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Special Edition: Georgia CIO Leadership Association

July 3, 2014 by Krista

Atlanta Tech Leaders

Special Edition: Georgia CIO Leadership Association

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Bill VanCuren / NCR

Bill VanCuren is vice president and CIO for NCR Corporation. Bill is a member of both the corporate leadership team and Chief Financial Office organizations.

His current assignment as the CIO has oversight over the full application realization process, portfolio management, global networks and processing services for both internal and external customer services, security and compliancy, and all workgroup computing. Bill has 30 years of experience in the information technology (IT) field and has held increasingly responsible positions.

Bill established the first NCR captive IT development center in India, championed the engineering processes to achieve the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level 3, and has driven world-class levels of both efficiency and improved effectiveness via a combined IT and business governance. As a result of implementing leading practice strategies, his organization is consistently named to the Information Week500, and was listed in CIO magazine’s 2014 CIO 100 and Bill was named CIO of the year in Georgia for 2011.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree, Cum Laude, from The Ohio State University and his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Dayton. He has also received executive training at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, along with a variety of extended leadership training from the NCR University.

He is a board member of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and Georgia CIO Leadership Association(GCLA). He is also an Advisory Board Member for the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia – Terry School of Business, MIS Department.

Bill lives in Cumming, Georgia with his wife, Jeannie, and their three sons. His hobbies include skiing and landscaping. Bill is a member of both The Ohio State University Buckeye Club and the President’s Club.

Jay Ferro / American Cancer Society

Jay is currently Chief Information Officer for the American Cancer Society (ACS), a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the American Cancer Society has more than 900 local offices nationwide and a presence in more than 5,100 communities. Jay is responsible for the people, strategy and operations of the Global Information Technology organization.

Prior to joining ACS in 2012, Jay served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for AdCare Health Systems, a rapidly growing and recognized innovator in health care facility management. Jay spent the previous 7 years at AIG (American International Group), most recently as VP and CIO for AIG Aerospace, a leading global aerospace insurer. At AIG, Jay implemented numerous improvements that have delivered substantial value to the organization while managing significant organizational change in a turbulent market environment. In addition to his role as AVP of Information Technology with AIG Personal Lines, Jay was selected as CFO for Operations and Systems in 2006 and led multiple global IT Finance and Governance Standards initiatives that resulted in millions of dollars in savings for the organization.

Jay continues to be a thought leader in the Information Technology arena and is a frequent guest speaker and panelist, both in Atlanta and Nationwide. In recognition of his accomplishments, Jay was selected as Georgia CIO of the Year in 2011, and is currently serving as Chair for the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.

His commitment and dedication to community involvement is evidenced by the time and energy he contributes. In 2007, he founded the non-profit group, Priscilla’s Promise, in honor of his late wife, which raises funds for cervical cancer education and research, and currently serves as its Executive Director. In 2011 he was elected to the Board of Directors for TechBridge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization which helps other nonprofits use technology to improve their capability to serve the community, and in 2013 was named Board Chair.

Jay earned both his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and his Masters of Business Administration from The University of Georgia. Jay continues to be involved with his alma mater, both as a mentor for young alumni and as a member of the Alumni Board of Directors for the Terry College of Business.

Jay lives in the Metro Atlanta Area with his 3 sons: Trey, Connor and Alex.

J.R. McNair with Business Service Pros and Jeff Jahn with DynamiX Web Design

July 1, 2014 by Krista

Midtown Business Radio

J.R. McNair with Business Service Pros and Jeff Jahn with DynamiX Web Design

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J.R. McNair / Business Service Pros, Inc.

J.R. McNair is an Atlanta native and hometown sports star that now resides in South Fulton County. J.R. McNair is one of Clayton County’s 1st Two Time State Wrestling Champions as well as Mt. Zion High school’s single season rushing record holder. After High school J.R. attended Wofford College and served on the board of trustees as its Student Body President, and Division 1 Student Liaison to the NCAA. During his time at Wofford College J.R. received numerous academic, civic, and athletic awards from both the state and national level. J.R. led the Terriers to its first Division 1 playoff birth and broke the Division 1 Single game rushing record by tallying 5 rushing touchdowns against UTC Chattanooga which gained him All-Conference & Second Team All-America Honors at running back. J.R. also enjoyed a record setting season in Europe as the starting running back for the Hamburg Blue Devils.

While in College J.R. started a business development company that since its inception has helped over 3,000 small business owners. J.R. is an avid learner and prides himself on mastering a new business skill every 12 months. J.R. has helped incorporate almost 1,000 entities and as such is an expert in the field of corporate formations. J.R. McNair started his first business at the age of 10 years old and has personally started, branded, invested or sold over 30 businesses since that time.

In addition to his professional business career J.R. has also pursued the arts as professional singer that has sung for thousands at venues both nationally and internationally. J.R. McNair and his wife Casey have four children, William (5), Christian(2), and Twin Boys Elijah and Lemuel (1).

Jeff Jahn / DynamiX Web Design

Jeff is recognized as an authority in web, mobile, social media and emerging online technologies. He founded his first business, DynamiX in 2005 as a college sophmore. Over the course of the past nine years, it has grown to be one of the largest and most successful development companies in Atlanta. In addition, Jeff has founded and co-founded several tech-focused companies and serves as a trusted advisor to businessess around the world.

Jeff’s approach has generated millions of dollars in new revenue for clients and dramatically improved the effectiveness of digital and traditional advertising. He is recognized as one of Atlanta’s 20 Rising Stars Under 40.

Mitchell Beer with Smarter Shift and John Walls with CTIA

June 27, 2014 by Krista

Meeting Pros Radio

Mitchell Beer with Smarter Shift and John Walls with CTIA

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Mitchell Beer / Smarter Shift

Mitchell Beer is President of Smarter Shift, an Ottawa-based company that specializes in:

Content generation, management, and marketing
Social media strategy design and delivery
Climate and energy communications
Low-carbon meeting design
Conference content capture.

Beer is curator of The Energy Mix, a twice-weekly newsmagazine on energy, climate change, and the transition to a low-carbon future. He traces his work as a renewable energy/energy efficiency communicator to October 1977, and began working in climate change communications, research, and advocacy in 1997.

John Walls / CTIA

John Walls joined CTIA-The Wireless Association® in 2004, assuming the position of Vice President, Public Affairs. Walls’ primary responsibilities are supervising external and internal communications, which include the association’s web site, www.ctia.org, as well as the efforts of its research and creative staff. He also serves as Treasurer of the Wireless Foundation.

Prior to his joining CTIA, Walls was a television news and sports anchor for nearly 25 years, most recently anchoring the evening newscasts for NBC-affiliate KJRH-TV in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2000 to 2004. Walls was a member of the original anchor team for Fox Sports Net and was based in Los Angeles from 1996 to 2000. He has also served as Sports Director for three television stations, including from 1984 to 1996 for KTUL-TV and KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He began his broadcasting career in 1978 at WWVU-TV, a PBS affiliate, in Morgantown, West Virginia before serving as host of the syndicated television program, “PM Magazine” in Texas. Walls has received numerous awards for his work in broadcasting, notably Regional News Emmys for his reporting on methamphetamine in Oklahoma and his on-location anchoring of the Timothy McVeigh execution.

Walls graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Andrew Dietz with Creative Growth Group

June 26, 2014 by Krista

Atlanta Business Radio

Andrew Dietz with Creative Growth Group

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Andrew Dietz / Creative Growth Group

I’m a marketing, client development and business services growth expert with over 25 years experience. I launched Creative Growth Group (CGG) in 2003 to support the revenue growth and client relationship efforts of progressive-thinking, action-oriented professional services firms locally, nationally and globally. We help firms stake their unique claims-to- fame, attract their clients-of-choice, activate the business development skills of their expert professionals and we also take a hands-on role in running business development and revenue generating campaigns. We also founded the nationally recognized Client Advisor Awards program.

CGG developed our unique “The Opening Playbook” approach over ten years driving growth for a range of elite firms from law, accounting, management and operations consulting to business advisory services, public relations, marketing, human resources, IT services, architecture, engineering, commercial banking, investment banking, commercial insurance and real estate service firms. While our clients include some of the world’s best known professional services brands, we are just as often engaged by “challenger” brand firms that are highly motivated to unseat the front-runner. The Opening Playbook: The Professionals Guide To Building Business Relationships That Grow Revenue is the new book I’ve written based on CGG’s proven methodology which will be published by McGraw-Hill in May 2014. Order it: http://amzn.to/18pDmTC

In my spare time, I’m involved with programs that spark and celebrate creativity and innovation. I’ve served on the Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, VOX Teen Communications, IMAGE Film & Video, and the Atlanta College of Art. I’m a contributor to The Art Section blog and I’m the author of the book, The Last Folk Hero which is about outsider artists and the inside world of high art. I love to bring what I learn about innovation and creativity to my work with professional services firms.

Marc Ramos and John Faucher with EiS Technologies, Mallikarjun Huralikoppi with NS Corp, and Chelsea Gattung with SouthWIRED

June 26, 2014 by Krista

Atlanta Tech Leaders

Marc Ramos and John Faucher with EiS Technologies, Mallikarjun Huralikoppi with NS Corp, and Chelsea Gattung with SouthWIRED

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Marc Ramos & John Faucher / EiS Technologies

Chief Marketing Officer & VP of Solutions and Alliances

Mallikarjun Huralikoppi / NS Corp

MS, Founder & CEO he is the driving force behind NS Corp Global Business. As the CEO of NS, he has been instrumental in successfully defining and delivering the company’s vision of delivering responsive and quality-centric outsourcing solutions to global corporations.

He has the experience of working in cross section of industries including Engineering, Health Care, Publishing, Manufacturing, Research and Retail. Varied business processes that transcend F&A, Enterprise Document Management, Portal Management, Publishing Solutions, Application Development, Support & Testing, Data Warehousing & Analytics, Engineering & Embedded Solutions, Revenue Cycle Management Services, and Enterprise Content Solutions.

Chelsea Gattung / SouthWiRED

Chelsea is a Digital Strategist at JWT Atlanta who leads the strategic vision across multiple agency clients including the U.S. Marine Corps, Transamerica, U.S. Virgin Islands, Shell and SCANA Energy. Prior to JWT, Chelsea worked at Newell Rubbermaid on the Corporate e-Business & Interactive Marketing team performing market research and digital analysis for global brands such as Sharpie, Calphalon, Goody and Dymo. Chelsea is a key member of the Atlanta digital community and for the last five years has been a key player in organizing the Southeast’s largest and longest running digital conference of its kind called SouthWiRED (formerly known as Digital Atlanta). Chelsea is currently the Director of Marketing for SouthWiRED and she leads all social and digital marketing efforts for the conference.