FMS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Application Architect
Jim Ferguson has over 25 years of extensive database design and programming experience on a variety of mainframe, minicomputer, SQL, PC and web platforms.
In addition to being regarded as one of the leading Visual Studio .NET experts in the industry, he was a Microsoft MVP for his support of Access and Visual Basic and a Microsoft Certified Professional. Well versed in many technologies including ADO, ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, COM+, Cobol, Commerce Server, and IIS, he is the primary developer of several FMS products.
Over the years he has also consulted with a number of prominent clients such as General Electric, Procter & Gamble, DuPont, Omnicom, and the National Association of Broadcasters.
Jim holds a Bachelor's degree in English and co-authored Microsoft Jet Database Engine Programmer's Guide (Microsoft Press). He was the technical editor of Using Microsoft Access 2000 and Roger Jenning's Database Developer's Guide with Visual Basic 6. He has also published technical articles in Smart Access and Visual Studio Magazine. Jim joined FMS in 1994.
Luke Chung - Founder, President
Luke Chung, founded FMS in 1986 to provide database solutions to help people and organizations make better decisions. He has directed the company's product development and consulting services efforts as the database industry evolved over the decades. In addition to being a primary author and designer of many FMS commercial products, Luke has personally provided consulting services to a wide range of clients and industries both commercial and government.
Luke is a popular speaker at conferences in the US, Australia and Europe, and has published many articles in industry magazines and the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN). Microsoft has recognized him as a Microsoft MVP for his expertise and community influence. He is a former president of the Washington, DC chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization, and served 9 years on the Fairfax County Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee representing the School Board. He is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor Degree in Engineering and Applied Sciences and a Masters in Physical Oceanography, and is in his second three-year term on the Harvard Alumni Association Board.
A few years ago, Luke changed the national discourse on the Healthcare.gov website for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). After his non-partisan, technical assessment blog post Healthcare.gov is a Technological Disaster went viral, he was quoted in the New York Times and Forbes. That led to repeated appearances on national radio and TV news broadcasts on ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, NBC, and more (see video clips in media coverage).
He also met with the US House Energy and Commerce Committee and testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the web site and data security. Throughout the process, Luke used his experience to help policy makers and journalists better understand the technical issues, why the system wasn't going to work regardless of the number of users, and how badly the government contractors abused taxpayers on this and other IT projects. Previously, Luke represented FMS as one of 18 small businesses across the US on the Small Business Roundtable before the Senate Finance Committee.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President of Our Professional Solutions Group
Michelle Swann-Renee, is the Executive Vice President of our Professional Solutions Group.
She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Microsoft Certified Professional, and has published technical articles in industry magazines.
Michelle is an accomplished Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, SQL Server, Microsoft Access, and Visual Basic database architect and developer. She has successfully designed, developed, delivered and supported a wide range of database solutions.
Examples include work for the Pan American Health Organization, Washington DC Department of Public Works, MediVia, and Health Sciences Corporation. Michelle joined FMS in 1999 and was promoted through the ranks from developer to her current EVP responsibilities.