploration. Outside of work you find him
cross country skiing in the hills around Oslo in winter, and running or biking in
summer.
Keynote Speaker, SMi's E & P Information and Data Management (Feb 2012)
David Lloyd, Information Services Programme Manager, GDF Suez
Testimonial: “The SMi E&P IM conference has consistently proved to be a very
informative forum for information exchange on the latest best practice and standards.
Many companies have presented on interesting and cutting edge projects over the
years and recently we have additionally explored supporting territory such as project
management and integrated service delivery. A friendly and welcoming annual conference
with good networking opportunities that we look forward to attending......It is
a great opportunity to share your developments and compare practices and strategies
across industry.”
Speaker Biography: David is an experienced international presenter and chair,
having spoken previously at SMI E&P IM and many other events. David joined the UK
O&G industry in 1996 after reading Geology at the University of Durham, as an Exploration
TA and worked in both geoscience and IT for some years with ARCO, Wintershall and
Highland Energy. A published geologist, David moved fully into IT management in
2003 with RWE Dea UK, deploying an integrated IS team, and worked in partnership
on the development and operation of Windermere, Cavendish, Topaz and Saturn. Now
working as Portfolio Manager with GDF SUEZ E&P UK, David is responsible for the
coordination of all internal Partnership Projects helping the move forward to becoming
Operator of the Cygnus field.