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Bob Ellis with the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and Karen Cashion with the Alpharetta Technology Commission

August 1, 2017 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Bob Ellis with the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and Karen Cashion with the Alpharetta Technology Commission

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Bob Ellis/Fulton County Board of Commissioners

Bob Ellis is Vice Chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and the representative for District 2 that includes Milton and large parts of Alpharetta, Roswell and Sandy Springs. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Bob is also a Senior Vice President at Chubb Insurance, the world’s largest publicly traded insurance company. He and his wife Jennifer have three children and reside in Milton. First elected in 2014, Bob’s current term expires at the end of 2020.

Karen Cashion/Alpharetta Technology Commission

The City of Alpharetta formed the Alpharetta Technology Commission (ATC) in 2012, and the ATC was granted 501c(6) nonprofit trade association status in 2015. At the time of its formation in 2012, the city’s predominant industry was, and continues to be, technology. The ATC’s mission is to identify and pursue key investment opportunities and policy decisions for the city’s technology companies and its robust technology sector. The ATC’s Board is comprised of some of Alpharetta’s leading technology companies, including emerging, intermediate, and enterprise sized companies, along with community partner organizations. The ATC is run by its CEO, Karen Cashion, who reports directly to the ATC Board.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Todd Peneguy with TAG

July 20, 2016 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA'S BIZLINK: Todd Peneguy with TAG

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Deborah Lanham, Todd Peneguy, Mike Sammond

Todd Peneguy/TAG

It’s a new world for tech, and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has emerged as a world-class membership organization and an engine for economic development for the state of Georgia. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, influence and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances Georgia’s tech-based economy.

Mayor Jere Wood with the City of Roswell, Steve Schilling with Digital Ignition, and Dr. Glenn Cannon with Gwinnett Tech

July 12, 2016 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Mayor Jere Wood with the City of Roswell, Steve Schilling with Digital Ignition, and Dr. Glenn Cannon with Gwinnett Tech

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John Ray, Mayor Jere Wood, Steve Schilling, Dr. Glenn Cannon, Mike Sammond

Mayor Jere Wood/City of Roswell

The City of Roswell continues to be a leader in the metro Atlanta area in managing the current and future growth of this wonderful city. Roswell is fortunate to have leaders who concentrate their policy-making into solid guidelines for smart growth and development. The Community Development Department is responsible for carrying out those guidelines. The City has implemented a number of projects that will enhance their community. These projects include receiving a $2.3 million LCI Grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission to fund the redevelopment of the Roswell Midtown from Norcross Street to Commerce Parkway; completion of the Transportation Master Plan; and the Town Square area Design Charettes. The Community Development Department also oversees economic development, building inspection and code enforcement. Roswell’s enforcement of building codes, with respect to apartments, is the model for metro Atlanta.

Steve Schilling/Digital Ignition

Digital Ignition is a tech incubator designed to foster the growth of North Georgia’s tech community. Located in Alpharetta, GA, Digital Ignition is committed to launching the next big North Georgia success story by supporting and inspiring today’s entrepreneurs with 45,000 square feet of unique, flexible co-working space in which to innovate, create and collaborate, along with access to experienced mentors and investors.

Dr. Glenn Cannon/Gwinnett Tech

Gwinnett Technical College is one of Georgia’s largest technical colleges and is committed to delivering relevant knowledge to meet the workforce training needs of their community. The college offers more than 150 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs, and hundreds of seminars, workshops and courses providing specialized training. Gwinnett Tech is Gwinnett County’s largest provider of corporate training and also serves residents and businesses in north Fulton County through their new Alpharetta-North Fulton campus.

ITEN WIRED RADIO- KIDS IN TECHNOLOGY

July 12, 2016 by Keith

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN WIRED RADIO- KIDS IN TECHNOLOGY

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ITEN Wired is a conference hosted by IT Gulf Coast and Florida West Economic Development Alliance. The annual summit provides networking and learning opportunities for executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals and academia to foster local economic development efforts surrounding innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.

The ITEN Wired planning team is composed of volunteers from IT Gulf Coast, Florida West Economic Development Alliance, and other members of our local IT community.

Jim Rhodes (AppRiver), Director

Programming Committee

Kelly Reeser (Silver Bullet Technology), committee chair

Dallas Snider (UWF)

Brent Hutfless (Austal)

Sean O’Brien (Sean O’Brien Consulting, LLC)

Dave Dawson (UWF Innovation Institute)

Terry Enos (Navy Federal)

Harry Huelsbeck (Northrop Grumman)

Patrick G. Rooney (Coastal CXO Services)

Sponsorship Committee

Tina Wheeler (Mediacom), committee chair

Charles McCown (City of Gulf Breeze)

T.J. Edwards (Konica Minolta)

Jay Smith (Data Revolution)

Rhonda White

Bob Foster

Logistics Committee

Lindsay Ryman (Greater Pensacola Chamber), committee chair

Briton Smith (Cat Country / News Radio 1620)

Marketing Committee

Beth McClean (AppRiver), committee chair

Ann Novakowski

Keith Hoffert (Pensacola Business Radio)

Bryan McCall (Duncan McCall)

Smantha Merritt (Duncan McCall)

Janusz Chudzynski (UWF), mobile app development

ITEN Wired Radio: 6-28-16 Women In Technology

June 28, 2016 by Keith

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN Wired Radio: 6-28-16 Women In Technology

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Guests:

Rhonda White and Bailee Bush/Sirius Technical Services

Gretchen Clarke and Cara Turpin/AppRiver

Peg David/H2 Performance Consulting, Inc.

Rhonda joined the Sirius business development team in September of 2014. Rhonda brings over 10 years’ experience in professional staffing in multiple roles such as recruiting, sales, customer service and human resources. Rhonda studied Healthcare Management at the University of Alabama and has 6 years of experience as an Operations Manager for a Fortune 500 company. When Rhonda is not at work she is involved with Fairhope High School and her community.

Bailee has been with Sirius Technical Services since 2010. She received her BS Degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of South Alabama in May of 2014 and now works full time as a Technical Recruiter for Sirius. Bailee specializes in IT professional placement as well as different disciplines of Engineering. She is proving she has a keen eye for isolating the “right” employee for the customer.

She supports the company in many ways including developing marketing promotional and social media for the company.

Gretchen Clarke is a college graduate, technology professional, athlete, wife, daughter, sister, and mom. Currently, she leads the strategic partnerships division for AppRiver, an email and web security cloud service provider who is consistently recognized as one of Florida Trend’s Best Place to Work. Gretchen has over a decade of technology experience in various areas such as: ecommerce, interactive media, eLearning, software development, and project management. Gretchen also has experience in start-up environments where she directed organizational efforts that resulted in award-winning business practices and work cultures. She has also held positions in advertising, public relations, healthcare, customer service, and her favorite, Space Camp.

At AppRiver, one of Gretchen’s early endeavors was launching “AppRiver University” – the education entity that now guides all employee training and professional development programs combined with the company’s external Partner Certification Program. Over the last few years, she has been focusing on opportunities that expand AppRiver’s universal footprint and implementing global business strategies with the company’s largest strategic partners.

Gretchen holds a B.S. and M.S., earned All-American honors as an NCAA athlete, remains an aspiring coder, and is a Little League World Series Champion. Today, she serves on various boards and advisory councils and is an advocate for girls/women in STEM. She and her husband have a true partnership and are teaching their two daughters the value of hard work and to be brave. You can read more about her here and follow her on Twitter @iam_gretchen.

Peg David – H2 Performance Consulting (H2PC) Corporation, an INC 500 company, is a high-growth professional services enterprise founded in 2005 by consulting industry veterans and performance and portfolio management practitioners. H2PC is dedicated to assisting both public and private organizations improve the way they do business by converting strategy into measurable plans that drive performance. In the last four years, H2PC has expanded its core competencies in the areas of IT program management and project management, as well as IT portfolio management and IT performance management; and it has expanded its client base to government organizations providing IT services in the Medical Health Systems area such as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Air Force Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA) and multiple contracts awarded through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic (SPAWAR SSC-LANT). H2PC is also providing IT expertise to notable commercial clients. H2PC is headquartered in Pensacola, Florida with professional staff also located in Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Memphis, TN; Charleston, SC; and New Orleans, LA. H2PC is a Woman-Owned 8(a) Disadvantaged Small Business.

ITEN Wired Radio Ep 3: Sponsorships and Why You Want to Be one!!

June 2, 2016 by Keith

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN Wired Radio Ep 3: Sponsorships and Why You Want to Be one!!

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GUESTS:

TJ EDWARDS

Named Account Manager

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.

3 West Garden Street Ste. 341 Pensacola, FL 32502

Office: 850-316-4021

Mobile: 850-313-2412

Donovan C. Chau, Ph.D.

Director, Strategy and Engagement

Center for Research and Economic Opportunity

University of West Florida

220 W. Garden Street, Suite 303

Pensacola, Florida 32502

(626) 344-5627 | www.uwf.edu/creo

Dr. Donovan C. Chau is director of strategy and engagement at the University of West Florida’s Center for Research and Economic Opportunity. Since 2014, he has overseen multiple economic development initiatives, including grant programs aimed at tying industry as well as the nonprofit and public sectors closer to the University. In addition, since early 2015 Dr. Chau has served as executive director of Innovation Coast, a nonprofit alliance of technology and knowledge-based companies and organizations in Northwest Florida. Through this role, he liaises extensively with the region’s industry leaders to understand talent development needs and develop solutions to grow these industry sectors. Between 1996 and 2005, Dr. Chau earned a B.A. in literature and government from Claremont McKenna College, an M.S. in defense and strategic studies from Missouri State University, and a Ph.D. in politics and international relations from the University of Reading (UK).

Sean O’Brien

Delivering Next Generation IT Solutions

CSRA delivers a broad range of innovative, next-generation IT solutions and professional services to help our customers modernize their legacy systems, protect their networks and assets, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of mission-critical functions for our warfighters and our citizens. Read more about our brands.

Committed to Our Country and Communities

Whether we’re helping our U.S. government customers meet their mission and operational challenges or working to address critical needs within our local communities, we bring the same level of passion and commitment, developing solutions that meet or exceed the challenge.Read about our approach to corporate citizenship.

Jim Rhodes / AppRiver

So what does being phenomenal mean for you? It means you can try out any of our services at no charge for 30 days and make sure they’re right for your business. It means you can cancel your service at any time without penalties. And it means you will deal with a well-trained, experienced team of AppRiver employees – available all day, every day – from your first call and every call thereafter. All of that means you’ll have fewer issues and that the ones you do have will be resolved quickly and accurately. Our job is simply to make your business better.

But just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it’s easy. We’ve worked hard to earn the trust of over 47,000 customers worldwide, protecting 10 million mailboxes and earning a 93-percent customers retention rate. We’re still working hard to provide the best customer service in the business because keeping our customers happy today (and tomorrow) is all that matters!

Founded: April 2, 2002

Corporate Headquarters: Gulf Breeze, FL

EMEA Headquarters: Lupfig, CH

Offices: Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Barcelona, Spain

Employees: 250+

ITEN Wired Radio Ep. 2- Sponsored By Sirius Technical Services and Android Central

May 10, 2016 by Keith

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN Wired Radio Ep. 2- Sponsored By Sirius Technical Services and Android Central

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Glenda Snodgrass / The Net Effect LLC

President

Glenda R. Snodgrass has been lead consultant and project manager at The Net Effect since the company’s inception in 1996. She is primarily engaged in network security assessments & training, software implementations and technology project management.

Glenda is experienced in managing database applications (litigation support, POS, accounting, ecommerce, CRM/ERP) in the US and in France, and has developed browser-based applications in PHP and mySQL. Her extensive hands-on software background gives her unique insight into the user’s perspective and the challenges of securing data while preserving functionality.

A popular speaker on the Gulf Coast, Glenda enjoys giving presentations on information security to civic and professional organizations.

She holds a B.A. from the University of South Alabama (1986) and a maîtrise from Université de Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris, France (1989).

We don’t sell hardware or software.

We are consultants, not salespeople.

We apply our expertise to

your business challenges.

Dallas H. Snider / Assistant Professor of Computer Science

UWF

Dr. Dallas Snider is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of West Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Integrated Computing and M.S. in Instrumental Sciences from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He received a B.A. in Physics from Hendrix College. Before joining UWF, he worked as a data warehouse developer for Northrop Grumman Information Systems and prior to that as a database application developer for Acxiom and Euronet. Dr. Snider’s teaching and research interests include data mining, cybersecurity, information visualization, and software development.

Jeff Mitchell / Director of IT

Bit-Wizards

Jeff is the Director of IT and Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Cloud. He has held positions of CTO, Director, Network Admins, Server Admin, Virtualization Admin. All around IT Pro with heavy involvement in ITProCamp a national conference offering free IT training and testing. Has been a speaker at Microsoft Training events, SQL Saturday, ITProCamps, .Net user groups, PMI Symposium, ITGulfCoast lunch’n learns, and ITenwired.

Our solutions deliver results that matter to your business.

At the core of every service we provide is a result oriented business solution.

Founded in 2000 by Vince Mayfield and Louis Erickson, Bit-Wizards is the result of a vision to create a company where innovation and creativity flourish. Along with creativity and innovation, we adhere to proven engineering methods, which has helped Bit-Wizards become a leading software development, digital marketing, and cloud information technology agency in the Southeastern United States.

Our dedication to continued education and certification in cutting-edge technologies helps us provide the highest possible level of technological expertise. Every Wizard is continually challenged to become better – both professionally and personally. This is a mantra that permeates our culture and drives success in every project.

It’s not magic, just dedicated talent.

Sponsors for this episode are…….

Sirius Technical Services is a leading professional staffing agency operating in South Alabama, the Gulf Coast, and the Southeast Region. Our experienced recruiting team provides effective and essential services for both skilled professionals and company clients. Using our extensive network, we help to find strong employment opportunities, create mutually beneficial connections, and ultimately facilitate productive working relationships.

Rhonda P. White TSC/CSP

Sales and Marketing Manager

6215 Rangeline Rd., Suite 102

Theodore, AL 36582

Office: 251.443.1166 Ext. 113

Fax: 251.443.1177

Cell: 251.656.1390

PHIL NICKINSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Phil has served as editor-in-chief of Android Central since 2009. In a previous life he spent more than a decade in the newsroom of a two-time Pulitzer finalist newspaper in his hometown of Pensacola, Fla. In his current life, he’s got the greatest job in the world, a gorgeous wife, two beautiful daughters and a mutt named Max. You can find him on Google+,Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

You can see all of Phil’s posts here, and e-mail him atphil@androidcentral.com.

Reference article: https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/dns-leak/

ITEN WIRED RADIO: 04.19.16-Episode 1-The LAUNCH!!

April 19, 2016 by Keith

ITEN Wired Radio

ITEN WIRED RADIO: 04.19.16-Episode 1-The LAUNCH!!

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Jim Rhodes / AppRiver

Kelly Reeser / Florida West

Jay Smith / Data Revolution

Jim Nitterauer / AppRiver

The ITEN Wired planning team is composed of volunteers from IT Gulf Coast, Florida West Economic Development Alliance, and other members of our local IT community.

Jim Rhodes (AppRiver), Director

Programming Committee

Kelly Reeser (Silver Bullet Technology), committee chair

Dallas Snider (UWF)

Brent Hutfless (Austal)

Sean O’Brien (Sean O’Brien Consulting, LLC)

Dave Dawson (UWF Innovation Institute)

Terry Enos (Navy Federal)

Harry Huelsbeck (Northrop Grumman)

Patrick G. Rooney (Coastal CXO Services)

Sponsorship Committee

Tina Wheeler (Mediacom), committee chair

Charles McCown (City of Gulf Breeze)

T.J. Edwards (Konica Minolta)

Jay Smith (Data Revolution)

Rhonda White

Bob Foster

Logistics Committee

Lindsay Ryman (Greater Pensacola Chamber), committee chair

Briton Smith (Cat Country / News Radio 1620)

Marketing Committee

Beth McClean (AppRiver), committee chair

Ann Novakowski

Keith Hoffert (Pensacola Business Radio)

Bryan McCall (Duncan McCall)

Smantha Merritt (Duncan McCall)

Janusz Chudzynski (UWF), mobile app development

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Lauren Chaney and Ashlyn DiNardo from Birch Communications, Michael McClellan from Designs in Motion, and Courtney Spencer from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

February 26, 2016 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Lauren Chaney and Ashlyn DiNardo from Birch Communications, Michael McClellan from Designs in Motion, and Courtney Spencer from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

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Johnny Phelps, Courtney Spencer, Michael McClellan, Lauren Chaney, Ashlyn DiNardo

Lauren Chaney and Ashlyn DiNardo/Birch Communications

Birch Communications is a leading technology service provider to small, mid-sized, enterprise and wholesale businesses. They meet the needs of business customers that are under-served by other providers by offering a diverse portfolio of integrated technology solutions coupled with a relentless focus on customer service. Their mission is to provide high-quality, reliable communications, broadband, cloud and IT services to business customers at the best possible value while giving each of their clients the personal attention they deserve.

Michael McClellan/Designs in Motion

Designs In Motion is a full-service creative design firm, specializing in the enhancement of your company’s external and internal communication tools. Whether it’s print media, a unique web presence, or helping to create that dynamic ad campaign, you can rest assured that they will make your business stand out from your competitors. Their expertise in the creative arena has enabled their clients to achieve significant increases in visibility and brand awareness. Designs In Motion was founded in 1998 and is committed to offering excellent value to their customers through enhanced design solutions and outstanding customer service.

Courtney Spencer/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

The Gwinnett Chamber will be the forum for business, government, education, healthcare, arts/culture/entertainment, and philanthropic and public-service communities to come together to advance our region’s economy and enrich Gwinnett’s quality of life. The mission of the Gwinnett Chamber is to strengthen existing businesses, facilitate the growth of quality job opportunities, and enrich the community’s quality of life. The Gwinnett Chamber serves over 2,000 members throughout metro Atlanta by delivering pertinent and useful programs that strengthen and connect businesses locally, regionally, and globally. The Gwinnett Chamber uses its strategic marketing and communications capabilities to support its members, promote its programs, and enhance economic development efforts.