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 Tech Titans
15th Anniversary
   Awards Gala
    Friday, August 21
        5:30 - 10 pm
    Hotel Intercontinental
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5:30
   6:30
          Reception
          Doors Open
                                                                      Program
   7:00   Opening Remarks, Recognize Sponsors – Emcee – Barbara Baffer, Ericsson
 Recognize Past Tech Titans and 2014 Judges – Barbara Baffer, Ericsson

 Welcome Remarks – Krish Prabhu, AT&T, title sponsor & 2012 Hall of Fame

 Tech Titan of the Future

   		        University Level – presented by Huawei Technologies
   		        High School Level – presented by VLSIP Technologies
 MTBC STEM Initiative – presented by Cisco Systems

   7:30   Dinner
   8:00   Entertainment by Kevin Delaney, Arkansas Museum of Discovery, presented
          by CyrusOne and Top Golf
   8:30   State of the MTBC - Kent Novak, DLP Products, Texas Instruments and MTBC
          Chairman of the Board
 Corporate CEO – Krish Prabhu, AT&T

 Fast Tech Awards Presentation – Tracy Merzi, Dallas Business Journal; Vance

 McCollough, TravisWolff; Tim Klitch, Comerica Bank
 Hall of Fame Award – presented by Barbara Baffer, Ericsson

		 Community Hero
		 Technology Inventors – presented by ZTE
		 Corporate CTO – presented by HumCap
		 Technology Adopter – presented by Consolidated Communications
		 Investment Catalyst – presented by Bill Sproull
		 CIO Award – presented by Deloitte
		 Technology Advocate – presented by Amdocs
		 Emerging Company CEO – presented by Fujitsu Network Communications
		 Emerging Company Innovation – presented by Alcatel-Lucent
		 Corporate Innovation – presented by Pearson Partners
  10:00   Gala Closing Remarks - Barbara Baffer and Kent Novak
 Adjourn to post-party in Crystal Ballroom Foyer

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Saluting the 2015 Tech Titans
                                          We are proud to support the innovative people and companies
                                        lighting up the technology landscape in North Texas and beyond.
        Deborah Sawyer, Vice President                                                                        www.pearsonpartnersintl.com                       214.292.4130

Congratulations to all
2015 Tech Titan Winners
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           Award Sponsors
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Sponsors*              *At time of printing
Title Sponsor – AT&T                                           Entertainment Sponsors – CyrusOne, Top Golf
Hall of Fame Sponsor – Ericsson                                Post Party Sponsor – Masergy
                                                               Reception Sponsors
Tech Titans of the Future
                                                                      Frontier Communications
       University– Huawei Technology
                                                                      Haynes and Boone, LLP
Tech Titans of the Future
                                                                      Texas Instruments
       High School – VLSIP Technologies, Inc.
                                                                      Verizon
Fast Tech Sponsors
       Comerica Bank, TravisWolff                              Valet Parking - Qorvo, Inc.
STEM Sponsor – Cisco Systems                                   Photography – BravoTECH
Award Sponsors                                                 Platinum Sponsors
        Alcatel-Lucent                                                Intuit
        Amdocs                                                        University of North Texas– Engineering
        Consolidated Communications                                   University of Texas at Dallas
        Deloitte                                                      7-Eleven
        Fujitsu Network Communications
        HumCap                                                 Media Sponsor – Dallas Business Journal
        Pearson Partners Int’l, Inc.                           Production Sponsor – Freeman Audio Visual
                                                               Friend of the MTBC – Telecom Industry Association
        ZTE USA, Inc.
Gold Table Sponsors                       Code Authority                        Pioneer Natural Resources
       Argent Associates                  DFW Alliance of Technology &          Plano Independent School District
       Artizone                           Women                                 PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP
       Axxess                             Ericsson Inc.                         Rehab Synergies
       BizNet Software                    EY                                    Richland College
       BKD                                FireHost                              Siepe
       Brianspace Corp.                   Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas     Silicon Valley Bank
       BrightWing                         Glass-Media                           State Farm IT
       Caliber Collision Centers          Goodman Networks                      Texas A&M University - Commerce
       Carter Scholer Arnett              Green Park & Golf Ventures            Texas Women Ventures
       Cisco Systems                      Keste                                 UNICOM
       City of Arlington                  M/C/C                                 University of Texas at Dallas
       City of Plano                      Mitel                                 Weaver, LLP
       City of Richardson                 Orchestra Technology                  WorkSoft

                                                                                       Sponsors                     5
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Hall of Fame Inductee
    Dr. David E. Daniel
    The MTBC Tech Titans Hall of Fame recognizes a visionary from the
    DFW Metroplex for outstanding leadership in assisting, advancing
    and accelerating the performance of the technology industry and/or
    adoption of technology in North Texas. These accomplishments must
    span more than one decade and reach far beyond the individual’s
    company or organization.

    The 2015 Tech Titan Hall of Fame inductee is Dr. David E. Daniel, deputy
    chancellor of the University of Texas System and immediate past-
    president of the University of Texas at Dallas. During his ten years at
    UT Dallas, one billion dollars of construction has added or renovated
    more than three million square feet of space on campus. Research
    expenditures have doubled, and 17 new degree programs have been
    added. The student population has grown by 64% to almost 24,000 students.

    Dr. Daniel has been a strong and vocal advocate for UT Dallas to become the next Tier 1 research university
    in Texas and first in North Texas. Dr. Daniel’s work on legislation to reward research productivity and match
    private funding led him to be named a finalist for “Texan of the Year” by The Dallas Morning News in 2009.

    With a commitment to the technology community, the university has engaged the region’s tech companies
    through corporate briefings, active memberships in many tech organizations and service on boards and
    commissions. Faculty members provide research to the industry and students are given opportunities for
    jobs with those companies.

    Daniel is an engineer by profession having earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in engeering
    from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Daniel’s work in engeering has been recognized by the American
    Society of Civil Engineers, which awarded him its highest honor for papers published in its journals, the
    Norman Medal, and on two separate occasions its second highest honor, the Croes Medal.

    In 2000, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the nation’s most prestigious honor
    recognizing engineering achievement. In 2009 Daniel served as president of The Academy of Medicine,
    Engineering, and Science of Texas (TAMEST), which is comprised of all Texas residents who have won Nobel
    Prizes or been elected to one of the National Academies.

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      Hall of Fame
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Congratulations to the 2015 Tech Titans and Fast Tech Winners

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    Sponsors
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Fast Tech Finalists
Fast Tech nominees may be public or private companies and encompass
all technology industry segments, including technology, media,
telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies.
Selection is based on percentage of revenue growth from 2012 to 2014.
Fast Tech is sponsored by Comerica Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences
Division and TravisWolff.

Aprima Medical Software, Inc.                    Motio
Azpen Innovation Inc.                            Ntegrated Solutions
BizNet Software, Inc.                            Optimal Blue, LLC
Copyblogger Media                                OrgSync, Inc.
CyberlinkASP                                     OxySure Systems, Inc.
ExamSoft Worldwide Inc.                          Siepe, LLC
G Systems, L.P.                                  Simpli.fi
Geoforce                                         Viverae
Granbury Solutions                               YourCause
iPhotonix, LLC                                   ZeOmega
Loopback Analytics                               Ziosk               Companies in GREY are
Masergy Communications, Inc.                     4WEB Medical        finalists in the top 5.
Mavenir Systems

                                                                         OXYGEN FROM POWDER

                                                                  Fast Tech Finalists          9
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Entertainment
     Kevin Delaney is an artist and educator based in Little
     Rock, Arkansas. He has been performing since he was
     a child and teaching since 2003. He has been creating
     science-based theatre and musical pieces for schools,
     libraries, zoos and museums since 2009. In 2014 he
     began appearing as the resident science educator for the
     Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He currently serves
     as the director of visitor experience at the Museum of
     Discovery in Little Rock, where he continues to entertain
     and engage visitors in science, technology, engineering
     and math—except not so much math.

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         Entertainment
Corporate Chief Executive
  Beatriz Manetta, CEO of Argent Associates
  Beatriz (Betty) Manetta founded Argent Associates, a certified minority-
  and female-owned company, in 1998. Argent Associates is a supply-
  chain management and IT service provider focused on government,
  enterprise and telecommunications markets.

  Argent has facilities in eight states and two foreign countries with 105
  employees and annual revenue of $230 million. Argent holds position
  1025 in the Inc. 5000 list. It also ranked #1 in SMU Cox’s top 100 fastest
  growing privately held companies in Dallas in 2014.

  Prior to her venture, Betty worked for more than 20 years
  in the telecommunications industry. She has more than 10
  years of international experience, conducting business in the
  telecommunications sector in the Middle East and Latin America.

  Betty has been recognized by numerous organizations for her leadership and accomplishments. Most recently
  the Women Presidents’ Organization ranked Argent Associates as the No. 1 Fastest Growing Women-Led
  Company in the U.S., and 9th in the Nation in the top 100 Hispanic American Owned Businesses in the U.S.

                                                                                      Honoring this year’s
    Today’s                                                                            Tech Titans and the
    innovation,                                                                         Telecom Corridor’s
    tomorrow’s                                                                     tradition of excellence.
    solution.

                                                                                             Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
                                                                                     2801 Telecom Parkway, Richardson, TX 75082
© Copyright 2015
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.                                                   Tel: 888-362-7763 • us.fujitsu.com/telecom

                                                              Corporate Executive                                                   11
Congratulations
          2015 Tech Titans!
          Huawei applauds the Tech Titans of the Future — instructors who are shaping the future
          and sharing our goal of a connected world of endless possibilities. www.huawei.com/us

                                                Proud sponsor of the Tech Titans of the Future - High School Level
                                      Instructors provide the spark, turning dreams into actions that unlock the possibilities of
                                               technology …creating tomorrow’s innovations and technology leaders!

                                              Congratulations 2015 Tech Titans!
      Microchip Interconnection
          Technologies for
        Innovative Solutions

     VLSIP Technologies, located in Richardson, is a worldwide leader of advanced implantable medical devices. Visit us at www.vlsip.com.

                                Cisco is committed to
                             mentoring the next generation
                               of STEM professionals.
                                                              csr.cisco.com/STEM.

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           Sponsors
Make a difference in STEM education today
for tomorrow’s workforce                                                                    TM

                                                                   STEMfire
It’s no secret that the high-tech industry is facing a critical
shortage of qualified talent. Science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM)-related jobs in Texas are projected to increase
22 percent by 2018—but only 12 percent of the degrees earned
by today’s college graduates are in STEM fields.
Fostering students’ interest in STEM education is vital to our
future. Without an adequate, trained workforce for the more than 750,000 jobs that will need to be filled, the
DFW business community will miss out on the significant growth opportunities enabled by these tech jobs.
What can you do?
STEMfire is a online database that connects industry professionals directly with K-12 educators seeking
guidance to incorporate real-life STEM examples into lesson plans or need volunteers for classroom and school
events. STEMfire allows professionals to choose the opportunities most appealing to their own interests,
inspiring students in their chosen area of expertise. Volunteers chose when, how and how much time they
spend volunteering.
Our goal is to register 500 professional volunteers to support North Texas school districts in STEM education,
enhancing the profession for generations to come. Even if a student never works directly in a job requiring
specialized technical knowledge, the cultivation of an educated workforce is priceless.
How can you help?
Personal involvement makes an immediate impact for students.
Do you remember who inspired you to pursue a career in a STEM
field? Today’s students need that inspiration as well. If you can spare
even one or two hours a year, a small amount of your time will have
a huge impact in the life of a child, not to mention the immeasurable
benefit for the tech industry moving forward.
    ü Speak at a Career Day
    ü Consult on a special project or topic
    ü Be a judge at a Science Fair
All it takes to get started is just a few moments to register at STEMfire.org, then search for opportunities to give
back. When you inspire a student, you make an investment that will pay back for a lifetime.

Please go to STEMfire.org and create your profile today.

                                                               Education Database                                      13
Support STEM education through the MTBC STEM
     Partnership Fund
     MTBC’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiatives continue to improve tomorrow’s
        technology workforce. Our goal as the largest pure technology association in Texas is to help
        ensure that our high-tech community has the talent it needs to sustain and innovate our high-
        tech economy. In order to achieve this goal, it is crucial that we find a way to increase both the
        number and the diversity of local students in the STEM pipeline, while also improving the quality
        of their learning. We need the financial support of the high-tech community to make this happen.
     Your donation to the STEM fund – both as an individual and from your high-tech company –
        supports a variety of nationally recognized STEM best practices in North Texas, including the Tech
        Titans of the Future High School and University level awards, the MTBC STEM Robotics project
        and our efforts to support STEM programs with metroplex ISDs. Our periodic STEM summits have
        already inspired several school districts to completely revamp their STEM curriculums by working
        directly with local high-tech companies. Together as a community, we are starting to make a
        difference. But we have more work to do.
     To raise much needed funds in support of our mission, the MTBC will sell glow necklaces at the
         Tech Titans gala. The minimum donation for a glow necklace will is $50, and you can proudly
         wear your glow necklace at the gala to show your support of STEM education and the STEM
         partnership fund.
     If you would like to make a donation in the future,
          please visit our website;
          www.metroplextbc.org to make a tax-
          deductible donation through our fund at
          Communities Foundation of Texas.
          For questions or please call the MTBC office at
          972-792-2850.

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          STEM Donations
MTBC awards 3rd annual Florence Shapiro STEM scholarship
Congratulations to Zachary Oldham, the recipient of this year’s MTBC $5,000 Florence Shapiro STEM
Scholarship. Oldham is a recent graduate of Plano Senior High. In the fall, he will attend the University of Texas
at Dallas, where he plans to study engineering. Oldham applied to four different universities and was accepted
to all of them. He chose UTD because of its strong engineering program.
Oldham was an honors student who graduated with a 3.9 grade point                 I have always enjoyed
average. He was an active member of the National Honor Society from the
ninth grade and was one of only about 30 students named to the Who’s
                                                                                 math, tinkering, taking
Who at Plano Senior High earlier this year.                                     things apart and building
In February, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He has participated in Boy        things, so I believe
Scouts since first grade and is a member of the Order of the Arrow – the
National Honor Society for Scouts. He has held many leadership positions as      engineering would be a
a Scout. Oldham also is a steward of his community. He has volunteered at             good fit for me.
various neighborhood events and with a local literacy program.
As if all of these activities didn’t occupy enough of his time, Oldham was a percussionist in the high school
                                                                               band and also held various part-
                                                                               time positions at the ArtCentre of
                                                                               Plano.
                                                                               The MTBC established the
                                                                               Florence Shapiro STEM scholarship
                                                                               in 2013 and named it for the local
                                                                               former senator who spent years
                                                                               advocating for STEM education in
                                                                               the Texas legislature. It is awarded
                                                                               annually to a local graduating high
                                                                               school senior pursuing a degree in
                                                                               a STEM discipline at a local four-
                                                                               year college or university.

                                                                               Zachary Oldham, the recipient of the MTBC
                                                                               STEM Senator Florence Shapiro scholarship,
                                                                               with the namesake of the scholarship
                                                                               and MTBC President Bill Sproull at his
                                                                               presentation at the Plano ISD admin offices.

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Tech Titans Finalists
                           Tech Titans of the Future – University Level
  The Tech Titans of the Future University Level award recognizes an accredited educational institution in the DFW
  Metroplex that encourages and supports students to choose engineering and technology related disciplines as a
 preferred career path. This award category spotlights DFW area higher educational institutions’ technology related
                       curricula and incentives to perpetuate tech-related knowledge transfer.
                                                     Finalists
       Dr. Bernine Khan, Dr. Sherry Dean & Lori Palmer, Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas, UT Dallas
           and Richland College 2014 Summer SMART College Camp – 2015 EUREKA! Program
                                       Mario A. Rotea, UT Dallas
                             Yan Wan & Shengli Fu, University of North Texas
                            Tingxiu Wang, Texas A&M University - Commerce

                          Tech Titans of the Future – High-School Level
This Tech Titans of the Future High School Level award recognizes a DFW Metroplex high school (grades 9-12) math or
 science teacher for development and implementation of an innovative teaching technique or program that inspires
  student interest regarding further educational and/or career pursuits in science, technology, engineering or math.
                                                     Finalists
                                  Kelly Bender, West Mesquite High School
                                   Neil Milburn, Plano West Sr. High School
                                  Tony Strohmeyer, Richardson High School
                                  Michael Yakubovsky, Coppell High School

                                             Community Hero
    The Tech Titans Community Hero award recognizes an individual employed by a DFW Metroplex technology
                company for outstanding achievements in community service to the DFW Metroplex.
                                                     Finalists
                                      Bruce Ballengee, Pariveda Solutions
                                           Peter Burns, Alcatel-Lucent
                                    Steven Foland, The Shoulders of Giants
                                       Gil Lee, Intellichoice Inc./UT Dallas

                                                                                           Finalists                  17
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Tech Titans Finalists
                                        Technology Inventors
 The Tech Titans Technology Inventors award recognizes the pioneering accomplishments of a person, team
 or group responsible for the creation of breakthrough ideas, processes or products which have advanced the
 discipline(s) of the arts, education, electronics, energy, engineering, environment, medicine, and/or science.
                          The nominee is with a DFW Metroplex company or institution.
                                                  Finalists
                                     Orlando Auciello, UT Dallas
                             Ray Baughman, UT Dallas-NanoTech Institute
                                         Romelia Flores, IBM
                                    Dr. Liping Tang, UT Arlington

                                             Corporate CTO
   The Tech Titans Corporate CTO award recognizes the Corporate Technology or Science Officer of a DFW
Metroplex based technology or non-technology company for exceptional technical leadership that fostered the
               development of new technology resulting in significant value for the company.
                                                  Finalists
                                         Steven Holland, 7- Eleven
                                          Shoeb Javed, Worksoft
                                            Mamie Jones, Intuit
                                          Andrew Olowu, Axxess

                                         Technology Adopter
    The Tech Titans Technology Adopter award recognizes a company with U.S. headquarters in the DFW
   Metroplex whose core business is not a technology product for outstanding adoption and application of
                innovative technologies that successfully change and impact business results.
                                                  Finalists
                                    Carmen Vitton, Rehab Synergies
                                    David Webb, Hudson & Marshall
                                 Roopa Amin, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
                                         Alex Zeltcer, Artizone

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Tech Titans Finalists
                                           Investment Catalyst
               The Tech Titans Investment Catalyst award recognizes an organization for completing
                a significant technology related investment transaction that will impact and deliver
                          significant long-term economic prosperity for the DFW Metroplex.
                                                    Finalists
                                       Green Park & Golf Ventures Fund
                                          LiveOak Venture Partners
                                           Texas Women Ventures
                                               TickerTags Inc.

                                                  CIO Award
       The Tech Titans Corporate CIO award recognizes the Chief Information Officer of a DFW Metroplex based
     technology or non-technology company for exceptional technical leadership that fosters the deployment of
                      Information Technology (IT) resulting in significant value for the company.
                                                    Finalists
                                        Gowton Achaibar, Ericsson
                                            Pam Parisian, AT&T
                                Janet DeBerardinis, Caliber Collision Centers
                                      Randy Sloan, Southwest Airlines

                                          Technology Advocate
     The Tech Titans Technology Advocate award recognizes a DFW Metroplex individual or company whose core
             business is not a technology product for outstanding leadership in championing, assisting,
                advancing or accelerating the performance of the technology industry in North Texas.
                                                    Finalists
                                            Ken Judd, Keste
                      Marlyn Kibler-Colon, DFW Alliance of Technology and Women
                                         Tad McIntosh, HumCap
                                     Jason W. Taylor, Code Authority

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        Finalists
Tech Titans Finalists
                                     Emerging Company CEO
The Tech Titans Emerging Company CEO award recognizes the CEO of a technology company headquartered in
     the DFW Metroplex with 2013 operating revenues of at least $2 million but no more than $200 million.
                                                  Finalists
                                       Daniel Black, Glass-Media
                                   Anuj Jain, Orchestra Technologies
                                      Michael Pusateri, Siepe, LLC
                                   Evelyn Torres, Solaris Technologies

                                 Emerging Company Innovation
   The Tech Titans Emerging Company Innovation award recognizes a technology company for outstanding
 innovation and unique accomplishments through recent or potential breakthrough technology or approach
         within the technology industry. The company is headquartered in the DFW Metroplex and has
                 2013 operating revenues of at least $2 million but no more than $200 million.
                                                  Finalists
                                                  Axxess
                                             Brainspace Corp.
                                             EnTouch Controls
                                                   Ziosk

                                       Corporate Innovation
   The Tech Titans Corporate Innovation award recognizes a technology company for outstanding innovation
  and unique accomplishments through recent or potential breakthrough technology or approach within the
technology industry in the DFW Metroplex. The company has a corporate headquarters or a division office in the
             DFW Metroplex. The company has 2013 operating revenues of more than $200 million.
                                                  Finalists
                                                 AT&T
                                           Methode Electronics
                                               Omnitracs
                                               Qorvo, Inc.

                                                                                      Finalists                  21
Dr. John Randall
     President of Zyvex Labs and Adjunct Professor, UT Dallas
     John Randall has more than 30 years of experience in micro- and nano-fabrication. He joined
     Zyvex in March of 2001 and was instrumental in developing and spinning out two successful
     nanotechnology companies, Zyvex Technologies and Zyvex Instruments (now part of DCG
     Systems). Before Zyvex, Randall worked for 15 years at Texas Instruments where he worked in high-
     resolution processing for integrated circuits, MEMS, and quantum effect devices. Prior to working
     at TI, Randall worked at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory on ion beam and x-ray lithography. He has 97
     articles published in refereed journals. He has a BS, MS, and PhD all in electrical engineering from
     the University of Houston, where he was elected distinguished engineering alumni in 2010. Randall
     was also elected distinguished member of the Technical Staff while at Texas Instruments, is a senior
     member of the IEEE and is a Fellow of the Society of the AVS.

     Tanis Cornell
     Owner, Dallas Market, EWF International
     Tanis Cornell leads and facilitates Peer Advisory Boards for female business owners and executives.
     Prior to launching her own business in August of 2013, she spent 30 years in senior management
     positions within the technology sector holding Vice-President roles for telecom companies WilTel
     and Level 3 Communications. She was a partner and Senior Vice President for software company
     PhaseWare, and led one of the largest strategic service provider relationships for NetApp, a Fortune
     500 data management company. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the MTBC
     Board of Directors, is on the Business Advisory Council for Oklahoma Christian University, and
     served several terms on the International Board of Sales & Marketing Executives International.

     Dr. David E. Daniel
     Deputy Chancellor of the University of Texas System
     David E. Daniel became president of UT Dallas in 2005, after serving on the faculty at The
     University of Texas at Austin, and as Dean of Engineering at the University of Illinois. In the
     past eight years, UT Dallas has tripled research expenditures, initiated over $700 million in
     new construction, added more than 30 degree programs and raised more than $240 million.
     Daniel holds bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees from UT Austin, is a member of the National
     Academy of Engineering and the American Society of Civil Engineers, and holds their highest
     honors. He chaired a review of facts surrounding the levee failures during Hurricane Katrina for
     ASCE and took part in an NAE investigation of the Deepwater Horizon incident. He serves on the
     board of Sandia National Laboratory.

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               Judges
Hyacinth DeAlmeida
Vice President Corporate Development, Ericsson Inc.
Hyacinth DeAlmeida is head of Ericsson’s M&A activities for its North American region, leading the region’s
efforts to identify, evaluate, prioritize and execute external investment opportunities to support the region’s
growth ambitions. He has over 30 years of telecom industry experience in various functions including
engineering, marketing, finance, business development, strategy and M&A. Prior to joining Ericsson, Hyacinth
held various positions at Nortel Networks (including VP Corporate Development and President of Nortel
Ventures LLC), SaskTel and Telecom Canada. Hyacinth has led the execution of over 65 acquisitions, equity
investments, venture capital fund investments, joint ventures, spin-outs, divestitures, and strategic commercial
alliances, in transactions valued at over $15B. Hyacinth holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the
University of Alberta and an MBA from the University of Regina. Hyacinth is a past board member/observer
and advisory board member in several venture-backed companies and venture capital firms.

Stacie Hyatt
Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Support for Plexon, Inc.
Stacie brings more than 15 years of experience in the medical and research technology arena to the table,
and. Prior to Plexon, she has worked for industry giants including Medtronic and St. Jude Medical, as well
as successful early stage and start-up companies, primarily in the cardiac, neurosurgical and wellness
disciplines. Her geographic experience spans the globe, including having worked for several years in
Europe. Ms. Hyatt earned her Bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA
with a triple focus in marketing, operations and health care from The Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania. In addition to her professional pursuits, she actively serves on The Salvation Army’s Carr P.
Collins Advisory Council, The Metroplex Technology Business Council’s Board of Directors, the Executive
Women’s Round Table, the Wharton Alumni Club of DFW’s Board of Directors, and as Chairman of the
Industry Advisory Board for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University.

Rich McBee
President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitel
Rich leads Mitel’s strategy, business performance, and global execution and brings more than 25 years
of experience in telecommunications to his position. Rich is responsible for advancing Mitel’s evolution
and leadership in the business communications market, driving revenue growth and profitability, and
devising and executing business strategies. Under his leadership, Mitel has doubled revenue to more
than US$1.1 billion and has emerged as a global leader in the business communications market with
#1 market share in Europe. Prior to joining Mitel, Rich served as President of the Communications and
Enterprise Group of Danaher Corporation. Rich holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration
from the Chapman School of Business and Economics (California, US) and graduated from the United
States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in 1986.

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Jeff Meier
     Chief Information Officer for Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
     Jeff is responsible for his Company’s Information Technology Group, which covers all aspects of IT
     including IT Operations, Enterprise Applications, Electronic Business Solutions, and IT Security. Jeff
     has over 28 years’ experience in the Information Technology industry. Jeff also has responsibility
     for FNC’s Facilities and Services Group.

     Kevin Ritchie
     Worldwide Manager for Manufacturing and Technology, Texas Instruments
     Kevin Ritchie from Texas Instruments is World Wide Manager for Manufacturing and Technology
     overseeing Process/Test Development, Corporate Quality and production at 20 sites worldwide;
     supporting annual revenue in excess of 12 billion dollars. Ritchie joined TI in 1978 as a product
     engineer after graduating with a degree in engineering from the University of Dayton. During
     the next 10 years he worked in various engineering and development roles in TI Semiconductor
     business.

     Vance McCollough
     Partner, TravisWolff
     Vance McCollough is a partner with TravisWolff, a regional advisory and accounting firm, leading
     the firm’s Assurance and Advisory practice. He has advised technology companies for over 25
     years in various markets such as Seattle, Austin and Dallas and has worked with companies at
     the startup stage as well as those with large, multinational operations. Vance’s clients value his
     help with strategic issues such as transaction structuring, mergers and acquisitions and equity
     compensation.

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        Judges
Michael Sherrod
Entrepreneur in Residence, TCU Neeley School of Business
Michael Sherrod, Entrepreneur in Residence, TCU Neeley School of Business, has been a pioneer in
the online world since 1985. In his career Sherrod founded or co-founded 15 companies, including
DigitalCity.com, as well as served in senior management roles at AMR Information Services, AOL.com,
Ancestry.com, and examiner.com, where he was founding President & CEO. At Capital Cities/ABC, he
created and sold one of the world’s first electronic advertisements to AT&T through an innovative
video-text news service he helped manage at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He is a board member of
and recently served as the first publisher of the paradigm busting and highly successful TexasTribune.
org, a non-profit, non-partisan media site covering Texas Government, politics and policy.

ShaChelle Manning
Director of Corporate Innovation, Pioneer Natural Resources
Pioneer Natural Resources is a large independent oil and gas production and exploration company.
Manning is on the Board of Directors for Astrotech Corporation, which for 25 years, has prepared
and sent satellites, cargo and science into space. Manning was the co-founder of Malibu IQ, an
investment partnership consisting of HRL Laboratories (NASDQ LLC Members: GM and Boeing), to
commercially spin out the world’s lightest material, “microtruss” into Architected Materials which
was selected as a semi-finalist for the NFL Helmet Challenge. Manning was appointed by Gov. Rick
Perry to serve on the Texas Emerging Technology Fund. Manning has served as a Consultant for
Lockheed Martin, Texas A&M University System, HRL Laboratories, and Zyvex Labs. Manning holds
an MBA in Telecommunications from University of Dallas and a BA in Communications from Loras
College. Manning and her family reside in Fairview, TX.

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Tech Titans Awards Alumni
   CORPORATE CEO AWARD: Recognizes CEO leadership within the technology and communications industry.
         2013 – Lance Crosby, SoftLayer, an IBM Company
         2012 – Angel Ruiz, Ericsson North America
         2011 – Roger D. Linquist, MetroPCS
         2010 – Charles Vogt, GENBAND
         2009 – Bruce Ballangee, Pariveda Solutions, Inc.
         2008 – Patrick Brandt, Skywire Software
         2007 – Rashid Skaf, AMX
         2006 – Michelle Peluso, Travelocity

   EMERGING COMPANY CEO AWARD: Recognizes CEO leadership for an emerging company within the technology and
   communications industry.
         2014 – Pardeep Kohli, Mavenir
         2013 – Chris Drake, FireHost
         2012 – Steven W. White, ImageVision
         2011 – Jack Thompson, Tango Management Consulting

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          Alumni
2010 – Shama Kabani, The Marketing Zen Group
                            2009 – Nina Vaca, Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.
                            2008 – Greg Smith, Accudata Technologies
                            2007 – Douglas Bartek, Tango Networks
                            2006 – Barry D. Nalls, Masergy

CORPORATE INNOVATION AWARD: Recognizes outstanding innovation and unique accomplishments through recent or
potential breakthrough technology or approach within the technology and communications industry.
         2014 – Texas Instruments
         2013 – Nokia Siemens Networks
         2012 – AT&T Foundry
         2011 – Alcatel-Lucent
         2010 – D4D Technologies LLC
         2009 – Electronic Transaction Consultants
         2008 – Samsung Telecommunications America
         2007 – Nortel, 4GBusiness & Ecosystem Development
         2006 – Retractable Technologies, Inc.
         2005 – Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (AMS)

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TECHNOLOGY
  CORPORATE CEO   INVENTORS
                       AWARD: AWARD:RecognizesRecognizes    the pioneering
                                                 CEO leadership             accomplishments
                                                                   within the technology and of a person, team industry.
                                                                                             communications     or group responsible
 for the creation
            2012 –ofAngel
                     breakthrough       ideas,North
                             Ruiz, Ericsson     processes  or products which have advanced the discipline(s) of the arts, education,
                                                     America
 electronics, energy,
            2011       engineering,
                  – Roger               environment,
                             D. Linquist,  MetroPCS medicine, and/or science.
           2014
            2010––Ampcare,      LLC GENBAND
                    Charles Vogt,
           2013
            2009––Larry
                    BruceHornbeck,
                            Ballangee, Texas   Instruments
                                          Pariveda  Solutions, Inc.
           2012
            2008––Dr.  MarioBrandt,
                    Patrick    Romero-Ortega,      The University of Texas at Arlington
                                       Skywire Software
           2011 – J.C. Chiao, The University of Texas at Arlington
  EMERGING 2010COMPANY
                – Yves Chabal,CEOProfessor,     UT Dallas, Erik
                                     AWARD: Recognizes       CEOJonsson  School
                                                                  leadership for of
                                                                                 anEngineering and Computer
                                                                                    emerging company          Science
                                                                                                       within the  technology and
           2009 –  Dr. Bruce
  communications industry.     Li, 21st Century   Silicon, Inc.
           2008
            2012––Dr.  Bill Krenik,
                    Steven           Jeff ImageVision
                              W. White,   Bellay and the LoCosto Development Team, Texas Instruments
           2007
            2011 – Jack Thompson, TangoRobotics
                –  David   Hanson,    Hanson     Management Consulting
            2010 – Shama Kabani, The Marketing Zen Group
 TECHNOLOGY 2009 –ADOPTER
                    Nina Vaca,AWARD:
                                   PinnacleRecognizes    a companyInc.
                                            Technical Resources,     whose core business is not technology products/services for
 outstanding   adoption
            2008           and application
                  – Greg Smith,     Accudataof    innovative technologies to successfully change and impact its business results.
                                                Technologies
           2014 – BenefitMall
           2013 – Baylor Health Care System
           2012 – Methodist Richardson Medical Center
           2011 – BNSF Railway

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                                           Titans                                                   CONGRATULATES THE
                                                                                                      2015 TECH TITANS
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                                                               innovations that
                                                               impact the technology
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         Alumni
2010 – The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
         2009 – North Texas Tollway Authority
         2008 – American Airlines
         2007 – Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport
         2006 – Methodist Health Systems

TECHNOLOGY ADVOCATE AWARD: Recognizes a technology service provider for outstanding leadership in the
community by assisting, enabling or accelerating the performance of its technology clients. Providers eligible for this award
are law, accounting, capital venture and recruitment firms; educational institutions; and related services companies that
support technology and engineering companies or organizations.
          2014 – Rep. Angie Chen Button, Texas House of Representatives
          2013 – Dr. David E. Daniel, The University of Texas at Dallas
          2012 – Robert Robb, Office of Tech Commercialization, The University of Texas at Dallas
          2011 – TECH Fort Worth
          2010 – North Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization
          2009 – Rep. Dan Branch, Texas House of Representatives
          2008 – The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas
          2007 – Silicon Valley Bank

                                                                                                                T HE UNI V ER S I T Y OF T E X A S AT DA L L A S

  Congratulations

                         Mamie Jones
                          and to all the
                                                                     Our founders knew
                        2015 Tech Titans!                            that even a shining city
                                                                     needs brilliant minds
                                                                     to have a bright future.

                                                                     Not quite 50 years ago, our founders—three visionaries whose work led to the creation
                                                                     of what would come to be called the Silicon Prairie—stood in the middle of a field and
                                                                     declared that one day a world-class University would rise there, becoming one of the
                                                                     region’s leading economic catalysts. UT Dallas helps make its namesake city one of
                                                                     the fastest growing in the country, a top ten metropolitan area, and home of 21 Fortune
                                                                     500 companies. Ingenious.

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COMMUNITY HERO AWARD: Recognizes an individual within the technology industry for outstanding achievements in
 community involvement.
       2014 – Gayle Anderson, DigiWorks
       2013 – Valerie Freeman, BravoTECH
       2012 – Michael Doherty, Hewlett Packard
       2011 – Wanda Gass, TI Fellow, Texas Instruments
       2010 – Gurvendra Suri, CEO, Optimal Solutions Integration Inc.
       2009 – Corey Kirkendoll, Cisco Systems
       2008 – Shaunna Black, Vice President and Manager of Worldwide Facilities, Texas Instruments & Kevin Lofgren,
              Founder and CEO, Farstar
       2007 – Tegwin Pulley, Texas Instruments, Inc.
       2006 – Debbie Mrazek, The Sales Company
       2005 – Franklyn Jenifer
       2004 – George Ellis, SoftBrands, Inc.
       2003 – Abid Abedi, Adea Solutions
 FAST TECH AWARD: Fast Tech award is for the company that has experienced the largest amount of revenue growth.
        2014 – Azpen Innovation, Inc.
        2013 – Prism Microwave, Inc.
        2012 – OneSource Virtual
        2011 – Mavenir Systems
        2010 – OraMetrix, Inc.
        2009 – One Technologies LP
        2008 – SoftLayer Technologies
        2007 – iTKO Inc.

 HALL OF FAME: Honors a technology visionary from the Metroplex for outstanding leadership in assisting, advancing
 and accelerating the performance of the technology industry and/or adoption of technology in North Texas.
         2014 – Jim Donald, DSC
         2013 – Dr. Rolf Haberecht, VLSIP Technologies, Inc.
         2012 – Krish Prabhu, CTO, AT&T
         2011 – Jon Bayless, Sevin Rosen Funds
         2010 – Bill Sproull, President & CEO, Metroplex Technology Business Council

 CORPORATE CTO AWARD: Recognizes a significant investment transaction that impacts and delivers significant long-
 term economic prosperity and sustainable economic results for the Metroplex and improves the technology innovation
 investment climate of the region.
         2014 – Monica Martino, Accudata Technologies
         2013 – Shailin Sehgal, GENBAND
         2012 – John P. Volpi, Lone Star Aerospace

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      Alumni
INVESTMENT CATALYST AWARD: Recognizes a significant investment transaction that impacts and delivers significant
long-term economic prosperity and sustainable economic results for the Metroplex and improves the technology
innovation investment climate of the region.
        2014 – Health Wildcatters
        2013 – Frontier Capital
        2012 – Tech Wildcatters

TECH TITAN OF THE FUTURE - UNIVERSITY LEVEL: Recognizes educational institutions that encourage and support
students to choose engineering and technology-related disciplines as a preferred career path. This award category
spotlights DFW area educational institutions’ tech-related curricula and incentives to perpetuate tech-related knowledge
transfer. The award finalists display creative, innovative approaches that reach out to students and other learning-minded
professionals and related institutions.
          2014 – Engineering and Technology Department, Collin College
          2013 – UTDesign, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, UT Dallas
          2012 – Net-Centric, IUCRC University of North Texas
          2011 – George A. Jeffrey, NanoExplorers Program, The University of Texas at Dallas,
                 Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute
          2010 – University of North Texas Summer Robocamp for Girls
          2009 – UTeach Dallas, UT Dallas
          2008 – Richland Collegiate High School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, Richland College, DCCCD
          2007 – ATEC Arts & Technology – UT Dallas
          2006 – Academic Bridge Program – UT Dallas
          2005 – Richland College, ASA Eng. Degree

TECH TITAN OF THE FUTURE - HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL: Recognizes a high school math or science teacher for the
development and implementation of an innovative teaching technique or program that inspires student interest in math
and/or science.
        2014 – Daniel Brown, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, Dallas ISD
        2013 – Chad Gilliland, Richardson High School, Richardson ISD
        2012 – Janine Amy, WT White, Dallas ISD
        2011 – Kim Wolff, Plano Senior High School, Plano ISD
        2010 – Alisa Salvans, Richardson High School, Richardson ISD
        2009 – Dr. George J. Hademenos, Richardson High School, RIchardson ISD
        2008 – Rebecca McGowan Jensen, Ph.D., School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas ISD
        2007 – Barbara Flickinger, J.J. Pearce High School, Richardson ISD
        2006 – David Carroll, Plano West Senior High School

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Gala Committee                                       Staff
     Barbara Baffer – Ericsson                            Allen Wise               Lucynda Beane
                                                          Amy Alexander            Mike Skelton
     Beth Kolman – Cisco Systems
                                                          Bill Sproull             Molly Ulmer
     Darin Newbold – Mobiquity Inc.                       Danielle Billelo         Nicole Greenfield
     Deborah Sawyer – Pearson Partners Intl.              Diana Gorman             Pamela Tomasello
     Greg Smith                                           Drew Snow                Paul Bendel
     Jason Clayton – Prudent Consulting                   Jenny Mizutowicz         Paula Addison
                                                          John Jacobs              Sue Walker
     Jim McGee – Huawei
                                                          Julie Grauel             Taylor Lopez
     John Randall – Zyvex Labs                            Kim Quirk
     Stu Bell – Comerica Bank
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         Committee & Staff
Board Members
*Kent Novak – Texas Instruments, Chairman of      Rich McBee – Mitel
the Board                                         *Vance McCollough – TravisWolff
J. Robert Arnett – Carter Scholer Arnett Hamada   Patrick McCrane – CustomInk
     & Mockler, PLLC
                                                  *Jim McGee – Huawei Technologies
Barbara Baffer – Ericsson Inc.
                                                  Tad McIntosh – HumCap, LP
Joe Barnes – Coalfire Systems
                                                  Jeff Meier – Fujitsu Network Communications
David Beckwith – Verizon Wireless
                                                  Tracy Merzi – Dallas Business Journal
Stu Bell – Comerica Bank-Tech. & Life Sciences
                                                  Eric Pearson – GlobeRanger Corporation
George Brody – GlobeRanger Corporation
                                                  Paul Peck – NWave
*Keith Bryan – Avaya
                                                  Jason Porter – AT&T Inc.
Greg Carr – Carr LLP
                                                  Randall Ray – Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP
Charlie Chen – DFW Technology
                                                  Deborah Sawyer – Pearson Partners Int’l. Inc
Greg Colandrea – Cenergistic Inc
                                                  *Greg Smith
Chris Cook – Texas Instruments, Inc.
                                                  Dr. Mark Spong – University of Texas at Dallas
*Tanis Cornell – EWF International
                                                  Mark Stachiw
*Chris Croupe – Alcatel - Lucent
                                                  Gary Tanel – QCG, Inc.
Rob Devita – 1547 Realty
                                                  Susan Tidwell – Alliance of Technology & Women
Roger Hall – Qorvo
                                                  Monty West – Goodman Networks, Inc.
Bob Hill
                                                  Kevin Wheeler – InfoDefense, Inc.
Alan Hixon – nDivision, Inc.
                                                  *Jeff White – Aricent
Martha Hogan – Richland College of the DCCCD
                                                  Shawn Williams – Samsung Telecommunications
Stacie Hyatt – Plexon, Inc.
                                                  Gary Wojtaszek – CyrusOne
Dan Johnson – City of Richardson
                                                  Rich Wonders – Cisco Systems, Inc.
George Karidis
Bill Kleinman – Haynes and Boone, LLP             *Member of the MTBC Executive Committee

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Special Interest Forums                                                  www.metroplextbc.org/forums
 The MTBC continues to develop targeted and personalized special interest forums to address the changing interests and
 needs of our members.
 Business Intelligence/Analytics Forum brings together functional and technical experts to advance the knowledge and
 understanding of how data is used, identify solutions and use cases, and encourage the growth of the business intel-
 ligence community. The question becomes what to do with the data once it arrives at its designated landing point. What
 to do with the information, protect it against cyber attacks, and how to analyze it to make the every-day decision-making
 process more strategic and critically successful are driving the needs for industry experts to share their solutions.
 The Cloud Computing Forum brings together those involved in cloud computing and helps them align their business
 strategy with opportunities presented by the cloud, including cost reduction, creating greater efficiencies and learning
 best practices. Members come from all facets of the Cloud: IT leadership, infrastructure, software, platform, and advisory
 services.
 The Cybersecurity Forum is a community that will educate its members through insight and knowledge about key issues
 in information security and risk management. By collaborating on best practices, we can help develop solutions that meet
 the business needs of its members. Its mission is to create an information security community that provides a place for
 thought leadership, education, industry development and community service.
 Design & Manufacturing Forum targets multiple industry sectors including military, medical, industrial and telecom and
 focuses programs on design, manufacturing, emerging technologies, electronics, plastics and metal fabrication. Attend-
 ees include engineers and engineering managers, researchers and supply chain managers.
 Health Technology Forum connects companies and encourages the development, knowledge creation, identification of
 solutions, and promotion of technologies focused on health outcomes to highlight the current trends and shape future
 trends for the Dallas ecosystem and the State of Texas generally. This group is driven by companies actively engaged in
 the development of health technologies like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, software applications,
 wearables and Health IT solutions.
 The Internet of Things (IoT) Forum connects companies and encourages the development, knowledge creation,
 identification of solutions and promotion of IoT to highlight the current trends and shape future trends in its use. The
 proliferation of machines talking to machines will continue to explode in coming years. The greater use of technology in
 automobiles, online banking, supply chain management of inventory in a retail store are just a few examples. The tech
 industry should share ideas, exchange information, identify solutions and build a network of industry experts to further
 the understanding and implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) in North Texas.
 Human Resources Forum provides MTBC members’ human resources professionals a resource to learn about trends in
 areas of shared interest such as recruitment, retention, compliance, benefits, etc., to be able to adapt to new laws, regula-
 tions and technologies. This quarterly forum allows local HR professionals to network with each other and receive com-
 munity updates. Only open to HR professionals.

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