Tom Plunkett is a senior solution consultant with Oracle. Tom is a published author and has taught graduate-level computer science courses for Virginia Tech's computer science department. Tom frequently speaks at conferences, including the Air Force Information Technology Conference, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association conferences, Big Data Camp, Cloud Camp, Collaborate, EclipseCon, Foresight Vision Weekend, Innovations in e-Learning Symposium, the International Cloud Symposium, Open Group Member Conferences, the OSD NDU Social Media Implementation Across Organizational Boundaries conference, the Red Hat Summit, the Redstone Arsenal IT Security & Assurance Conference, the SOA Symposium, SOA World, the Web 2.0 Expo, and other conferences. Previously, Tom worked for IBM and the United States Government, taught computer science for Virginia Tech, and practiced patent law for a law firm. Tom has a B.A. and a J.D. from George Mason University, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.
