- Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger
Arnold clearly harbored political ambitions for a long time. In 1977, six years before he became a US citizen, he told a German magazine: "When one has money, one day it becomes less interesting. And when one is also the best in film, what can be more interesting? Perhaps power. Then one moves into politics and becomes governor or president or something." He realized that one day his movie-making days were numbered and began thinking about a career in politics.
- Bryan Green
Bryan Alexander Green (born 30 June 1957, Wollongong) is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon. In July 2006 he was forced to step down as Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure, Energy, and Resources pending an enquiry into deal made with the TCC. (See "TCC Scandal", below) Green attended Burnie High School and Burnie Technical College.
- Melih Abdulhayoglu
Melih Abdulhayoglu gained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronic Engineering (B.Eng.) from the University of Bradford in 1991. At Bradford, he supported the development of security technologies for the British government. He is respected as a thought leader for the identity and trust industry, "Melih" is a key public speaker and has led the company in its responsibilities as a contributing member of the Trusted Computing Group, …
- Joseph Tainter
Joseph A. Tainter is a U.S. anthropologist and historian. He studied anthropology at the University of California and Northwestern University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1975. He is Project Leader of Cultural Heritage Research, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has taught anthropology at the University of New Mexico, and is the author or editor of many articles and monographs.
- Chris Ngige
Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige (born 8 August 1952) was governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from 29 May 2003 to 17 March 2006. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). A medical doctor by profession, Ngige graduated from the University of Nigeria-Nsukka in 1979. He immediately went into the civil service, serving at the National Assembly and State House clinics at different times. He retired in 1998 as a Deputy Director in the Federal Ministry of Health.
- Ninu Zammit
Ninu Zammit (born 1952) is a politician from the Republic of Malta. He serves as the Minister for Resources and Infrastructure, and is responsible for the Works Division, Environmental Development and Management, Rehabilitation Projects, Malta Resources Authority (MRA), Building Industry Consultative Council (BICC) and Oil Exploration. Zammit was born in Zurrieq, Malta in 1952. He received bachelors degrees from St Aloysius' College and the University of Malta, …
- Kate Ascher
Kate Ascher is an author and excecutive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. Her 2005 book, "The Works: Anatomy of a City", a textual and graphic exploration of how the complicated and often overlapping infrastructure of a modern city works, garnered wide discussion and praise when it was published. Ascher received her M.Sc.
- Anton Rop
Anton Rop (born 27 December, 1960) is a Slovenian politician. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Slovenia. He was the fourth Prime Minister of Slovenia, from 2002 to 2004. Until 2005 he was also the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije - LDS), the legal successor of the Slovenian Association of Socialist Youth. On March 20, 2007, he left the party and joined the Social Democrats. Rop was born in Ljubljana.
- David T. Beito
David T. Beito is a professor of history at the University of Alabama and one of the key contributors to the group weblog Liberty and Power, which is located at the History News Network. Beito was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received a B.A. in history from the University of Minnesota in 1980 and a Ph.D in history from the University of Wisconsin in 1986. Since 1994, he has taught at the University of Alabama, where he is an associate professor in history.
- Gary Williams
I work in international IT and change management. See LinkedIn and ecademy for my professional profile, references and resume. I'm an Open Networker open to connect on gary.williams@runbox.com at ecademy.com, plaxo.com, linkedin.com, konnects.com, naymz.com and facebook.com. Email is best to contact me. I work hard, love friends and family, having fun, sport, cars, motorbikes and very loud music. Life is short, you get one shot and I figure I've had more than half of mine already! :-)
- Steve Desroches
Steve Desroches is a politician in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the councillor for the new ward of Gloucester-South Nepean in the 2006 municipal election. He studied at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, where he obtained a Masters degree in public administration. Prior to his entry in municipal politics, Desroches worked for several Ministries in the federal government as well as the office of the Auditor General.
- Joyce Cusack
Joyce Marie Cusack (born May 21, 1942) is an American politician. She is a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District and a member of the Democratic Party. Her district currently covers a part of Volusia County, Florida. Cusack was born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and resides in DeLand, Florida.
- Jon Woods
Jon Woods is an American politician, the Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Springdale, Arkansas, and a banker. He won the Republican Primary in May 2006, at the age of 28, and did not face an opponent in the November general election. He defeated school board member Kathy McFetridge, who ran for the same office as a Democrat in 1998, and college student Drew Griffin, who was forced from the race due to residency, …
- Harry B. Chase
Harry Chase (born November 22, 1947, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian politician. He is a provincial MLA as a member of the Alberta Liberal Party, and has represented the riding of Calgary Varsity, a typical conservative stronghold previously held by Murray Smith, since November, 2004. Chase earned his Bachelor of Education from the University of Calgary in 1971. He served as a teacher for 34 years. Prior to his success in the 2004 provincial election, …
- Chris Baldone
Information Technology Manager with broad technical experience and background relating to networking infrastructure, integrated systems, and support of enterprise solutions. Interested in companies seeking to expand with focus on people, technology, and process improvement.
- Kate Knuth
Kate Knuth (b. 1981) is a DFL Representative in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 50B, which contains part of New Brighton, Arden Hills, and Shoreview. Knuth was first elected in 2007 and was one of the youngest representatives to serve in the 85th Legislature. She won the seat vacated by the retiring Char Samuelson. In the legislature, many of her authored bills have dealt with improvements to infrastructure.
- Municipal Commissioner Of Mumbai
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- Tukdoji Maharaj
Rashtra Saint Tukdoji Maharaj (1909-11 October 1968) born in Amravati District of Maharashtra state in central India. He died on 11th October 1968 at 4.58 pm. Many of the development programs started by him are still working efficiently in the state of Maharashtra.Saint Tukdoji was is one of the shining sants of India.
- Bedrettin Dalan
Bedrettin Dalan (1941) is a Turkish engineer, former politician and the first mayor of Greater İstanbul. He is the founder of İSTEK Vakfı, a foundation for education and culture, and Yeditepe University in İstanbul. Bedrettin Dalan was born in 1941 in Eskişehir, Turkey to a family, which came from a village of Bayburt Province in the eastern Anatolia to work for the Turkish State Railways. After finishing the high school in Germencik, Aydin, …
- John Turnbull Thomson
John Turnbull Thomson (1821-1884) was a British civil engineer who played an instrumental role in the development of the early infrastructure of nineteenth century Singapore.
- Jean-François Rischard
Jean-Francois Rischard was appointed as the World Bank's first Vice President for Europe in 1998. He represents the World Bank Group in its high-level partnerships and communications with European constituencies, including governments, parliaments, the private sector and non-governmental organizations. Mr. Rischard joined the World Bank in 1975 as a project officer for large-scale industry.
- George Drumgoole Coleman
George Drumgoole Coleman (1795-1844), also known as "George Drumgold Coleman", was a civil architect who played an instrumental role in the design and construction of many of the civil infrastructure in Singapore, after the island was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. Born in Ireland, Coleman was trained as a civil architect. He came to Singapore from Calcutta, India, where he had been working, by way of Batavia in 1822, …
- Eugène Diomi Ndongala
Eugène Diomi Ndongala is a candidate in the current election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ndongala is a candidate of the Christian Democracy Party and has pledged to provide free emergency care in public hospitals and to develop the country's communications infrastructure if elected. Before running for president, Ndongala served as deputy minister of economy and industry, but was jailed without trial several times in 1997 and 1998.
- Peter Hill Beard
Peter Hill Beard b. 22 January 1938 in New York is a photographer, artist, diarist and writer. Peter Beard began keeping diaries as a child and, after discovering photography at the age of twelve, used photographs to extend and enhance them. He attended Yale University where he enrolled as a pre-medical student but quickly changed his major to art history.
- Edward Manning Bigelow
Edward Manning Bigelow (1850-1916), known as the "father of Pittsburgh's parks," was an American City Engineer and later Director of Public Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was responsible for major improvements in city's infrastructure, such as new boulevards, waterworks, and parks, many of them in today's Oakland district.
- Edward Herschler
Edward Herschler (October 7, 1919 - February 5, 1990), popularly known as "Gov. Ed", was the Democratic governor of the usually Republican U.S. state of Wyoming from 1975 to 1987. Herschler built a personal appeal to voters based on charisma, a small-town background, and shrewd political maneuvering to such an extent that he was the only three-term governor in Wyoming history. Herschler served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
- Rigo Ketelings
"home is where the heart is".. .
- Erwin Huber
Erwin Huber was appointed State Minister and Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery in 1994. He held the office of Bavarian State Minister of Finance from November 1995 to October 1998. From 1998 until 2003 he was State Minister and Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery. In 2003 he became Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery and State Minister for Federal Affairs and Administrative Reform.
- Allen Beasley
Allen Beasley Allen Beasley is a partner with Redpoint Ventures. Allen focuses on infrastructure and consumer media investments and currently serves on the Boards of Directors of several technology companies in addition to AirPlay. Prior to joining Redpoint, Allen was an associate with IVP, a firm he joined in 1998.
- David Coppit
David Coppit , Robert Painter , and Meghan Revelle . Spotlight: A Prototype Tool for Software Plans . In Proceedings of 2007 the International Conference on Software Engineering , pages 754-757, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 20-26 May 2007. IEEE. Referreed formal research demonstration paper. (21% acceptance rate) David Coppit and Jeixin Lian . yagg: An Easy-To-Use Generator for Structured Test Inputs .
- Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson , TethersEnd Consulting, http://www.TethersEnd.com/ TethersEnd is the individual consultancy of Larry Johnson , an Enterprise Systems Architecture Consultant specializing in technical collaboration.
- Sidney Karin
Sidney Karin is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). He was the Founding Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), and the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (NPACI). In the early 1980s, Dr. Karin was one of the leaders in the creation of the Supercomputer Centers program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), eventually resulting in the establishment of SDSC.
- Hamish MacKenzie
Mr Mackenzie is Director of Deutsche Bank and Senior Acquisitions Manager, RREEF Infrastructure, based in London. Mr Mackenzie is responsible for identifying and implementing investment opportunities and for ongoing management of those businesses.
- Bob Roy
"You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough." Blake.
- Lynda Wayne
Lynda Wayne T he Barbara Hirsch Special Service Award is presented to members or staff who have made special contributions to URISA. This award was created to honor URISA’s former Chief Financial Officer, Barbara Hirsch. The award is given to individuals or committees who have shown a similar consummate level of service to URISA through an ongoing commitment to our success as an organization.
- Peter McGregor
Peter is a Director of Hastings Funds Management and Chief Operating Officer of Australian Infrastructure Fund. He was previously Head of Infrastructure at the Investment Banking firm of Goldman Sachs JBWere, and has over 20 years experience in the Australian finance and investment industry.
- Bill Coughran
Bill Coughran is Google's VP of Engineering for Systems Infrastructure where he is responsible for large-scale distributed computing programs underlying Google's products. Bill joined Google engineering in early 2003 where he began working with the web crawling, storage, and other systems teams. During his more than 20 year career in computing, Bill has been involved with embedded software for networking systems, security system products, and computational science and engineering.
- Vivek Desai
Vivek Desai , Director of Marketing, Alliances and Account Management (TUI InfoTec) Partho Mukherjee , AVP (US – East Coast) C. V. Narayanan , AVP (Projects) N. Sridhara , AVP (Project Office & Infrastructure) M. Ashoka , AVP (Quality, Training & Technology Architecture) C. Padma , AVP (Projects) D. Gnaneshwar , AVP (Projects) Ganesh S , AVP & Head- HRD D. V. S. S. R Murthy , AVP (Infrastructure Management Services Business )
- Partho Mukherjee
Partho Mukherjee AVP (US – East Coast) Partho is responsible for Sonata's business development initiatives in the US southern region. He holds a bachelors degree in engineering from Bombay University. Partho has been instrumental in kick-starting Sonata's US South operations in 2003. Prior to joining Sonata, Partho worked as Senior Director- offshore services for Covansys Corporation.