Ai In Action

Today's guest is John Cullom, CEO at Northcraft Analytics. Founded in 2008, Northcraft Analytics is the leading provider in the U.S. of Analytical Applications for Enterprise IT departments. They offer a broad suite of HOLAP BI applications for IT Service and Operations Management, including coverage for 10 of the 24 ITIL process areas on more than 12 enterprise applications. Northcraft's vision is to provide Business Intelligence applications for all of the industry-leading solutions for IT automation with platform portability for our customers. Their solutions are unique in that they require no BI development whatsoever, which is backed up by the most comprehensive maintenance and support package in the industry. In the episode, John will discuss: The interesting work they do at Northcraft Analytics, Current trends he is seeing in the market, Why ServiceNow is the platform of choice, How they are using ServiceNow and the benefits it brings to the organization, What he’s learned from implementing ServiceNow

Today's guest is Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist for Intel's Public Sector. Gretchen works closely with Intel’s Ecosystem of software, hardware and partner vendors in developing solutions and programs focused on the convergence of high-performance computing and data analytics. In her solution architecture role, she is building data analytics/ AI/ ML practice within Intel working closely with federal and state government, research institutions, universities, energy and advanced manufacturing customers. Gretchen has been working closely with customers on ethical and responsible AI, building it in and not bolting it on. In enhancing Intel’s ecosystem with these AI solutions and programs, she works with disruptors, startup and mainstream software vendors to ensure governments, educational institutions and enterprise customers advance the future of research, have competitive advantages, build smarter cities and provided enhanced services to citizens. In the episode, Gretchen will discuss: Her background and

Today's guest is Su Huang, Head of Data Strategy at Datavant. Founded in 2017, Datavant is the leader in helping organizations securely connect health data. They power the compliant exchange of both de-identified and identified health data, eliminating data silos, protecting patient privacy, and accelerating healthcare innovation, research and improved patient outcomes. From linking clinical trial data to real-world data to medical record retrieval for payers and disease registries, hundreds of organizations across the industry trust Datavant to solve their connectivity needs. Through their ecosystem of health data partners (the largest in the U.S.), organizations can find and connect their patient-level data to over 500 sources of real-world data. In the episode, Su will discuss: The work she does with Datavant, Exciting developments over the past two years, Plans for growth & career opportunities with Datavant, Upcoming projects that the team will be working on and What it’s like to work with Datavant

Today's guest is Aashish Atrey, ServiceNow Developer MVP & Technical Specialist at HCLTech. HCLTech is a global technology company, home to 222,000+ people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering and cloud, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. They work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Public Services and more. Aashish is a passionate ServiceNow Professional with over six years of experience in the implementation of all phases of the application lifecycle and best practices, including Requirement Gathering, Design, Development, Testing, UAT, and Deployment. He is responsible to develop ITSM/ITIL process and tools solutions which include customized responses to RFPs/RFIs for ITIL-based process consulting, process operations, and ITSM tools implementations. Aashish was a ServiceNow Developer MVP for 2021 and 2022. In

Today's guest is Jon Petersen, Vice President of Data Science at Archer. Founded in 2018 with headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Archer is designing, manufacturing and operating a fully electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150mph while producing minimal noise. In his role, Jon is responsible to utilize optimization and data science to plan for, and eventually operate, this fleet of vehicles which will enable urban mobility in the not-too-distant future. In the episode, Jon will chat about: How Archer are revolutionizing urban air mobility, The day-to-day life of the data science team, Challenges they need to overcome, The journey of publicizing their product, and What excites him for the future at Archer

Today's guest is Hauke Feddersen, VP of Operations at PreciTaste in New York. Founded in 2012, PrecitTaste are on a mission to help the Restaurant industry to maximize operational efficiency and reduce food wastage to benefit the environment. They are building the technology to augment and complement the business capabilities to achieve the desired results with predictions, smart virtual assistance, advanced IoT, tracking sensors and more. PreciTaste has grown their technology to a adaptable set of AI Agents that can identify, track and assess processes and products in every food operation. Together with the powerful IoT and guidance platform TasteOS, that can connect or integrate into most restaurant environments, PreciTaste's AI Agents based on proprietary offline first AIOS technology have proven to make crews and processes more efficient around the globe. In the episode, Hauke will chat about: His background in AI & the Food Service industry, The work they are doing at PreciTaste, Behind-the-scenes an

Today's guest is Joe Aranzullo, Director of Service Delivery at Beyond20. Founded in 2006 with offices in Washington D.C., Tempe, Arizona and San Diego, Beyond20 is a transformation accelerator that combines IT professional development and software development with expert consulting to help government and commercial clients attain their most ambitious evolutionary goals. Beyond20's mission is to Change Work Life. Some of the ways that make Beyond20 unique is that they have a have deep subject matter expertise in ITIL, Agile, Scrum, DevOps, Cyber, Privacy, and Data Science. They are ServiceNow Premier Partner with Certified Master Architects on staff, while several Senior Advisors have co-authored the official ITIL 4 publication on “Digital and IT Strategy.” In the episode, Joe will discuss: His background and current work with Beyond20, How Beyond20 helps customers succeed, Getting the process right and challenges to overcome, Staying up to date with the latest trends, and The future of his role and the Servi

Today's guest is René Morkos, Founder and CEO at ALICE Technologies in California. Founded in 2015 based on research from Stanford University, ALICE is the world's first construction optioneering platform that helps GCs to easily create, explore and update construction schedules that reduce risk while cutting construction costs and build time. With offices in California, India and Czech Republic, it is their vision is to reduce the cost of construction by 25% globally. René is a second generation civil engineer with over 15 years of construction industry experience that is divided between industry and academia. His professional experience includes working as a project manager in Afghanistan, underwater pipeline construction, automation engineering on a $350 million gas refinery expansion project in Abu Dhabi, ERP system implementations, and various Virtual Design and Construction projects. In the episode, René will discuss: Creating a generative construction simulator, Problems they are solving within th

Today's guest is Rachel Liberatore, President & Chief Scientific Officer at RenBio in New York. RenBio was founded in 1996 on the principle that the remarkable medical benefits of antibody therapeutics should be available to everyone. RenBio's goal is to deliver antiviral antibodies to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and improve the dosing regimen and effectiveness of therapeutic proteins. Using RenBio’s Make Your Own (MYO) Technology, therapeutic-encoding “bioblueprints” are delivered via modified intramuscular injection, which are then decoded by the muscle cells to produce disease-fighting therapeutics in the patient’s own body. Their vision is to modernize and transform the antibody and therapeutic protein fields to significantly reduce the impact of diseases worldwide. In the episode, Rachel will discuss: The work Renbio are doing in the BioTech space, The role of data and new technology at RenBio, An insight into the team behind the scences, How the device works and insights they can

Today's guest is Laszlo Balla, Senior ServiceNow Solution Architect at DXC Technology in Berlin. DXC Technology helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness and customer experience across their IT estates. With over 15 years of experience working in IT, Laszlo joined DXC in June 2022. He has a proven track record in designing and implementing digital solutions for true business challenges on a wide scale. Laszlo is highly skilled in maximizing ServiceNow utilization by automating enterprise workflows and rationalizing platform architecture, as well as successfully turning business requirements into scalable deliverables. In the episode, Laszlo will discuss: His work as a Solution Architect at DXC, Staying up to

Today's guest is Kevin Porsolt, Director of Data Operations at Seamless.AI. Founded in 2018, Seamless.AI helps professionals in the world create new relationships, opportunities and revenue, faster than ever before. Seamless.AI’s search engine helps you connect directly with your ideal customers so you can build pipeline, shorten your sales cycle and close more deals at scale. Over 30,000 companies leverage their real-time people search engine to build a massive list of decision-makers and grow their business. Kevin has over ten years of success working with cross-functional teams leveraging technology to solve problems and achieve results. He has experience in FinTech, AdTech and Sales Intelligence industries building and managing PaaS, SaaS and API/Data License solutions. Kevin is also fluent in data engineering, technical operations, UI/UX, data integrations/partnerships, machine learning, and security & compliance for hybrid and cloud-based infrastructures. In the episode, Kevin will chat about: The i

Today's guest is Damien Thioulouse, Head of Machine Learning & AI at Simplr. Founded in 2017, Simplr offers companies a human-first, machine-enabled customer experience solution that meets the demands of the NOW Customer across all digital channels. Offering a combination of a uniquely talented, flexible & scalable staffing pool, AI-based technology, and actionable intelligence, Simplr allows companies to immediately expand their customer service capacity and engage customers with speed, empathy, and precision. Damien leads the AI and Machine Learning across all domains at Simplr. They are developing highly scalable solutions at the forefront of NLP and building highly specialized proprietary models tailored to customer service. He is responsible for growing a top notch team by identifying, sourcing and recruiting talents, creating strong ties with leading universities in the San Francisco Bay area, as well as mentoring new teammates and students. In the episode, Damien will chat about: How Simplr is

Today's guest is Pedro Soto, ServiceNow CMDB/ITOM & Performance Analytics Consulting Practice Lead, Country Manager US at The Cloud People. Founded in 2019, The Cloud People help and guide organizations to transform their business to the cloud, to gain and utilize the competitive advantages from the best cloud platform solutions on the market including ServiceNow. By utilizing their Smart Resourcing concept, customers get top quality resources for a reasonable price in a simplified and transparent way. Pedro is a 20+ year-veteran leading teams of high-achievers in consulting, sales, project management and customer success helping companies leverage technology investments to reduce costs and improve customer experience. Currently, he leads the Americas team who are dedicated to helping technology leaders using ServiceNow to accelerate their digitization strategies by enabling their CMDB to support the adoption of the CSDM framework. In the episode, Pedro will discuss: The interesting work he does with The

Today's guest is Patrick Bangert, VP of Artificial Intelligence at Samsung SDS America. Samsung SDS is the digital arm of the Samsung group and a global provider of cloud and digital transformation innovations. They deliver enterprise-grade solutions and services in cloud, secure mobility, analytics, AI, digital marketing and digital workspace. Samsung SDS enables customers in government, financial services, healthcare and other industries to drive business in a hyper-connected economy to increase productivity, safeguard assets and make smarter decisions. Patrick is a senior technology executive with an industry reputation as an AI and Data Science expert and business leader. He is experienced both in small, entrepreneurial environments, as well as developing and leading teams in a large, global entity such as Samsung SDS. Patrick has a strong track record in innovative design and development of new AI technologies, including patents, taking them to market and turning them into profitable products. He is also

Today's guest is Eddie Moler, Head of Data Science at Juvena Therapeutics in California. Juvena Therapeutics are unlocking the therapeutic potential of stem cell-secreted proteins and accelerating their development into life-saving therapeutics for chronic and age-related diseases. They are achieving this through an AI-enabled platform that combines a compounding database mapping secreted proteins to specific disease phenotypes, an in silico screening technology, wetlab screening in primary human cell and animal models and protein engineering capabilities. Eddie is an experienced leader with over 20 years of experience delivering innovative R&D, products and services in Life Sciences & Healthcare that improve patient health & wellness. His work has also involved leading strategic planning, technology roadmap development and execution supporting top-level business objectives. Eddie has also managed and established high-performing Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, R&D, Engineering &a

Today's guest is Andy Ho, VP of Learning Experience and Innovation at ServiceNow in San Diego, CA. Andy is a senior leader of a Training and Certification team with 25 years of training experience in the enterprise software industry. He has directed, developed and delivered classes in a variety of formats including instructor-led, virtual and cloud-based platforms. Currently, Andy is leading a team focused on learning experiences and innovation at ServiceNow. His focus is on exploring ways to reimagine how people learn by implementing new technologies into the classroom including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and the metaverse. In the episode, Andy talks about: His role and responsibilities as VP of Learning Experience and Innovation, What keeps him motivated working at ServiceNow, Trends he is seeing in the Learning world, Challenges in keeping people’s attention, How to do less better, and Using the ServiceNow community to support learning

Today's guest is Will Shapiro, Head of Data Science at Flatiron Health in New York. Founded in 2012, Flatiron Health is a healthtech company dedicated to improving cancer treatment and advancing research. As the pioneer in real-world evidence for oncology, they provide technology and services to support patient care and make every patient story count. It's their mission to improve and extend lives by learning from the experience of every person with cancer. Flatiron partner with hundreds of cancer centers, 20+ top global developers of oncology therapeutics, and researchers and regulators around the world. Flatiron's vision is to build a world where technology and science close the gap between care and research. They believe learning from the experience of every person with cancer is an imperative - it is the key to accelerating research and continuing to improve the quality of care. In the episode, Will will discuss: His background and current work with Flatiron Health, An insight into some of the projec

Today's guest is Jerry Dolak, Principal at RSM US LLP. Headquartered in Chicago, RSM brings an unmatched personalized focus to every interaction, meeting people where they are to help them reach their goals. They build rich, enduring relationships based on a profound understanding of their clients, colleagues and communities, as well as their goals and aspirations. They also bring diverse ideas and insights to help them reach greater heights. Jerry is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the ServiceNow practice at RSM US LLP. He utilizes his extensive experience and expertise in ServiceNow to consult with current and prospective clients to understand their business needs, identify requirements and develop applications to meet those needs. In his career, Jerry has led business-critical initiatives across a variety of industries such as Healthcare, Supply Chain, Financial Services and Higher Education. In the episode, Jerry will chat about: His background and current role with RSM, Interest

Today's guest is Corey Bezyak, VP of Product Development at Bongo in Colorado. Founded in 2009, Bongo is a sales readiness tool that easily plugs into your existing learning platform and helps managers accurately assess and validate skills across their team. It also provides training and real-time feedback to reinforce winning behavior, and streamlines the ramp of new hires and speeds up knowledge retention thereafter. Corey is a senior level manager with a proven track record for maximizing available resources to deliver valuable, high-quality software solutions within timeline and budgetary constraints. He is a champion for cultural transformation from traditional software delivery patterns to modern DevOps practices. Corey also has a strong reputation for high energy level and self-motivation with a commitment to team and organization success. In the episode, Corey will discuss: The interesting work they do at Bongo, Challenges of applying AI within Edtech, Their journey and success over the past few years

Today's guest is Audrey Smith, Chief Operating Officer at MLtwist in Santa Clara, CA. Founded in 2021, MLtwist enables you to seamlessly connect with their partner’s labeling and workforce while making sure that your data is safe and securely formatted and classified. Their integrations will push your data assets to the best platform for your specific use cases and send it back in the format that your Machine Learning team requires. Scientists and engineers leverage MLtwist's deep Labeling Operations expertise, live Data Labeling Platform marketplace, real-time dashboards and robust integrations with 75+ integrated data labeling platforms. Their services take care of the time consuming complexities that go into data labeling operations - including designing workflow, testing the right data labeling platforms, writing guidelines & training workforces - all the way to quality control. In the episode, Audrey will discuss: MLtwist’s work within data preparation & labelling, Benefits their DaaS and SaaS of