Denise Figueroa had to look up Oklahoma on a map when she applied to work for the state’s Office of Management and Enterprise Services in 2021. When she got the call for an interview, she asked twice about where they were calling from because she hadn’t expected a response. Then, when she got the job […]
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Dr. Robert W. Smiley – The School District of Janesville
Est. reading time: 4 mins
Pens, sheaves of papers, the squeak of chalk across a green board that’s never quite clear of dust—all these are relics of the classroom even before the COVID-19 pandemic led to remote learning. Yet Dr. Robert W. Smiley remembers a time when not a single classroom had internet. In fact, as the technology coordinator for […]
Drew Taylor – Hopkins County School District
Est. reading time: 5 mins
Often when school bus drivers communicate with each other, they speak in code in case their radio channels are intercepted. Doing so helps protect information about students, such as their names and addresses, from being exploited by people who shouldn’t be listening in. Last year, Drew Taylor began exploring a more secure option. After gathering […]
Douglas Moore – Temple University Health System Inc.
Est. reading time: 5 mins
While many people working in healthcare have proven resilient, especially since the start of COVID-19, Douglas Moore wants to ensure healthcare structures are equally strong. At Temple University Health System Inc., where he’s the chief technology officer, Moore is making the IT foundation more stable, so it can support the organization’s growth. This effort, which […]
Devin Shirley – Arkansas BlueCross and BlueShield
Est. reading time: 4 mins
Equally accomplished in martial arts and technology, Devin Shirley emphasizes the need to first address the immediate danger. So someone’s choking you? Your first move had better be about regaining breath and then responding accordingly. So your software’s been hacked? Stop the attack before pondering how to prevent its recurrence. “If you don’t address that […]
Dr. Christophe St. Luce – City of Venice
Est. reading time: 4 mins
Having been around computers since he was 4, Christophe St. Luce turned what were toys into career tools when he grew up, becoming a programmer analyst for the City of Hollywood, Florida. But after nearly two decades there, St. Luce got a chance to help the City of Venice combat ransomware and its reputation as […]
