Biographical Sketch: •Mike Watley, IBM, Advisory Software Engineer Mike joined IBM in October of 2010 as part of the company acquisition of Sterling Commerce. He provides an advisory position where he is not only the lead software developer of Connect:Direct for z/OS but he assists other teams, groups and the client community with Connect:Direct product guidance and advice. Mike has more than 20 years experience with the Connect:Direct product and has held a variety positions in customer support and development. Prior to his arrival at Sterling Commerce, Mike spent a 10 year career as a Systems Programmer supporting VM and VSE.