Speaker biography

Lee Drake has extensive speaking experience.  He's spoken on topics such as computer security, programming best practices, building content managed websites, building online communities, virus and spyware prevention, and a variety of other computer-related topics.

As sponsor and author of the Viruswarn.com website Lee has built a world-wide following of users who rely on him and his co-authors to get up-to-date information on virus threats.

In addition, Lee has participated in a number of discussion panels on wide-ranging business-related topics, including health insurance for small businesses, legislative issues for NYS businesses, workmen's comp, 240/241 reform, and Medicaid/Medicare reform.  He participated in a panel sponsored by Senator Hillary Clinton on the challenges of providing health care to small businesses.

As a member of the executive board for the Rochester Small Business Council Lee has worked hard to help NYS create an environment that is more friendly towards small businesses.  As a member of the economic development committee for the Rochester Business Alliance he's participated in assisting Rochester to grow into a competitive upstate NY city.  As a member of the board for the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management Lee has added extensive experience in the everyday issues of HR Management in the small business.

As a member of the Rochester Professional Consultants Network Lee has spoken on panels ranging from computer solutions for small businesses, building an online presence for your consulting organization, web advertising, and search engine optimization, to the challenges of building a consulting organization.

As 50% owner of Aztek Computer Solutions, Inc., Lee helped build a Rochester Top 100 company.  As President and CEO of OS-Cubed, Inc., Lee is well on the way to creating his next Top 100 company.

In addition, Lee has participated extensively in the programs sponsored by The Executive Committee (TEC) now known as Vistage.  Lee is a graduate of Cornell University ALS School, a Certified Novell Engineer, a programmer, a Habitat for Humanity supporter, an avid Tournament Paintball player, and a fan of science fiction and fantasy books.  He also enjoys playing a wide variety of computer, card, and board games.

As a columnist for the "Geekspeak" column in Business Strategies magazine Lee has created a series of easy-to-read, easy-to-understand articles on computer management, targeted at CEOs and small business owners.  In addition Lee has authored a number of websites and their content, including www.viruswarn.com and www.os-cubed.com.

Lee has contributed articles for the published books DataEase Tips and Tricks, volumes 2 and 3, and for the DataEase newsletter.  His article "A Business of Your Own" was the feature article in Business Strategies magazine.

Lee is also author of the Web/Trends sub-blog of the Business Strategies Blog (www.bizstratblog.com).   Here he addresses more topical issues on computer security, trends in web development, and building better websites and infrastructure for your business.

Lee's extensive writing experience allows him to create custom articles on a variety of computer and business topics.  Lee has been quoted numerous times in the Rochester Business Journal and in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.  A project done for Xerox was featured as a "Basic Hero" in Visual Basic magazine, a national publication.