It’s funny. Jeffrey McShane has spent his entire professional life working for law firms, but he isn’t a lawyer. In fact, he laughs at the idea of going to law school and working as an attorney. But while it’s true that McShane is so comfortable around lawyers that he’s chosen to work alongside them for […]
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Daniel Millbank – Xpress Global Systems LLC
It’s long and heavy enough to knock a knight in shining armor off a horse, but don’t confuse a stinger—a forklift extension used to spear rolls of carpet and floor coverings—with a medieval jousting lance. Nor should the logistics industry be seen as stuck in the Middle Ages. But as crucial as the stinger is […]
Rick Lindberg – ASTM International
It wasn’t the kind of matrix you’d need Keanu Reeves or Laurence Fishburne to navigate. And it certainly wasn’t a mind-bending journey through multiple dimensions that Rick Lindberg had in mind. But the matrix Lindberg developed—one of his first initiatives as vice president and CIO at ASTM International—did help set the stage for how the […]
Matt Ball – ParkMobile
How long have you waited for this night out? The dinner reservations are set, the sitter has arrived, and the concert tickets are in hand (or on your phone, more likely). Let’s hope you won’t wait as long to find a parking spot: circling city blocks for a vacant space, passing filled garages and fumbling […]
Shesha Krishnapura – Intel
A man for whom the most complex technologies are second nature, Shesha Krishnapura can find inspiration from the most unconventional sources. “The greatest teacher, failure is,” he quotes none other than Yoda, before adding to that Star Wars wisdom with “abundance is the biggest liability.” That said, one must surmise that any failures Krishnapura endured […]
Kamil Sindi – JW Player
Years ago, a world didn’t exist that allowed a handful of people to build a billion-dollar business with no profitability. So says Kamil Sindi, the chief technology officer for video platform JW Player. He adds that there was pressure for the company to be profitable as soon as possible or it would mean the end […]
Scott Knote – Powell Electronics
Piece by piece, Powell Electronics is a key supplier for the agriculture, defense and aerospace industries, supplying thumbtack-sized sensors and connectors or even the components that ensure space-bound rockets lift off cleanly and safely. These are not always everyday items, Powell Chief Information Technology Officer Scott Knote says, but from procuring components to custom assembling […]
Darrell Riekena – Republic National Distributing Company
Finding ways to operate as a wholesale distributor during a pandemic is something Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) happens to be experienced with, having cut its teeth during the days of Prohibition. Times have changed, and so too have the processes of delivering alcohol nationwide for one of the country’s largest distributors of wine and […]
David Almond – Alberta Innovates
He’ll be among the many participants at this June’s Inventures Unbound, an annual gathering of creative minds that will be conducted virtually instead of at a convention center in Calgary. But that’s OK with David Almond, the new executive director of IT at Alberta Innovates, a Canadian Crown corporation that’s publicly funded but largely free […]
Nitin Vengurlekar – Oracle Public Sector
When we talk about data, there’s a tendency to view it as an end in itself—the great equalizer the world has been waiting for. In reality, data is merely an asset. It’s how we use it—the technologies we tackle, the efficiencies we seek to gain, the solutions we choose to pursue—that tells the real story. […]
