Digital Rochester presents Knowledge Upgrade v.24
“BUILDING FOR THE UPTURN”
CIO ROUNDTABLE, Featuring:
JEFFREY BARTKOVICH, VP for Educational Technology Services, MCC
BILL STEINMETZ, CIO, Element K
MIGUEL VELAZQUEZ, Information Technology Director, RGRTA
BRUCE D. LEIDAL, CIO, Carestream Health, Inc.
This event is made possible through the generous sponsorship of AdviStor, Inc. Please scroll down for more information on Advistor, Inc.
It’s no secret that our economy has taken a big hit over the last year, but the most successful companies are using that downtime to innovate for the coming upturn. IT leaders make the hard choices about the best ways to leverage information technology to increase operating efficiency, expand markets, and to comply with increasingly complex regulations.
DR’s Knowledge Upgrade Series (along with our generous sponsor AdviStor, Inc.) presents “Building For The Upturn” – a CIO Roundtable featuring regional business leaders who will discuss how their companies are preparing for “what’s next” despite the current economic climate. Our CIO Roundtable will discuss the actions they’re taking to be ready as the economy recovers. They’ll talk about the projects they have kept working on knowing that they’ll need results as things get back on track.
What: Knowledge Upgrade v.24 – CIO Roundtable: Building for the Upturn
When: Thursday, November 12th, 7:30 – 9:30am
Where: Mario’s, 2740 Monroe Ave, Rochester, 14618 (map)
There is no charge to attend, but advanced registration is required.
The morning session includes coffee and continental breakfast.
***CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!***
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR:
AdviStor Inc. – www.advistor.com – located in Pittsford, N.Y. – provides data storage, virtualization, and backup solutions for commercial, government, and educational clients. AdviStor’s solutions are tailored to meet customers’ specific business and technical challenges. A comprehensive line of service, support, and implementation capabilities are offered through its Professional Services Division. A Rochester Top 100 Company for the last three years – ranked number 10 in 2008 – AdviStor Inc has also been recognized by Fortune Magazine in its Hot 500 Fastest Growing Businesses in America list.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:
JEFFREY BARTKOVICH, VP for Educational Technology Services, MCC
Dr. Jeffrey P. Bartkovich is the Vice President for Educational Technology Services at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York. Dr. Bartkovich has a B.A. in English from Western Connecticut State University, a M.L.S. from the University of Texas and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Virginia.
Dr. Bartkovich joined the staff of Monroe Community College nearly twenty years ago as the Assistant Vice President for Curriculum and Program Development, a position he served in until his appointment as Vice President for Educational Technology Services in 1999. In his experience prior to Monroe Community College, Dr. Bartkovich served as Coordinator of Academic Programs for the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education and as Director of Learning Resources at New River Community College.
Dr. Bartkovich has worked in and with community colleges for nearly thirty years and has extensive experience in community college curriculum, transfer and course articulation, student assessment and partnerships with local businesses and industry for training and regional economic development.
BILL STEINMETZ, CIO, Element K
As CIO, Bill Steinmetz is responsible for directing overall IT strategy and operations for the company. Since joining Element K in 2000, Steinmetz has held positions of progressive responsibility within the Platform Technology Services business, culminating in the role of Director of Web Development. In this position, Steinmetz provided technical leadership for the enhancement and support of Element K’s leading-edge Learning Management System, KnowledgeHub, now hosting over 3 million users.
Prior to Element K, Steinmetz held a Principle Consultant position for Questra Consulting. He also served as Senior Software Engineer for the University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics. Steinmetz holds a BS in Computer Science from SUNY College at Brockport and an MBA from the Simon Graduate School of Business Administration (University of Rochester).
MIGUEL VELAZQUEZ, Information Technology Director, RGRTA
Mr. Velázquez has been with the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority since 1999. He has occupied the position of IT Director for the last seven (7) years. During this time Mr. Velázquez has overseen the transformation of information systems for the entire company. This includes the implementation of new IT infrastructures and best of breed specialized software systems. Mr. Velazquez helped create the vision for the largest and most ambitious project ever undertaken by the Transportation Authority. Technology Initiative for Driving Excellence (TIDE), is a customer focused initiative that will set in place a comprehensive set of business processes and technologies, which includes GPS Vehicle location, route schedule adherence, fare collection and remote vehicle health monitoring among others.
During his time as IT Director Miguel has been responsible for growing the department’s staff from 3 to 11 people and is projecting an increase of 9 more people over the next 2 years.
Miguel has been delivering presentation to the American Public Transportation Association over the last 5 years on technology initiatives helping to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations in the public transit industry and how these technologies help the bottom line and services to the customer.
Mr. Velazquez is a member of many local Rochester organizations involved in providing higher education opportunities to Hispanic youth. He has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Rochester.
BRUCE D. LEIDAL, CIO, Carestream Health, Inc.
Leidal leads Carestream Health’s global Information Technology organization—focusing on building a more efficient and effective IT organization, streamlining processes, reducing costs and, ultimately, providing information that enables Carestream Health to optimize its business while continually improving its customers’ experience.
Prior to joining Carestream Health, Leidal served as CIO for Hayes Lemmerz, International (HLI), a $2.4 billion global automotive supplier for which he was responsible for transforming HLI’s IT function from a decentralized, North American organization into a global operation with centralized applications and supporting infrastructure. His accomplishments at HLI led to improved information accuracy, streamlined decision making, and stronger business management.
Leidal previously held leadership positions at Systems Thinking, LLC, General Motors, Federal-Mogul Corporation, and AT Kearney/EDS Management Consulting. He received a B.S. in Information Systems from Madonna University in Livonia, Mich., and has several certifications including Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and IT Management from Learning Tree International.
