Stew Nickolas is an IBM Distinguished Engineer working in the IBM Emerging Internet Technologies organization where he has led several projects focused on new and evolving technologies that represent future business opportunities. As a Distinguished Engineer, Stew is involved at all levels of development, from strategy & investment to product planning and development. Most recently Stew has led efforts driving IBM adoption of Platform as a Service (IBM Bluemix), Big Data analytics, IBM Watson productization and collaborative development environments.