Greetings. There's an election currently in progress for the OASIS Board of Directors, and I would like your vote. This brief email outlines why I think should you consider adding me into the list of 5 candidates you can vote for out of the 7 candidates that are running for election. OASIS has already sent out the announcement emails including the full list of candidate profiles and most importantly the location where you can vote – which is
https://www.oasis-open.org/ apps/org/workgroup/voting/ ballot.php?id=3081 So why vote for me? You can view my biographical statement and platform at
https://www.oasis-open.org/ private/elections/2017board/ rich.php , but as I’m sure you are busy here is a greatly condensed version: - I've been actively directly participating in OASIS standards activities for over 10 years across multiple technical committees so I have first-hand experience in what OASIS is all about. - I’ve worked for both large and small companies (almost 38 years at IBM) and I currently represent a much smaller Australia-based company, so my experiences encompass the challenges faced by both large and small companies working with standards based software and working in standards bodies. - I've been heavily involved in the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) Technical Committee and more recently in the PKCS#11 Technical Committee, so I have current experience in the challenges of both creating and evolving standards through multiple versions and on designing, building and deploying systems based on those standards. I would like the opportunity to take these experiences and harness them in continuing to fine-tune OASIS processes and tooling for world-class results, this time at a Board level. Receiving your vote would help give me that chance. Thanks for your consideration. There’s a bit more info on me posted on the company website at
https://www.cryptsoft.com/ about/about-fellows.php . If you have further questions, my email address is on the bio, and I would welcome interaction. Regards, Bruce Rich