Technology Executives Review® - Hosted by Alex Jarett of Technology Executives Club®

Happy to share our recent Spotlight Interview with Jeff Wolniakowski, who is a highly experienced CIO & Business executive.

In this brief interview we discussed: How his initial finance and business background paved the way for his Technology Leadership roles, as he was able to speak the language of business;

His 5-Pillar framework for successful transformations; The importance of having an Accountability framework - meaning people, culture management.and change management.

Jeff shared a lot during this short interview and I urge you to watch! Thanks to Jeff for this great Spotlight interview.

Happy to share a Spotlight Interview with David Soley, who is Founder and Senior Partner of AI Strategies Group, which is a team of very senior business and IT executives who have come together to offer strategic advice to Mid-Market and Enterprise companies on the strategic use of AI and advanced technologies.

David shares that he and his partners are introducing classic business strategies to companies, while integrating AI, Generative AI and Other Technologies to advance those companies in their market-place, develop better products and services, and basically uplift their market position in their industry.

Watch the Spotlight Interview as David describes the type of work he and his partners are doing, and the approach they take with new clients.

I want to add that David and his wife also run the Advanced Foundation, which helps kids in North Chicago, Waukegan and Zion go to community college! Enjoy watching and learning from David!

Join Nathan Rajen, CTO of Prolim Corporation as Nathan shares the incredible architecture and use cases for using Low Code / No Code with AI in Manufacturing.

Nathan recently joined Prolim as their CTO, after having spent many years at Joyson Safety Systems covering multiple C Level Roles such as CIO, CTO, CDO and CISO.

And he also worked at Ford Manufacturing many years ago as part of the team that changed the way they manufactured cars using CAD-CAM. Now he is spearheading the Technology and Development function at Prolim, helping manufacturers leverage Low Code/No Code.

In this presentation you'll learn:

* The right modular architecture to implement Low Code/No Code and AI in Manufacturing

* How Low Code/No Code and AI tie into Industry 4.0

* Sample Actual Use cases including:

1. Coach Factory

2. Battery Pack Manufacturing

3. Digitization of Vehicle Manufacturing System

4. Multi-Level Auto Parking System

5. Employee Training

6. RFQ Management

7. Configure, Price & Quote 8. Supplier Collaboration And more!

As you can see, this Low Code/No Code with Ai environment has numerous applications in Manufacturing.

Be sure to watch today! ----- Learn more about Nathan and watch more videos here: https://www.technologyexecutivesclub.com/advisory-board-nathan-rajen

Watch this great Spotlight Interview with Elaine Cartier, who is an expert in digital transformation and head of Digital Transformation at Ciena, and was previously at a similar role at CDW.

She is also a member of our Board of Advisor program. Elaine has developed a successful "Outcomes Focused" framework for Digital Transformation that she has used both at a number of organizations.

In this Spotlight interview she highlights some of the key elements of her process which includes a combination of:

1. Focus on the outcomes;

2. Industry Best Practices as a starting point;

3. Designing around the User Experience;

4. Change Management.

It's a great Spotlight Interview. Watch Elaine's Board of Advisor Interview and her Discussion of Digital Transformation Framework on her Board of Advisor page here: https://www.technologyexecutivesclub.com/advisory-board-elaine-cartier

Happy to share a Spotlight Interview of David Williamson, a C-Level Technology Leader in the Life Sciences and member of our Board of Advisor program. In this short interview David and Alex Jarett discussed:

* His background and various experiences as a C-Level Technology Executive in the Life Sciences area; * The importance of integrating technology and processes into the innovation practices of Life Science Companies;
* The keys to leadership team-building, many of which David learned as a communications officer in the Army and later as he has grown and managed multiple technology groups at various companies.

Learn more about David on his Board of Advisor page here: https://www.technologyexecutivesclub.com/advisory-board-David-Williamson

Enjoy listening to David!

Here's an excellent Spotlight Interview with Kevin O'Brien, who is a C Level Technology Leader with a framework helping growing companies acquire other companies. Kevin created this framework from working in companies both being acquired, and then running the framework to help acquire companies successfully.

"Technology is instrumental for any acquisition, from the beginning stages of due diligence of the acquiring process, to the follow up and making it all work... In ordering for an organization to be successful in acquiring another company, you really have to get the technology stack in alignment."

Great quote from Kevin O'Brien, who created this framework from working in companies both being acquired, and then running the framework to help acquire companies successfully.

Here is Kevin's Board of Advisor page: https://www.technologyexecutivesclub.com/advisory-board-Kevin-O'Brien

Great Spotlight Interview with Mark Otten, CIO of Anson Industries, who is bringing intelligent technologies into the construction industry.  Anson is a major construction company that builds stadiums, large buildings and even Formula One Raceway Paddocks!

While Mark has responsibility for the traditional CIO/CISCO work, he is also heavily involved in the operational technology involved.

We discussed the use of technology within the construction industry. Mark and his team are spearheading using the Factory 4.0 and Industry 4.0 playbooks to bringing the integration of intelligent technologies like AI and Robotics into the construction field. That includes Building Automation Management, Robotic Process Automation and more!

Mark also emphasized that "We don't want to get lost in the technology...IT is a people business...at the end of the day... it's still about people and making sure people are taken care of."

Really great talk and inspiring to see how any industry can leverage these advanced technologies while continuing to emphasize people.

Listen to this Spotlight Interview with Tony Sabaj, a Global Keynote speaker on Cybersecurity and Office of the CTO executive from Checkpoint software.

Tony is also a member of our Board of Advisors.

In this short episode, Tony highlights some of the key trends in Cybersecurity today, including:

* AI and Cybersecurity

* Using Cybersecurity as an enabling technology

* And more!

Enjoy the interview!

Here's one of our first Spotlight Interviews and in this case, congratulations to Nathan Rajen who is the new CTO of Prolim Corporation. Nathan is also a member of our Board of Advisor program, and very unique in that he is an Interdisciplinary C-Level Technology Leader. He's had roles ranging from CIO, to CTO to CDO and beyond! At Prolim Corporation, he is working with clients on AI, Low Code and Digital Manufacturing. One note about Nathan - he was on the original team at Ford Motor Company when they made the switch to Digital Manufacturing! Congrats to Nathan!

Elaine Cartier is an expert in Digital Transformation, having conducted multiple transformations during her time at a number of companies including Ciena, CDW, and more. She currently runs Digital Transformation at Ciena. Elaine is currently involved in a complete Supply Chain and Digital Twinning project, and has previously successfully managed projects on both Front End - Customer facing processes and also back-end processes. At CDW, for example, she and her team created the original website and customer experience when they first emerged with their website and online/tele-sales experience. In this Leadership session and interview, Elaine shares the key components to her Digital Transformation Framework. Enjoy!