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Carlos Jofre Carlos Jofre is the Executive Director of IT at BioTissue. Having worked in the industry for 30 years, Carlos is an expert in creating roadmaps for businesses to follow and flourish with. He has worked in everything from communications, to cruise liners, to life sciences, and has a wealth of programming skills that…

Drew Stone Drew Stone is the Director of IT and Data Security at True Velocity Ammunition. Coming from a farming background, Drew didn’t have a normal path to IT as a career. Instead, he ended up blending agriculture and IT before moving on to government work, then back to agriculture, before finding his way to…

Travis Pierce Travis Pierce is the Director of Information Technology at Tillamook County Creamery Association. Starting as a PC Technician in 1997, Travis has worked his way up throughout his long career to land in this leadership role. He has honed his cross-functional leadership skills over time and is well known for his skills amongst…

Jose Garcia Jose Garcia is currently working as IT Manager for Datamark. Jose has been in the industry for over 20 years and, in addition to IT, he has extensive experience with project management. He also has a background in electronics repairs and possesses a love of finding out how things tick. Understanding the Bottom…

Andrey Stryukov Andrey Stryukov is CIO at CountBOX US and Information Technology Operations Manager at Lumen Property Management. A technology strategist and innovator with over 15 years of experience building products and managing end-to-end IT operations, Andrey is easily able to anticipate business needs.  With a hands-on approach and player-coach mentality, Andrey has built his…

John Lay John Lay is Vice President of Information Technology with Camping World and Good Sam. Since the 80s, John has worked in a variety of roles and industries from cable TV, to ISPs, to his current role. Throughout his career, John’s focus has always been team building and change management. He gets to experience…

Mitch O’Dell Mitch O’Dell is the Director of Information Technology at Shimmick Construction, working his way up from Computer Operator Lead. Starting off, Mitch was initially a military man and worked as a Computer Switching Systems Journeyman in the United States Air Force before returning to civilian life and continuing his IT career. Mitch also…

Stuart Smith Stuart Smith is the IT Director at Medtronic. Stuart has been working at Medtronic for 22 years, climbing the IT ladder from Principal IT Project Leader to IT Director of R&D and Quality Systems. Starting out in economics and languages, Stuart came to IT in an indirect way, but has been with the…

Chris Barnes Chris Barnes is CTO of Operations and Strategic Services at Howard LLP. Howard LLP is a market leader in providing financial consulting, audit, assurance, tax, and IT consulting services to businesses across multiple industries. Though he didn’t get into computers until the late 1990s, with his first machine being a Zenith, this hasn’t…

Joshua Clemons Joshua Clemons is the Director of Information Technology at Transhield Inc. He has worked in IT since 2007 and has held roles as a technical consultant, desktop support technician, and senior network administrator. Now, he holds the position of IT Director at his company. Joshua Clemons Explains IT Security When Working With the…