Daniel E. Linstedt is an internationally known expert in data integration, data warehousing, and business intelligence. His work has saved corporations millions of dollars a year in business process streamlining and quality improvements. Mr. Linstedt is also the creator of the Matrix Methodology and the Data Vault, which are utilized to build data warehouses conforming to CMM Level 5, Six Sigma, and Project Management Professional best practices. He is a frequent speaker at many indus.try conferences, including those from TDWI, DAMA, ODTUG, and RMOUG. Mr. Linstedt is a member of the Academic Advisory Board for postgraduate degrees at the Daniels School of Business, University of Denver. He has written and published articles for TDAN.com, BillInmon.com, TDWI-FlashPoint, B-Eye-Network, and Teradata Magazine. He can be reached at DanL at DanLinstedt.com.