Sam Ceccola is Federal CTO/Chief Federal Architect at BEA GovernmentSystems.
As the Deputy CTO of BEA Systems, Mr. Ceccola is responsible
for providing technical and architectural guidance to BEA’s
customers, partners and employees. Prior to working for the
Office of the CTO, Mr.Ceccola played similar role as Federal
CTO/Chief Federal Architect for BEA’s US Government business.
Mr. Ceccola has over 17 years of experience in delivering information
technology systems for business and government focused primarily
in distributed architectures that include Service-Oriented
Architectures (SOA).![bea logo](bea.jpg)
Prior to joining BEA in September 2004, Mr. Ceccola was in
charge of the High Availability practice for Hewlett-Packard
Managed Services. In that role, Mr. Ceccola provided High Availability
end-to-end services for HP largest global customers, which
included responsibility for Architecture, Implementation and
Governance of those customers’ most critical business.
Prior to HP, Mr. Ceccola led the J2EE Architects for Bluestone
Software.
During the 1990’s, Mr. Ceccola was the Information Technology
Manager/Lead Consultant for a mid-size Pennsylvania based Systems
Integrator and then was the CEO and founder of a small services
company for seven years.
Mr. Ceccola’s experience includes J2EE, C++, Other Object
Oriented technologies, Oracle and other database technologies,
Microsoft, Networking, Platforms and Storage.
In addition to his professional experience Mr. Ceccola has
served as an instructor in the subject of Object Oriented Technologies,
J2EE, C++, and other related information technologies at a
number of universities including, Penn State, Albright and
several private institutions. Mr. Ceccola has the privilege
of representing BEA in several industry forums including but
not limited to the Open Group and Industry Advisory Council
where he chairs a SOA subcommittee.
Organizations
o IAC – Emerging Technology SIG
o IAC – SOA Committee Chairperson
o GEIA – Government Electronics and Information Association
o AEA – Association of Enterprise Engineers
Certifications:
o J2EE (level 3 certified)
o Oracle (oracle certified professional)
o Microsoft (Certified Developer and Trainer)
o FEA Certification |