<boardmember id="tragan" type="addin"> | |
<name> Tracy Ragan </name> | |
<title> CEO, Catalyst Systems </title> | |
<image> tragan.jpg </image> | |
<email> Tracy.Ragan@openmake.com </email> | |
<phone> 505.424.6440 </phone> | |
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213 W. Institute Place, #404, <br/> | |
Chicago, IL <br/> | |
USA, 60610 | |
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</contact> | |
<eclipse_affiliation> | |
In early 2002 I started hearing about the "Eclipse Project" from a few of our Openmake developers. | |
I took a closer look and was immediately surprised by what I found, an open source effort focused | |
around a common IDE platform. By the end of 2002, I had become a "founding steward" of this new and | |
exciting community. I've watched the Eclipse organization grow and change, always adding my "2 cents" | |
along the way. Some of you may know me from my involvement in our early marketing efforts such as the | |
JavaOne show floor games, t-shirts, Eclipse logo designs as well as my technical involvement in the | |
heated debates regarding Swing vs. SWT. Others may know Catalyst Systems from our involvement in the | |
ALF project. My experience working with the Eclipse community for the last 4 years has given me a strong | |
understanding of how an Add-in Provider can benefit by getting involved in this very dynamic organization. | |
I look forward to serving on the Eclipse Board and continuing to add in my "2 cents". | |
</eclipse_affiliation> | |
<vision> | |
My vision for Eclipse is Add-in Provider member involvement. Involvement with Eclipse from Add-in Provider | |
companies is a critical component of the overall success of Eclipse. Some Add-in Providers have learned how | |
to stay involved even as Eclipse has grown. I believe there are many more Add-in Providers who want to be active, | |
not passive, members of Eclipse but simply don't know how. Add-in Providers need to be better organized so that | |
they can more easily see how to get involved. This may be done by simply adding an "Add-in Provider Help Wanted" | |
page on the Eclipse web site. In addition, Add-in providers need to be recognized as a core pillar of Eclipse. | |
This can be done through better recognition programs for active Add-in Providers and an increased focus on Add-in | |
Providers through Public Relations contacts. Add-in Provider contribution is important. What we don't want is | |
for the Eclipse organization to evolve to a place where Add-in Providers simply serve as an audience to the | |
Strategic Members. We are the "members at large" and represent one of the core pillars of this organization. | |
</vision> | |
<bio> | |
I have served as the CEO for Catalyst Systems since 1995. I started my IT career as a mainframe programmer in the | |
mid 1980s and moved into C programming mainly in OS/2 PM by the late 1980s. I worked as an independent consultant | |
for 8 years before forming Catalyst Systems with my partner Steve Taylor. Since that time we have created the now | |
emerging market of Enterprise Build Management tools with Openmake the leader and most complete solution available. | |
We have done this without any level of VC funding by letting Openmake fund itself. The experience of growing Catalyst | |
Systems will be extremely valuable when is comes to serving as a member of the Eclipse Board. | |
</bio> | |
<affiliation> | |
Catalyst Systems Corporation is the leading vendor of Enterprise Build Management Solutions. Openmake, our flagship | |
product, was launched in June of 1995. Since that time Openmake has revolutionized the way developers manage their | |
build process by eliminating the low-value, high-cost task of maintaining manual make and Ant/XML build scripts. | |
Catalyst enjoys close partnerships with other Eclipse Members such as Serena Software, Computer Associates, MKS Inc., | |
and IBM. | |
</affiliation> | |
</boardmember> |