Minnesota Chapter

Johan Wettstrom - President

Johan Wettstrom has helped companies solve business and technical problems for almost 30 years. He has worked mainly for software and consulting companies. Johan’s specialty is as an IT Solution, Application and Technical Architect on Microsoft Technology stack. He has designed and implemented systems in Banking, Financial, Energy, Retail/e-Commerce, ERP, Device Configuration, and Sales Automation among other segments. Johan is owner of Tech Edge Solutions in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a consulting company specializing in Microsoft Technology stack.

Brette Esterbrooks - Chapter Board Member

Brette Esterbrooks has been an active software developer for over 10 years. As the owner of Brette.Net Consulting Brette has helped a diverse set of companies and organizations solve technical problems. Focused largely on application architecture and design, Brette has helped design systems in Manufacturing, Insurance, Retail, Finance and even several non-profit initiatives. Fluent in various technologies Brette’s core area of expertise is in the Microsoft .Net stack.

Rakesh Malakar - Chapter Board Member

Rakesh Malakar is an aspiring architect who has been actively learning IT Architecture practice. He is IASA IFC Certified and his IASA IAC – Software Architecture is in progress. He is currently working as an IT Architect at Green Tree Credit Solutions. He holds Master of Science in Computer Science degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and his master's thesis was in "Heterogeneous Distributed Query Processing."