James Brown, Xcalibur, President

As the founder of the company, Jim K. Brown represents the essence of Xcalibur.  Armed with the knowledge and a strong desire to create information technology tools so organizations could operate more effectively and grow their businesses, Mr. Brown established Xcalibur in 1992.  Mr. Brown’s versatility has proved invaluable to the company. Not only has he provided clients with business and technology consulting services, but he is well versed in all facets of information system development.  His work has earned him the respect of the Department of the Navy, Department of Education,

National Science Foundation, and the American Association of Community Colleges. Currently, Mr. Brown serves as Xcalibur’s President.

As President, Mr. Brown continues to play a critical role in the company’s success.  He is responsible for overseeing Xcalibur’s Budget Software and Consulting Practice as well as directing the company’s Software Products Division including its suite of document generation and reporting tools.  His expertise in business and technology consulting services as well as information systems including project estimating, requirement analysis, data design, information architecture, development and testing, and program management continue to win engagements with the United States Navy and other government sectors.

Mr. Brown earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO), Washington, DC Chapter.

Bob Diamond

Bob Diamond is a recognized business leader with an extensive technology and business background.  He began his professional career as an application programmer with IBM’s Federal Systems Division in Owego, NY.  Bob advanced through a number of technical and management positions with IBM divisions in Gaithersburg and Bethesda, Maryland and Boca Raton, Florida.

In 1994, Bob joined Manugistics Inc.  Bob held a number of senior management positions within Manugistics, including Vice President, Corporate Services. In that role, Bob had responsibility for the company’s global Information Technology, Security and Real Estate organizations. In 2001, the Manugistics’ IT organization, led by Bob, was named to Computerworld’s list of 100 Best Places to Work in IT.

In January 2006, Bob received a special appointment to become Assistant Secretary for Business Development, Department of Business and Economic Development, for the State of Maryland. In this role, Bob led a team of specialists in attracting businesses into the State, and assisting businesses within the State to thrive.  A year later, Bob moved from the State level to assume the position of Division Director, Market and Business Development for the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Economic Development, which he left in November 2007.

Bob is currently providing business development and IT consulting to a number of clients.

Bob has served on the Boards of Directors of both the Technology Council of Maryland and Norbeck Country Club.  He has chaired the President’s Advisory Council on Business Outreach for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he also serves as a part-time Information Systems Department instructor. Bob is a charter member of the CIO Roundtable of Montgomery County.

Parneet Gosal

Parneet is a quintessential New Yorker with more than a passing interest in Digital.  She has more than 11 years in Product Management and Online Marketing under her belt, working for major corporations such as American Express, Becton Dickinson and Top 10 Pharma Companies.

Parneet earned an MBA in Marketing from the University of Rochester.  She oversees end-to-end online marketing for major brands as her day job – including website development, email and e-newsletter management, search optimization, mobile marketing, social media, viral marketing and online audience development.  Parneet also finds time to moonlight as a blogger and advise on audience development techniques.

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Gailey Knight, Founder/Principal, Business Her Way

Delighting in opening the technology world for your company, Gayley draws on her extensive network and personal business experience to simplify your online world.  Showing you best social business practices and simple tech tools not only increases your business visibility, it brings social media into perspective, saving you time and money.

Founder of Business Her Way (a social media management company), Gayley’s electronic experience dates to 1972 when she was hired as a coordinating team member by a breakthrough San Francisco law firm, the first to bring computers into the workplace.  She’s owned several businesses, expanding into new media fields in 1996.  Early on, she recognized the value of the ADA accessibility and promoted development of web sites that were both accessible and usable.

She was co-producer and on-air personality of a public access TV show and a radio show educating viewers and listeners to the thrills and pitfalls of using technology in business – and continues to guest on radio and blogs.  She actively participates on nonprofit boards involved in community, education, business, and technology, with an occasional nibble into the political scene in the Washington, DC area.  Gayley has degrees in English and Secondary Education from Mills College (California) and is certified in several technology applications.  She is recognized for community service by Women in Technology and the March of Dimes (Lifetime Achievement Award) and by the Maryland Chapter of the American Lung Association. 

Doug Palmer, Palmer Financial, President

Mr. Palmer is the CEO and Founder of Palmer Financial, LLC, an accounting and finance outsourcing firm, with strong experience in finance operations, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, strategic planning, and accounting system implementation.  Mr. Palmer & Palmer Financial provide financial consulting and outsourced accounting services to a number of companies in a variety of different industries.

Prior to the founding of Palmer Financial in 2002, Mr. Palmer was the Director of Finance at The Adrenaline Group, a large software development technology company in Washington DC.

Prior to his operational experience, Mr. Palmer was an auditor and consultant for the big four accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.  While at the firm, he managed audit and consulting engagements for the firm’s multi-national clients.  This work involved working with top client management on high level issues and leading numerous engagement teams. Other client service activities included research and resolution of significant accounting issues, assistance in conforming financial statements to be in accordance with either generally accepted accounting principles or international accounting standards for foreign reporting purposes and evaluating and reporting on the effectiveness of clients’ internal control policies and procedures.

Chuck Wilsker, President / CEO / Co-Founder, Telework Coalition

The Telework Coalition (TelCoa) is a nonprofit association headquartered in Washington, DC.  Mr. Wilsker has been involved with telework and telecommuting for about 12 years. Mr. Wilsker’s efforts include promoting telework as a quick, inexpensive, and effective means of providing employment opportunities for older, rural, and disabled workers, as a critical part of disaster avoidance, business continuity, and Continuity of Operations programs, a way to improve our environment, and to reduce our dependence on imported energy.

Mr. Wilsker is a member of the Internet Society, the Broadband for America Coalition and Adoption Advisory Board, the Digital Energy Solutions Campaign, Our Energy Policy Foundation, the Mobility Choice Coalition, the Set America Free Coalition, the Mobility Choice Coalition, the Association of Contingency Planners, the National Council on Readiness and Preparedness, and a partner of the Department of Homeland Security’s Ready Campaign to help educate the public about the importance of emergency preparedness.

Mr. Wilsker has addressed diverse groups ranging from the National Institute of Science and Technology, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration at the US Department of Commerce, the Council of Scientific Society Presidents, the Association of Contingency Planners and the Peace Corps. Chuck was invited to lead off a conference sponsored by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, addressing how telework relates to traffic mitigation, environmental benefits, and energy concerns.

Mr. Wilsker has been the featured guest on many radio interview shows including National Public Radio (NPR) and Federal News Radio, and was featured on Fox News’ Fox Magazine, ABC’s World News Tonight, NBC’s Nightly News, and the Voice of America. He has written many articles on telework and is often quoted in both local and National press, including the Washington Post, USAToday, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Week, Money Magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Federal Computer Week, GovExec.com, Government Computer News, NetworkWorld magazine, ABCNews.com, CNN.money.com, and Fox.com.

Prior to Mr. Wilskers’ involvement with telework, Chuck spent 30 years in the field of emerging telecommunications technologies.