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240619 Golf Outing

By Meg Richard posted 07-09-2024
Our June 19 Nine'Dine Golf Event was a smashing success! Attendees enjoyed a day filled with engaging discussions, delicious food, and plenty of fun on the greens. A highlight of the event was Robert Preduta's excellent presentation on the evolution of AI and its application to smaller organizations. Robert shared his valuable perspectives, sparking great conversations among our guests. Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to making this event memorable!

Save the date-Spring Conference June 6, 2024

By Kerry Franz posted 03-20-2024
Our Spring Conference will be held on June 6, 2024. Member company, Bayer, will be the host and they have planned a diverse agenda, which can be seen below. Links to the virtual meeting, hosted on Zoom, will be shared privately with the membership prior to the meeting. We look forward to a highly interactive session! All times EDT: 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. AI Legal & Privacy Issues in the Cloud and SaaS (Peter Vogel) 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Empowering Stakeholders: Influencing more with fewer procurement resources (Bayer) 11:45 – 1:00 p.m. ...

Control the Kitchen Chaos – Restaurant Technologies

By Grete Tiemeier posted 03-14-2024
Introduction: We will explore insights with Andy Dulka, the CIO of Restaurant Technologies. We will dive into the people who make Restaurant Technologies successful, and then learn more about expanding success within restaurant technology. Dealing with Change and Ambiguity: These two characteristics are the beginning of how to ”Control the Kitchen Chaos.” Change within RTI: According to Andy, the IT team has been on a digital transformation journey for the past 3+ years. In that time, a tremendous amount of technological change has been deployed within the company. This is a level and a pace of change that is only ...

CIO Insights - Lutz Beck

By Vikranth Vaddi posted 09-11-2023
Interview with Lutz Beck I am joined by Lutz Beck, the CIO of Daimler Trucks North America, as he shares his wealth of experience in the realm of technology leadership. Lutz shares insights into his journey to becoming a CIO, significant accomplishments, and the unique challenges he faces as a CIO at Daimler. "Live your day to the fullest." Jashan Dhami: I just want to start off and ask you to explain your journey to becoming a CIO and your major accomplishments along the way. Lutz Beck: Initially, I wasn't planning to be a CIO at the beginning of my career. I have a degree in Business Administration with some exposure to technology. I ...

SIM Boston Member Spotlight: Sue Bergamo

By Sara DiFiore posted 05-26-2023
SIM Boston recognizes Sue Bergamo, Global Executive – CIO, CISO and an industry Cybersecurity advisor and thought leader. She’s been active with the Boston SIM since 2014 and currently serves on the Boston SIM Executive Committee as Secretary. She is a long-term SIM leader serving in several capacities including the Board of Directors, and in the past as co-chair for the RLF Mentoring, Career Development, and Program committees. Recent professional accolades for Sue include: ● Troublemaker 2023 - Recognized as being a strong female role model and executive in the Cybersecurity industry - Issued by Troublemaker ● Cybersecurity ...

Welcome from SIMCAC's New Chair Wayne McGurk

By Michael King posted 01-11-2023
A message from SIMCAC's new Chair, Wayne McGurk : Fellow SIMCAC Members – Hello and Happy New Year to you all. I am excited to begin 2023 in my new role as the Chair of the SIMCAC organization. Mike Huthwaite has done a great job acting as Chair for the past 5 years, helping to grow the chapter and navigate through unprecedented times. I want to thank him for his dedication to the role, his guidance to members, and the vast achievements he accomplished, continuing to make SIMCAC a vital resource for IT leaders throughout the DMV area. I’m honored to pick up where he left off, leading this distinguished group of volunteers. For those who don’t know me, ...

November 2022 Life Sciences CIO Roundtable

By Meg Richard posted 11-03-2022
Iris Yung from Wave, Mike Tobin from Dyne and Greg Cooper & Dana Seehale from Cell Signaling Technologies discussed current implementations and future directions using Scrum methodology. Cases included Scrum development activities in biopharma, research based technologies and cancer diagnostics.

Member Feature: Dan Wisniewski

By Grete Tiemeier posted 10-21-2022
Share a fun personal fact: I am a 2 nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do How long have you been a SIM member? About 6 years Why do you invest your time in SIM? Because SIM is a great networking organization as well as it continues to increase my knowledge it the IT space with excellent speakers and offerings. What is one of the most important lessons you’ve learned in your career? There is something to be learned from every situation. No matter what you are going through you are able to learn something and grow from it. Tell us about an impactful SIM event that you’ve attended, and what you took away from it. ...

Member Feature: Mark MacLean

By Grete Tiemeier posted 09-23-2022
Mark MacLean, Solutions Consultant with Atomic Data. Share a fun personal fact: I love ice hockey. I used to play goalie in high school and college and have kept involved with local youth hockey by coaching and reffing. How long have you been a SIM member? Since the beginning of 2022. Why do you invest your time in SIM? Stay informed and up to date with IT trends and to stay connected and build relationships with our tight knit IT community in Minneapolis and St. Paul. What is one of the most important lessons you’ve learned in your career? Helping others. Whether somebody is in transition and looking for their next ...

Join the DevOps Community in DC at DevOpsDays DC 2022

By Michael King posted 08-22-2022
Note: Below is a guest post by SIMCAC member Jeff Gallimore , Chief Technology and Innovation Officer and Co-Founder at Excella , and part of the team organizing this year's DevOpsDays DC . Shortly after what many acknowledge as the birth of the DevOps movement at the Velocity Conference in San Jose, CA in 2009, a small group of people gathered in Ghent, Belgium for the first DevOpsDays event. That small group wanted to continue the conversations about these new and novel ways of working we now call DevOps. Since that inaugural DevOpsDays event, DevOpsDays has grown into a "a community-organized not-for-profit conference series for practitioners" ...

Member Feature: Rebecca Duvick

By Grete Tiemeier posted 07-22-2022
Share a fun personal fact: A have a pension for red wine and ran a direct-to-consumer wine business for an Argentinian wine brand called Piattelli for a year. I still contract with the company to occasionally pour wine at local wine stores. How long have you been a SIM member? I connected with SIM in early 2021 when I saw a LinkedIn post for a session on video call etiquette and attended my first meeting. I joined shortly thereafter. Why do you invest your time in SIM? I enjoy networking with other technology professionals and the programs team does a great job of providing content and opportunities of interest. What is one ...

Fall ITPWG Session- Save-the-Date: October 24-26, 2022

By Kerry Franz posted 07-14-2022
SAVE-THE-DATE Our ITPWG meeting will resume an in person meeting, but will also be hosting virtually. For those of you that are able to travel the meeting will be hosted by American Airlines October 24th-26th 2022. Planning for the meeting is currently underway. More information to follow on agenda details. American Airlines, Inc. (AA or AAL), is a major US-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas , within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

Member Feature: Colleen Kranz

By Grete Tiemeier posted 06-17-2022
Share a fun personal fact: My husband and I built a Vans RV-10 airplane in our garage over 3.5 years. It took a total of 2800 hours to build. We fly across the country with our 2 boys and vlog about our flying family adventures. How long have you been a SIM member? 6 months Why do you invest your time in SIM? I’ve learned so much from the MN IT community over the past 17 years. What an awesome group of technology peers we have in MN! I wanted to give back and help SIM support the practice of IT Leadership in Minnesota. What is one of the most important lessons you’ve learned in your career? We discover what we know when we articulate it to others. ...

Congratulations to Thought Leader Saeed Elnaj

By Michael King posted 05-23-2022
Congratulations to industry thought leader, and SIMCAC member Saeed Elnaj , for two insightful articles he recently published: It's Time for a New Approach to Disaster Planning , published on Heller Search Associates' website The Challenges and Opportunities with the Metaverse , published on Forbes.com Saeed is currently serving as the CIO at HealthKey Technologies.

Member Feature: Heather Manley

By Grete Tiemeier posted 05-19-2022
Share a fun personal fact: My passions are family, food and spirits – in that order! I own a tech consulting company, On-Demand Group, a national spirits brand called Crooked Water Spirits and a local seasonings company sold at Kowalski’s called Heather’s Dirty Goodness. How long have you been a SIM member? About 6M Why do you invest your time in SIM? I commit to serving on 1-2 non-profit boards at any time and after rolling off the Burnsville Rotary Board, I heard about the SIM-MN opportunity. I am excited to serve on a board that directly relates to my network and industry. What is one of the most important lessons you’ve ...

Save the Date! Spring Conference hosted by DSG!

By Kerry Franz posted 03-11-2022
Save the Date! Spring Conference hosted by Dick's Sporting Goods! The conference will be held virtually May 4th & 5th 2022. The session will be held from 9am -12:15pm EST and 9am-Noon respectively. Topics will include Roundtables, ITPWG business and focused discussion on Modern Workplace, Supply Chain Issues and NPI Financials.

Member Spotlight - Elizabeth Decker

By Nandish Patel posted 03-09-2022
Elizabeth Decker Vice President, Information Technology at DigitalBridge President, South Florida Chapter of the Society for Information Management Director at Large, SIM Foundation In 2015, I had a career crisis. I was working for a boss that did not appreciate me and who was known for putting everyone down. His behavior was brushed off because he was “joking” but it still stung and after hearing insults day after day, “imposter syndrome” crept in. I started looking for a job and interviewed for a CIO position that I did not get. I knew why I was not hired. My confidence was shot, I was emotionally exhausted and a little bitter. I was not leadership ...

SIM Women Leadership Summit

By Michael King posted 03-08-2022
Please consider attending the upcoming SIM Women Leadership Summit on May 16, 2022!

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By Justin Prevatte posted 02-17-2022
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January 2022 Technology Leadership Series

By Meg Richard posted 01-24-2022
We had the privilege of having Mark Polansky, a Senior Partner in Korn Ferry’s Technology Officers Executive Search Practice. He spoke on the topic of “The Self-Disruptive Leader” based on research and analysis done by Korn Ferry. It was fascinating. He spoke of the five attributes of self-disruptive leaders; Anticipate, Drive, Accelerate, Partner, and Trust. It was well done and very well received by those in attendance.