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In the late ‘90s, Bassam El-Fahmawi and his wife spent a harrowing day in the hospital when their two-year-old daughter fell ill with a high fever. Despite his years of experience in the medical industry and having been a lab manager at Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Hospital in Saudi Arabia, he was relegated to the […]

Indorama Ventures doesn’t really operate under the radar, but there are times when it seems that way, says Brian Ullrich. “I like to call us the largest petrochemical company you’ve never heard of,” he says. The company was founded in 1994 as Indorama Holdings and became Thailand’s first producer of worsted wool yarn while also […]

Brandie Reynolds has learned a couple of things about the judicial system as deputy chief information officer for the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County. First, court proceedings take much more coordination than what anyone sees. Second, connecting all the participants is complex work. Reynolds, whose 20-year career in tech includes working in health […]

Barry Porozni admits he began his IT career working on machines that should now be in a museum. “Who even knows what a punch card is now?” he says with a laugh. Most recently the CIO for The Reinvestment Fund, which he left in December 2021, Porozni chatted about his career with Toggle a month […]

Many children follow in their mom or dad’s footsteps, and BJ Beier is no exception—having joined his father, Bill, at Union Savings Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio. A sister institution to Guardian Savings Bank (where the younger Beier now works), Union was a natural fit for the Beiers with its focus on family and community values. […]

Over the years, Barry MacTavish admits he’s driven his wife Sandy crazy with his hobby. Spoiler alert: it’s not betting on the ponies, or buying exotic cars. Often, when dinner’s being served or when it’s late enough to be in bed, he’s tearing apart his computer, testing programs and reading the latest technology research. “I’ve […]

It’s the second-oldest university in the U.S., chartered more than 80 years before the Declaration of Independence was written by one of its alumni, Thomas Jefferson. William & Mary, founded in 1693, also has the oldest college building continually used in the U.S., even though the interior of what’s now called the Sir Christopher Wren […]

The morning of March 26, 2018, was one that Brian Newgent will never forget.  For Brian Newgent, it started out the same as any other day: shutting off the alarm, eating breakfast and brushing his teeth. It also happened to be the day that his employer, Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, became a billion-dollar, publicly-traded company. Once known as White Construction, […]

The flashing lights and ringing bells still let everyone know you’ve won big at the slot machine. But there are subtler ways guests benefit when they visit casinos run by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, says Bill Oliver. The nation’s CIO since 2005, he’s adding features like wireless technology and easier payments, timing […]

He’s in the homestretch of a lengthy infotech career, though Baldomero Gutierrez probably never will be one for the rocking chair. He’s too active. Plus, he’s now finding his working life at its most fulfilling, so retirement can wait another three or four years. In 2008, he was promoted to chief technology officer for Mexican […]