Paul LaPointe is an IT geek with a gift to speak. He's played a variety of roles in the high tech industry from programmer and database administrator to technical sales lead. Paul has spent years explaining complex technical ideas in simple ways to a variety of audiences. In 2005, he was part of a motley crew of geeks that founded the innovative start-up xkoto. During that time, Paul worked with the best and brightest at IBM and Microsoft to deliver customer solutions based on xkoto's patented technology. Paul helped develop the technical sales approach that helped xkoto successfully exit after a five year journey to become part of Teradata Labs, where Paul currently works as Engineering Solution Architect, bridging the gap between consulting and engineering.