Their industry expertise in product innovation and sales leadership will be instrumental as we continue to develop and deliver solutions that empower organizations to solve complex and evolving network security challenges.

COLUMBIA, Md. (PRWEB)
November 06, 2019

Bricata, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive network protection, today announced two additions to its executive team. Andre Ludwig joins as chief product officer (CPO) and Jason Moore joins as vice president of sales. Both are seasoned cybersecurity executives and will lead the development and execution of the Bricata product and sales strategies as the company experiences accelerating market traction.

“We are very pleased to have Andre and Jason join the Bricata team and believe our ability to attract their talent speaks volumes about our company and product,” said Bricata CEO John Trauth. “Their industry expertise in product innovation and sales leadership will be instrumental as we continue to develop and deliver solutions that empower organizations to solve complex and evolving network security challenges.”

Ludwig brings more than 20 years of in-depth technical experience and more than 10 years of product management experience to Bricata. He joins from QOMPLX where he served as the vice president of Cyber Products. Notably, he has also held critical cybersecurity positions at Capital One, where he developed the company’s machine learning capabilities. His extensive background in cybersecurity includes security engineering, malware analysis, incident response, reverse engineering, exploit detection and analysis, distributed systems design for custom network sensing, and cutting-edge defensive research and development.

Moore also brings years of sales and business development experience in cybersecurity, developing and executing global sales programs and building and leading high-performing sales teams. He joins Bricata from Mainline Information Systems where he served as general manager for Emerging Technologies and built a new sales organization to drive revenue. Prior to Mainline, he was vice president of Global Sales for BluVector and has served in sales leadership roles at other technology companies including SS8 Networks, Telesoft Technologies and Endace.

Bricata has reached several notable milestones this year that offers a glimpse into the traction it’s earning in the market. Since the end of 2017, Bricata has more than doubled its customers and tripled its annual recurring revenue (ARR). The company has also strengthened key partnerships with other solutions providers and earned analyst recognition for its innovation in network traffic analysis (NTA) and intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS).

The company continues to enhance its product and recently released a new version of the Bricata platform. The latest release includes features requested by customers for metadata filters, customizable management dashboards and a “smart” alert grouping to reduce the fatigue of cybersecurity alert deluge.

Last year, Bricata was selected for the inaugural list of NVTC Tech 100 companies for its technological innovation. It also earned a solid independent review of its product by the security trade publication CSO Online: Bricata adds threat hunting to traditional IPS/IDS.

About Bricata

Bricata is the leader in comprehensive network protection. The Bricata solution provides unparalleled network visibility, full-spectrum threat detection, true threat hunting, and post-detection capabilities in an intuitive, tightly integrated and self-managing system. Its automated detection, productive GUIs, and expert system workflows make it easy-to-use for novices; while granular control of its engines, access to rich network metadata and PCAPs, and true threat hunting capabilities give experts the power and control they demand. Bricata has been proven to speed incident resolution by up to eight times by reliably detecting threats and providing the context necessary to get to the truth quickly and act. For more information visit http://www.bricata.com.

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INROADS, Inc. appoints Dirgesh Patel, CEO of Ksquare Inc., to its National Board of Directors.

ST. LOUIS (PRWEB)
November 07, 2019

Dirgesh Patel, CEO of Ksquare Inc., has recently been appointed to the INROADS, Inc. National Board of Directors.

INROADS is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and placing talented, underrepresented youth in business and industry, and preparing them for decades of corporate and community leadership.

“It is truly a pleasure to have Dirgesh on our national board. He is a proud INROADS alumnus and our 2019 INROADS Innovator of the Year Awardee,” said Forest T. Harper, Jr., INROADS President and CEO. “He brings many years of national and global leadership and is already contributing major impact to enhance the INROADS mission and future workforce.”

Patel brings nearly 20 years of global experience in strategic management and consultancy. His career has led him to garner partnerships with multi-billion dollar companies around the globe, including in India, Canada and Mexico, creating consumer facing solutions in various arenas of business, such as digital business growth, creative branding and marketing, account development and portfolio management, and ROI and expansion in profit margin.

“I’m truly honored to be a part of INROADS National Board. As an alumnus of the program, it’s a special moment for me to be able to embody the mission of INROADS and show how this organization truly impacts students. My career has soared as a result of the INROADS programs, and I’m ready to help advance more students through this board appointment,” said Patel.

Throughout his career, Patel has played an active role in the C-suite from global management to senior director to vice president – a path many INROADers land as a result of being a part of INROADS.

“INROADS has been a major force in my life and career. I’m ready to help drive overall growth for this organization so that other diverse students can experience corporate culture, skill development and career advancement as I have,” said Patel.

Patel will serve on the INROADS National Board of Directors for a three-year board term, working with the board member team to advance the organization’s mission to support and develop talented youth across the nation.

For more information about INROADS, its programs and how to become connected to the nonprofit, visit http://www.INROADS.org.

About INROADS

Founded in 1970, INROADS develops and places talented underserved youth in business and industry, preparing them for corporate and community leadership that affects community renewal and social change and elevates economic status and quality of life. INROADS has placed students in over 135,000 paid internships throughout its history, and graduated over 28,000 alumni into full-time professional and leadership positions with over 1,000 corporate partners. Currently, INROADS serves nearly 1,300 interns and 200 corporate clients. Learn more at INROADS.org and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn: @INROADSInc.

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IXM Executive Creative Director, Erik McKinney

Erik has extensive expertise in crafting strategic creative for live brand experiences as well as leading teams. With Erik on board, our goal is to strengthen our idea-led solutions, push creative boundaries and influence the evolution of our design practice as a core differentiator.

DAYTON, N.J. (PRWEB)
November 07, 2019

Global experiential marketing agency Impact XM has hired Erik McKinney as a leader in the creative department. As Executive Creative Director, McKinney will leverage his strategic thinking and creativity to help evolve and elevate the agency’s creative offering to our clients.

McKinney comes to Impact XM with nearly two decades of experience in the industry. Most recently, as part of George P. Johnson, he was able to deliver award-winning work for clients like Mazda, Lexus and Amazon. He is a B2C and B2B creative hybrid with demonstrated ability in crafting compelling stories that drive engagement across experiential campaigns, auto shows, conferences, trade shows, proprietary events, and sponsorship activations.

McKinney also serves as a board member and creative consultant for 1Fur1Foundation, a nonprofit organization which provides free-of-charge animal-assisted therapy and activities to children and seniors with disabilities.

With a proven track record in experiential marketing, McKinney will be a great asset to Impact XM’s creative efforts. Said Anne Houghton, VP of Creative:

“We are creating something awesome at Impact XM and believe our team members are our competitive advantage. Erik has extensive expertise in crafting strategic creative for live brand experiences as well as leading teams. With Erik on board, our goal is to strengthen our idea-led solutions, push creative boundaries and influence the evolution of our design practice as a core differentiator.”

Erik is also eager to help lead the Creative efforts:

“Impact XM has demonstrated their commitment to becoming a creative force within our industry. I’m truly excited to join this talented team and help make our vision a reality.”

About Impact XM (http://www.impact-xm.com)

Impact XM is a global experiential marketing agency specialized in live marketing. The agency creates events, meetings, conferences, exhibits, environments, digital engagements and consumer activations that connect clients’ target audiences with their brands.

Trusted by some of the world’s most respected organizations, the agency has a forty-six-year heritage of insightful strategy, brilliant creative, smart fulfilment and purposeful metrics. Impact XM clients operate across a variety of industries, including the Aviation, Healthcare, Technology and Industrial sectors.

Headquartered in New Jersey, Impact XM maintains locations in Toronto, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington D.C. and Zurich. More information can be found at http://www.impact-xm.com

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“Joe’s technical competency in on-premise and Cloud solutions, combined with his healthcare industry experience, thought leadership and passion for solving business problems put him in the driver’s seat to lead Astute into the next era of innovative Cloud services,”

PHEASANTON, Calif. (PRWEB)
November 07, 2019

Astute Business Solutions announced today that Joe Finlinson has joined Astute as Chief Technology Officer. Finlinson joins Astute, a leading Oracle Cloud Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Gold Partner, after serving as the Director of Business Applications Technology of Intermountain Healthcare since 2012. His experience spans technical strategy, project management, planning, contracting, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, change management, design, integration, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, IT service management, customer management, and supplier management for enterprise HR, Payroll, Finance, Planning, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management, Maintenance Management, and Business Intelligence solutions. Joe has been active in the Oracle and PeopleSoft communities by serving on Oracle’s Customer Advisory Boards for PeopleSoft, Managed Security Services, and Integration Cloud. This aligns well with Astute’s growing business as a Managed Services Partner on Oracle Infrastructure and Platform Cloud offerings.

“Joe’s technical competency in on-premise and Cloud solutions, combined with his healthcare industry experience, thought leadership and passion for solving business problems put him in the driver’s seat to lead Astute into the next era of innovative Cloud services,” said Arvind Rajan, CEO, and Co-Founder of Astute Business Solutions. “I expect he will quickly contribute to the revenue growth of our portfolio of Oracle Cloud Solutions.”

In the CTO position, Finlison will focus on developing and executing on product and service strategies for Astute’s business powered by Oracle’s Cloud. “I am looking forward to taking on this leadership role with Astute Business Solutions,” said Joe Finlinson, Chief Technology Officer. “I am excited to participate in Astute’s future as it continues to focus on Oracle Cloud and optimizing the customer experience. I’m thrilled by this amazing opportunity to participate in the growth and expansion of the company.”

About Astute Business Solutions

Astute Business Solutions is a leading Oracle Cloud MSP Partner, helping customers innovate and transform on Cloud. Astute is the leading partner for Move and Improve PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Digital Assistants / Chatbots, and Oracle Analytics Cloud with Autonomous Data Warehouse. Astute works with clients across industries including Healthcare, Education, Non-Profit, Professional Services, Government, Financial Services, Retail, Energy, and Manufacturing. Astute is known for its customer-centric solutions and tailored approach to enterprise, mid-market and small business customers.

To learn more about Astute Business Solutions visit http://www.beastute.com, call 925-924-1402 or contact vhall@beastute.com.

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Flying High 3 by Julian Edelman with Assaf Swissa

“Hard work is at the center of my football career and everything else we try to achieve, including the making of these books.”

BOSTON (PRWEB)
November 07, 2019

From the minds of New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and his business partner, Assaf Swissa, comes Flying High 3, the latest installment of the successful “Flying High” children’s book series. This is Edelman’s fourth book following Flying High, Flying High 2, and his best-selling memoir, Relentless.

Flying High 3 follows Jules the Squirrel as he enjoys summer vacation at the beach with his animal friends – all the while, Tom the Goat stays hard at work. Along the way, Jules is reminded that there is no time for rest while working to achieve your dreams.

Nicknamed “the Squirrel” by his teammates for his speed, size, and tenacity, Edelman shares this inspiring story with families through the experiences of Jules whose personality – like all the animal characters in the book – will be familiar to anyone who follows the game of football. Flying High 3 also takes place in a beach setting, deliberately chosen by Edelman to pay homage to his home state of California.

“Flying High is, at its core, a set of stories that try to illustrate the benefits of hard work,” says Edelman. “Hard work is at the center of my football career and everything else we try to achieve, including the making of these books.” Edelman has also been recognized as a Literacy Champion by “Read for the Record”, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the critical importance of early literacy.

The “Flying High” series of books promote values that are appropriate for any child, no matter which NFL team they root for, which sport they play, or whatever their passion may be. “America is built on the belief that hard work pays off,” says Swissa. “I think that idea is so important to constantly reinforce in kids because it can get overlooked without putting the effort and repetition first. We’re hoping to keep kids mindful that the hard work is more important than the result.”

Flying High 3 features illustrations by David Leonard and is published by Superdigital, an award-winning creative agency founded by Swissa that has helped build the JE11™ brand. The book is exclusively available at Julian Edelman’s website JE11 http://www.JE11.com

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FREDERICK, Md. (PRWEB)
November 07, 2019

Shelane Francisco joins Woodsboro Bank

Woodsboro Bank is pleased to announce Shelane Francisco has joined our team as Vice President, Branch Manager of the Downtown Branch located at 6 W. Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland.

Shelane has over 20 years’ experience in the financial industry with over half of that time in the Frederick market. Over the course of her career, she’s worked in various roles including commercial banking management, sales, human resources, customer service and operations.

She has her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from University of Pheonix. Shelane graduated from Leadership Frederick in 2016.

Joining Woodsboro, Shelane will once again be working in the Frederick community where she has past involvement with the Downtown Frederick Partnership and Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.

Thomas Ramsay promoted to Vice President/Branch Channel Leader

Woodsboro Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Thomas Ramsay to Branch Channel Leader. In this role, he will oversee the branch operations and leading his bank colleagues moving forward in the Bank’s vision to be the best bank in central Maryland for colleagues, clients, community and shareholders.

Thomas Ramsay, Vice President, joined the Bank in 2018 as a Business Development Officer. He has 20 years of banking experience in retail and business banking. Thomas has extensive management, leadership and relationship management experience.

Thomas is a native of Frederick County and is graduated from Leadership Frederick in 2017. He is currently in his second year of Maryland Banking School. He is actively involved with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life and is a football coach for Frederick High.

Angie Simmons promoted to Branch Manager

Woodsboro Bank is pleased to announce Angie Simmons was promoted to Branch Manager of the Bank’s Rt. 40 Branch located at 1420 W. Patrick St., Frederick, Maryland. Angie joined the Bank in 2011 and prior to her promotion was a Relationship Banker at the Thurmont Branch.

Angie received her Associate Degree in Business Administration at Frederick Community College. Currently, she is enrolled at University of Maryland’s Global Campus and in the Maryland Bankers Association’s Emerging Leaders program.

She is the Volunteer & Impact Chair for the United Way’s Emerging Leaders United. Angie is a co-chair of the Bank’s United Way workplace campaign and a volunteer for United Way’s VITA program.

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Carl Tash

“I am honored to join a highly regarded firm like Centennial that executes unique placemaking and mixed-use densification ideas at its own properties. These great plans have applicability to the industry as a whole.”

DALLAS (PRWEB)
November 07, 2019

Centennial Appoints Carl Tash to Newly Created Chief Investment Officer Position

Real Estate Investment Firm Prepares for Future Growth with Addition of Top-Performing Real Estate Investment Executive

Centennial, a real estate investment firm with a national portfolio of shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations, announced today the appointment of Carl Tash to the position of Chief Investment Officer. In this role, Tash will oversee all of Centennial’s investment activities and growth strategies, including capital markets, investor relations and fund management. He will also be instrumental in contributing to Centennial’s expansion plan, which includes the near-term goal of adding several new assets to the company’s retail real estate portfolio.

“As one of the top players in retail real estate with a fully integrated services platform, Centennial is well positioned to grow,” says Steven Levin, Centennial’s CEO. “We warmly welcome Carl Tash as a valued new member of our team who will help us capitalize on the vast opportunities in the retail and mixed-use real estate market.”

“It’s an exciting time in the retail real estate investment business,” Tash says. “I am honored to join a highly regarded firm like Centennial that executes unique placemaking and mixed-use densification ideas at its own properties. These great plans have applicability to the industry as a whole.”

Prior to joining Centennial, Tash spent most of the past decade working for investment firm Starwood Capital Group. He served in a number of executive positions throughout the company’s global platform ranging from Chief Credit Officer to Chief Strategist at Starwood Retail, including a post in Luxembourg as Chief Investment Officer for Europe. Before his time with Starwood, Tash founded Cliffwood Partners, a real estate securities firm specializing in value-oriented REIT and real estate equity investments. He also held executive-level positions with JMB Realty Corporation and its investment subsidiary, JMB Institutional Realty Corp.

Tash holds an MBA from Harvard University and a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the executive committee of the Zell Lurie Real Estate Center, on the Commercial and Retail Development Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and as a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

About Centennial

Centennial is a national owner of major shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations. Rooted in retail since 1997, the company is focused on shaping the evolution of American retail by creating a superior multi-faceted shopping experience. Centennial properties serve not only as a place of commerce, but a place of community. For more information, visit CentennialREC.com.

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