Organizers

Javid Jamae

Bio: Javid Jamae is a programmer and co-author of the book JBoss in Action. He is a Principal Consultant at Improving Enterprises where he works with amazing consultants to solve challenging problems for knowledgeable clients.
When he's not cranking out code, Javid teaches and writes about software, startups, and education.
He's currently helping to organize the Houston Lean Startup Circle and Startup Weekend Houston.
He's currently working on three startups / projects: (1) dripita.com - Dripita lets you queue up your Twitter updates and sends them out for you periodically. (2) FanLaunch.com - A group payment platform for paying content creators to release their work for free non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license. (3) My Kid Can Code: Computer Programming for Kids, an e-book he's writing to help parents teach their children how to program.
Katie Sunstrom

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Bio: Before joining Lorance & Thompson in 2010, Katie practiced as a solo attorney and dedicated the majority of her practice to assisting and serving small businesses and individuals with their copyright, trademark, intellectual property, and business litigation needs. She adopts the entrepreneurial values of her clients and acts as a champion for them in their efforts to grow and protect their intellectual property and good will. Because her practice was a small business, she is able to identify with and better serve her clients’ unique needs. Prior to having her own firm, Katie practiced for five years with a Houston boutique patent litigation firm. Although her practice started with patent litigation, she became involved in much of the firm’s trademark and copyright cases and developed a keen interest in those areas of the law. In addition to handling all types of intellectual property litigation in federal court, Katie is an experienced mediator, certified by the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center. Katie is married to her wonderful partner in crime, Chris Sunstrom who is a Senior Manager at Enaxis Consulting of Houston and serves numerous major energy companies. Katie is the mother of two sons, Evan and Henry, and enjoys chasing them, slaying dragons and getting bad guys in her spare time. Katie is actively involved in the revival of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Thomas J. Rusk Heights Lodge #225. She is involved with the Houston web and startup community as well as the Support Local Grow Together (SLGT) movement.