| <boardmember id="ragan" type="addin"> |
| |
| <name>Tracy Ragan</name> |
| |
| <title>Chief Operating Officer</title> |
| |
| <image>ragan.jpg</image> |
| |
| <email>tracy.ragan@openmakesoftware.com</email> |
| |
| <phone>505-424-6440</phone> |
| |
| <contact> <![CDATA[ |
| Openmake Software<br> |
| 213 W. Institute Place #404<br> |
| Chicago, IL 60010<br> |
| USA<br> |
| www.openmakesoftware.com ]]> </contact> |
| |
| <eclipse_affiliation> <![CDATA[ |
| Involvement with Eclipse has become a substantial part of my background and experience. I have |
| been involved with Eclipse in some capacity since 2002 when I started hearing about the "Eclipse Project". At |
| that time, I took a closer look at Eclipse 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.<br> |
| |
| <p>During 2007 I have had the pleasure of serving on the Eclipse board representing the Eclipse Eco-system of |
| Add-in Providers. It is my belief that the Add-in Provider community is and will continue to be the core of |
| Eclipse. Even though our strategic members our important, it is the Add-in providers who bring a well rounded commercial |
| market based on the Eclipse technology.</p> ]]> </eclipse_affiliation> |
| |
| <vision> <![CDATA[ |
| <p>Involvement 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. 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.</p> |
| |
| ]]> </vision> |
| |
| <bio> <![CDATA[ |
| <p>I have served as both CEO and COO for OpenMake Software 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 OpenMake Software with my partner Steve Taylor. Since that |
| time we have created the now emerging market of enterprise build management tools with Openmake Meister the leader and |
| most complete solution available. We have done this without any level of VC funding by letting our superior |
| software fund itself. The experience of growing OpenMake Software will be extremely valuable when is comes to |
| serving as a member of the Eclipse Board. </p> |
| ]]> </bio> |
| |
| <affiliation> <![CDATA[ |
| <p>OpenMake Software is the leading vendor of Enterprise Build Management Solutions. OpenMake Meister, our |
| flagship product, was launched in June of 1995. Since that time OpenMake Software has revolutionized |
| the way developers manage their build process by mashing up the individual developer's IDE builds with |
| the team build executed outside of the IDE. OpenMake Software enjoys close partnerships with other Eclipse |
| Members such as Serena Software, Computer Associates, MKS Inc., and IBM.</p> |
| ]]> </affiliation> |
| |
| </boardmember> |