Jane Affleck - posts
Jane is on TEC’s writing and editing team, and has contributed blog posts and articles about a variety of software topics, including customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) for services, and learning management systems (LMS).

Mihai Badescu - posts
Mihai is TEC’s senior project manager in the end-user projects and delivery team. He is responsible for coordinating the delivery of selection projects. With an extensive background in project management methodologies and consulting, he is a valuable asset to the company. Before joining TEC, Mihai worked for over eight years as a project manager for a software company in the electric utility sector.

Larry Blitz - posts
Larry is TEC’s promotion copywriter—and yes, that really is his last name. Larry brings his knowledge of advertising, business communications, IT, and the all-around foibles of human nature to bear on TEC’s daily newsletters, e-mail campaigns, and Vendor Showdowns.

Lynne Brash - posts
Lynne works with our analyst services team, and contributes random zeitgeist observations on the unexpected parallels between the software business and pop culture. Perez Hilton, you’ve been warned.

Josh Chalifour - posts
Josh is TEC’s director of knowledge services. He’s responsible for the groups developing, managing, writing, translating, and publishing TEC research (including knowledge bases and related content). In addition, Josh writes on enterprise software subjects and enjoys a particular concern for the free and open source software (FOSS) space. He graduated with a degree in philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley (US).

Yu (Kurt) Chen - posts
Kurt is a research analyst with TEC. He is a fan of Kurt Cobain, Steve Vai, and fashion icon Yves Saint-Laurent. His areas of interest include product lifecycle management (PLM), total quality management. and environmental issues.

David Clark - posts
David is TEC’s managing editor. With over 10 years of experience as a writer, translator, and editor, his current focus is on best practices in enterprise software selection. Prior to joining TEC, David worked at the Canadian Space Agency. He has also worked as a production manager and stage manager in the live performance industry, and as an apprentice in a saxophone repair and restoration workshop.

Sherry Fox - posts
Sherry is not only the manager of TEC’s research analyst group, she is also its resident “rock star.” When she’s not working (managing her team, conducting vendor briefings and certifications, or researching the latest in software technology), she’s writing music, raising two wonderful boys, and learning everything there is to know about “the art of living Zen.”

Alex Hankewicz - posts
Alex is a senior analyst with TEC. Alex is married and has three daughters: Tanya, Victoria, and Alexis. His areas of interest include technology, finance, and project management.

Eri Iida - posts
Eri is TEC’s Japanese translator and writer. Prior to working for TEC, she also worked as an English teacher. Eri has MAs from Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) and McGill University (Montreal, Canada).

P.J. Jakovljevic - posts
Besides being a rookie father and a Starbucks addict (the two may or may not be related), P.J. is a TEC veteran and an APICS buff. He is an equal opportunity analyst (EOA)—one of the first to pay due attention to the little guys that tend to be overlooked by the big analyst houses. P.J. is a proponent of “separation of church and state” (both in society and in the analyst world) and is committed to writing equally “tough but fair” analyses about all vendors and solutions, whether they are TEC clients or not.

Nergis Mazid - posts
Nergis is a senior editor at TEC. She’s currently exploring the nexus between enterprise software and foodie trends. “I know Lynne says that it’s about enterprise and pop culture, but really, it’s about the bread.”

Khudsiya Quadri - posts
Khudsiya is TEC’s supply chain analyst. Khudsiya has been with TEC’s end user sales team for the past two years, and is now exploring the TEC analyst world. Prior to joining TEC, she did some SAP consulting work for Imperial Tobacco. She loves Canada’s frosty climate, and enjoys each winter day with her two beautiful children.

Jamal Rahal - posts
Jamal is a technical writer who’s currently trying to wrap his head around the enterprise software market. He enjoys (gently) poking fun at the way software companies write about their products on the Web.

Leslie Satenstein - posts
Leslie is a senior analyst, with 40 years of IT experience. Over the last 10 years he has focused primarily on ERP as an independent consultant. A workaholic and perfectionist, Leslie is a devoted family man.