CTO Panel Member
Brian Ritchie
Kevin Denneny
Jane Landon
Chief Technology Officer
PaySpan, Inc
CTO / Development Operations, Global Consumer Bank Consumer Operations &Technology
Citigroup
SVP and Chief Technology Officer
Web.com
2014 UNF User Group Expo and CTO Panel
- Provides technology direction for PaySpan as it delivers efficiency and increased transparency to the healthcare reimbursement cycle
- Has almost 15 years of experience with designing and architecting large scalable multi-tenant systems
- Author of RavenDB High Performance book published by Packt Publishing
- He provides business strategic consulting, technology governance, innovation management as well as a range of systems integration services in support of Citi’s consumer banking transformational investments.
- Prior to CitiGroup, he managed one of the world’s largest global supply chain and finance platforms at General Electric and provided management & technology consulting services at both Cap Gemini and KPMG.
- Commerce & Engineering graduate from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
- Since joining Web.com in 2010, she has been busy integrating and streamlining platforms that millions of businesses relying on it to host their sites.
- Prior to joining Web.com, she was Deputy Commissioner and CIO for the New York City Department of Finance and General Manager/CIO for Public Sector Business Systems Information Technology at Microsoft.
- Business Administration graduate from SUNY Fredonia in Fredonia, NY.
Free
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Vol I, No. 1
Theme
CTO Panel Member
Theme
Ron Pizur
CTO Responsibility
Today’s Developments and Tomorrow’s Challenges
Senior Vice President - ITS Systems Development
Allstate Benefits
Welcome Address
What role does a CTO play in your organization and how does that differ from a traditional CIO role?
Please share your thoughts about dichotomous decision making situations in technology landscape and challenges you face in your organization?
Computing User Group Expo
Dr. Asai Asaithambi
- Leads the technology delivery for Allstate Benefits including enrollment, billing, claims, customer service and data warehouse analytics.
- Leads multiple major technology initiatives delivering significant value
- His innovation in “straight through processing” led to Allstate receiving the “Celent Award”, recognizing underwriting innovation in the Insurance space.
- Prior to AllState, he worked at CSX Intermodal as Director of Operations Systems.
How does a typical work day of a CTO differ from that of a CIO?
Professor and Director
School of Computing
College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction
Participating User Groups
Theme
Technology User Groups and Lifelong Learning
University-Industry Collaborations
Aligning Academic Programs with Career Options
CTO Panel Discussions
What role does a CTO play in the professional development of employees in his/her organizations?
What advice would you give to younger generation for navigating their career options?
How could industry and academia partner to help students and professionals with their professional development goals?
In your opinion, what role do local user groups play in the Northeast Florida region?
1. Big Data Jax
2. JaxDUG – NET Developers
3. JAXPHP/ JAXWeb
4. JaxUX – User Experience
5. Tech on Tap JAX
6. Jacksonville SQL Server Users Group
7. North Florida Rational User Group
8. DrupalJax
9. JAX Java User Group
10. MDUG – Microsoft Developers User Group
11. RubyJax
CTO Panel Moderators
Lucretia Doblado
Dr. Karthikeyan Umapathy
Associate Professor
School of Computing, UNF
Thanks to all user groups organizers for taking time to participate in the expo.
Chief Information Officer
Interline Brands, Inc.
Chair of JAXUSA Partnership CIO Council
Live Q&A Session
Thanks to Lucretia for all of her time and effort.
Panel Closing Thoughts
Post questions to panel members anytime during the discussions. Panel members will answer your questions during the Q&A session at 11:15 AM.
THANK YOU to panel members for taking time to participate in the discussions.
Review your question and submit it.
Thanks to all volunteers for helping us out.
What advice or tips you would give to students and professionals for finding their passion and what they are good at?
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CTO Panel Member
CTO Panel Moderator
UNF School of Computing Advisory Board Members
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Lucretia Doblado
Matt Stueck
Karthikeyan Umapathy
Chief Technology Officer
Information & Computing Services (ICS)
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Chief Information Officer at Interline Brands, Inc.
Chair of JAXUSA Partnership CIO Council
December 5th, 3 PM to 5:30 PM
University Center
Associate Professor
School of Computing, UNF
- Leading the RF-SMART for NetSuite Product Development Team
- Directing a newly formed Department R Group dedicated to technical research
- Over 20 years of architect experience on Warehouse Management (WMS) and Automated Data Collection (ADC) systems
- Computer Science graduate from Southern Polytechnic University in Atlanta, GA
- He is a Florida Campus Compact STEM Fellow and UNF Community Scholar
- He uses service learning to provide real-world software development experience for students
- His research topic includes Web Services, IT Standards, and Large-scale Software Development
- He received his PhD in Information Sciences and Technology from the Pennsylvania State University
- Leading the process and technology strategies to support the growth initiatives of Interline’s wholesale distribution business.
- She has extensive experience in retail, supply chain and international operations.
- Prior to Interline, she worked as the SVP and CIO for The Bombay Company, Inc., a 500 store retailer of home décor products.
- She also was a Partner at Accenture for 18 years assisting fortune 500 companies build IT solutions.