Brenda M. Michelson
One-Line Bio
Brenda M. Michelson is a business-technology advocate, advisor and consultant.
Biography
Brenda M. Michelson is the principal of Elemental Links, a business-technology consultancy, specializing in business-systems architecture, active information and event processing networks.
At Elemental Links, Brenda delivers advisory and project consulting services. Brenda’s areas of specialization include active information strategies, business-systems architecture, business-technology strategy, enterprise architecture and platform services, event processing, service-oriented architecture and technology transition.
When not working with clients, Brenda writes about the intersection of business, technology, information and relevance on her elemental links blog.
From 2007 – 2009, Elemental Links was under contract with the Object Management Group (OMG) to develop and lead the community programs of the SOA Consortium. During this tenure, Brenda held the additional title of SOA Consortium Program Director.
Prior to pursuing Elemental Links full time, Brenda was a Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant/Analyst with the Patricia Seybold Group.
Brenda spent 19 years in corporate IT, most recently as Chief Enterprise Architect for L.L. Bean. At L.L. Bean, Brenda was responsible for the articulation and execution of the enterprise architecture strategy (J2EE transformation, enterprise integration, service-oriented architecture (SOA) and event-driven architecture (EDA)), strategic planning, portfolio management and talent development.
Previous to L.L. Bean, over the span of 10 years, Brenda provided development services for Insurance, Banking, a Chip Manufacturer and a world leader in Aircraft Engine Design & Manufacturing.
Brenda holds a B.S. from Bryant College, from which she graduated summa cum laude.
Contact Information
email: brenda at elementallinks dot com
phone: +1 207 956 0396
