Jess Garms is Chief Technical Officer and co-founder of ISNetworks. He is responsible for coordinating development for client projects including a Java-based Intranet for Chicago's O'Hare International Airport system.
Daniel Somerfield is CEO and co-founder of ISNetworks. He is responsible for strategic planning and software architecture for the company and its clients. Somerfield manages projects for diverse companies, both national and international in scope. Representative clients have included Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Crescent Operating, Inc. and Osteopathic Health System of Texas. Somerfield has been a guest presenter for numerous developer group programs and was a featured speaker at the 1999 Internet World conference in New York. His published articles include "Reusable UI Components for HTML" for Java Pro magazine (winner of a Bronze Quill Merit Award from the International Association of Business Communicators) and "Java 2 Cryptography," co-authored with Jess Garms, Chief Technology Officer for ISNetworks. He and Garms are currently co-authoring a book on encryption, to be published by London-based Wrox Press in late 2000. Prior to founding ISNetworks, Somerfield served as a consultant and developer for government and private sector clients, including the pharmaceutical, health care and professional services industries. His previous project work includes development of an interactive voice response system, document management software and a personalization framework for on-line catalogs. Somerfield is a member of the Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Advisory Board for the University of Washington Extension. He is helping develop a plan for 0-0 certification in distance and in-classroom learning, designed primarily for professionals wanting to enhance their professional skills. He is also a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.