Biography:Scott Klement
Scott Klement, born January 28, 1969, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[1] is an American computer scientist, author, and speaker recognized as a top evangelist for IBM i on IBM Power Systems computers. For twenty-eight years, Scott served as the IT Director of family owned Klement's Sausage, which was sold to Altamont Capital Partners in 2014.[2] In 2012 he left to work for Profound Logic Corporation.[3][4] Scott is a member of the Strategic Education Team (SET) and a Subject Matter Expert (SME) at COMMON, the largest association of users of IBM compatible technology in the world. He has developed numerous frameworks and other open-source development tools, often works that make other technology accessible to the IBM i technology directly from RPG.[5] Many developments by others, including Thomas Raddatz as well as IBM itself, make use of Klement's software in products of their own.[6] His work in developing tools which open the i is widely quoted by others, including sockets and other tools in the book Hacking iSeries,[7] and UNIXCMD, which allows PHP to access UNIX commands from a script.[8][9] In addition, Klement was a frequent contributor to various Penton Media trade magazines.
Personal
Scott resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and son. He is an avid player of the sheepshead card game.[10]
Awards
In 2005, Klement was awarded the Intellectual Solutions Award by IBM and COMMON for his website, which provided multiple tutorials and open source software to the IBM i community.[11] He also received the Gary Guthrie Award for Excellence in Technical Writing[12] and the silver medal for Best Feature Series by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).[13][14] Klement's skill is recognized as one of the best in the industry.[15] In 2012 Klement, along with Jim Buck and Aaron Bartell, was named a "Champion of Power" by IBM for their contributions to the Power Systems community.[16] He has been called "The most interesting man in the RPG world".[17] In 2023, he was the first inducted to the Common Europe "Hall of Fame" for his contributions to the IBM i world.
Partial list of frameworks and open-source projects
Category | Title/Description | References |
---|---|---|
Base 64 encode-decode | service program to encode/decode Base64 | [18] |
EXPAT XML Parser | a port of the open-source Expat XML parser to i | [19][20] |
FTPAPI | Programmatic granular control of FTP on i | [21] |
HSSFR4 | A service program simplifying use of POI to read and write Excel from RPG | [22] |
HTTPAPI | Consuming SOAP and RESTful Web Services in RPG | [18] |
JDBCR4 | JDBC driven by RPG | [18] |
JSON | ported Yet another JSON Compiler (YAJL) | [23] |
Linux Tn5250 | An open-source 5250 emulator for Linux, FreeBSD, etc. | [18] |
SNTP Program | Time syncer | [18] |
UNIXCMD | Run Qshell commands from RPG using f-spec | [18] |
References
- ↑ Withanachchi, Chamara. "Scott Klement". http://www.rpgiv.info/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=485&Itemid=9. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Taschler, Joe. "Klement Sausage sold to holding company of San Francisco firm". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/business/klement-sausage-sold-to-tall-tree-foods-b99262528z1-257926681.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "A Mixed Bunch". 27 June 2012. http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/iDevelop/Archive/a-mixed-bunch/. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "IBM i Development Export Scott Klement Joins the Profound Logic Software Team". 11 July 2012. http://www.profoundlogic.com/press-releases/ibm-i-development-expert-scott-klement-joins-the-profound-logic-software-team.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Rhodes, Ryan (June 2005). "Getting the RPG Word Out". http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/endpgm/Getting-the-RPG-Word-Out/. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Paris, Jon (3 June 2008). "Modern Tools for Today's RPG Programmer". http://www.mcpressonline.com/programming/rpg/modern-tools-for-todays-rpg-programmer.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Carmel, Shalom (2004). Hacking iSeries.
- ↑ Youens, Andy (29 January 2016). "Using PHP and RPG to Communicate Together Part 2". http://powerwire.eu/using-php-and-rpg-to-communicate-together-part-2. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Fun with QSH, call qp2term and RPG …". http://yips.idevcloud.com/wiki/index.php/PASE/SHELL. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Klement, Scott. "About Me". https://scottklement.com/aboutme/index.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "IBM Recognizes Top Innovators on iSeries Systems". 15 March 2005. https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/7564.wss. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Vasta, David (22 June 2008). "Scott Klement Honored with Gary Guthrie Writing Award". http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/system-i/scott-klement-honored-with-gary-guthrie-writing-award/. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Biography". 20 February 2007. http://www.metromidrange.org/PastMeetings/meet200702.shtml. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "2006 Editorial and Design Regional Award Winners Announced". http://www.asbpe.org/blog/2012/01/02/2006-editorial-and-design-regional-award-winners-announced/. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Woodie, Alex (21 October 2013). "Will Modern, Free-Form RPG Bring New Blood To The Platform?". http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh102113-story01.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Burger, Dan (21 May 2012). "Three IBM i Advocates Elevated to Champion Status". http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh052112-story07.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Scott Klement Joins Profound Logic Staff". 16 July 2012. http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh071612-story08.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 "Scott Klement Open Source Projects". http://scottklement.com/oss.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Using the Expat XML Parser from an RPG Program, Part 1". http://iprodeveloper.com/rpg-programming/using-expat-xml-parser-rpg-program-part-1. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "What's New in V5R4 RPG?". February 2006. http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/rpg/What-s-New-in-V5R4-RPG-/?page=3. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "These are a Few of Our Favorite (Free) Things!". 14 July 2009. http://ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/iDevelop/Archive/these-are-a-few-of-our-favorite-free-things/. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "How to Excel with RPG and Java". 16 September 2004. http://www.easy400.net/hssfcgi/documentation/19278.html. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Building JSON with RPG". http://www.fieldexit.com/forum/display?threadid=195. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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