Sports fans, the game is on here in Modesto today. Taking to the field—or rather, the air—are drones piloted by middle schoolers. And these middle schoolers came to play, showing dexterity and poise throughout this scoreless tie. But wait! There’s a breakaway—just look at the No. 33 drone swoop down the right side—bobbing, weaving—soaring up […]
Features February 2023
Geoffrey Mason – Thomas Allen
Est. reading time: 4 mins
Ask Director of Information Technology Geoffrey Mason, and he’ll tell you that the people who work for Thomas Allen don’t do it for the money alone. There are no fancy perks like ping pong tables or kombucha on tap. Rather, for many who work at the Minnesota-based social-services company, which runs group homes and case […]
Tom Schankweiler – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Est. reading time: 4 mins
Imagine being responsible for protecting private health information for as many as one in four people in the U.S. Tom Schankweiler’s doesn’t have to imagine it—this is his reality as director of cyber threat and security operations for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Known by its CMS acronym, the agency is one of […]
Jorge Barroso – The Hershey Company
Est. reading time: 4 mins
W hen Amplify Snack Brands was acquired by Hershey in early 2018, the company’s IT team began integrating with the candy giant’s systems and infrastructure. When this was completed in January 2020, the team had no idea how fortuitous its timing was. “It worked out perfectly for the pandemic,” IT Director Jorge Barroso says. “We […]
