2017 Candidate:
Tracy Miranda

I have been working with Eclipse technologies for over 15 years and for 10 years I've made Eclipse open source my business. Today I am a vocal community member and evangelist for open source. Now I am running for a board position because I want to, at the highest level, foster the right environment for open, sustainable innovation in the current fast paced tech climate. Or to put it another way: Let's work together and get paid to build open source products that are so utterly amazing that others want to join in and get paid to build open source products that are so utterly amazing that others want to join in. Does that count as a vision? I really hope so because I would like to have a vision that is recursive.

If elected, I would focus on growth of the Eclipse ecosystem, particularly in these 3 areas:

Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

I was meaning to ask you: does Kichwa Coders experiences any benefits from being an Eclipse Solutions Member other than the purely intangible benefits of association with the Eclipse Foundation? I answer questions like this all the time from my clients and partner companies. I want to propose initiatives to strengthen the position of existing SME members and make membership more attractive for those considering it.

Science Working Group

Being a founding member of the Science Working Group and being heavily involved in one of its flagship projects, I am keen to keep the momentum going. I want to raise awareness at board level of the huge benefits of the group to the ecosystem, advocate for changes that facilitate growth and promote collaboration with other working groups. Optimizations for one working group often end up being beneficial for other working groups as well.

Diversity

I would like to lead the board in supporting the diversity initiatives of the Eclipse Foundation and the community at large so we can grow in new ways, include more contributors and committers from underrepresented groups, and benefit from the innovation that comes with more diverse thoughts around the table.