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Wireless Connections: Verizon Wireless Business Sales Team and Connected Development

August 6, 2014 by rpowell

Mark Scheuerlein, Advanced Solutions Architect, Verizon Wireless

Mark Scheuerlein has been working in the cellular industry for over 8 years, first for Alltel and now for Verizon Wireless. As an Advanced Solutions Architect, he helps businesses choose products and solutions that will solve their business problems. Previously, Mark was a Senior IT Systems Engineer for Capital Broadcasting and has a background in IT, marketing, and advertising.

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Armin Asady, Business Sales Manager, Verizon Wireless

Armin Asady has been working at Verizon Wireless for over ten years in the Triangle and Eastern North Carolina markets. He is focused as a Business Sales Manager in leading a strategic B2B team that develops partnerships to assist business owners, executives and line of business managers with adopting business impacting solutions to streamline operations and grow revenue. His background includes tailoring solutions for clients in the SMB, Enterprise and Government sectors. Armin resides in Raleigh and is a graduate of East Carolina University.

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Paul Moore, VP of Sales & BD, Connected Development

Paul Moore has worked in the wireless industry for just over 15 years. As VP of Sales and Business Development, Paul works closely with clients on M2M applications and connected devices to ensure the design integrity, certification, and successful product launch. Previous to his role at Connected Development, Paul was Director of Business Development at Ericsson, a Cisco certified engineer for AT&T, and a communications Sergeant in the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg. He did his undergraduate at UNC Charlotte, and MBA from University of Texas, Dallas.

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Method Savvy and Wireless Design Magazine

August 5, 2014 by rpowell

Jake Finkelstein, CEO, Method Savvy

Jake Finkelstein is the Founder & CEO of Method Savvy, a data-driven marketing agency located in downtown Durham, NC. An accomplished brand marketer and demand generation specialist, Jake and his team at Method Savvy work with growth-stage and enterprise-class brands such as Toyota, Bandwidth, Jerry’s Artarama, Clinipace and SAS to efficiently acquire and retain customers.

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Glen Sundin, Publisher, Advantage Business Media/ Wireless Design & Development Magazine

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Meaghan Ziemba, Editor, Advantage Business Media/ Wireless Design & Development Magazine

Meaghan Ziemba is the editor of Wireless Design and Development (WDD) at Advantage Business Media (ABM). She has worked at ABM for 6 years, starting as the associate editor for WDD’s sister publication, Product Design and Development. She has her Bachelor’s in Professional and Technical Writing from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, and is currently working on her Masters, hoping to graduate in December.

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Scale Finance, Cambridge Village Senior Living, DataChambers, and Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau

July 29, 2014 by rpowell

Gary Hayes, COO & Managing Director, Scale Finance LLC

Gary is a seasoned financial executive with over 35 years of experience across multiple industries. He is currently Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Scale Finance LLC which is a leading provider of part time CFO and Controller support along with transaction advisory services to small and medium system companies primarily in the Southeast. Gary has also held senior financial management roles with Ateb, KOZ .com, Saga Software and Lockheed Martin where he provided leadership in raising growth capital, managed multiple acquisitions and implemented systems to improve efficiencies and reduce cost.

He is on the Board of Directors for the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) and Nourish International where he is also Treasurer.

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Mark Wilson, VP of Marketing, Cambridge Village Senior Living

Clayton D’Souza, Sr. Business Development Manager, DataChambers

Clayton D’Souza is a Business Development Manager at DataChambers, an IT Infrastructure services provider headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C. In that role, he is responsible for penetrating the Raleigh, market selling IT Management solutions including Managed Data Center services, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Monitoring and Management solutions and Disaster Recovery options.

Mr. D’Souza has spent over 15 years in the Infrastructure services industry. Before joining DataChambers, he was a Sr. Account Executive for Peak10 Inc., a Managed Hosting Provider in the Raleigh area. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia Clayton spent 12 years there where he attended Georgia State University and has a Bachelors in Business Administration as well an MBA with a major in International Business.

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Loren Gold, Executive Vice President, Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau

Loren Gold joined the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau team in July of 2005 as director of sales. In 2007 Gold was promoted to executive vice president, where he is responsible for leading the development of strategic sales and marketing programs, including brand management, market research, market communications, IT, advertising and public affairs.

Boasting over fifteen years of senior sales management experience, Gold previously held positions in the Washington, DC area as director of national sales in Wyndham International’s National Sales Office, as well as national sales manager for Marriott Hotels and Resorts.

Gold founded City Reps Inc., the country’s first company dedicated exclusively to multiple CVB representation. He generated meeting and tradeshow business leads for Bureau’s in Cincinnati, Houston, Long Beach, Memphis, Minneapolis, Providence and San Jose.

Gold currently serves as Chair of the Destination Marketing Association International’s Sales & Marketing Committee an instructor for DMAI’s Sales Academy I and II, Chairman of the Board for the Triangle Regional Film Commission, a bi-annual guest lecturer at East Carolina University’s School of Hospitality Management and an advisory board member to Wake Technical Community Colleges START Hospitality Certification Program.

Gold resides in Apex, NC with his wife and three kids and is a graduate of Arizona State University.

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NC Tech Talk: Brooks Raiford interviews Geoff Lang of MetLife and Bob Hawkins of EMC Corp.

July 28, 2014 by rpowell

Brooks Raiford, President and CEO, NCTA

Brooks Raiford has served as President & CEO of NCTA since 2008. NCTA is the statewide industry association for the tech sector, representing over 700 member companies and organizations that employ over 100,000 North Carolinians.

In the early 1990s, he served as a policy aide in the North Carolina Governor’s Office, where a key focus area was information technology and its impact on a variety of public policy areas. Subsequently, Brooks served as Director of the Independent College Fund of North Carolina, and then President of Leadership North Carolina. Most recently, he was Business Development Director with Balfour Beatty Construction.

Brooks’ current leadership activities include serving on the North Carolina eLearning Commission; the Board of Advisors of North Carolina New Schools; the Board of Directors of the Technology Councils of North America; the North Carolina Advisory Committee of the US Global Leadership Coalition; and President of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State University, where he is a former Student Body President and University Trustee.

Recently, the organization that represents the technology associations across North America named Brooks the 2014 “TechVoice Champion,” the first time an association CEO has received this award for advocacy on behalf of the tech sector.

Brooks’ wife Stephanie is a Principal in the Wake County Public School System, and they have two children, Lauren and Will.

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Geoff Lang, VP & General Manager of Global Technology & Operations, MetLife

Geoff is Vice President and General Manager of MetLife Global Technology and Operations (GTO), a leading global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs. As its first employee, Geoff is the ambassador for GTO in Raleigh where MetLife is committed to delivering innovative solutions and infrastructure that help MetLife deliver a world-class customer experience. Geoff is responsible for overall site management, community and university relations, talent recruiting, new hire onboarding, and employee support for GTO Raleigh.

Prior to MetLife, Geoff worked at IBM for 22 years and then at RBC Bank in Raleigh where he was responsible for all information technology of the regional bank. Geoff holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.

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Bob Hawkins, VP of North Carolina Operations, EMC Corp.

Bob Hawkins is the Vice President of North Carolina Operations at EMC Corporation, the world leader in products, services and solutions for information storage and management. In this role, he is responsible for strategic s manufacturing plant in Apex, with executive responsibility for the software development facility in RTP and data center / lab in Durham. He is also responsible for developing partnerships with business and education, and is active in NCTA and local Chambers of Commerce.

Mr. Hawkins joined EMC in 2005 with more than 29 years’ experience in high-tech manufacturing. Prior to coming to EMC, Mr. Hawkins held executive positions at Solectron and NCR in manufacturing and information technology. Mr. Hawkins is past chairman of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Technology Association, where he currently serves on the Board. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.

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LCMS Plus and Doug Herald of Time & Eternity

July 22, 2014 by rpowell

Allison Wood, CEO and Co-Founder, LCMS Plus

Allison brings a deep marketing and communication background to her leadership role at LCMS Plus. As a copywriter for Grey Advertising (a Top Ten global ad agency), she created print, radio, television, online and collateral advertising for clients across multiple industries.

As owner of her own executive communications firm, Allison offered speechwriting and presentation coaching to leaders in higher education, technology and the non-profit sector, as well as consulting on strategic marketing, branding and editorial projects for numerous startup companies.

Allison’s communication expertise, her ability to assemble smart, creative teams and her passion for problem-solving provide the framework of her contributions to LCMS Plus. She currently directs all branding, public relations, marketing, social media and customer relationship management initiatives for the company.

Allison has twice been invited to appear as a guest speaker for UNC’s Commercial Venture Creation class. She is a regular contributor to the “Start Something” blog for CED and was selected to pitch LCMS Plus to investors at the 2013 Tech Venture Conference in Raleigh.

Over the years, Allison has taken on roles as diverse as PTA president, cabaret singer, president and board member of a local congregation, freelance editor, and chief cook and bottlewasher for her family of five. All that life experience has combined to serve her in lovely and unexpected ways in her role as CEO and co-founder of LCMS Plus.

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Doug Herald, President and CEO, Time & Eternity

Doug Herald earned his Bachelor’s from Blue Ridge Institute in North Carolina with additional credits experience in the Food Industry; first working with Sara Lee Foods, then The Wornick Co. and Zwanenburg Food Group USA. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in Warehouse, Maintenance, and Operations. He began his career at Wornick in December, 1994 as a Warehouse Manager. In April, 2001 he moved into Operations as the Project Manager of the Gerber line start-up and then to Production Manager until 2006 when he left Wornick for a short time to be the Plant Manager for the Zwanenburg Food Group USA. Doug returned to Wornick in February, 2007 as Director of Maintenance & Engineering. In November, 2008, while still maintaining his current responsibilities, he also became Director of Manufacturing. Finally, s Maintenance and Engineering. In November of 2013, after successfully incorporating a new Lean Manufacturing Operating System at Wornick Foods, Doug was promoted to Vice President of Manufacturing at Wornick Foods.

Throughout this career Doug has worked hard to make a difference in the lives of the people that he has worked for with a servant leadership style that drives deep employee engagement and continuous improvements. Doug has also recently joined the Board of Advisors for SeneGence International. Over the last 7 years Doug has invested heavily in personal and emotional research to drive personal improvement and now looks forward to sharing with people what he has learned. With a tremendous understanding of the completeness of life in every facet, Doug has a passion to teach the completeness of life and leadership through what he calls, “Touching People for Time and Eternity.”

Doug was born and raised on a family owned farm in Grant’s Lick, Kentucky where, with his brother and sister, he was raised by his grandparents Charles and Edith Peters while his wonderful mom, Alvena, went to work to financially support the family. After high school he went to work for Sara Lee Foods. Doug has been married to Tammie (Sebastian) Herald for 26 plus years and they have three daughters who all currently are attending college.

Doug recently released his first book entitled, In Hope for Time and Eternity. This book takes the reader on the journey of Doug’s life as he rises to success and finds emptiness at the top of the ladder causing him to look inward and discovering a true source of joy. It’s a must read.

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Greene Resources, Smith Anderson Law Firm, and GEMA Touch

July 21, 2014 by rpowell

Jason deFreitas, Vice President of Recruiting Solutions, Greene Resources

Jason deFreitas is Vice President of Recruiting Solutions supporting the recruiting strategy and leadership for each of the recruiting divisions at Greene Resources. Jason entered the industry over seven years ago quickly setting contract and direct placement records. He was recognized after his first year by the North Carolina Association of Staffing Professionals as Recruiter of the Year. Jason has experience overseeing large recruiting deliveries at Greene Resources for multiple clients. Jason is a leader in implementing innovative recruiting strategies that include video technology and social media. Prior to entering the staffing industry Jason was a teacher in low income schools in Maryland and North Carolina. He earned a First Year Teacher of the Year nomination and Maryland Math Teacher of the Year recognition.

Jason is an active volunteer with Tammy Lynn Center and serves as a Board of Advisor for North Carolina Technology Association and Board of Advisor for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Jason earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Elon University and is a Certified Personal Consultant and Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist.

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David Hayden, Attorney, Smith Anderson Law Firm

David Hayden provides government contracting, corporate and employment law advice on a broad range of federal contracting corporate issues for a variety of defense contractors. He regularly advises companies and directors and officers on corporate governance matters and other general corporate and business matters. He also uses unique corporate and white collar investigation skills as a former federal prosecutor, including federal procurement fraud investigations in government contracting.

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Joanna Rogerson, Founder and CEO, GEMA Touch

GEMA is working to become the established thought leader in remote oncology patient support and monitoring. Our proprietary hardware and software infrastructure enables the control of a cloud-based, HIPAA compliant program that is personalized to each patient and triages real-time results for providers. The platform completely eliminates flat “reminder-based” monitoring and reduces reactive patient support burden from phone calls/email. As founder, my job is to establish relationships with strategic partners, developers and designers, engage initial customers and solicit early investment. Gema Touch is backed by Healthbox and partner BCBS TN. Winner of the 2013 Healthbox Innovation Award.

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