Service delivery can be a challenge for many IT organizations. Last Friday, we had a chance to discuss some of the challenge’s IT leaders are faced with on a day to day basis. Thank you to Dan Gerding – IT Service Delivery Manager, Cadence Ayres – IT Analyst, Service Delivery, and Jeffrey Schmidt – IT…
What do you want to know from the top IT Executives in the Twin Cities? Last Friday at our Quarterly Event our attendees were able to text in questions they had for our esteemed panelists. Thank you to our panelists, Francois Charette, Senior Vice President at Optum, Dave Harkness, Senior Vice President and Chief Information…
For Paul Haisman, CIO at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), business and technology are two sides of the same coin. Business leaders and IT leaders may approach challenges from different angles, but all have a shared goal: making decisions that propel organizations toward successful change and growth. Paul is an active member of…
Last Friday, we had a great group discussion on the topic: Identify and Hire Project Management Leaders. Thank you to Jodi Curtis, CDD Program Manager and Scrum Master at TCF Bank and Alicia Ayala, Senior Director, Portfolio Management Office at Life Time for facilitating our conversation. As always, thank you to Medica for hosting! As the industry…
Is your company ready for a digital future? We would like to thank Mike McFarlane, Regional Capacity and Demand Lead at Cargill and Shawn Stavseth, Digital Advisor at Cargill for leading an engaging discussion on the topic: Digital Shift and their Effects on the Customer and Internal IT. Also, a huge thank you to Cargill for hosting. Cargill had created a Digital Labs portion of their organization.…
Thank you to Jackie Hartman, Business Relationship Manager at Cargill for gathering Paula Winkler, COO at The Disruptive Element and Gina Soleil, Executive Coach, Motivational Speaker, and American Author to lead an inspiring conversation on the topic: Learn How a Coach Can Help You Realize Your Full Potential. Also, thank you to Medica for hosting. The benefits of…
A huge thank you to Chris Higgins – CIO at U.S. Bank for hosting our Think IT Special Event last Thursday. Thank you to our panelists, John Bandy – CIO at Data Recognition Corporation, Julie Durham – VP Software Engineering at United Health Group, Marc Kermisch – VP and CIO at Red Wing Shoe Company and Mike Mathews – CIO at Deluxe Corporation for sharing their insights on the…
During last Friday’s IT Leadership Group meeting we had an intriguing conversation on the topic, Transforming IT – TCF’s Journey with Product, Agile and DevOps. Thank you to Tom Butterfield, Executive Vice President, CIO at TCF and his team; Brett Brunick, CTO / Digital EVP at TCF Bank, Chris Chapman, EVP, CIO Wholesale Banking and Corporate…
At the most recent Think IT Leadership group meeting we had an intriguing discussion on Phishing 3.0. I want to take a minute to thank Brian Greenberg for leading the meeting, and Genesys Works and Elkay for hosting. Phishing 3.0 is nothing you want to ignore. Phishing is a fraudulent act of gaining private information,…
When Rita Carter started her career in accounting, she noticed a disconnect between the domains of business and technology. They spoke different languages and had distinct priorities – but Rita had a deep understanding of both worlds. Now CIO she uses her multifaceted knowledge and experience to promote technical innovation and business growth. Rita is…