Andy Stone
CTO - Americas
Pure Storage
Andy Stone joined Pure Storage in April 2019 as CTO – Americas where he is responsible for supporting go-to-market and internal, product development activities. Andy works with large, enterprise customers to help identify and deliver solutions to meet their needs, while working with product management to ensure that product roadmaps meet the ever-evolving needs of customers and prospects.
Prior to joining Pure, Andy worked at PwC for three and a half years as US and Global Chief Technology Officer and Global Head of Security Technology and Engineering supporting the Firm’s 160 global territories and nearly 300,000 users. Andy worked to implement a number of global technology solutions to improve the overall usability, scalability and security postures of PwC, while improving overall IT services’ performance. Some notable, solutions and innovations came in areas such as: secure, borderless networking, Global wireless network upgrade, Global Active Directory redesign and build out, data center consolidation, cloud adoption, secure software development, unified communications and collaboration, and data analytics. Andrew also led efforts to virtualize PwC desktops to improve end-user usability and protect from potential outside attacks and internal data leakage. Prior to PwC, Andy was the Farmers CISO and Global Head of Security Engineering, Architecture, Technology and Strategy for Zurich Insurance where he was responsible for a global security transformation across 140+ countries, which included modernizing the entire security organization across people, process and technologies.
In his consulting past with Accenture, Andy led the creation of multiple security offerings including Identity and Access Management and Application Security. Andy also led the Power of 3 security alliance between Accenture, Avanade and Microsoft. These were in addition to his work with numerous, Global Fortune 500 companies, where he provided thought leadership and helped design, implement and support a broad set of custom and commercial technology solutions.
Andy holds a BS in Business – Information Systems from Indiana University, Bloomington and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Andy has been presented at numerous conferences and been published on several topics in security and other technologies. Lastly, Andy holds patents in the security space for technologies developed related to identity and access management.
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August Neverman
Broadband and BCCAN Director
Brown County
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Broadband and BCCAN Director
Brown County
Ben Kendall
Modern Data Protection Specialist
Pure Storage
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Modern Data Protection Specialist
Pure Storage
Bill Nash
Cybersecurity Advisor, Wisconsin, Region 5
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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Cybersecurity Advisor, Wisconsin, Region 5
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Dave Cummings
Cloud Services Manager
Heartland Business Systems
Dave has over 15 years of professional experience in Information Technology. At Heartland Business Systems, Dave oversees the Cloud Services practice which covers Data Center and Managed Services offerings.
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Cloud Services Manager
Heartland Business Systems
Eric Franco, Ed.D.
Cybersecurity Preparedness Coordinator
Wisconsin Emergency Management
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Cybersecurity Preparedness Coordinator
Wisconsin Emergency Management
Jeremy Gotcher
Sr. Systems Engineer
Pure Storage
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Sr. Systems Engineer
Pure Storage
John Fitzpatrick
Assistant City Manager / Director of Administrative Services
City of Oshkosh
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Assistant City Manager / Director of Administrative Services
City of Oshkosh
John Richie
Director
Infrastructure Support Bureau
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Director
Infrastructure Support Bureau
Justin Reynolds
Director of IT
Dodge County
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Director of IT
Dodge County
Kevin Koenig
IT Solutions Manager
Waukesha County
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IT Solutions Manager
Waukesha County
Kevin Sardeson
Sr. Field Account Executive
Pure Storage
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Sr. Field Account Executive
Pure Storage
Lance Spranger
CIO
Waukesha County
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Waukesha County
Lee Szymborski
Senior VP
GovHR
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GovHR
Matt Ives
Programmer/Analyst
Wood County
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Programmer/Analyst
Wood County
Megan Incanerto
Regional Engagement Manager
MS-ISAC
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Regional Engagement Manager
MS-ISAC
Mike Tellinghuisen
Director of Specialty Engineer
Rubrik
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Director of Specialty Engineer
Rubrik
Noah Huotari
Senior Consulting Engineer
Heartland Business Systems
Noah is a Senior Consulting Engineer for Southern Wisconsin based out of our Pewaukee, WI office. He has been with HBS for over 2.5+ years. Noah has worked with clients in a broad range of industries, including Manufacturing, nonprofits, health care, government, education, hospitality and financial. Noah’s technology focuses include VMware virtualization, Veeam Backup and replication, Active Directory, storage, Windows Servers, and infrastructure design. Noah has over 8+ years of professional experience in Information Technology. Throughout his career at HBS he has worked with clients on designing and implementing cost-effective solutions to meet business requirements. Throughout this process, Noah leads all aspects of solution development including design, installation, configuration, testing, documentation, and training.
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Senior Consulting Engineer
Heartland Business Systems
Roger Wolkoff
Chief Authenticity & Relationship Expert (C.A.R.E.)
All About Authenticity
Roger is a motivational speaker who helps you create teams and companies people don’t want to leave. You hire him for his expertise in emotional intelligence. He doesn’t give up on people; he believes they will find a way to move forward and improve. How does he do it? Roger’s programs are high content and motivational in style and tone. He delivers stories, ideas, and keys to unlock what’s already inside you.
Roger has over 20 years of expert interpersonal communication and teambuilding experience. Audiences rave about his popular keynote, Leading with Emotional Intelligence. They also regularly invite him back to emcee and host their events.
Roger’s core messages center around trust, communication, and emotional intelligence. As an advocate for teams and communication, he is a certified Everything DiSC and Five Behaviors Authorized Partner.
Roger lives in Madison, Wisconsin. He currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the National Speakers Association Wisconsin Chapter. He loves to travel, bike, and read science fiction. He is a big fan of baseball, pinball, and all things Tesla.
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Shawn Massey
Vice President of Sales Engineering, America
Arcserve
Shawn Massey, an IT veteran for nearly 30 years, has been in numerous roles such as IT Director, Technical Trainer, Data Center Manager, Director of MSP, field services and sales. As a certified Disaster Recovery Business Continuity engineer, Shawn fuels his passion in assisting businesses with their data management. Shawn is in his 13th year at Arcserve and currently holds the position of Vice President of Sales Engineering, Americas.
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Vice President of Sales Engineering, America
Arcserve
Todd Heinz
Governance, Risk and Compliance Practice Manager
Heartland Business Systems
Todd has over 30 years of professional and executive experience in risk management, information security, business continuity, and other IT and organizational practices. At Heartland Business Systems, Todd has led the Project Management Office, was Director of the Enterprise Security Risk Management Practice and currently leads the Governance, Risk and Compliance Practice.
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Governance, Risk and Compliance Practice Manager
Heartland Business Systems
