Podcast: Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

154. Why Bob Williams Says You Need to Stay Humble in IT

Bob Williams Bob Williams is the Senior Director of Information Technology at ElectriCom, LLC. Bob has worked in the IT sector since 1997 and finds time to volunteer his services as a MoneyWise mentor and youth baseball coach. He helps companies with operational and process efficiencies to increase value-added activities. Also, Bob has professional experience in…

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153. How Can IT Outages Impact Healthcare? With Brandt Swanson

Brandt Swanson Brandt Swanson is the Director of IT at Compass Medical. He has amassed over 25 years of experience driving technical initiatives to meet the dynamic needs of diverse user bases. Brandt is skilled at engaging department heads, as well as senior leadership to provide technology solutions. Experienced in best practice process design that…

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152. Why Phil Porcari Loves the Financial Side of IT

Phil Porcari Phil Porcari is Director of IT Services at McCollister’s Transportation Group. Phil is a proven leader in information technology management and project management, with a history of building customer-focused teams to implement tactical plans while improving operations and processes. He leverages innovation, new technologies, and past successful experience to improve service. Furthermore, he…

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151. Dr. Erik J. Huffman Explains Our Biological IT Weaknesses

Dr. Erik J. Huffman Dr. Erik J. Huffman is a cybersecurity researcher, cyberpsychologist, TedX speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur. Currently, he teaches as an adjunct professor at Westcliff University, while also being Director of IT at BombBomb, Founder of Handshake Leadership, and mentor at Mesa Ridge High School. He has also served as a board member…

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150. What It’s Like to Work in Municipal IT with Kiason Turner

Kiason Turner Kiason Turner is the IT Director for the city of Weatherford, Texas. His IT career began in the year 2000, beginning as a network administrator and holding several different leadership roles over his 22-year career. Kiason obtained a degree in Computer Science: Networking and Communications from Hill College, although much of his learning…

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149. Handling the IT of a School District with Mark Schumann

Mark Schumann Mark Schumann is the IT Director of New Ulm School District in the state of Minnesota. At his current position, Mark has over 2,000 end users. He has worked in the IT industry since 1995, starting his career in the Minnesota National Guard as a Communication Repair Specialist. From there, he progressed to…

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148. How Brian Kozlowicz Manages His Entire One-Person Team

Brian Kozlowicz Brian Kozlowicz is the Director of IT at Juice Press. He is an experienced information technology director with a demonstrated history of working in the public school district and the food/beverage industry. Additionally, he is skilled in remote support and special projects. In the IT space since 2012, Brian has progressed from Computer…

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147. How to Screen IT Vendors with Jeff Reed

Jeff Reed Jeff Reed is Vice President of Information Technology at The Buccini/Pollin Group. He has been in the business for almost 30 years, and has senior level desktop engineering expertise with extensive experience in managing technical projects involving multiple sites and various technologies. He graduated from Delaware Technical with an AS in Industrial Engineering…

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146. Amit Gaur Explains How to Get the Best Out of Your Team

Amit Gaur Amit Gaur is Chief Information Officer at On Campus Marketing (OCM). He has been working in IT for almost 20 years and held a variety of roles from Software Developer, to Vice President of Engineering, to his current role as CIO. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Rajiv…

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145. What Ryan Gruver Has Learned by Working With the Same Company for 14 Years

Ryan Gruver Ryan Gruver is the IT Director at Banner Health. He has been with them for over 14 years, working his way up the ladder from Data Center Operations Specialist to Director of IT. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Network and Systems Administration from the University of Advancing Technology, and a Master’s…

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