Some things are better done at home, although Manik Mahajan has needed to travel the world to know that’s true. Once a consultant, he helped insurance companies implement software, integrate legacy systems and IT platforms, and that took him around the globe. But the past four years, he’s been much more settled as he oversees […]
Features Financial Services
Marc Crudgington – Woodforest National Bank
A decade ago, the aim of most cybercriminals was to sow chaos: attempting to crack a high-profile company, dropping a malevolent virus into an operational system—you probably remember the headlines. But as technology evolved so too did the threats to the nation’s banking institutions. So says Marc Crudgington, chief information security officer (CISO) and senior […]
Marcus Curley – Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Laramie, Wyoming, might seem a far cry from Silicon Valley, but its communities still need the same cutting-edge technologies to drive business initiatives in the 21st century. That, in turn, has heightened the importance of bringing in IT professionals from around the country—including the nation’s high-tech hotbeds—and turning them into the neighbors of cattle ranchers […]
Matthew Lewis – Dealnet Capital
As any home or business owner eventually learns—often-times the hard way—big-ticket fixtures and appliances aren’t built for eternity. And rarely does one have the foresight to budget in advance for, say, a furnace about to burn out in the dead of winter or central air conditioning that’s breaking down just as the first heat wave […]
Mark Serwinowski—Digital Bridge Holdings
Info-tech expertise can open doors in any industry, but combine it with a finely tuned business mind and people skills and there may be no limit how high one can climb. It’s working out that way for Mark Serwinowski, whose title may be chief information officer at Digital Bridge Holdings in Boca Raton, Florida, but […]
Michele Buschman – American Pacific Mortgage
As a mortgage originator, beginning the workday can feel like an all-sides onslaught of correspondence and paperwork. Open Outlook to check your email. Now pull up the calendar. Oh, and don’t forget to download those new guidelines from Fannie Mae’s website. Minimize. Maximize. Repeat until you develop carpal tunnel syndrome. Now imagine working for American […]
