Joseph C. Trezzo is Chief Operating Officer of TUSC. He has a solid business background and is a strong believer in education.

In 1999, Joe packaged his many years of experience into "Oracle PL/SQL Tips & Techniques" as part of The Ultimate Oracle Library of books TUSC has written for various publishers. The book shares hundreds of real-world developer and DBA examples and insider secrets he has compiled in more than 20 years in the industry.

Joe's deep understanding of business can be directly linked to his undivided dedication to clients. He vows to do whatever it takes to reach a project's goals to ensure customer satisfaction. He also believes in people and that true teamwork is a key to any company's success. It's a proven philosophy that he often shares with colleagues during expert tracks at entrepreneur and leadership conferences.

Technically, Joe specializes in the design, development and tuning of application systems for large companies. He has led and managed several projects, having developed applications in accounting, finance, government, human resources, inventory control, manufacturing, order processing, pharmaceuticals, purchasing, utilities and warehousing.

Along with co-founders Bradley D. Brown and Richard J. Niemiec, Joe won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2001 in the category of "E-developer" and was inducted into the Chicago-Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame in 1998. TUSC also has won an Arthur Andersen-Chicago Best Practices Award for "Unleashing the Power of Technology" and was named a finalist in three other categories -- "Exceeding Customer Satisfaction," "Motivating and Retaining Employees" and "Strategic Leadership." TUSC has been selected as a finalist for Solutions Integrator magazine's SI Impact Award ("Solutions Integrator of the Year"), Inc./Cisco's Growing with Technology Award ("Fully Established Companies") and MassMutual's Blue Chip Enterprise Initiative Award.

Other awards of significance that Joe has been involved in include the 2007 Oracle Titan Award, Oracle PartnerNetwork's 2004 Partner Solution of the Year Award and 2002 Internet Platform Partner of the Year.

Joe has been involved with Oracle since 1985 (version 4) and is a certified Oracle database administrator. Over his career, he has been a developer, DBA and project leader. He often is requested to submit white papers and serve on expert panels for both Oracle and professional panels. Joe previously served as editor in chief for Exploring Oracle DBMS magazine and continues as a regular contributor to several international Oracle-related publications.

Joe is also a popular speaker, having appeared at Oracle conferences on all levels for more than a decade. He was named top presenter at the International Oracle Users Group-A Live! convention in 2001 and 1998 and has consistently placed in the top 10 at the international level for the past decade.