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16 CIO OF THE YEAR phoenixbusinessjournal june14,2013phoenix.bizjournals.com
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June 14, 2013 phoenix business Journal CIO OF THE YEAR 17phoenix.bizjournals.com
InnovatIon & technology:Simplication, sharing are top trends in IT security .........................18
cIo of the year:Marc chesley, Infusionsoft ...............................................................20
fInalIsts:cindy Berger, Arizona Public Service Co. ....................................... 22todd Davis, Choice Hotels International ........................................ 22anchal gupta, Computer Sciences Corp. ....................................... 23scott gibson, Best Western International Inc. .............................. 24Michael guggemos, Insight Enterprises Inc. ................................. 24Bill halnon, Republic Services Inc. ................................................... 25Jay Mann and Kim thomas, Madison School District ................. 26Kevin nohl, Signature Technology Group Inc. ............................... 27Diane smigel, Palladium IT Advisors LLC ....................................... 28Bryce Peterson, Universal Technical Institute Inc. ....................... 28ori eisen, 41st Parameter .................................................................. 28steve Phillips, Avnet Inc. ................................................................... 29Isabelle theisen, Western Alliance Bancorp .................................30todd Weathersby, Honeywell International Inc. .......................... 33
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Jay MannTiTle: Director of information servicesCompany: Madison School Districtage: 46years in The indusTry: 29eduCaTion: Master’s degree in English
literature, Arizona State University
What was your first computer? Atari 800XL (Technically, I owned a Timex Sinclair prior to the Atari, but the membrane keyboard kept me from accomplishing much with it.)What initially brought you to the IT field? Aptitude and passion for technologyWhat do you believe is your biggest
accomplishment in IT? Developing outstanding teams focused on customer service, a systems approach and innovative solutionsWhat has surprised you the most about technology development during your career? Nearly ubiquitous connectivity in major cities, and the combination of miniaturization and wireless telecommunications breakthroughs allowing everything from phone calls and Web searches to streaming video on the goHow do you balance privacy and security when it comes to employee/employer data? Primarily by limiting who has access.
We also put additional measures in place to meet Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act considerations for students.What is the biggest threat to your IT infrastructure? Working in a school district, the biggest threats are the 6,000 wonderful students who can just as easily function as 6,000 disgruntled employees.What is the biggest challenge in linking multiple devices to your network? The desire for BYOD (bring your own device)What has been the greatest help to IT in the past five years? The proliferation of cloud-hosted software solutionsWhat is the one thing you would like to
have in IT that doesn’t exist today that would make your job easier or more fun? Toss-up between true drag-and-drop programming and a robot duplicate to attend meetings for meWhere do you look when trying to bring in new IT talent? Often I look for talented people who have entered the IT field through a nontraditional path, especially if they have a background or degree in another field.What is the one question you hear most from people in your company or organization? “Can I have an iPad?”What question do you wish you’d never get asked again? “Can I have an iPad?”
Kim ThomasTiTle: Technology integration specialistCompany: Madison School Districtage: 57years in The indusTry: 19eduCaTion: Associate of Arts in paralegal
studies; bachelor’s degree in education; master’s degree in education technology
What was your first computer? Apple IIeWhat initially brought you to the ed tech field? During my first year teaching in the Glendale Elementary School District, we were part of a large Eisenhower grant that ran over three years. From the onset, I was intrigued and wanted to learn more about how I could use it with my students. By the end of the first year of the grant, I started on my master’s degree. What do you say is your biggest accomplishment in the area of technology integration? Helping teachers to
understand and use technology effective in their teaching and with their students would be at the top of the list. This is being done through the Classroom Application of Technology, New Incentive Program. Through CATNIP, teachers take technology classes (covering applications, approaches and what is new) to earn technology for their classroom.What is your biggest challenge as a technology integration specialist? Time to work with teachers during the school day, both for teaching the teachers and working in their classroom. There is one more challenge: keeping up with all the aspects of technology!Where do you look when searching for new ideas? Google+ and blogs provide wonderful resources from other people in my field from around the world. I also rely on Diigo to see what others are bookmarking on particular topics.
Jay Mann and Kim Thomas help keep the Madison School District operating as a top performer. This dynamic duo was instrumental in the district’s recognition for outstanding use of technology in education, with both the 2008 Golden Bell Award from the Arizona School Board Association and the 2010 Magna Award from the National School Board Association.
June 14, 2013 phoenix business Journal CIO OF THE YEAR 29phoenix.bizjournals.com
2013
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Congratulations!Isabelle Theisen
Senior Vice PresidentChief Information Security OfficerWestern Alliance Bancorporation
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Steve PhillipsTiTle: Senior vice president and CIOCompany: Avnet Inc.age: 49years in The indusTry: 20eduCaTion: Bachelor’s degree in electronic
engineering, specializing in computers and data communications, Essex University; postgraduate diploma in management studies, Thames Valley University
What was your first computer? When I was 19, I bought a Sinclair Spectrum. I programmed a personal financial management program on it in Basic.What initially brought you to the IT field? I worked as an engineer for a company when they were installing their first IT system, and I volunteered to help.What do you believe is your biggest accomplishment in IT? Providing a work environment for my team to deliver IT solutions that help Avnet win in the marketplace.What has surprised you the most about technology development during your career? The rate of innovation and change is continuously increasing. For me, that rapid rate of change makes IT exciting.How do you balance privacy and security when it comes to employee/employer data? We have extensive controls to respect the privacy of our employees’ personal data. For example, we have a “bring your own device” policy for smartphones and
tablets, and we use a mobile device management solution that separates company data from personal data on those devices. What is the biggest challenge in linking multiple devices to your network? We have thousands of devices connecting to our network every day, and we need to safeguard those devices from possibly causing any operational problems that could affect our customers and partners.What has been the greatest help to IT in the past five years? The incredible advances made with smartphones and wireless data networking means many of us are now always “connected” — in our personal lives as well as our professional lives. What is the one thing you would like to have in IT that doesn’t exist today that would make your job easier or more fun? I would love to have my own “easy” button. That way, we could implement complex IT projects at the touch of a button — or even change projects on the fly during the implementation if the requirements were altered.Where do you look when trying to bring in new IT talent? We ask our employees if they have recommendations, and we also work closely with Arizona’s universities and community colleges.What is the one question you hear most from people in your company or organization? Up until a few months ago, it used to be “Why can’t I have a Mac?” While the vast majority of our PCs are still Windows laptops, we now provide Apple MacBooks upon approval.What question do you wish you’d never get asked again? What keeps you awake at night?
Steve Phillips’ resume includes executive IT posts at Gateway, Memec and now Avnet. A past chairman of the Arizona Technology Council, he also has been recognized nationally as a Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader.
In her 15 years as a security professional, Isabelle Theisen has built enterprisewide security strategies and programs for several multibillion-dollar organizations, in the U.S. and other countries, from the ground up.
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Isabelle TheisenTiTle: Chief information security officerCompany: Western Alliance Bancorpyears in The indusTry: 17eduCaTion: Master of Science in business
administration
What was your first computer? IBM-compatible 386What do you believe is your biggest accomplishment in IT? Bridging the gap between “security is an ivory tower” to “security is approachable to all.”What has surprised you the most about technology development during your career? The availability and ease of access to technologies to the vast majority of people, regardless of socio-economic backgroundHow do you balance privacy and security when it comes to employee/employer data? Overall, there is no balance. I have seen privacy abuse by organizations and individuals, which should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law — equivalent to a home invasion.What is the biggest threat to your IT
infrastructure? People and ignoranceWhat is the biggest challenge in linking multiple devices to your network? Proprietary software (closed-in as opposed to open-source)What has been the greatest help to IT in the past five years? Portability of devicesWhat is the one thing you would like to have in IT that doesn’t exist today that would make your job easier or more fun? 100 percent compatibility with all platforms, software, and communications, so it doesn’t matter if you’re a PC, Mac, Android or Linux/Unix fan. Complete freedom to use any technology, anywhere, at any point in time.What do you look for in new IT talent? Can this person get along with others, all other things being equal (skill set, education, etc.)?What is the one question you hear most from people in your company or organization? “Can you grant me access to (long list of systems, applications, services, etc.)?”What question do you wish you’d never get asked again? “Why do we need security?”
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FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTION COS.Ranking: 2012 gross sales TheLisT32
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Rank 2013 2012
Company name Telephone Address Web
Gross sales: 2012 2011
Permanent employees:
2013 2012 Range of services
Recent projects/clients
Owner(s) Year estab. locally
1 3
SMP Communications Corp. 480-905-4100 7626 E. Greenway Road, Ste. 100 Scottsdale 85260 www.smpcom.com
$3.9 M $2 M
11 11
Arizona’s oldest running production company DND Scott Brown
1990
2 1
True Story Films 631 N. First Ave., Ste. 204 602-254-4200 Phoenix 85003 www.truestoryfilms.com
$2.4 M $2.4 M
11 10
Film/TV production company specializing in commercials, documenta-ries and feature films
Arizona Lottery, United Rentals, NBAZ
Cary Truelick [email protected]
Rob Beadle 2002
3 3
Great Scott Productions Inc. 834 N. Seventh Ave. 602-254-1600 Phoenix 85007 www.greatscottprod.com
$2 M $2 M
14 14
Full-service production: 4,000-square-foot stage, 5 edit/audio suites, crews/equipment
Fort McDowell Casino, State Fair, State Agencies, SARRC
Heidi Scott [email protected]
1995
4 2
Image Ave. Studios 175 S. Hamilton Place, Bldg. 7 602-745-2764 Gilbert 85233 www.imageavestudios.com
$1.8 M $2.4 M
3 5
Large kitchen set, black cove, green cove, whitecove, five edit rooms, talent room
Kellogg’s, Intel, Xyron, Hitachi, Intel, FnF, Paramount pools, Frito Lay, Live Body Coach
William James [email protected]
1995
5 6
Crew West Inc. 888-444-2739 1515 W. Deer Valley Road, Ste. C-109 Phoenix 85027 www.crewwestinc.com
$1.8 M $1.6 M
10 10
Supplying television camera crews and satellite trucks to TV networks and corporations
CBS Sports Super Bowl XLVII, Discover Card, Bloomberg TV live cover-age of SALT
Jim Farrell [email protected]
1994
6 5
Randy Murray Productions LLC 631 N. First Ave., Ste. 101 602-957-7760 Phoenix 85003 randymurrayproductions.com
$1.7 M $2 M
6 5
Commercials, series, documentaries, films and marketing communications
Joe Show Documentary, VSUW, University of Phoenix, RAW TV, Riester, Ralston Lapp
Randy Murray Theresa Murray
[email protected] 1991
7 7
Big Monkey Films 830 N. Fourth Ave. 310-699-1779 Phoenix 85003 www.arthaynie.com
$1.3 M $1.3 M
2 2
Full-service film and video production and creative
Lightning Motorcycles, Megaforce Records, Arizona Lottery, Arizona Office of Tourism
Art Haynie [email protected]
1995
7 8
Blade Editorial 3033 N Central Ave., Ste. 440 602-307-5577 Phoenix 85012 www.bladecuts.com
$1.3 M $1.3 M
9 8
Video production, editing, animation, visual effects, motion graphics, compositing
PetSmart, Lexus, Cliff Castle Casino
Louise Parker [email protected]
Mark Trengove 2002
7 10
VAS Communications 1910 E. Thomas Road 602-478-3032 Phoenix 85016 www.hidefmd.com
$1.3 M $1.1 M
2 2
Live satellite, video production, full-service meeting production, multimedia services
AbioMed, Cedar Sinai Los Angeles, New CV Horizons, C3 Confer-ence, iCON, VIVA, TCT
Chris Wooley [email protected]
1971
10 12
New Angle Media 2601 E. Thomas Road, Ste. 235 602-840-5530 Phoenix 85016 www.newanglemedia.com
$1 M $1 M
11 12
Marketing, conferences and events, motion graphics, video, 2D/3D animation, green, studio
Avnet, Ambient ID, Veteran Jobs
Steven Roberts [email protected]
Kristopher Brandt 2003
11 9
Sonoran Studios 2223 S. 48th St., Ste. E 602-283-4440 Tempe 85282 www.sonoranstudios.com
$886,370 $1.1 M
4 5
Audio-visual equipment and staffing for live events, including events, conferences and galas
JPMorgan Chase, Safeway, Hospice of the Valley
Neil Schneider 2005
12 11
Quantum Leap Productions 6910 E. Fifth Ave. 480-990-7988 Scottsdale 85251 www.qlpnow.com
$875,000 $1.05 M
3 3
All video; script to post, Web content, film and HD editing, live event production
Deloitte, Avnet, Sempra US-Gas & Power, Bank of America, Wells Fargo
Dennis Ford [email protected]
William Davis 1992
13 15
Paula Merrill Productions LLC 331 W. Flynn Lane 602-264-0686 Phoenix 85013 paulamerrillproductions.com
$837,000 $850,000
2 2
National and local TV production, commercials, corporate communica-tions, Web, new media
UofA Medical Center, Thunderbird School of Global Management, ESPN - Taylor Made Golf
Paula Merrill Belak [email protected]
2000
14 14
Spectrum Video & Film Ltd. 1747 E. Morten Ave., Ste. 101 602-889-0990 Phoneix 85020 spectrumvideoandfilm.com
$751,000 $900,000
5 5
Scripting, HD camera, lighting packages, editing, teleprompter, studio/green screen, staging
Nationwide Vision, Boeing, SC Johnson
Ken Liljegren 1984
15 16
ArtGecko Productions 507 E. Maryland Ave. 602-274-1366 Phoenix 85012 www.artgeckoproductions.com
$650,000 $650,000
2 2
High-definition broadcast, commercial and corporate video
Best Western Interna-tional, HGTV, Wells Fargo, Travel Channel, ABC News
Christa Kent [email protected]
Jim Kent 1997
16 20
Video Media Productions 623-321-5373 2717 W. Southern Ave., Ste. 4 Tempe 85283 videomediaproductions.com
$601,000 $521,000
2 3
Studio and field produc- tion – 39 years producing Arizona business and national TV projects
Intel-Embedded, Hitachi-Storage, HDTV
Rob Satterfield 1975
17 19
Pro One Media Productions 7848 E. Redfield Road, Ste. 6 480-948-9310 Scottsdale 85260 www.proonemedia.com
$550,000 $550,000
4 4
Video production, editing, duplication
Danaher Corporation, ePlus, Stars
John Kelly [email protected]
Pamela Kelly 1984
18 21
Skyline Productions Inc. 480-345-8009 4914 E. McDowell Road, Ste. 101 Phoenix 85008 www.skylinevideo.com
$385,000 $352,000
5 3
Full-service HD video production facility
City of Phoenix, Bemo USA Roofing, Chocolat-Palms, Las Vegas, Diocese of Phoenix
Joe Reynolds [email protected]
1991
19 22
Mediaworks 843 W. Elna Rae St. 480-968-4392 Tempe 85281 www.mediaworks-az.com
$275,000 $250,000
2 2
Costing, planning, writing, directing, and producing film, video and Internet media
Living In Paper, East Valley Permaculture, Volkmar Enterprises, Media Affiliates
Barry Fuller 1980
20 NL
J2 Media LLC 25 S. Arizona Place, Ste. 530 602-418-3202 Chandler 85225 www.j2media.tv
$225,000 $18,500
3 3
Multimedia production agency
Baseball Player University television show, Dignity Health medical centers
Jason Heinkel [email protected]
1994
21 17
Park&Co. 4144 N. 44th St., Ste. A2 602-957-7323 Phoenix 85018 www.parkandco.com
$210,000 $210,000
16 16
Film, video, animation and motion graphics
Goodwill of Central AZ, Ciena, Plant Something
Park Howell [email protected]
1995
22 24
Josh Skehan Productions 480-255-0280 14747 N. Northsight Blvd., Ste. 111-210 Scottsdale 85260 www.azvideopro.com
$127,705 $106,441
2 2
Event video production, website video production, commercial TV and corporate video production
NTT Data, NetSuite, Cal-Am Properties, IOFM, Chief Executive Group, WageWorks
Josh Skehan [email protected]
Tiffany Skehan 2005
23 NL
RAVP Duplications 322 N. 18th Drive 602-246-0058 Phoenix 85007 www.ravp.com
$27,000 $38,000
0 1
Video recording, streaming media, stage systems, technical personnel, visual support
Black Women Task Force, Cox Cable, United Way
Steven Rideau [email protected]
1976
24 NL
Rideau Audio & Video Productions 322 N. 18th Drive 602-253-6115 Phoenix 85007 www.ravp.com
$20,000 $38,000
1 1
Video recording, streaming media, stage systems, promotional tapes, visual support
B.E.T. Television, Fox Sports, E.B. Lane
Steven Rideau [email protected]
1976
Fifteen years ago Rank Companyname Grosssales1. Corporate Arts Inc. $4.8 M2. PGI $4.1 M3. Desert Production Center $3 M4. Great Scott Productions $2.8 M4. Go Media Cos. $2.8 M6. Learning-Edge Inc. $2.2 M7. International
Television Productions $2.1 M8. Video Media Productions $2 M9. JHT Productions $1.8 M10. Downtown Digital Post $1.6 M11. Film House Inc. $1.2 M11. Taylor Communications Inc. $1.2 M11. Vista Productions $1.2 M14. Imagination Pictures LLC $750,00015. Funny Business Productions $628,00016. Southwest Media
Productions Inc. $550,00016. Video Brochure Inc. $550,00018. Randy Murray Productions $525,00019. VAS Communications $500,00020. Boss Productions Inc. $480,00021. Arlington Multimedia Inc. $475,00022. Kurt Zell Productions Inc. $405,00023. Show-N-Tell
Video Productions $325,00024. Bob Cat Film
Video & Design $320,00025. Editmax LLC $305,000 Twenty years ago Rank Companyname Grossbillings1. Timberline Productions $6.5 M2. Robert Warner Productions Inc. $6 M3. Fournier Inc. $1.4 M3. Go Media Cos. $1.4 M3. Video Media Productions $1.4 M6. The Kucharo Group $863,4507. International
Television Productions $862,0008. Dream Street Films $750,0009. Film House Inc. $659,70010. LateNite Productions $642,00011. Video Brochure/
Network Productions $605,00012. Learning-Edge $600,00013. Turbo Productions Inc. $350,00014. VideoSonics Productions $327,00015. JHT Productions $300,00015. Pantheon Productions $300,00017. H P C Studios $287,65118. Kurt Zell Productions $220,00019. Direct Current
Video Productions $195,00020. Manny Garcia Productions $180,00021. Affordable Broadcast
Productions $80,00021. Pat Poulson Productions $80,000
June 14, 2013 phoenix business Journal CIO OF THE YEAR 33phoenix.bizjournals.com
Todd Weathersby has held several senior leadership positions within Honeywell International, including CIO of various units. Now he is accountable for global infrastructure services for Honeywell’s four strategic business groups.
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and customer engagementCompany: Honeywell International Inc.age: 45years in The indusTry: 22eduCaTion: Bachelor’s degree in business
administration, University of New Mexico
What was your first computer? Commodore 64What initially brought you to the IT field? Video game developmentWhat do you believe is your biggest accomplishment in IT? I led global end-to-end cycle-time teams for Honeywell Aerospace focused on optimizing inventory in systems, applications and products. I grew revenue by $12 million, reduced inventory by $225 million and dramatically improved integration with our suppliers and customers.What has surprised you the most about technology development during your career? The global availability of the Internet and the processing power that now fits in the palm of your handHow do you balance privacy and security when it comes to employee/employer data? Adopted a privacy policy establishing uniform standards on how the company processes personal data. The policy follows principles commonly recognized around the world such as the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement.What is the biggest threat to your IT infrastructure? Employees not classifying and securing data in use, in motion and at rest creates a large attack surface and
increases the threat of hacktivists, cyber criminals and nation-state espionage.What is the biggest challenge in linking multiple devices to your network? Consumerization of IT has brought numerous devices (per employee) into the corporate environment. Providing two-factor authentication and segregating and controlling wireless network traffic by class of service is imperative.What has been the greatest help to IT in the past five years? Unified collaboration systems like Microsoft Lync and cloud-based software-as-a-service solutions like Salesforce.com have brought IT to the competitive forefront of the business.What is the one thing you would like to have in IT that doesn’t exist today that would make your job easier or more fun? An app for instantaneous hardware and software generation of senior executive requestsWhere do you look when trying to bring in new IT talent? Some of the best IT talent I have found was already in other functional departments of the business like finance, supply chain, engineering or marketing. Sometimes your toughest internal customers turn out to be terrific IT employees.What is the one question you hear most from people in your company or organization? “When can I use my personal (Android, Mac, tablet, Netbook, etc.) at work to access my calendar, email and other applications?” What question do you wish you’d never get asked again? “I was just at Best Buy speaking with the Geek Squad and want to know when I can have (fill in the blank) rolled out to my teams in China, India, etc.?”
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