In 1983 Tom Nedwek started his IT career, a journey that currently finds him serving in solution- and business-architecture roles. These roles have included helping organizations like Ford Motor Company, Walt Disney World, and Accenture's Avanade subsidiary develop process-modeling and solution-delivery methodologies. Tom previously architected, designed, and implemented applications on platforms from the mainframe to the Web. He also has developed and delivered software-development training, including business and solution modeling, for numerous Fortune 500 companies and the University of Minnesota, and has spoken at international software-development conferences in the US and Europe.