• I have worked successfully in industry (information services), academia, and R&D laboratories.
• I have lead both the technical and the organizational aspects of diverse projects.
• I have built and managed teams that excel in both individual and group accomplishments.
• I have led teams in both hierarchical and matrix structures, including teams that span more than one formal organization.
• I have built and managed large and small-scale information technology infrastructures.
• I have transitioned services from experimental/developmental phases to production use.

• Coordinate the activities of the Distributed Systems Laboratory, one of the lead sites for the Globus Alliance
• Manage a staff of professional software developers
• Manage Argonne/DSL activities and contributions for federally-sponsored projects such as NEESgrid, GRIDS Center, and NASA's Information Power Grid initiative
• Work with DSL senior staff, division management, and collaborators to help produce project proposals, plans, and statements of work
• Assist in obtaining and retaining project funding
• Promote the work of the DSL and the Globus Alliance by speaking at international conferences, meetings, and workshops
• Build, promote, and cultivate external relationships with DSL collaborators and partners in industry, academia, and other laboratories
• Supervise production of the open source Globus Toolkit, a key element in the current Grid computing movement
• Plan and lead user support activities for the Globus Toolkit

Project Development Manager, Argonne National Laboratory, December 1999-November 2000.

• Participated in the management of the Distributed Systems Laboratory
• Managed relationships with research and development partners in other institutions
• Coordinated projects within the DSL
• Planned and led user support activities for the Globus Project
• Assisted in obtaining and retaining project funding

Sr. Product Manager, Bell & Howell Information and Learning (now ProQuest Information and Learning), July-November 1999.

• Managed the continued development of ProQuest SiteBuilder^TM and related products
• Led project planning, tracking, and implementation activities
• Acted as primary liaison with inside and outside developers
• Led product testing, quality assurance, and documentation processes
• Defined training and marketing needs and coordinated with marketing managers

Project Leader: AITG, Bell & Howell Information and Learning (now ProQuest Information and Learning), September 1998-July 1999.

• Created a leadership role in a research and development team focused on advanced information technologies
• Envisioned future information technology needs and developed plans for addressing them using existing (and cutting-edge) technologies
• Participated in the concept definition and requirements phases of several projects
• Advocated the use of advanced technologies for company initiatives

Principal Engineer: World Wide Web, UMI (now ProQuest Information and Learning), April 1996-September 1998.

• Chaired a cross-functional team that designed and managed the corporate website
• Managed the software engineering team for implementing the corporate website
• Shared leadership in the technical design of web-based products, including the web-based ProQuest Direct^® service and the related SiteBuilder technology
• Managed software engineering teams developing Web-based products
• Provided technical guidance for new Web-related projects at
• Installed and supported Web servers as needed for production and development activities

Manager of Information Technology Services and Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information, The University of Michigan, March 1993-April 1996.

• Planned and managed the construction of the school's information technology environment, and coordinated its integration with University-wide resources
• Participating in the senior planning and management activities of the school as it underwent a major transformation process, including a new mission, a new name, new degree programs, and a new curriculum
• Worked with the library community (academic, public, school) on numerous outreach initiatives
• Assisted in developing successful proposals for multi-million dollar research grants
• Instructed faculty, students, and summer institute attendees in technology-related areas
• Hired, trained, and supervised permanent and temporary staff members

Systems Research Programmer II, Computer Aided Engineering Network, The University of Michigan, February 1991-March 1993.

• Installed, supported, and maintained numerous software applications in a very large distributed Unix environment, developing and perfecting distributed management techniques
• Supervised student employees engaged in technically-challenging projects
• Provided technical support including documentation, training, and one-on-one interaction with users

The Role of Standards in the Grid. Ian Foster and Lee Liming, Software Tech News, 7:1, April 2004.

The MOST Experiment: Earthquake Engineering on the Grid. B. F. Spencer, A. Elnashai, N. Nakata, H. Saliem, G. Yang, J. Futrelle, W. Glick, D. Marcusiu, K. Ricker, T. Finholt, D. Horn, P. Hubbard, K. Keahey, L. Liming, N. Zaluzec, L. Pearlman, E. Stauffer, Procedings of the Workshop on Case Studies on Grid Applications - Global Grid Forum 10, March 2004.

• Group leadership, including: team building, motivational techniques, development of shared goals, and advocacy in broader contexts
• Change management, including the ability to recognize need for change and transform challenges into opportunities
• Working with a variety of organizational cultures and successfully mediating among them
• Hiring and supervising full-time and part-time employees
• Project planning, including budget development and tracking
• Developing policies and procedures that enable people and groups to achieve shared goals

• Commercial-quality website development using HTML, CGI, Java and JavaScript, plus various features of Netscape's Enterprise and Commerce Servers (SSL, NSAPI, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge and skills related to Internet-based technologies, including content, use, administration, and design
• Familiarity with digital formats and transmission standards for images, audio, and video
• Familiarity with the concepts and evaluation criteria for graphic design work
• Considerable teaching and training experience, ranging from informal group presentations through teaching at the graduate level
• Software engineering in numerous programming languages and development environments
• Extensive familiarity with TCP/IP networking, including designing, implementing, and administering system-level and application-level services
• Administration of Unix, Windows, MacOS, and Novell systems and networks