My intro for the list

[Michael Priestley <mpriestl@ca.ibm.com>]

As we discussed in the meeting yesterday,
I'm kicking off a round of intros so we can all get to know each other
a little better.

I've been with DITA since day 1, and
was the co-editor of the DITA 1.0 and 1.1 specification. I'm excited about
lightweight DITA because it gives us a chance to apply the lessons we've
learned with full DITA in crafting a high-functioning but lightweight architectural
subset. 

My current role at IBM is one of content
technology strategist, with a scope that lets me influence (but not necessarily
direct) technology development across many different content development
and delivery organizations, with both internal and external audiences.
Lightweight DITA is a part of every content technology strategy deck I
put together in IBM. It's a core piece of the architecture we need to allow
content to be truly portable, across systems, skill sets, and formats.

The highest priority scenarios I'm focusing
on for IBM use (with help from other IBMers) are:

- marketing content and HTML5 mappings
- training content and EPUB mappings
- developer content and both markdown
and HTML5 mappings

Michael Priestley, Senior Technical
Staff Member (STSM)
Enterprise Content Technology Strategist
mpriestl@ca.ibm.com
http://dita.xml.org/blog/michael-priestley