Made in OC: Tech Talk

Orange County is a premier location to live, work, and play while our tech scene continues to grow quickly. On October 22, Tech in Motion will be highlighting some of the prominent companies that our local tech community has cultivated!

The “Made in OC” panel discussion will feature some of our region’s experts who will give us insight on how they rose to success and where the future of their industry is heading. We’ll hear why O.C. is the place they call home and what it’s like to foster a company here.

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Moderator:

Chris Casacchia is the lead technology reporter at the Orange County Business Journal.

The award-winning journalist tracks more than 40 public companies, including Broadcom Corp. Western Digital Corp., Blizzard Entertainment Inc. and Ingram Micro Inc., as well as several privately-held industry leaders, such as Vizio Inc. and Kingston Technology Inc.
He has chronicled Orange County's diverse start-up community and emerging segments in clean technology, virtual reality and 3D printing.

He attends the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and leads coverage of other influential technology conferences in the region.

His work has appeared in American Banker, MSN Money, Sporting News and other national publications.

He can be reached at casacchia@ocbj.com or on twitter @ccasacchia (http://www.twitter.com/ccasacchia).

Panelists:

Joe Lindsay, Vice President of Technology for Local Corporation (http://corporate.local.com/)

With over 25 years of experience in leading technology and engineering for well-known public and private companies, Joe is a seasoned business technology leader who has built and supported technology infrastructures and teams for organizations in the online advertising, finance, and hi-tech sectors. Joe began his career as an engineer for IBM and later founded eBuilt, Inc.; a groundbreaking software development company that led IT projects for several Fortune 500 companies and Internet startups. He also served as vice president of technology for Autobytel, Inc. and CIO for Secured Funding Inc. In addition, Joe was part of the founding technical team at Adforce, where he was responsible for the network and systems architecture that enabled the company’s successful IPO and led it to become the second largest centralized ad delivery service on the Internet. Most recently, Joe served as vice president of engineering at Brand Affinity Technologies, where he managed the senior team responsible for product engineering and online system operations. As the vice president of technology for Local Corporation, Joe leads the company’s technology and engineering development initiatives. Joe studied at the University of California, Irvine.

Manuel Beltran, Chief Software Architect for Boeing (http://www.boeing.com/boeing/)

Manuel is a member of the Boeing Technical Fellowship, an elite group of engineers that shape the future of technology at Boeing. As the Chief Software Architect of one of the largest software projects in DoD history, Manuel has unique insights into scale, productivity, and collaboration. Manuel works closely with the Boeing Innovation Cell network, changing the culture of innovation in one of the most innovative companies in the world. Manuel's areas of expertise include embedded systems, networking, and security.

Tim Taylor, Client Success Officer for Telogis (http://www.telogis.com/)

Tim Taylor joined Telogis in 2007 as COO, along with Dave Cozzens, CEO, joining the three founders of the company in the newly formed leadership team. In 2010, Tim’s title changed to Client Success Officer. His role includes responsibility for strategic customer relationships, development of the Utility vertical market, promotion of culture and core values within the company, and as corporate ambassador in a variety of settings.

Art Hitomi, Chief Technology Officer for Numecent (http://www.numecent.com/)

Dr. Art Hitomi is Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Numecent. Hitomi is a recognized figure within the technology community with expertise within the areas of on-demand application delivery including application and data streaming, application virtualization, peer to peer systems, distributed workflow systems, software development methodologies, and has contributed to the development of Internet protocol standards. He is the inventor of numerous patents held by Numecent.

Prior to Numecent, Hitomi co-founded Endeavors Technologies at the University of California, Irvine as a PhD student. During his tenure at Endeavors he has been responsible for all aspects of engineering including technology, development and QA. His products have been nominated and awarded by the industry, including a finalist in the Software Development's Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards for 2005.

Prior to starting Endeavors, Hitomi held both academic and industry positions as a software researcher and developer, including principal developer for a distributed learning system he implemented for Sun Microsystems. Dr. Hitomi is a graduate of University of California, Irvine with a BS with honors, an MS degree, and a PhD in Information & Computer Science.

Schedule

6:00-7:00 Refreshments & Networking
7:00-7:15 Introduction to Panel
7:15-8:00 Panel Discussion
8:00-8:30 Q&A Opens Up to Audience & Wrap-up

A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors Workbridge Associates (http://www.workbridgeassociates.com/) and Jobspring Partners (http://www.jobspringpartners.com/).

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