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 Alpine Access www.alpineaccess.comDan Rojas, VP, ITAs Vice President of Technology, Dan is responsible for the design, development and deployment of Internet and infrastructure technology, strategies and policy, including IT planning and development, data center operations, system design and implementation, organizational structure, quality, ISO 9000, process automation and project management. Prior to Alpine Access, Dan founded his own Software as a Service (SaaS) company, and held the position of VP of engineering and centralized services for Sungard, a global leader in software, processing and business continuity solutions. In addition, Dan has served in IT leadership roles at LINK VTC and the United States Air Force. Dan has an MBA from the Bentley Graduate School of Business, and a Bachelor’s degree from the United States Air Force Academy.  ALPS Fund Services www.alpsinc.comBob Szydlowski, SVP & CTOBob Szydlowski serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for ALPS Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, ALPS Advisers, Inc., ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (collectively "ALPS”). Bob joined ALPS in 1989, working in shareholder services, fund administration, corporate accounting and distribution before focusing on information technology for most of his tenure. Currently, he oversees proprietary application development, business continuity planning, information security, IT risk management, IT support and infrastructure planning for three operating locations and three data centers, including ALPS’ corporate headquarters in downtown Denver. Bob is registered with FINRA and holds series 6, 63 and 26 licenses. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado.
 Aspenware www.aspenware.com Josh Swihart, President and CEOJosh Swihart is the president and CEO of Aspenware Internet Solutions. Prior to Aspenware, Josh served as the vice president of global marketing for K2, a global practice manager for EMC, a practice principal for the Interlink Group, was a co-founder of 3t Systems and served on Microsoft's partner advisory council for collaboration and portals.  Avaya Communications www.avaya.comSal Mahbouba, GM & VP, Global Support ServicesSal Mahbouba is the GM/VP of Global Support Services for Avaya, the market leader for IP telephony and telecommunication solutions. He develops the strategy for and directs the execution of all aspects of remote and field support as well as the command center for Avaya direct and indirect channels. He also has P&L accountability for the Maintenance, Implementation, Rental, and Specialized Services businesses including revenue generation through account development, product management, installed base retention, and growth plays. Mahbouba has more than 25 years of management experience in the hardware and software industries. In addition to Avaya, he has held various Senior Leadership positions at Oracle (Business Planning & Strategy, Product Support Services, Software Support Engineering, and IT Development & Production Support), Fujitsu (R&D, Consulting, Training, and Center Operations), as well as other Fortune 500 companies (PBX management software, network management, and application development).  BI Inc. www.bi.comAndrea Young, CIO & VP of DevelopmentMs. Young has more than 20 years of experience in information technology systems. Presently, Ms. Young is the Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Development at BI Incorporated, a leading provider of location monitoring technology and treatment services for community corrections agencies located in Boulder, CO. Her responsibilities include overseeing BI’s information technology systems and software development team, a key role in BI achieving its enterprise-wide strategic goals. Prior to BI, Ms. Young was Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Information Technology for Janus Capital Group. She managed an annual operating budget of more than $75 million and a staff of more than 200. In addition, Ms. Young has worked for ConferTech – now Polycom, Inc., a manufacturer of audio conference bridge systems and services; McGraw-Hill, Inc., a leading institution in the financial services and education and business information markets; and Kroh Brothers Real Estate.  Business Controls www.businesscontrols.comSteve Foster, President & COOMr. Foster’s 25 years of unique and diversified executive and operational leadership experience combines enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance expertise, and expert knowledge regarding convergence of security and technology, as well as top level consulting and training in EEO/Internal Controls matters. Mr. Foster’s expertise is rooted in developing integrated SaaS technology solutions in the Governance, Risk and Compliance space. Mr. Foster frequently lectures across the country on the topics related to risk management, ethics and corporate compliance, conducting ethical workplace investigations, fraud, workplace violence, and the convergence of technology and security.  Center Partners www.centerpartners.comMichael Alden, IT DirectorMichael draws on more than twenty years of success in the IT industry; including over twelve years experience with MCI. While with MCI his involvement and his technical teams enabled MCI to enter into the Call Center Outsourcing market with esteemed customers such as Microsoft, Iomega, and American Stores. Michael’s architectural influence and designs were utilized to launch MCI’s most technologically advanced Call/Contact Center ever deployed in the US. Michael’s technical and business acumen provides Center Partner’s with an extensive background and network in the Call/Contact Center outsourcing market. Michael’s work Highlighting the MCI product 1-800 MUSIC NOWsm, published in the Smithsonian Institute, enabled the MCI team to be selected as a finalist for the Media Arts & Entertainment category for the 1996 Computer World Smithsonian awards. This product was based on the first true Telephony Integrated Customer experience launched using data and voice integration at both the network and Call/Contact Center Levels.  Centura Health www.centura.orgDana Moore, SVP & CIODana has served Centura Health in various consulting engagements since 2001. After successfully leading Centura’s IT strategy for nearly a year as interim senior vice president, Centura Health named Dana senior vice president and chief information officer in June 2005. In this capacity, he is responsible for the overall development and implementation of IT strategy. In December 2008, Dana also assumed the role of managing director of Centura’s service center which includes the supply chain, laboratory, regional float pool, system recruiting, central verification, call center and business intelligence. Dana has more than 20 years’ experience in healthcare financial management. He founded and served as president of The Moore Consulting Group, LLC, a full-service healthcare-consulting firm, from 1999-2005 and served as national director in charge of the revenue cycle practice for the Certus Corporation from 1997-1999. Prior to that, Dana held various executive positions, including chief financial officer for a two-hospital system and various other financial and revenue cycle positions. Dana holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting from The Ohio State University.  CIBER www.ciber.comPeter Cheesbrough, CFOMr. Cheesbrough joined CIBER as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October 2007 and was elected Treasurer in February 2008. He is a Director and also served as Chairman of the Audit Committee from November 2002 until October 2007. Prior to joining CIBER, Mr. Cheesbrough was Vice President and General Manager of Navigant Biotechnologies, LLC (a subsidiary of CaridianBCT) and from 2002 to 2005, was Navigant Biotechnologies' Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this he held several senior financial management positions with Quovadx, Inc. and Echo Bay Mines Ltd including being Chief Financial Officer of both companies. Before 1985, he served in executive financial positions with two Canadian public companies and prior to that, Mr. Cheesbrough was with PricewaterhouseCoopers in England and Canada. From 1996 until 2006, Mr. Cheesbrough served on the board of directors of Health Grades, Inc., where he was a member of both the Audit and Compensation Committees. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Alberta and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.  City and County of Denver www.denvergov.orgMolly Rauzi, CIOAs the Chief Information Officer for the City and County of Denver, Molly Rauzi leads the Technology Services agency and is responsible for developing and executing the City’s technology strategy. Technology Services consists of enterprise applications services, geospatial applications, project management, safety applications, desktop services and all aspects of information and telecommunications operations. The Channel 8 television station, the Denvergov.org website, and the 311 Call Center operations are also managed by the CIO. The City and County of Denver employs 12,000 people and consists of over 550,000 constituents. In 2004 Ms. Rauzi accepted the position of Deputy CIO for the City and County of Denver. Prior to that, she served as the Director of Technology for Denver International Airport. Recruited to DIA’s management team in 1998, Ms. Rauzi designed and implemented state of the art technology solutions for the airport. She designed new solutions to harness more power from airport computers, reengineered the infrastructure to fit the specific needs of the airport, and provided assistance and advice to system users. Overseeing project management time lines, scheduling assignments, and managing budgets, also fell within the purview of Ms. Rauzi’s responsibilities. Ms. Rauzi has applied her skills in business analysis, process improvement, and change management to the technology implementation projects she has overseen. She has a strong technical background in software development, network engineering and design, IT operations, and strategic planning.  City and County of Denver www.denvergov.orgAlfonso "Al" Rosabal, CTOIn January 2008, Al Rosabal was appointed as the Deputy CIO and Chief Technology Officer for the City and County of Denver. In his role, Al is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Technology Services department. Information technology is consolidated in the City & County of Denver under the Technology Services Division (TS). Al has been instrumental in kicking off a Strategic Improvement Roadmap for Denver. This initiative includes implementing IT governance, Enterprise Architecture, infrastructure optimization, and organizational realignment. Before accepting his position with the City and County of Denver, Al Rosabal was the CIO for Douglas County, Colorado. Since October, 2005, Al had been responsible for setting technology strategy and for delivery of the County’s technology projects and initiatives. His accomplishments included implementing more robust project management controls, developing a rapid response pipeline using agile software development methodologies; promoting a tiered structure for storage, computing, databases, and services, and pushing the County toward embracing a Service Oriented Architecture-based integration approach. Al also drove core IT strategic initiatives that included identity management, data quality management, services definition, information security, business intelligence, and automated quality control. Before Douglas County, Al was with Sprint-Nextel, where he directed a team that supported Customer Finance and Marketing. Al’s team modeled predictive behavior for late and delinquent payments, managed customer identification and credit management, supported Treasury operations, modeled customer turnover, and structured marketing campaigns and offers. Before joining Sprint, Al led IT for a company in Northern Colorado that delivered outsourced Customer Relationship Management services to Fortune 500 clients. Prior to that, he lived and worked in London for two years as the Chief Technology Officer for a Joint Venture with Ford Motor Company.  Colorado Rockies Baseball Club colorado.rockies.mlb.comBill Stephani, Director, Information SystemsBill Stephani is entering his 16th season with the Colorado Rockies. He has been the Director – Information Systems since 2000. Bill is responsible for overseeing all technical operations of the ballclub. This includes computers, phones, cell phones, printers and copiers. He also is responsible for both local area and wide area networking for the entire club. Prior to becoming Director, Bill performed help desk, programming, network design and implementation for the club. Before joining the Rockies, he performed network and computer consulting for a variety of clients throughout Metro Denver as a Senior Systems Engineer for ComputerLand Corporation. Bill, 52, has an MBA and a BSBA from the University of Denver. He and his wife, Jenny, have two grown children, Nicholas and Tom.  CORHIO corhio.orgCarrie Book, CTOCarrie Book is the Chief Technology Officer for CORHIO, the state designated organization for enabling interoperable healthcare systems for Colorado. In this role, she is responsible for the technical infrastructure for both CORHIO’s internal organizational operations, as well as the state-wide HIE implementation, coordinating all administrative and HIE technology, telecommunications, networking, desktop support, IT security, and disaster recovery planning. Over the last ten years, she has managed and implemented technology solutions in positions with increasing responsibility for project management, vendor selection, contract negotiation and strategic planning in healthcare IT. Prior to her CTO position at CORHIO, she led the technical implementation of CORHIO’s Point of Care services, implementing a federated architecture with standard healthcare messaging among four large organizations, each with a different enterprise electronic medical record system. She participates in the Colorado TeleHealth Network IT Council, serves as the RHIO Liaison for the CHIMSS board, and staffs CORHIO’s Technical Committee and CSIA’s Vendor Advisory Committee. Carrie is a certified Project Management Professional and has a B.B.A. in Business Management with a concentration in Computer Information Systems from Mesa State College.  Critigen www.critigen.comBill Wosilius, VP of OperationsBill is responsible for the delivery of all of Critigen’s managed IT services, including, helpdesk, enterprise operations center, tier 2/3 network, server, security, and storage engineering, enterprise hosting solutions, and remote and project-based IT remote infrastructure management solutions. He brings 17 years of experience in leading high-performing teams in the healthcare, managed technology services, and defense industries. Prior to joining Critigen, Bill served as Senior Vice President of Operations at HealthGrades, a leading healthcare ratings organization where he was responsible for his teams’ operational execution, new product development and data-lifecycle management for more than 100 sources of healthcare data (hospitals, physicians, pharmaceuticals). Prior to HealthGrades, he held several senior management roles at Inflow and SunGard Availability Services – both industry-leading managed technology services/hosting businesses servicing Fortune 500 clients. Bill served as General Manager and Director of Central Operations, and during his tenure, Bill led the Northeast Region P&L, and later implemented a centralized engineering support model that provided monitoring, network engineering, and security engineering services for customers in 14 domestic markets. Bill is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, and upon graduation, served 8 years as a commissioned officer in the US Air Force where he led F-15 figher aircraft maintenance units around the globe.
 DCP Midstream www.dcpmidstream.comPeter Wright, VP, CIOPeter Wright joined DCP Midstream Services on February 1st, 2008 as CIO and Vice President of Information Technology. DCP Midstream, LLC, headquartered in Denver, CO, leads the midstream segment as one of the nation’s largest natural gas gathers and processors, the largest natural gas liquids (NGL’s) producer, and one of the largest NGL marketers in the US. DCP Midstream is a 50-50 joint venture between Spectra Energy and ConocoPhillips (COP). Peter has more than 26 years of service with COP and has worked in various capacities and locations across their upstream, midstream, and corporate services organizations. His experience includes various roles within information services, budget and planning, finance and accounting, and other line organization roles. Peter has held several senior IT leadership roles in his tenure at COP in Canada, The Netherlands, and the U.S. Most recently Peter was manager of Global SAP Services and previously held responsibility for Global Application Services. He has also held the lead IT role in various business units across COP. Peter has extensive experience with leading broad and diverse global service organizations. Peter is a Canadian, on assignment in the U.S, and is currently seconded to DCP Midstream Services from COP. He has a wife and daughter and lives in Centennial, CO. He enjoys skiing, squash, mountain biking, and hiking.  Denver Broncos www.denverbroncos.comRuss Trainor, Executive IT DirectorRuss Trainor manages the IT infrastructure for the Denver Broncos organization which includes both the Dove Valley and Invesco Field @ a Mile High locations. He and his team support approximately 300 users, 30 servers, and 3 SANS, at two sites. Most of Russ’s experience has been on the infrastructure design and support. He strives to develop teams that provide excellent customer service and is keen on maximizing current technologies. Projects currently being planned include server consolidation, a virtualization initiative, and increasing their system’s stability and performance. Russ and his family are new to the Denver area and are enjoying living in Colorado. Russ holds a BS degree in Information Systems from Kennesaw State University (Georgia).  Denver Health Hospital www.denverhealth.orgJeff Pelot, CTOJeff Pelot is the Chief Technology Officer for Denver Health Hospital and Medical Center, Denver’s community hospital. Denver Health has been recognized as a leader in healthcare technology implementations. Jeff provides the leadership, vision, and direction for the use of technology at Denver Health to ensure support of the company's business objectives. He has over 25 years of managerial experience including extensive program management experience in the areas of technology and systems deployment, implementation of business processes and process improvement for technical infrastructure systems. Jeff possesses a Masters degree from the Regis University in Computing Systems Management.  eBags www.ebags.comChris Cummings, CTOChris Cummings has 18 years of retail business and systems experience with the last 10 years focused exclusively on e-commerce and direct to consumer businesses. Chris joined eBags in March 2009 as CTO with responsibility for all aspects of information technology. Prior to joining eBags Chris served as Senior Vice President and CIO for The Parent Company, formerly known as eToys Direct and KB Online Holdings, LLC, from July 1999 through February 2009. Previously, Chris was a founding partner of Vistyx Corporation, a retail solutions provider, from June 1993 to May 1999 and worked as an information technology management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers from September 1991 to June 1993. He holds a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin.  EchoStar www.echostar.comMike Marcotte, CIO – Global Head of Information TechnologyMichael is the Global Head of Information Technology (CIO) for the EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) with full responsibility for the worldwide, information technology organization. Prior to EchoStar, Michael has provided leadership for public and private sector firms such as Ball Corporation, Dish Network, Cendant, MCA Universal, Systems Partners, Hyatt, Hilton, and numerous other Fortune 500 and Russell 2000 firms. Michael has helped these corporations build and implement successful IT organizations, IT governance, program offices, software development models, and extensive business process engineering. Michael has built Program Management Offices (PMO) for several large firms and speaks to groups regularly on the topic of building, managing, use of toolsets, and the strategic and tactical implementation of PMO in large corporations.  Frontier Airlines www.frontierairlines.comGerry Coady, SVP, CIOGerry Coady currently serves as Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at Frontier Airlines, and is responsible for all aspects of IT strategy and operations. Gerry began his work with Frontier in May of 2007, served as CTO and EVP for Evident Software from June 2005 to December 2006 and CTO and was Managing Director at Xcel Energy from 2003 to 2005. Gerry has also worked for IBM, JDEdwards and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Gerry received a Masters in Management, major in Innovation and Technology at Boston University and studied for a PhD in Management at Colorado Technical University, where he is currently in Dissertation phase. Gerry prefers a window seat to an aisle so that he can catch a nap. Griz is Gerry’s favorite Frontier spokes animal and the motto he lives by is "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."  Google www.google.comVince Chirico, Strategic PartnershipsVince currently cultivates publisher partnerships as part of Google’s Strategic Partnerships organization. He consults with key publisher decision makers to assist with mitigating pain points and achieving sales and monetization objectives. In addition to his daily sales responsibility, Vince is a steward of the Google value proposition and helps evangelize Google’s story for all marketers and publishers. Prior to assuming responsibility for Strategic Publisher Partnerships, Vince headed up both the Mountain States and Southwest Regions for Google and also ran Google’s US travel practice in the East. Vince has over 10 years of experience in the travel industry having worked on both the supplier and distribution sides of the business. Prior to joining Google, he spent two years as Cendant’s Vice-President of Strategy, Marketing and Product Development in their Travel Distribution Services division and nearly eight years with Delta Air Lines in multiple posts, most notably General Manager of eBusiness Development where he headed up strategy and business development for delta.com and served as Delta’s lead in the creation of ORBITZ.com.  GTRI www.gtri.comRick Ricciardi, VP Corporate Operations & TechnologyRick Ricciardi is the Vice President of Operations and Technology for GTRI. GTRI was voted both the "Fastest growing privately held company in Colorado" (DBJ 2008) as well as the "Technology Company of the Year" (CSIA 2009) which Rick has greatly contributed to as a senior GTRI executive. Rick is responsible for a variety of critical business components for GTRI, including front end process improvements, technology initiatives in support of GTRI's rapid growth, as well as growing company net income through higher value service offerings. Rick brings over twenty years of CIO experience and Fortune 500 business development working success in evolving business models to provide higher value solutions to clients. Through focused operations, business development and technology efforts, Rick has contributed to GTRI's dramatic growth curve through evolving GTRI into a true solutions provider through his direct management of GTRI's Professional Services Division. Rick has also recently formed a Business Development team that is focused both generally and in healthcare on providing cutting edge business solutions through GTRI intellectual property and partnerships. Rick is respected for his wide range of industry knowledge, a solid sense of integrity and demonstrated passion for technology as a whole. Rick graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from Marist College in NY.  HealthGrades www.healthgrades.comMark Bartling, SVP, CTO
Mark Bartling has served as HealthGrades Senior Vice President, CTO since November 2005. His team is charged with the Information Systems development and delivery of products at HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company. Mark has provided the IT vision and execution strategy behind several major changes in technology, methodology and process. Prior to joining HealthGrades Mark has held multiple leadership positions with Martin Marietta Data Systems, Boston Chicken, Oppenheimer Funds and EchoStar. He has over 25 years experience in the IT field. Mark received a Bachelor of Science from University of Regis in Business Administration.  HealthGrades www.healthgrades.comDavid Hicks, EVP, CIO David Hicks has been the driving force behind information technology, product development, strategic planning and infrastructure development at HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings company, which runs one of the Internet's most-visited healthcare Web sites. He has served in this capacity from its start-up in 1996, and is one of the original founders of the Company. As Executive Vice President, CIO, Mr. Hicks has strategic and operational responsibilities for HealthGrades' Information Technology, E-Commerce, Product Development, Data Development and Internet Partnership groups. His contributions have been key to the growth and development capacity of HealthGrades. Mr. Hicks's past experience includes serving in the information technology field at various companies in the Denver area. Mr. Hicks received a BS degree in Management Information Systems from Colorado State University.  High Sierra Energy www.highsierraenergy.comJonathan Cox, VP, ITJonathan currently oversees the IT function for High Sierra Energy located in Cherry Creek. He has 15 year IT executive with experience in the Oil & Gas, Entertainment, E-Commerce, and Software industries. He built a business-focused IT solutions organization at DCP Midstream before joining High Sierra. Prior to DCP Midstream, Jonathan served as VP of Application Development at MTV Networks with a focus on intellectual property management. He has a diverse background from startups to Fortune 500 companies, and has spent time on both the vendor and the corporate sides of IT. He has managed a line of commercial encryption software products, and built single family homes for a living before becoming a technologist. Jonathan is originally from the New York metro area, and relocated his family to take advantage of the incredible things that Colorado has to offer.  Home Buyers Warranty www.2-10.comBart Waress, VP, Director of Information TechnologyBart Waress serves as Vice President and Director of Information Technology for Home Buyers Warranty (HBW), the leading new home warranty company and one of the largest home warranty and risk management companies in the nation. Bart joined HBW in 2004. Bart has nearly 20 years of experience in the information technology field, most recently having spent three years in telecommunications and 7 years in healthcare. Since then, he has led HBW’s technology strategy and delivery efforts allowing the company to remain competitive in a challenging home market. In addition to his varied IT knowledge, he is adept at working with non-technical business entities. Bart is most proud of his community work. He serves on the board of his children’s charter school and volunteers countless hours throughout his community.  IHS www.ihs.comDave Carlson, SVP & CTO Dave Carlson was named Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in October 2009. He is responsible for all Product Development, Information Technology, Internal Business Applications, Infrastructure and Content Acquisition and Management Systems. Dave had been IHS’s Vice President of Product Development and Delivery since joining IHS in 2007. Prior to IHS, Dave was President and Chief Executive Officer of DMC Companies, a strategic consulting firm supporting customer-focused technology (www.CustomerFocusedTechnology.com). He also served as Senior Vice President of Financial Operations and Business Process Engineering for Kintera, Inc. Among his extensive experience leading global IT efforts are assignments as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Kmart, and Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Ingram Micro. He was named "One of the Top 100 CIO’s for the New Millennium" by CIO magazine. Dave is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a doctorate in industrial and operations engineering, a master’s in industrial administration and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He also did post doctoral work in Financial Policy, also at the University of Michigan. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Electronic Resources Limited in Singapore, a member of the Board of Trustees for Adrian College and has been a guest lecturer at the London School of Economics. He also services as Vice Chairman of the Orange County (CA) Audit Oversight Committee. He has travelled extensively and has managed development and infrastructure resources in more than 40 countries.  Kroenke Sports Enterprises www.pepsicenter.comRick Schoenhals, Executive Director, Information Technology
Rick Schoenhals has been Executive Director of Information Technology for Kroenke Sports Enterprises since June 2008. Kroenke, based in Denver, CO, owns and operates live sports and entertainment events. It also operates Pepsi Center arena and sports franchises. Before joining Kroenke Rick was the Vice President of Information Technology for the Denver Broncos Franchise. He was responsible for all IT operations for both the Broncos and INVESCO Field at Mile High. He also worked for 13 years in Accounting and Information Technology at the University of Denver. A Colorado native, he earned his Undergraduate in Business Administration and his Graduate in Information Systems degrees from the Universtiy of Denver.  LifePics www.lifepics.comKen McDonald, VP, Marketing and Customer Success
Mr. McDonald is the Vice President of Marketing and the Customer Success Team at LifePics, a role he has held for over 5 years. He oversees all marketing activities for the company and manages a team that supports LifePics' consumers, professional photographers, and retailers. LifePics runs approximately 5,000 web sites and has approximately 5 million end consumers. Ken McDonald has worked in the software industry since the mid 1980s in a variety of capacities. He spent 5 years in marketing positions at Oracle and helped drive Oracle's e-commerce initiatives through an explosive growth period. He also spent 3 years at Sequel Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, making investments in software companies. He has been on the starting team of two software companies, Topica and Open Horizon, and spent 3 years doing IT consulting at Booz Allen and Hamilton. He has an MBA from Stanford and undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Economics from Dartmouth.
 Lincoln Trust Co. www.lincolntrustco.comHelen Cousins, EVP, CIO As Chief Information Officer, Helen implements the latest innovations in technology to continuously improve key business functions. Helen joined Fiserv Investment Support Services as Executive Vice President and CIO in July 2006. Her IT background is extensive, including positions as Senior VP and CIO at Dex Media, Senior VP and CIO of Corporate Technology at Cendant Corporation, Senior VP of Global Product Development at Dun & Bradstreet, and 24 years on Wall Street in senior management positions in both international and investment banking. Helen's leadership of a major infrastructure upgrade at Dex Media resulted in her recognition as one of Computerworld Magazine's Premier 100 CIOs for 2006 and CIO Magazine awarded her with its "Bold 100 Award" in 2005. Helen has an MBA from Pace University and a Bachelor's degree from Fordham University.  Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. www.lockheedmartin.comLinda Brisnehan, Vice President & Deputy Military, Space ProgramLinda’s responsibilities include management of cost, schedule, and technical execution. Linda joined Lockheed Martin in 1986 as a communication software engineer and held the positions of test engineer, integration lead, subcontract manager and development lead on multiple programs. She is certified by Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute as a lead assessor and performed Capability Maturity Model assessments for various programs throughout the corporation. Linda earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems and a master’s degree in Business Administration, both from the University of Colorado at Denver. Linda was named 2006 Outstanding Business Woman of the Year in High Tech and Telecom by the Denver Business Journal. She is a Denver native and married her high school sweet heart. Linda has 2 grown children (Steph who is an investment banker and Brian who is an attorney). Linda is passionate about mentoring –one-on-one mentoring, mentoring book clubs, mentor walks, etc. She is a strong supporter of local sports teams, and share season tickets to Nuggets, Avs and Rockies. Linda is also a big CSU fan, and she and her husband had lived in married student housing and have had football season tickets for many years.  MarkWest markwest.comDan Cory, VP ITDan Cory joined MarkWest in August of 2006. MarkWest Energy has experienced substantial growth since its inception and the IT systems have been upgraded significantly over the last 3 years. MarkWest selected and implemented Oracle’s E-Business Suite financial application and runs top oil and gas vertical applications from Quorum and SolArc. This year will bring a corporate office deployment of SharePoint as part of an overall content and records management program. Prior to MarkWest, Dan was the VP of IT at EAS, a sports nutrition company which enjoyed significant growth and popularity, prior to being sold to Ross Products in 2004. Dan has over 20 years of experience leading IT teams that keep pace with rapidly growing companies in manufacturing, distribution and now oil and gas. MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. is a midstream energy company primarily engaged in the gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas; the transportation, fractionation and storage of natural gas liquids (NGLs); and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. MarkWest is headquartered in Denver, with assets in Texas, Oklahoma, the Gulf Coast, Appalachia and Michigan.  MWH www.mwhglobal.comMicki Nelson, CIOMicki Nelson’s 30-year career in engineering and information technology has spanned multiple industries including architectural, civil and structural engineering and analysis, construction supervision, aerospace engineering and information technology operations and management. Ms. Nelson is currently Vice President and Chief Information Officer for MWH, a worldwide environmental engineering and construction firm with $1.5 Billion in revenues yearly. MWH is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. Micki joined MWH in 2000 where she was originally tasked with managing the contract for an out-sourced IT department and later, reintegrating it back into the company. She currently leads a global team of 165 IT professionals located as close as Denver, and as far away as Pune, India. This team supports the IT infrastructure for the 200 MWH offices worldwide.
 Jay Richardson, Director of Information TechnologyJay Richardson, Director of Information Technology, As Director of Information Technology for New Belgium Brewing. He manages the overall leveraging of information technologies to enable and support New Belgium’s business objectives and he stewards New Belgium’s strategic planning process. In addition, Jay serves as co-representative of the Brewers Association on the Brewing Industry Electronic Commerce Coalition and as an Advisory Council member for the Computer Information Systems department in Colorado State University’s College of Business. Prior to joining New Belgium in 2003, Jay’s work experience was highlighted by 8 years of senior IT leadership in the food manufacturing and high tech industries. Jay cut his teeth in IT with 6 years of systems development and consulting in a variety of industries and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University. Jay lives quite happily with his wife and son in Fort Collins, Colorado, and enjoys swimming, biking, and running.
 Newmont Mining www.newmont.comShelly Barnes, Director PMO, IT Services & InfrastructureShelly Barnes is the Senior Director of PMO, IT Services and Infrastructure for Newmont Mining Corporation, one of the world’s largest gold producers headquartered near Denver, Colorado. She started with Newmont in 2008. In her role she is responsible for the strategic direction and delivery of IT Services and IT Project Management. Prior to joining Newmont, Shelly was the Vice President of Technology and Process for Arizona Tile, LLC, the largest independently owned importer of ceramic/porcelain tile and natural stone in the US, where she worked from 2004-2008. She was responsible for all information technology systems and solutions and lead the company through many continuous business process improvements and operational excellence through best practices within supply chain and inventory management.  onTargetjobs www.ontargetjobs.comHoward Fish, CIOHoward Fish has more than 20 years of experience within technological sectors of the healthcare, financial, Internet, restaurant, legal and telecommunications industries. Mr. Fish first joined onTargetjobs as Vice President of Products and Software Development in 2008 and now currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He manages 35 employees across five technology subdivisions. Prior to onTargetjobs, he was a Director and then Vice President and General Manager of Global eCommerce Technology Products at FirstData Corp. Mr. Fish managed FirstData’s portfolio of technical products that generated more than $120 billion in annual sales and 47% year-over-year growth. Mr. Fish has also led technology platforms for companies such as Travelers Express/MoneyGram, Boston Market and AT&T Broadband. He has a Bachelors of Science with a double major in computer information and business administration from Mayville State University and Masters of Technology Management from the University of Denver (DU). Mr. Fish is now a Masters level instructor in the Technology Management program at DU.  Open Range Communications www.openrangecomm.comJohn LaGrand, VP of InfrastructureJohn LaGrand has been Vice President of Backhaul Engineering of Open Range Communications, Inc. since March 2006. Mr. LaGrand joined Open Range in March 2006 to oversee the backhaul and core network for project. Mr. LaGrand has 25 years of experience in telecommunications operations and product development. Prior to joining Open Range, Mr. LaGrand served as Vice President of Operations and Engineering at TeleSpectra. For nine years, he held executive positions at telecommunications ... firms, including Bay Area start-up HiGHKU, which he Co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Mr. LaGrand served as the Director of Switch Construction and Vice President of Advanced Development at TeraBridge Technologies. He also served as a Consultant to Motorola Satellite Communications on the Iridium project and at Lucent Technologies, a subsidiary AG Communication Systems. Mr. LaGrand holds BS and AS Technology degrees in Automated Manufacturing and Electronic Engineering from ITT Technical Institute.  Oracle www.oracle.comKristin Russell, VP, Global IT Service OperationsKristin Russell, Vice President of Global IT Service Operations at Oracle, is responsible for all data centers and computing operations worldwide. In this role, she leads the organization that provides all infrastructure services to enable Oracle’s internal business operations, as well as their external customer solution offerings, such as Oracle On Demand, CRM On Demand and Oracle University. Kristin has over fifteen years experience in operations leadership, customer service, and organizational design and development. Prior to joining Oracle, Kristin was the Vice President of Global IT Operations for Sun Microsystems, Inc. where she led the team that provisioned IT tools and services to Sun's extended enterprise, supporting in excess of 40,000 Sun employees and partners around the globe. While at Sun, Kristin spent many years in leadership roles within Services, supporting Sun's top customers in the field and providing remote technical support of Sun's extensive platform, operating system and networking technologies. Prior to Sun, Kristin worked at Citigroup and Southern Pacific Transportation Lines where she held various leadership roles in Quality Management, Services and Employee Training & Development. Kristin has a degree in International Affairs from the University of Colorado, and is a graduate of the Colorado Executive Development in Residence program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Kristin sits on the board of the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce, the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute Leadership Council and CSIA – Colorado's Technology Association. As a result of her community and professional leadership, Kristin was a recipient of the Denver Business Journal's Forty Under 40 award and the 2009 Silicon Valley Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) award.  Orica Limited orica.comKelly Kirwan, IT Director for North AmericaKelly is the North American IT Director for the Mining Services Division of Orica, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Kelly has a CPA and was Finance Manager at Ericsson prior to migrating into the IT arena. She moved from Dallas in 2002 and joined Orica as SAP Analyst and became IT Manager, then Director within 3 years after moving to Denver. Current responsibility includes IT Infrastructure and support for North America, SAP support and configuration, other application purchase, design, build, support, telecom, and IT global program management.  Pearson eCollege www.ecollege.comJohn Dobbertin, VP & Director Production & InfrastructureAs Vice President and Director of Production and Infrastructure, John Dobbertin is responsible for Pearson eCollege’s entire hosting infrastructure, as well as all Pearson eCollege hardware. Mr. Dobbertin has been with Pearson eCollege since September of 1998 and, in addition to being one of the first members of Pearson eCollege’s quality assurance department, was Pearson eCollege’s first systems integration engineer. Prior to joining Pearson eCollege, he was a teacher in the Atlanta Public Schools system. Mr. Dobbertin has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and French from Niagara University and has completed several technical education tracts at Georgia Institute of Technology.  Pearson eCollege www.ecollege.comJohn Vice, VP, ITAs Vice President of Information Technology, John Vice is responsible for Pearson eCollege’s corporate and production IT teams and associated infrastructure. There are currently six separate IT teams based on IT support, Systems Administration, Networking and Storage disciplines. Mr. Vice is also the lead Security Officer and works with both dedicated and virtualized security team members to manage the security efforts of the company in coordination with Pearson Security and other Pearson business units. Mr. Vice has been with Pearson eCollege since May of 1999 and was one of the first members of the IT department. Prior to joining the company, he was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force working in the distance learning department of the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell, AFB in Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Vice has a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and recently completed the Denver University High Performance Leadership Program.  Pendum www.pendum.comKirby Slunaker, CIOKirby Slunaker is the CIO, Pendum, LLC, and the Immediate Past Board Chair of CSIA. Pendum,LLC is a $200mm a year private-equity backed field services company with over 2,100 employees and operations in 42 states. Kirby has over 30 years of experience in the information technology industry in Denver. He has led information technology organizations for small, entrepreneurial, venture-backed, start-up companies such as Plus System, ProCard, and eBags as well as for large Fortune 500 companies such as Visa USA and MDC Holdings. Kirby has served on the Executive IT Panel for the Metro Denver Economic Development Center’s WIRED development project, as well as the Board of Advisors for the Information Technology and Electronic Commerce (ITEC) department for the University of Denver. Kirby holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in business and is a graduate of the Executive MBA program at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. PhotoBucket photobucket.comJames Goss, VP OperationsAs Vice President of Operations, Jim is responsible for all technical operations and infrastructure at Photobucket. Jim has a broad base of experience serving in operations, engineering, and product management roles in a variety of technology companies. Jim has served as a key leader and technical contributor to several Internet service and technology startups and has helped small high-tech startups manage rapid growth and success. A graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Jim holds a degree in Mathematics.  Policy Studies www.policy-studies.comMichael Craig, CIOCraig ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of PSI’s technical infrastructure for both internal and outsourced operations. He manages an IT staff of 150 employees, overseeing the ongoing development and implementation of PSI’s Vida® technology platform; and directing the evaluation, selection, implementation, and maintenance of multiple technologies that help streamline PSI’s business processes. With more than 35 years of IT management experience, Craig brings both exhaustive technical knowledge and proven leadership skills to the CIO position. Before joining PSI, he was vice president of information technology for IHS, a leading global source of critical information and insight. While there, he oversaw many functions including product and technical architecture, infrastructure, internal business applications, mergers and acquisitions, and business analytics. Prior to IHS, Craig was director of worldwide solution development for Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, a Johnson & Johnson Company, where he directed tedesign, development, and implementation of a large-scale data warehouse program. Other previous positions include executive IT director at Agrilink Foods, principal and owner of Shaw-Tye Software, and vice president of software development at Chase Bank.  Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center www.pslmc.comAllen Harrison, COOAllen Harrison serves as Chief Operating Officer and oversees the following departments at P/SL: Human Resources, Ethics and Compliance, Medical Staff Services, Physician Relations and Outreach, Business Development, Plant Operations, Bio Medical Engineering, Construction, Disaster Preparedness, Risk Management, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Marketing, and Public Affairs. Prior to coming to P/SL, Allen served as Vice President of Business Development for the HCA Continental Division. HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) and The Colorado Health Foundation, a Colorado non-profit organization, formed HealthONE in 1995 as a 50/50 joint venture. P/SL is one of the seven hospitals, 13 ambulatory surgery centers, and more than 50 outpatient clinics that make up HealthONE, the largest healthcare system in metro Denver.  Quark www.quark.comMark Lawler, VP Information TechnologyMark Lawler is the Vice President of information technology at Quark where he is responsible for the vision and implementation of the company’s global IT infrastructure, including hardware, applications, communications, database management, and security systems. He is also responsible for providing solutions for new technologies that support the Quark product vision. Mark is involved several business initiatives including online services. Quark recently entered the online market with the Quark Promote offering, Quark Promote is an online service that helps owners and employees of small and mid-sized businesses promote their products and services easily and professionally. Mark is also a US Army veteran and retiree. When he is not working, Mark is an avid off-road motorcycling enthusiast and skier. He earned a masters degree in aeronautical science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.  Qwest Communications www.qwest.comSandeep Kulkarni, VP of IT, OSS DevelopmentSandeep Kulkarni is Vice President of Operational Support Systems (OSS) for Qwest Communications where he is responsible for all aspects of IT infrastructure and line-of-business application development, support and maintenance for self-care, agent care Ordering and Customer Care systems and Network Provisioning, Activation and Service Assurance applications. With 17 years of technical and IT management experience, Sandeep has held a wide variety of Information Technology roles at Qwest. Most recently, he served as Senior Director of Information Technology, reporting directly to the CIO. In this role, he spearheaded major architectural changes such as Unified Customer Repository, Enterprise Product Catalog, Order Management, Electronic forms, Jeopardy Management, Strong enterprise data and process modeling. Sandeep also served as Director of application development for Billing and E-Commerce which included responsibility of all aspects of project delivery, defining international operations strategy. He set up various off-shore development units and implemented the processes for successful transition. Sandeep holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, specialized in Power Electronics.  ReadyTalk www.readytalk.comDan Cunningham, CTODan Cunningham is the CTO and a co-founder of ReadyTalk, a leading provider of web and audio meeting services. His responsibilities include the overall technology strategy of the company as well as the management of ReadyTalk's engineering resources. Dan's passions lie in the building of technology to solve complex problems in creative and easy to use ways. Over the last 10 years Dan has been involved in the emerging open source movement, specifically utilizing the strengths of the Linux operating system to power reliable, efficient and cost effective computing solutions. Dan's other interests include VOIP/SIP networking, cross platform application development, presence technology, home automation, mass storage technologies and collaboration systems. Dan has a B.S. in finance and a MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. ReadyTalk was recognized on several lists in 2007 and 2008, including; Best Company to Work for in Colorado, ranked 3rd on Deloitte’s 2007 Technology Fast 50 in Colorado, Colorado Biz Magazine’s Top Company Finalist, and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Rocky Mountain Region.  Red Robin www.redrobin.comChris Laping, Vice President and Chief Information OfficerChris Laping brings more than 19 years of experience in information technology to Red Robin. As Chief Information Officer, Chris oversees the information technology operations and leads the development and execution of the company's technology and information management strategies. Prior to joining Red Robin, Chris worked at Statera, Inc. as the Chief Information Officer and Principal where he managed business consulting engagements and oversaw the internal technology department. Before working as a consultant, Chris spent five years as a Vice President and Chief Information Officer for GMAC. Chris has received several awards for his work in the IT industry including being named as a ComputerWorld Premier 100 IT Leader in 2004 as well as receiving three InfoWorld 100 awards. Chris is originally from Jacksonville, FL. He received a Bachelor's of Science in Management Information Systems at Florida State University and his Master of Business Administration at the University of Florida.  RE/MAX International www.remax.comKristi Graning, SVP, IT and eBusinessKristi Graning has established a strong reputation for quick delivery of innovative tech-based services to RE/MAX agents and offices. In a recent multiyear project, Graning and her team achieved a major industry first: seamlessly gathering property-for-sale listings from across the United States onto remax.com, while complying with widely differing Multiple Listing Service policies. The industry-changing effort positioned RE/MAX as the first sales organization to provide public access to all of the listings in thousands of cities and towns. Today, with millions of visitors, remax.com frequently ranks among the industry's most-visited Web sites. Graning's team also is responsible for RE/MAX LeadStreet, which has referred more than 7 million remax.com visitors to RE/MAX agents and offices with no referral fee ever going to RE/MAX International.  Rose Medical Center www.rosemed.comDavid Trevathan, Hospital Director of Information SystemsDavid Trevathan has been the Director of Information Services at Rose Medical Center since August of 2007. As Director he is responsible for implementing HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) Corporate and Health ONE projects at Rose. He also researches, designs and implements projects on a facility level at Rose. Prior to the Director position, Dave was the PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) Administrator at Rose. Prior to Rose, Dave worked at Siemens Medical Solutions in Denver and Raleigh, NC. He has a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix.
 RP Holdings GroupArnie Kilk, CIO Arnie brings over 17 years of experience in the information technology industry specializing in real estate related services. He has an MBA from the University of California and has been managing information technology departments for the majority of his IT career. His real estate experience began in the mortgage servicing industry and progressed into directing information technology departments for the Title industry. Over the past three years, Arnie has successfully managed the information technology department at RP Holdings Group, LLC through its various initiatives and acquisitions in the default processing industry.  ServiceMagic www.servicemagic.comKevin McGlinchey, VP - Technical OperationsKevin McGlinchey is responsible for all aspects of ServiceMagic's technical infrastructure, which includes the Database, Unix, Network, and Windows system administration groups; the Quality Assurance group; and our telephony platform. Kevin has worked for ServiceMagic twice: initially in 2000 - 2001 as Director of Development, and then returning in 2003 to serve as Director of Technical Operations. Prior to working for ServiceMagic, Kevin spent three years managing the architecture group for a startup unit of GE Capital Residential Connections, charged with building the next generation platform for increasing the efficiency of the residential real estate closing process. He held a similar position at Commonwealth Land Title, focusing on the interactions between the insurer and its nationwide network of agents. Other positions have included technical management and staff positions at several organizations, including a non-profit foundation, local government, and a privately-held wood products sales company. Kevin holds a BS in Economics from the University of Oregon.  ServiceMagic www.servicemagic.comCraig Smith, CEOCraig Smith was appointed Chief Executive Officer of ServiceMagic in January of 2008. A member of the ServiceMagic team since 2000, Craig began his career in strategic financial planning and progressed into his current role as CEO. He previously acted as the vice president of business development where he was charged with overseeing the company's Internet marketing approach and was responsible for consumer acquisitions and cultivating new strategic business partnerships. Prior to joining ServiceMagic, Craig worked for El Pomar Foundation as a member of a three-person asset management team, controlling over $475 million in assets. El Pomar selected Craig as part of an exclusive management training and professional development program focused on growing the next generation of business and community leaders.  ServiceMagic www.servicemagic.comTodd Tobin, VP Technology DevelopmentTodd Tobin has held several roles since joining ServiceMagic in 2004, including System Architect, Director of Development, and, most recently, Vice President - Technology Development. In his current role, Todd's team is responsible for all application development for the ServiceMagic.com website and 3rd party integrations, as well as development for ServiceMagic's home grown CRM and support applications. Prior to working at ServiceMagic, Todd held engineering roles at Level 3 Communications, Virtela Communications and American Management Systems. Todd holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder where he studied Information Systems and Finance.  Spectra Logic www.spectralogic.comMatt Starr, CTO
Matt Starr's tenure with Spectra Logic spans nearly 20 years and includes experience in service, hardware design, software development, marketing and management. Starr graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He has extensive experience with software, hardware, operating systems and electronic design and is currently responsible for Engineering, Purchasing, Planning and Manufacturing Operations. He hold over 2 dozen patents ranging from electronics to process improvement. As the first person named to the CTO position at Spectra Logic, he brings to the company a well rounded view of architecture, operations and emerging technology.  SquareTwo Financial www.squaretwofinancial.comGlenn Thompson, CIOGlenn M. Thompson, Chief Information Officer, is a career financial services IT professional. He joined SquareTwo Financial in July, 2008. Glenn has managed development and data centers on four continents for Fortune 100 companies. He has had responsibility for mainframes and distributed systems with a particular emphasis on process and methodology. Prior to joining SquareTwo Financial, Glenn served as CIO of AIG's Consumer Finance Group, leading technology in ten countries. His previous roles included CTO of Merrill Lynch's Retirement Group; CIO at Refco; and CTO at the American Stock Exchange. Glenn has served on the board of Hexagon Players of Mendham and is a member of the Pastime Club, an athletic scholarship organization, and Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoptions. He has been a musician and theater performer for four decades. He has lived most of his life in New Jersey but has traveled extensively, particularly enjoying Poland, Argentina and Thailand. He is married to Donna and they live together with their three children: Deidre (age 9), Alaina (5) and Andre (4).  Starz Entertainment www.starz.comJudy Batenburg, Executive Director of IT Infrastructure and OperationsAs Executive Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations for Starz Entertainment, Judy Batenburg is responsible for managing the corporate IT environment for Starz. Her responsibilities include the Network infrastructure (WAN/LAN & wireless), Windows/Linux systems, and Storage, as well as Telephony and mobile communications. She is also responsible for the Service Desk/Help Desk, Desktop architecture, and IT Procurement. Starz currently has an infrastructure of 600+ servers, over half of which have been virtualized through VMWare, and just over 1 PB of storage. Starz spans 10 locations throughout North America. She also is responsible for the Liberty Media headquarters IT environment. Prior to Starz, Judy was an IT Director at IHS, overseeing Global Operations, Help Desk, Infrastructure and IT Program Management. She started her career at AT&T Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies, where she managed the development and deployment of Lucent’s global network & system management environment. She has given numerous industry presentations on managing global infrastructures, and was interviewed on the MSNBC show "Pick of the Week” for a segment that highlighted small business success stories. She has a BSEE in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Delaware.  Starz Entertainment www.starz.comLinda Gonzalez, Executive Director - IT SupportLinda is the Executive Director of IT Support for Starz Entertainment with responsibility spanning over the Database, Business Intelligence and Software Support Organization. Linda has over 20 years of experience in IT. Fourteen of which was spent in DOD within the Computer Operations, COBOL programming, Project Management and Client Server development. After moving to Starz in 1996 as a Software Developer/DBA, she expanded her career through opportunities within Starz including the management of all Software Development efforts including Web Design, Network Operations and Administration, Software Development, DBA, Software Support and BI. During this time, she established IT software standards, policies and procedures which include the implementation of SOX for Starz Entertainment and Liberty Media. Linda has experienced many opportunities and successes, which have progressed into growth in many aspects within IT and business areas. Her technical background, operations experience, and years of IT experience allow for an increased ability to determine IT business challenges, analysis and budgets, purchasing, analytical reporting, personnel procurement and interpretation of legal documents as well as project management & management of highly technical teams.
 StillSecure www.stillsecure.comRajat Bhargava, Chairman and CEORajat Bhargava is responsible for defining StillSecure's vision and strategy as well as executing on that vision. He is also Chairman and co-founder of Quova, a provider of Internet infrastructure intelligence services. Prior to Quova, Mr. Bhargava was co-founder of Interliant, a provider of managed application hosting, messaging, Web hosting, enhanced Internet and professional consulting services. Mr. Bhargava was also co-founder and a board member of Service Metrics, a provider of applications and services that accurately monitor and measure mission-critical Internet operations to empower customers to make informed Web-site decisions. Service Metrics was acquired by Exodus Communications in November 1999. Mr. Bhargava was also co-founder, Chairman, President and CEO of NetGenesis (NASDAQ: SPSS), which provides enterprises the clearest possible picture of online customers, revealing behavior patterns critical to e-business success. Mr. Bhargava is a graduate of MIT, with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.  SunGard Availability Services www.availability.sungard.comIndu Kodukula, EVP & CTO As Executive Vice President Products and Chief Technology Officer, Indu Kodukula runs the product organization at SunGard Availability Services, with overall responsibility for development and delivery of new products that contribute to top-line revenue. Among other things, the Product organization uses technological innovation to spearhead new service development, evaluates technology platforms, defines requirements for new products, engineers them and supports the delivery of these products to the operations organization. Indu joins SunGard Availability Services from Oracle where he was Vice President of Service Delivery Platform Products within Oracle Communications and ran product management and development for the Oracle Communications Service Delivery Platform. In this role, he was responsible for end-to-end product strategy and delivery of the Oracle Service Delivery Platform set of products.  Sunrise Medical www.sunrisemedical.comJim Dorvee, VP, Global ITAs a seasoned executive with over 25 years of IT experience working for technology and healthcare companies, his areas of expertise include setting strategic direction, operational excellence and innovating with technology to achieve competitive advantage. With 18 Sunrise Medical sites worldwide, Jim currently manages a diverse user population with varied needs. Current projects are focused on ERP system consolidation, phone system replacement using Voice over IP, reducing total cost of ownership via server virtualization and leveraging a robust Business Intelligence infrastructure to create optimum value to the business. Jim has degrees from the State University of New York, as well as the Denver Institute of Technology. He is also a Six Sigma black belt and holds certifications in ITIL.  TransFirst Holdings www.transfirst.comJohn Kirkpatrick, SVP and CIOJohn brings more than 23 years of leadership experience in developing and implementing complex business strategies for global companies. Prior to joining TransFirst, Mr. Kirkpatrick was Vice President, Global Strategic Planning for Sunrise Medical Inc., a global medical equipment company. Throughout his eight years at Sunrise, he held various executive roles and had numerous responsibilities including global IT, M&A system integration, corporate governance and policies, operations, and product support functions, as well as the implementation of a secure, online transaction system. Mr. Kirkpatrick also has served Baxter Healthcare Corporation and E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company/Conoco Inc. Mr. Kirkpatrick earned his bachelor of science degree in geophysical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He pursued graduate studies in programming and development methodology at the University of Houston and completed additional coursework in computer design, math, and programming at Colorado State University. He also is involved in several professional IT organizations.  University of Colorado Hospital www.uch.eduJoe Bajek, Director ITJoe Bajek has served as the Director of Information Technology & Chief Technology Officer for the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver Colorado since 1999. Prior to that he was the Manager of Data Networks for the U.S. Surgical Corporation (Now part of the Tyco Healthcare Group) and a Lead Senior Network Engineer with G.E. Capital. Joe holds a B.S. in Computer Science/Mathematics from the State University of New York Maritime College. He is a graduate of the G.E. Information Systems Management Program, holds a CPHIMS certification (Certified Professional in Health Information Systems – from HIMSS the Health Information Management Systems Society), a licensed Third Officer in the United States Merchant Marines and an honorably discharged Lieutenant from the United States Naval Reserve. He currently serves on the Board for the Colorado chapter of the Health Information Management Systems Society. Joe has also served as the Healthcare Sector Chief in the Denver chapter of InfraGard and as a founding board member of the Denver FBI Citizens’ Academy Alumni.  Vail Resorts Management Co. www.vailresorts.comRobert Urwiler, CIORobert Urwiler was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Vail Resorts Management Company in July 2006. As CIO, he is responsible for leading all aspects of Information Technology for the company. Prior to Vail, Robert was Senior Vice President and CIO of Macromedia, a San Francisco-based software company acquired by Adobe Systems. There, Robert led all aspects of global IT and was also responsible for leading Macromedia's worldwide Customer Care organization. Robert holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems from Nova Southeastern University and is a member of CXO, the CIO Collective, the CIO Executive Council, and the Council of Communications Advisors.  ViaWest www.viawest.comRoy Dimoff, CEORoy launched ViaWest in 1999, providing the overall direction for the company, he continues to drive ViaWest's success through strategic positioning, strong financial management, and instinctive merger and acquisition selection. Dimoff is a visionary who started his first telecommunications company, in Toronto, Canada at age 26. In 1988, he sold his company to Confertech International of Denver, and accepted an executive management position. After a successful tenure with Confertech, Dimoff took control of RMI.net, and led it through one of the first Internet IPOs. Roy is a prominent business leader, with awards like "Who's Who in Technology" (DBJ), "Technology Executive of the Year" (CSIA), and "Entrepreneur of the Year " (Ernst & Young). Dimoff holds a BA from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.  ViaWest www.viawest.comNancy Phillips, COOAs co-founder and COO, Nancy, who has over 15 years of management experience in technology, oversees all of ViaWest's operations, engineering and technical support divisions. In addition to her key role at ViaWest, Phillips has also earned herself a reputation for excellence throughout the industry. In 2005, the Denver Business Journal named Phillips as "Outstanding Woman in Business" in the high-tech category. She also received the 2004 "Technology Business Woman of the Year" award hosted by the CSIA's APEX awards. Phillips was again recognized in 2004 by the Denver Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the Denver Business Journal, winning the "Outstanding Women in Business Jean Yancey Award." The year 2002 marked the second year in a row in which Phillips was recognized by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE), as a woman that has raised capital for an entrepreneurial venture. Nancy serves as the 2010 Chair Elect for the CSIA Board of Directors, and also serves on the board of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). Phillips holds an Honors Bachelor of Economics from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.  WealthTouch www.wealthtouch.comRod Saunders, CTORod Saunders brings more than 16 years of technology strategy, architecture, and leadership experience to his role as CTO of WealthTouch, including 8 years building and managing high-volume transaction platforms for the financial services industry. Through his roles as architect and consultant with public companies such as TicketMaster USA, MCI Worldcom, and First American Title, as well as his role as CIO of Mercury Companies, the largest, independent title insurance agent in the U.S. in 2007, Saunders has built an impressive track record of developing strategic technology roadmaps for a number of industry-leading products and services. He also adds to WealthTouch leadership’s broad entrepreneurial and international background having successfully launched new ventures in industries ranging from IT professional services, to automobile leasing, to real estate settlement services, while building and managing development teams spanning England, Germany, Finland, India, and the Philippines. Saunders holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado.  XO Communications www.xo.comRobert Geller, CIORobert Geller is XO Communications' Chief Information Officer. He is responsible for overseeing all the company's IT operations. Since joining XO in 2001, Geller has significantly improved the quality, timeliness and cost management of IT operations. Additionally, he has overseen the development of several architecture plans, including those that directly impact the ability of XO to provide superior service and delivery to customers. Prior to joining XO, Geller served as the Senior Vice President of Information Technology at US West/Qwest where he played a pivotal role in raising delivery standards and producing key systems for long distance, DSL, wireless, and e-business for all of the company's business units. Before US West/Qwest, Geller was the Vice President of Software Development for MCI where he held a variety of senior executive positions.  Zayo Enterprise Networks www.zayo.comGlenn Russo, PresidentGlenn Russo has 20 years of telecommunications, IT and related services experience both as a communications service provider and corporate IT executive. Glenn was most recently Senior Vice President at Level 3 Communications responsible for Transport and Infrastructure services. In this role, he managed annual revenues in excess of $1.5B. He was responsible for services across North America and Europe and for establishing Level 3’s channel partner program to expand the company’s distribution to enterprise customers. In his 8 years at Level 3, Glenn led a broad range of businesses including fiber, transport, colocation, voice, IP, data and professional services. In those leadership positions, he was responsible for overall business performance, integration of numerous acquisitions, product development and management, and major customer network projects. Thank you to our sponsors! ViaWest | Ready Talk | Latisys | GTRI | FORTUST | CommVault | SunGard Availability Services | Modis | Idea Integration | Zayo Enterprise Networks | IHS | Messner & Reeves | Denver Business Journal | IfThenRadio | YellowDog | Swiftpage
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