AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB)
September 07, 2020

Frontier NanoSystems (FNS) today announced plans to enter the spacecraft market. “The reusable booster rockets and, more significantly, the thrust-braked soft landings demonstrated by Blue Origins (Amazon) and SpaceX have confirmed the likelihood for further sharp reductions in the cost of accessing space. We expect these achievements will further accelerate growth in the New Space market,” explained L. Pierre de Rochemont, Founder and General Manager of Frontier NanoSystems LLC.

Frontier NanoSystems has tapped James C. Bennett to lead these business development efforts. Bennett said: “I have followed the development of Frontier NanoSystems with great interest over the years as a friend of, and informal advisor to, the Company. I was familiar with the work done at the key National Laboratories from which our proprietary Big Nano ultra-high performance materials evolved. I also shared Pierre’s chagrin watching intrinsically valuable technology assets that will catalyze the major innovations needed to drive economic renewal be subjugated to ethereal things like financial engineering and software applications, which only render transitory benefits. It was to me very reminiscent of the neglect of key space technologies, until private entrepreneurs began reviving America’s space capabilities. Now, with the launch of FNS’s Big Nano projects, we have the opportunity to further turbo-charge the engine of innovation in space as well as other vital economic sectors. Although details cannot be disclosed at this moment, we expect that there will be an impressive demonstration of Big Nano’s capabilities for space in the not too distant future. Watch the skies!”

James C. Bennett is a Space Fellow with the Economic Policy Center, London, a co-Founder of two private launch ventures (Starstruck, Inc., and the American Rocket Company) that revived hybrid rocket propulsion technology now used in the Virgin Galactic and Sierra Nevada Corporation space vehicles. He has served on the U.S. Secretary of Transportation’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC), the 1984 White House Task Force on Space Commercialization; and has testified before the U.S. Congress several times on the subject of space commercialization. James C. Bennett developed human spaceflight and launch regulations in the United Kingdom, worked with the U.S. executive and legislative branches to create regulatory and policy approaches for commercial spaceflight, and was a Member of the British government’s Spaceplane Regulation Workshops. Mr. Bennett is a co-founder and continuing Board Member of the Foresight Nanotechnology Institute, has served on the Board of Directors and Policy Committee for the National Space Society, and will be added to Frontier NanoSystems’ Board of Directors.

“We are blessed to be living in Interesting Times!” de Rochemont exclaimed. “The 30-year cycle of monetary expansion is finally coming to its bitter end. This cycle provided extraordinary means to consolidate markets around Unicorns that, despite their mystical valuations, inexplicably struggle mightily with, or are incapable of, making money through bottom-line profits. This actually makes the fairy tale reference an appropriate moniker. I can think of no better person than James C. Bennett to lead our efforts to re-industrialize the American economy through his plans for our New Space economy. He has the right character and understanding of what is needed to break the spell and allow U.S. interests to operate profitably in future Space environments.”

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (PRWEB)
September 06, 2020

Spinal Simplicity, a medical device company, today announced that Neil P. Dougherty has been appointed Vice President of Sales for its Spine Division.

“We are delighted to welcome Neil to our team,” said Todd Moseley, CEO, and Co-Founder of Spinal Simplicity. “We were looking for a high character, high performing executive to grow our market share in the spine industry. Neil has a long and proven track record of success, and we are honored to welcome him to the Spinal Simplicity Team.”

Spinal Simplicity’s focus is on the design, development and production of orthopedic implants and instrumentation that will change the way physicians treat their patients, improve outcomes and have reproducible results. With a focus on quality, our products are designed to enhance patient care while providing physicians with a greater array of minimally invasive devices. Our innovative technology and sophisticated intellectual property portfolio are forging new territory in the spinal and orthopedic markets.

“The hiring of Neil is a significant growth multiplier for Spinal Simplicity,” said Brad Paddock, Spinal Simplicity Advisory Board Member and former President of the Global Spine Division for Stryker. “Neil’s previous success in the spine and medical device markets are second to none. His efforts will have an immediate impact on market utilization, sales performance, and stakeholder value.”

“I am honored to join the mission of Spinal Simplicity,” said Neil Dougherty. “The aim is clear: expanding access to the unique Minuteman® device. I am thrilled to be a part of the team that is improving patient access to a minimally invasive lateral solution for the treatment of the lumbar spine. Our commitment to our patients, doctors, and stakeholders is to be the most responsive, responsible, and respectful industry partners in the space. The months ahead will be fast and fun.”

About Spinal Simplicity

Spinal Simplicity, LLC, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, was founded in 2008 with a vision to be the global leader in innovative, simplified surgical solutions, delivering uncompromising quality. The company has successfully been awarded 20+ patents in the U.S. and 65+ patents outside of the U.S., with additional patent applications pending. Spinal Simplicity has regulatory clearance for the Minuteman® system in the US, Europe, and Canada. Our vision is to be the global leader in innovative, simplified surgical solutions while delivering uncompromising quality. For more information, visit http://www.spinalsimplicity.com.

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Miracle Foundation serves vulnerable children, providing education, nutrition, health and protection.

“It’s important that we don’t lose sight of our values during this pandemic. For Personiv, we will always come back to our three pillars: A Focus on Quality, A Focus on People, and a Focus on Giving Back.” David Lesniak, CEO of Personiv

AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB)
September 04, 2020

Personiv, an award-winning business process outsourcing (BPO) provider headquartered in Austin, Texas, has donated $10K to their partner, Miracle Foundation to help orphans in India, staying true to their values of giving back while the pandemic increases the needs of vulnerable children that the non-profit serves in one of the countries where Personiv teams live and work.

“It’s important that we don’t lose sight of our values during this pandemic,” David Lesniak, CEO of Personiv said of the recent donation. “For Personiv, we will always come back to our three pillars: A Focus on Quality, A Focus on People, and a Focus on Giving Back. Together, they function as a compass within our organization, allowing us to continually challenge ourselves to not only provide exceptional services to our clients but to go beyond our business to make an impactful difference.”

Personiv has been an ongoing partner to the Miracle Foundation since their first ‘Trek for a Cause’ in spring 2019 when nine of their executive team members climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, with the full team reaching the summit of 19,341 feet while raising $20K for the foundation. And later, in fall 2019, nearly 50 team members came together to trek in the Himalayas, once again benefitting the children of the Miracle Foundation with another $5K donation and solidifying the two organizations’ shared values including giving back in India, where Personiv currently employs nearly 2,000 team members.

“This is a challenging time for all – and even more so for the most vulnerable,” Anne Broyles, Director of Global Development at Miracle Foundation said. “With the generous gift from Personiv, children can continue to receive services and education remotely. Thank you Personiv for your commitment to giving back to the communities where you work. Miracle looks forward to a continued partnership for years to come.”

The Miracle Foundation empowers orphans and vulnerable children to reach their full potential. They believe that all children are entitled to an education, nutrition, health and protection. Part of their work this year will include delivering virtual education solutions to students who need it most.

About Personiv

For more than three decades, Personiv has been the partner businesses trust to develop and implement customized outsourcing solutions for everything from customer experience and back office to finance and accounting and digital. Austin, Texas-based Personiv provides flexible, scalable people-powered solutions that deliver high-impact, high-quality results at half the cost. For more information, visit http://www.personiv.com.

About Miracle Foundation

Miracle Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas that supports orphans to have a better quality of life while bringing about sustainable change that reduces the need for orphanages.

For the past 20 years, Miracle Foundation has improved the lives of more than 15,000 children and impacted almost 300 orphanages. Their proven Thrive Scale™ methodology is based on the UN Rights of the Child and leverages data and technology to ensure that orphaned and vulnerable children reach their full potential.

Miracle Foundation is part of a global network of non-profit organizations leading the worldwide movement to end the need for orphanages by 2040. For more information, visit http://www.miraclefoundation.org.

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TAMPA, Fla. (PRWEB)
September 04, 2020

Electus Global Education Co, the creator of the ground-breaking Life Hub Learning System as well as online distance learning solutions for K-12 students announces the appointment of Jodie Fisher, a seasoned financial and technology executive, as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Jodie will be responsible for leading the company and launching Life Hub Online this fall, a powerful online platform that empowers children to manage school classwork as well as learn financial capability, entrepreneurship, leadership, and life skills that prepare them today for economic opportunities tomorrow. The company also plans to launch its much-anticipated Life Hub Learning System in 2021, empowering younger children to learn financial, entrepreneurship and life management skills using a home-based A.I.-powered integrated computer system. Children ignite their spirit to learn while empowering themselves to develop next-generation skills for success in our rapidly evolving world.

Empowering every child to lead in their community and reach economic independence through effective experiential learning environments and experiences that help them develop vital financial, entrepreneurship, leadership, and life skills is at the center of the company’s mission. Jodie’s expertise in the areas of finance and technology will have a meaningful impact on the organization as well as the children and families we serve in both fortunate and disadvantaged communities. Her experiences and success in building performance oriented teams, commitment to digital transformation, passion for social causes, and customer-first approach makes her an exceptional fit to lead the company to deliver world-class learning experiences to children in the US and across the globe.

“Our unique technology was designed for financial literacy, entrepreneurship, leadership and life management skills for children, but given the unprecedented worldwide paradigm shift from school-based education to home-based online learning, we are expanding our flagship technology to incorporate K-12 live classroom, interactive homework, and parent performance tracking that otherwise would have normally been provided by schools” she said.

“This gives us an extraordinary opportunity to serve as a leading-edge learning platform that consolidates all school-based and family inspired education in an intuitively easy and secure environment students are excited to use. We intend to aggressively capitalize on this global shift in education.” Jodie Fisher said.

Against the backdrop of the current social and economic instabilities in the US and around the world, it’s more important than ever our youth are provided with effective, high-quality, hands-on learning environments that empower them to form proper behaviors and build skills in money management and entrepreneurship while developing confidence, self-sufficiency and creativity,” said Fisher. “As a life-long advocate for innovation in technology and education, “I am proud to join the passionate team at Electus Global Education. I look forward to this opportunity to lead an organization that profoundly impacts lives and communities by addressing critical social and economic inequalities and at the same time, supports today’s safe and digital learning demands” continued Fisher.

Jodie spent five years at IBM where she served as a Global Managing Executive building a startup unit focused on developing innovative AI, IoT and SaaS cloud-based solutions, while driving go-to-market strategy and building a global ecosystem of partners and distribution channels to rapidly scale. In addition, she has held critical executive roles as CEO, CFO, COO, and Controller in technology, manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services in both private equity and Fortune 50 companies.

About Electus Global Education Co, Inc.

Electus Global Education Co, Inc. is a technology social enterprise organized to solve the urgent need for effective financial, entrepreneurship and life education for children where current educational methods and technologies have been unsuccessful at achieving the desired results. The company’s advanced educational technologies contribute towards altering the trajectory of financial illiteracy currently plaguing the US and many nations around the world and are positioned to address and combat some of today’s most critical social and economic inequities in educational opportunity, social justice, upward class mobility, and economic empowerment through its globally patented pioneering educational technologies.

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PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB)
September 04, 2020

Paul Goldenberg, Chairman and President of Cardinal Point Strategies, Senior Fellow at Rutgers University Miller Center and Distinguished Visiting Fellow for Transnational Security at University of Ottawa has been named one of America’s Most Influential Persons in Security by Security magazine, the industry’s foremost publication. Each year this leading voice in the security industry honors top security executives, nominated by their colleagues and associates, who are positively impacting the security industry, their enterprise, their colleagues and their peers.

“I am truly honored and humbled to be recognized among the most influential group of security executives of 2020,” Goldenberg said. “2020 has indeed tested our nation’s endurance and fortitude. In this new paradigm, security and law enforcement professionals will need to focus more on programs that promote civility, endurance, prevention, and resiliency.”

Since 2013, Goldenberg has been a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), serving at the request of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Through his work as a member of the HSAC, he has played a key role in setting domestic and international policy for the legislation and investigation of domestic terrorism, insider threat, countering violent extremism, information sharing, cybersecurity policy and launching public-private partnerships across the world.

In addition, Goldenberg has served as chair or co-chair of several critical DHS subcommittees: National Cybersecurity Task Force; Faith-based Security Advisory and Communications Council; Foreign Fighters Task Force; Countering Violent Extremism Working Group; Countering Foreign Influence Subcommittee; and the Prevention of Targeted Violence Against Faith Based Communities and Domestic Terrorism Subcommittee. Goldenberg currently co-chairs the US Department of Homeland Security National Task Force centered on Youth Radicalization and Violence.

“Paul Goldenberg’s unparalleled, and frankly, courageous experience on these exact matters made this report possible. Without Paul’s leadership we could not have completed this report which has the personal attention of the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, as well as that of the US Congress. He continues to be a vital actor in defending the very finest of American values,” said Four-Star General John Allen (ret.) – President, The Brookings Institution.

In the wake of Europe’s recent terror attacks, working with Rutgers University, Goldenberg advised leaders across Europe to help build capacity between targeted communities and national police. To that end, Goldenberg and former Attorney General of New Jersey John Farmer, Executive Director of the Eagleton Institute, responded to cities across Europe to facilitate the project. “Paul has worked tirelessly for decades to improve the culture of police-community relations, realizing that safety and security depend on a healthy relationship between law enforcement and the communities it serves. His work has never been more timely or important,” Farmer said.

Dr. Amir Rostami, Office of the Commissioner and Chief Superintendent, Stockholm Police, commented, “when Sweden was plagued with record targeted violence attacks from extremists and gangs, we knew of Paul’s work on the ground in Europe and asked him to lead a distinguished team of experts from Rutgers University, the New Jersey State Police, ATF, and DHS. Paul led the team that rapidly deployed to trouble spots across Sweden, working with us to build and strengthen our anti-violence programs”

Goldenberg’s career also included more than two decades as a senior law enforcement official of the New Jersey State Attorney General’s Office. He also served as director of the nation’s sixth largest county social service and juvenile justice system, and as a police executive who led investigation efforts for significant cases of domestic terrorism, political corruption, and organized crime. Throughout the early 1980’s, Goldenberg served as special agent in a long-term undercover role as part of the renowned South Florida Organized Crime Task Force. After a four-year undercover assignment, his accomplishments included 100 felony arrests, the breakup of a major organized crime cartel, and the recovery of millions of dollars in stolen property. For his efforts, Goldenberg was selected as recipient of South Florida’s single most distinguished policing decoration: Officer of the Year.

Goldenberg leads Cardinal Point Strategies and CP Insights, a strategic advisory and public policy consulting firm specializing in homeland security, law enforcement and public safety matters. CPS is a consortium of highly regarded experts who offer innovative solutions to crisis management, cutting-edge programs to mitigate risk and improve outcomes, and proactive strategies that deliver the desired results. Goldenberg appears regularly before congress, participates in congressional briefings, and has authored expertise reports on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security and other public safety organizations on matters of global security and public safety.

For more information on Paul Goldenberg, visit CardinalPointStrategies.com. To review the complete list of 2020 Most Influential People in Security visit securitymagazine.com.

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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich (PRWEB)
September 04, 2020

Amerisure is pleased to announce Mark Fowler has joined the company as Vice President of Product Management.

In this role, Fowler will lead the development and introduction of new products, maintenance of Amerisure’s portfolio of products and management of product regulatory compliance.

“Under Mark’s leadership as an industry specialist and product expert, Amerisure’s corporate underwriting team will be well-positioned to deliver a robust suite of products to meet the broad needs of our Partners For Success® agencies and their clients,” said Angela McBride, Amerisure’s Chief Administrative Officer.

Prior to joining Amerisure, Fowler worked for Grange Insurance of Ohio for more than eight years. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration, from Grand Valley State University and his Master of Business Administration from Capital University. He also holds the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation.

About Amerisure Insurance

Amerisure is an insurance organization charged with creating exceptional value for its Partners For Success® agencies and policyholders. As an A rated (Excellent) property and casualty insurance company licensed in 50 states, Amerisure provides a comprehensive line of insurance products to protect businesses focused in construction, manufacturing and healthcare through strategically located Core Service Centers. For more information, visit amerisure.com.

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Robert Steele Named CEO of KiZAN Technologies

All our practice areas are expanding rapidly as we guide customers on their migration to the cloud. It is an exciting time to be at KiZAN Technologies and I’m proud to be a part of it.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. and CINCINNATI (PRWEB)
September 04, 2020

KiZAN Technologies, a Microsoft National Solutions Provider, today officially announces the resignation of Roger Kobel. Roger has provided a steady hand of leadership and embodied the soul of KiZAN technologies for 26 years. His dedication to providing “raving fan” customer service and allowing each employee to “pursue what they love” continue to reverberate as KiZAN’s core values. KiZAN thanks both Roger and Joy Kobel for the indelible contributions they have made to our KiZAN families and community.

Effective immediately, Robert Steele has been named CEO. Robert has been with KiZAN since 1997 and has been a fixture of KiZAN’s executive leadership team for over 17 years. He has served as President since December of 2019.

“When Roger announced several years ago his intention to step away from the day to day management of KiZAN, we set to work developing a succession plan which would ensure continuity and maintain KiZAN’s position as the leading provider of Microsoft services. We’ve worked diligently during this time and the solid foundation Roger helped build during the last 20 years has firmly established us for future success.”

“I thank Roger for his countless contributions and am excited for the next phase of KiZAN’s growth. All our practice areas are expanding rapidly as we guide customers on their migration to the cloud. From our Azure Infrastructure Team to our Advanced Analytics Group to our established expertise in Modern Workplace and Digital Transformation, KiZAN’s best days lie ahead of us. It is an exciting time to be at KiZAN Technologies and I’m proud to be a part of it.” — Robert Steele, President/CEO KiZAN Technologies

“I had the privilege of working with many, many talented people throughout the years who have made KiZAN what it is today. I know that KiZAN will become even a greater and more successful company under the leadership of my outstanding partners.”

“I am intentionally not using the word retirement. Lord willing, I hope to have another 30+ years left in my life that I plan to continue to invest in “enabling everyone to pursue what they love” and serving others.” — Roger Kobel, Former Owner/Retired CEO

Over the last two decades, the stability, experience, and diversity of KiZAN’s executive leadership team have been unrivaled in the technology industry.

About KiZAN: Founded in 1991, KiZAN is a Microsoft National Solutions Provider with numerous gold and silver certifications. We were named Microsoft’s very first global partner of the year and we were recognized as Microsoft’s 2019 US Partner of the Year for the automotive industry.

Our primary offices are located in Louisville, KY, and Cincinnati, OH, with additional sales offices located in Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. In addition, we are the top Microsoft partner for several channel partners providing Microsoft services across the globe.

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