About Us | People

Vega developers are authors, instructors and conference speakers. All are trained in multiple languages and platforms. Our developer community is highly interactive bringing a blend of skills to all applications.

Michael L. Brachman, Ph.D | President & Chief Technology Officer

Dr. Brachman has been programming for over 30 years. He has programmed in wide variety of languages including Assembler, C, dBase and Visual Basic. Dr. Brachman has developed applications for Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Janssen Research, REDA Pump, Marriott International, Chemical Bank, JP Morgan, the United Nations, Banco Nacional de Mexico, WEFA, Advanced Telecommunications Network and many others.

Dr. Brachman has had articles published in Data Based Advisor, FoxPro Advisor, FoxTalk, Dr. Dobb's Journal, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Brain Research, Science and many others. He wrote The FoxPro 2.5 API published as part of the Pros Talk Fox series by Pinnacle. Along with George Goley, Dr. Brachman is co-author of Creating FoxPro Applications, published by Que.

Dr. Brachman has been a featured speaker at four Microsoft FoxPro Developer`s Conferences as well as four FoxPro User Conferences in Minnesota and at Tech-Ed 1993 and Tech-Ed 1994.

Bryan T. Kinkel | Senior Project Manager

Bryan has been developing database business applications with Visual Basic and the FoxPro family of languages since 1991. His client list includes KPMG Peat Marwick, Enterprise Wide Technologies, GNYHA Services, Inc., Advanced Telecommunications Network, DataEdge, LLC., and Managed Healthcare Associates.

Bryan is also an accomplished database-enabled Web site developer. The more interesting sites include an Adobe Acrobat PDF document warehouse, a site that lets you send anonymous emails for "delicate situations." Bryan has also built e-commerce sites with real-time credit card processing.

Bryan independently publishes and distributes a software package called Printer's Apprentice. This applications has been cited in industry publications such as PC Magazine, InfoWorld and Computer Shopper. Bryan is a Microsoft Certified Professional (Visual FoxPro) and has been a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals since 1994.

Regina Magee | Web Developer

Regina Magee has been working as a web developer since 1996. She is proficient in ASP.net, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, Active Reports, eCommerce, Flash, Illustrator, IIS, Paint Shop Pro, and more.

“Programming, especially for the web, is a very good fit for my personality in that it is both logical and creative at the same time. I like the fact there is ALWAYS something new to learn which keeps me challenged. Also, it provided me with the opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients and industries.”

Regina graduated Magna Cum Laude from Peirce College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology with a concentration in Business Information Systems.

Angela McArthur | Developer

Angela began her professional career in 1998 as a self-taught database developer and administrator. She specialized in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases for companies around the world, including Australia, Mexico, Canada and The United States of America. Her expertise in relational database management systems (RDMS) includes Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Red Brick, and Microsoft Access.

During her course as a database guru, Angela completed her Associate of Arts in Computer Science at the top of her class at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania. In order to further her technical proficiency, Angela attended and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received numerous merit awards including the prestigious Presidential Scholar Award and was commended with the highest grade point average in the College of Science and Technology with a degree in Information Science and Technology.

Throughout her career, Angela has become proficient in various programming languages including Visual Basic, JavaScript, VBScript, SQL (PL/SQL, T-SQL and I-SQL), Java, Delphi, Perl and Visual FoxPro. Today, she designs websites using the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady and Flash), while keeping pace with evolving technologies and standards in HTML, DHTML, XHTML and CSS. She integrates her designs with development technologies such as ASP, ASP.NET and XML and has recently developed a range of websites within the .NET framework from small, personal websites to large, enterprise-class, e-commerce web applications.

Patricia Camacho | Office Manager

She's the person to contact for all administrative and billing functions.