Ken Pugh is a fellow consultant with Net Objectives. He consults, trains, mentors, and testifies on technology topics ranging from object-oriented design to Linux/Unix to the system development process. He has written several programming books, including the Jolt Award winner, Prefactoring, and has served clients from London to Sydney. When not computing, he enjoys snowboarding, windsurfing, biking, and hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Guy M. Beaver is a change leader and technology executive with a track record of success in Lean-Agile implementations in large, mid-sized and start-up organizations. He is a recognized expert in Lean, Agile and Scrum technical development with a proven ability to lead, manage and motivate organizations to realize significant productivity and quality improvements. As a Senior Consultant and Coach, he facilitates enterprise clients in successfully transitioning to Lean-Agile practices and methodologies with business-focused strategies and implementation expertise. With over 20 years of software management and development expertise and business experience as both a CIO and business owner, he provides Net Objectives clients with actionable strategies that produce progressive results. Guy has a consistent record of successful delivery in financial services and aerospace industries with corporations such as Vanguard, Critical Point Group, NASA, G & A Technical Software, and the US Naval Research Laboratory. He is a frequent contributing author to the Agile Journal and holds a Masters in Physics.

David Bernstein has been writing software for over a quarter of a century. A noted speaker and presenter, David has been responsible for developing systems that drive leading econometric and financial firms as well as application and operating system software. He has nearly two decades of experience "preaching what he practices" as one of IBM's top technical instructors where he has personally trained nearly 4,000 developers on how to improve the design and construction of software while achieving one of the highest satisfaction ratings in the history of the company. In addition to his deep technical knowledge and passion for software development, David has experience running all aspects of a startup software company and is also an award-winning video producer.

Dr. Charles Suscheck has a unique combination of industry and academic expertise. He has over 25 years of professional experience, holding positions of Process Architect, Director of Research, Principle Consultant, Professor, and Professional Trainer at some of the most recognized companies in America. Academically, Charles holds an applied Doctorate of Computer Science, a Master of Science in Computer Science and is certified in RUP, UML, Use Cases, and Scrum. He has spoken at both national and international conferences, worked with clients in three continents, and has over 20 publications to his credit. Having climbed the ladder in organizations using heavy-weight, bureaucratic software development to organizations that apply the adaptive principles of Lean, Scrum and XP, Charles has a great appreciation for the benefits of agile development. He brings to his clients a diverse wealth of methodology experience, a passion for training and a strong focus on pragmatism.