OAUG Members Elke Phelps and Ameed Taylor Honored with Oracle ACE Designations

OAUG members Elke Phelps and Ameed Taylor were recently named Oracle ACE and Oracle ACE Director, respectively. The Oracle ACE Program recognizes and rewards members of the Oracle Technology and Applications communities for their technical proficiency and willingness to share their knowledge and experiences.

Oracle ACE — Elke Phelps is the Technical Manager of the Oracle Applications DBA Team at Humana. Her experience with Oracle products began in 1993. She is an Oracle Certified Professional and author of Oracle Applications DBA Field Guide (Apress) as well as numerous white papers. She is a frequent speaker at major conferences, including COLLABORATE and Oracle OpenWorld, and an active member of the Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG). Elke founded and currently presides as Chair of the OAUG Middleware (formerly Application Technology Stack) SIG. She is also a member of the OAUG Geo/SIG Committee and serves as the OAUG SIG Chair.

Oracle ACE Director — Ameed Taylor is president of Applation LLC. Applation is creating OnDemand solutions that help firms integrate their applications and data with global customers, vendors and partners. Prior to founding Applation, Ameed was one of the founding employees of silicon valley based Qwest Cyber Solutions (QCS), a pioneering joint venture between Qwest Communications and KPMG to develop ASP solutions. Before joining QCS, Ameed was a principal Oracle ERP consultant for ARIS Corporation (now CIBER). Ameed authors the EBizSig Blog, which focuses on Oracle technology for E-Business Suite developers. Ameed is a longtime Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG) member and chairs the OAUG Customization and Extension SIG.

More information about the Oracle ACE Program is available on Oracle’s Web site.