Omar is currently Chief Open Source Evangelist with Oracle Corporation where he is responsible for Open Source software strategy and fostering developer communities focusing on the areas of middleware and tools. Prior to rejoining Oracle, Omar was the CEO of Orbeon where he created a successful business model based on services using Open Source Software.

Before stepping into the entrepreneurial world, Omar has held several senior management positions in high tech companies located in Silicon Valley including Symantec, Oracle, and WebGain. In 2001, Omar was an active member of the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee. He is also a regular speaker at IT events such as JavaOne, Gartner Summit, BEA eWorld, EclipseWorld, Sun Tech Day, OSCON and ApacheCon.

Before crossing the Atlantic, Omar has held several research and teaching positions at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Object Oriented Programming (OOP). He holds an M.S. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

Omar is also Vice President and co-founder of the Association of Moroccan Professionals in America (www.amp-usa.org), a non profit organization with a simple goal to unite Moroccan professionals in the US and help them expand their professional network to advance their careers.

Omar is a native of Casablanca and lives in beautiful Silicon Valley California. In his spare time Omar enjoys golfing, playing beach volley ball and tennis and has a passion for scuba diving. Omar can be contacted at omartazi@gmail.com.