October 2017

Individual Award Winners Announced

Private Sector CIO of the Year Jerry Traynham, CIO – Railinc   Public Sector CIO of the Year Jeffrey Stovall, CIO – City of Charlotte   Public Leader of the Year NC Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the Year Craig Froelich, CISO – Bank of America   Tech Woman of the Year Melissa Wittner, VP of Software Engineering – Inmar   Tech Educator of the Year Robert Gotwals, Instructor of Computational Science, Chemistry & Research – NC School of Science & Math   Beacon/Outstanding Achievement David H. Jones, Founder & Chairman – Peak 10

The 2017 NC Tech Awards Finalists for the Technology Corporate and Use of Technology awards have been announced by the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) . Finalists will be honored and winners announced at the NC Tech Awards Gala on November 9 where 700+ business, technology and public leaders will recognize companies, organizations and individuals for their innovation, growth and leadership achievement.

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Whether hiring for 1 or 100, the COME TECH OUT Job Fair series connects the area's top talent across functional areas and levels of expertise with growing companies and organizations. Don't miss the next Job Fair, presented in partnership with local community partners, to promote regional job openings in the tech industry.

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Are you looking for a fun, engaging and educational team building experience for your company or department? The Robot Rumble is it! This will be the first event of its kind in North Carolina! With the goal of raising awareness and funds for   FIRST  North Carolina and NCTA, this fun event will bring the tech sector together to engage in friendly competition and learn more about the experiences available for North Carolina's youth through  FIRST programming.

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Spotlights

Member Spotlight Dais X Dais X provides business transformation, marketing and technology services to clients. It operates three business units – Dais Consult, Dais Ignite and Dais Digital – that empower businesses to drive innovation, optimization and growth, helping them gain a competitive advantage to succeed in an increasingly digital world. Read More

Member Spotlight RadixBay  Started in 2013, RadixBay delivers world-class Business IT Consulting and IT Support Solutions using a new approach that breaks the outdated and stale IT delivery model. Read More

Executive Spotlight: Amy Phillips, Corning Amy Phillips is the IT Director, Cost Reduction at Corning Incorporated, an NCTA member company. Amy lived in Hickory, NC for 4 years before moving to Wilmington to take a new role with Corning. View Spotlight

If you are interested in submitting a spotlight, please contact Rachel Kennedy. View our past member and executive spotlights here.

Event Recap

Women In Tech We presented our second women-focused event of the year in Charlotte on September 22 hosted by Skookum. The Wells Fargo auditorium was at capacity and the audience was engaging and the panelists and speakers thought-provoking. Stay tuned in 2018 for more compelling women-centric NCTA programming! View Recap

NCTA Celebrates North Carolina’s Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies And what a night it was…with more than 60 Inc. 5000 listed companies in attendance and a festive spirit in the air, this inaugural annual event offered a great opportunity to celebrate those winning companies and the overall business environment in the State. Over 200 attended this private reception that featured remarks from speaker Sec. Tony Copeland, NC Department of Commerce along with host sponsor, Oliver Schabenberger – Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of SAS.   NCTA is excited about adding this event to its list of annual offerings for 2018 and beyond and looks forward to celebrating with even more of North Carolina’s own dynamic organizations.  Below, you'll find the online gallery for the event, along with shots from the ZimZoom photo booth! View Photo Gallery Zim Zoom Photo Booth

Welcome New NCTA Staff

Lee Yates Member Services Coordinator Lee was born and raised in Wake Forest. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in May of 2016 majoring in Marketing. Lee spent his senior year at UNC Charlotte interning for the Charlotte Hornets in their Community Relations department and handled scheduling for a youth reading outreach program. After graduating, Lee moved to Chicago to work with Yelp as an Account Manager. He gained valuable experience in customer support by interacting with clients to create successful Yelp profiles. He also lived in Wrigleyville to witness his beloved Chicago Cubs break their 108 year losing streak and win the World Series!   Lee wanted to be closer to family and is very excited to be working with NCTA near his hometown in Raleigh. He can’t wait to meet you at our next event!  Email Lee Connect on LinkedIn

Jana Barile Office Manager Jana joins NCTA as our Office Manager/Bookkeeper. She is originally from the Berkshires in Massachusetts, but calls North Carolina home. She brings 20+ years of accounting and operations experience. In addition, she has a solid background in technology with 15 years’ experience in health care software and SaaS. Email Jana Connect on LinkedIn

Calendar of Events

Thursday, October 12 Triangle | CyrusOne Ransomware is a type of malicious software that threatens to publish the victim's data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid. Join our discussion, led by CyrusOne, regarding ransomware’s impact on the enterprise and how to protect your business. Our keynote speaker will be Jessica Nye, Supervisor Cyber Security - FBI. Register

Friday, October 13 Prestonwood Country Club NCTA hosts a package at this official PGA Champions Tour event. Select CIOs are invited to attend a private clubhouse breakfast, with all-day passes and full access to the 17th Green Skybox with food and open bar all day. Valet parking included for each attendee. A limited number of Host Sponsorships are available to join these CIOs.  (Sponsorships for this event are sold out) Learn More

Friday, October 20 Webinar NCTA hosts a package at this official PGA Champions Tour event. Select CIOs are invited to attend a private clubhouse breakfast, with all-day passes and full access to the 17th Green Skybox with food and open bar all day. Valet parking included for each attendee.  Register

Thursday, October 26 Belmont | Gaston College Our topic is "Real-World Blockchain in Business." Blockchain is a hot topic these days and more and more organizations are starting to use it. Yet, it still is an elusive concept. Come learn more about how many companies from the big enterprise organizations to smaller start-ups are incorporating Blockchain into their businesses.  Register

Thursday, November 16 Wake Forest Biotech Place| Winston-Salem "AI & Machine Learning" Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are two hot buzzwords in the tech sector and beyond right now and are often used interchangeably.  Register

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Welcome September New Members

Core Techs, Inc CrossComm Freedom Fighter Networks, LLC ImageSoft, Inc. JM IOS LLC Law Office of David A. Bauernfeind Lumos

MercuryGate International OptiCom Protopia Qualtrax Racepoint Global Syzygy Solutions, LLC Wake Radiology

Members in the News

TrailblazHER: A RTP CONTEST FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Calling all women entrepreneurs and women-focused start-ups! WiFi Calling Innovator Republic Wireless Launches Retail Beta in Downtown Raleigh What makes Winston-Salem a city of innovation? And who are the locals helping lead the charge? The following provides some answers. Pendo Acquires Insert to Extend Its Platform to Mobile Global Knowledge acquires ctc TrainCanada Acquisition strengthens trainer’s global capabilities Bell and Howell Sells Sorting Business to Fluence Automation: Move provides focus and funding to fuel innovation and continued growth MetLife Wins Novarica Impact Award for Analytics Best Practice Initiative Read More NCTA Member News Here

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