CHICAGO (PRWEB)
November 06, 2019

Wavicle Data Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics solutions and services, today announced it has formally launched its National Restaurant Practice led by newly appointed practice lead, Duane Lyons. Duane is the former president of Dinelytics, which was acquired by Wavicle as a part of his new leadership role at the company.

Combined with Wavicle’s already well-established track record of data, analytics, and machine learning solutions and services in the national and global restaurant space, Duane will be responsible for the vision, management, growth, and innovation occurring within the practice. In addition, Duane will provide oversight and direction to strategic accounts within the industrial and manufacturing space across the Midwest. Under Duane’s direction, Wavicle’s National Restaurant Practice will help customers overcome some of the most daunting and hot-button data and analytics challenges facing today’s big restaurant brands, including:

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  Delivery measurement and ROI – Offering off-premises dining is no longer optional. Managing multiple third-party delivery services, in-house delivery operations, and customer care and quality are adding exponentially to the complexity of data sources and the business insights that derive from them.
• Mobile app insights – Knowing how customers use an app, distributing and measuring personalized offers, and finding ways to avoid the active user base drop-off are critical.
• Point of sale analytics – Often at the heart of restaurant data, POS systems data must be integrated with restaurants’ growing external and internal data sources to get a full picture of their sales, customer, and operational analytics.
• Franchisee analytics – Large, multi-unit franchisees face unique challenges and must be able to leverage data to optimize performance.

“We are pleased to have Duane join Wavicle and combine his decades of restaurant BI and customer analytics expertise with our deep restaurant analytics credentials,” said Naveen Venkatapathi, president of Wavicle Data Solutions. “With the exponential growth of big data and analytics challenges facing the restaurant industry, now is the perfect time to formalize our restaurant practice and expand our footprint in that space in a more deliberate, aggressive way.”

“By establishing a formal restaurant practice at Wavicle, we can take our expertise and best practices to a broader range of clients and help them achieve benefits and results in a way that drives down both costs and implementation times,” stated Lyons. “That ability to deliver critical machine learning and analytics technologies that help solve business problems in an efficient, repeatable way is a significant asset to our customers as they strive to stay on top in an incredibly competitive market.”

For more information about Wavicle and its National Restaurant Practice area, please visit https://www.wavicledata.com/restaurant-analytics.

ABOUT WAVICLE DATA SOLUTIONS

Wavicle Data Solutions delivers data and analytics solutions that help organizations achieve business results. Wavicle delivers custom solutions to capture, analyze, and share growing volumes of data from traditional on-site systems, cloud applications, social media, and numerous other sources. Wavicle combines its expertise in data engineering and architectures with artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts to help enterprises imagine new ways to manage costs, increase sales, and become more efficient. Wavicle was also recognized as an Inc. 500 company in the 2019 list of fastest growing private companies in America. For more information about Wavicle Data Solutions’ offerings for large organizations that want to get more value from their massive volumes of growing data, please visit http://www.wavicledata.com/.

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SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB)
November 06, 2019

Operation Homefront, which has been serving America’s military families® since 2002, announced today that Greg Ham has joined the nonprofit’s national Board of Directors. Ham is currently a partner at The MWS Group, a multi-rights entertainment content company in partnership with Michael W. Smith, which represents the careers of Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, Olympian Scott Hamilton, and author Frank Peretti. Ham also manages Robert Deaton, an Emmy award winning director/producer. Deaton is Executive Producer of the CMA Awards for ABC & the Billboard Music Awards on NBC via Dick Clark Productions.

“Greg will be an absolutely incredible addition to a very talented and engaged board of directors,” said Brig. Gen. (ret.) John I. Pray Jr., president and CEO of Operation Homefront. “A widely respected leader in the entertainment industry, Greg’s expertise and insights will be of great value in helping us accomplish our important mission to give military families the opportunity to thrive, not simply struggle to get by, in the communities – our communities – they have worked so hard to protect.”

Ham has spent the last 30 years in the music and entertainment business working with artists like dc Talk, Audio Adrenaline, and Rebecca St. James. He started his career at ForeFront Records in 1989 where he held multiple positions leading up to president in 1998. Under his leadership, ForeFront had two of its most successful years with the launch of Stacie Orrico’s career and her self-titled album, which sold over 2.5 million units, and the launch of TobyMac’s solo career, as well as, several other artists on the roster.

In 2004, Ham began his role as Executive Vice President of Business Development for EMI CMG (Christian Music Group) worldwide. He served on the EMI, (its labels included Capitol Records and Virgin Records), Global Marketing team working with such greats as Coldplay, Janet Jackson, the Beatles 1 album, and many more artists over the next four years. He also developed many valuable relationships with EMI’s global marketing teams and many external business partners.

“The entire board is thrilled Greg Ham has accepted our invitation to join our vital efforts to support our military families,” said MG (r) Lee Baxter, chairman of Operation Homefront’s Board of Directors. “Greg is nationally known for his exceptional work in and contributions to the entertainment industry and with his help, we know we will be able to do even more to serve those who have done so much to protect the freedoms we, as Americans, enjoy daily.”

“I am thankful for the opportunity to be part of an amazing organization that serves America’s military families,” said Ham.

Ham left EMI CMG in 2007, and then took some time off with his family to go on a 65-day adventure around the world. During the trip, he and his family volunteered at an orphanage in China, and in Nairobi, Kenya, served by doing AIDS work with Compassion International.

About Operation Homefront:

Founded in 2002, Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families so that they can thrive – not simply struggle to get by – in the communities they have worked so hard to protect. Recognized for superior performance by leading independent charity oversight groups, 92 percent of Operation Homefront expenditures go directly to programs that support tens of thousands of military families each year. Operation Homefront provides critical financial assistance, transitional and permanent housing and family support services to prevent short-term needs from turning into chronic, long-term struggles. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the support from thousands of volunteers, Operation Homefront proudly serves America’s military families. For more information, visit OperationHomefront.org.

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TROY, Mich. (PRWEB)
November 05, 2019

Blumark, a leading boutique financial service and tax advisory firm, announced that Blumark Partner James Clark CFP®, ChFC®, MBA; has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Rochester Outreach and Charity for Kids (ROCKit), of Rochester, Michigan.

“I was happy to accept the invitation to join the ROCKit Board because the organization’s mission is so closely aligned with my personal philosophy and the Blumark community service philosophy,” Clark said. “In my life, I work to achieve a balance between career, social activities and family. As a father of young children, I naturally gravitate toward organizations that serve children because it allows me to combine important aspects of my life.”

Clark explained that the organization is dedicated to creating a safer and helpful world for local children in need. He noted particularly its focus on literacy and well-being.

“ROCKit believes that every child should have a access to books,” he said. “In support of that, they collect new and gently used books to distribute to underprivileged children, so that they have age-appropriate reading material to help them develop the language skills needed for school readiness and for success in life – including achieving financial acumen as adults.

“The well-being of children is important too,” he added. “Children live and learn better when they’re properly clothed, so another part of the ROCKit mission is to provide free gently used clothing to children who need it.”

“We want to welcome James Clark to the Rochester Outreach and Charity for Kids Board as our Treasurer,” said James Blundo – Board President. “James has been instrumental in helping to organize and expand our existing programs as well as plan for future endeavors. His financial expertise adds to the diverse background of our Board members. We couldn’t be more excited to see what the future brings.”

The ROCKit mission and values also align with the Blumark philosophy of community service. Blumark does business by combining traditional values and innovative financial solutions. That dedication to traditional values extends to the communities where Blumark does business through support of local charities through annual Holiday Fundraiser campaigns. Blumark has assisted Giving Tree, Care House of Oakland County and the Live Like Max Foundation. To learn more about the charitable work that Blumark has done, visit: http://blumarkadvisors.com/charity/

Clark also serves on the Boards of three other area charities. He earned a Master’s in Business Administration from the DeVos Graduate School of Management at Northwood University, and a BA in Finance from Oakland University. To expand his Wealth Management acumen, he also has earned designation as both a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and a Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®).

To learn more about ROCKit, go to: http://rockitrochester.org/

About Blumark

Blumark is a boutique financial service and tax advisory firm offering the scope and depth of large firms but is committed to a level of personal client service that a small company can provide. Founded in 2011, Blumark is built upon a unique approach to financial and tax planning that provides each client with a customized, year-round blueprint for financial independence. The goal is to be the client’s personal CFO. The Blumark multi-disciplinary team of experts provides clients tax planning and preparation, estate and retirement planning, debt payment structuring, employee benefit review and optimization, and risk reduction/mitigation. 6915 Rochester Road, Suite 400, Troy, MI 48085. 248.289.1647. http://www.blumarkadvisors.com

Securities and investment advisory services offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. (RAA), member FINRA/SIPC. RAA is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products or services referenced here are independent of RAA.

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MILWAUKEE (PRWEB)
November 05, 2019

Renodis, a Telecom and Mobility Management Company, announced today that Executive Myron Braun will be among the invited presenters at the Milwaukee CIO Executive Summit taking place in Milwaukee, WI on November 14th.

Designed to combine unique executive networking with peer-driven content and insights from dynamic thought leaders, the invitation-only leadership summit will bring together Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) from several leading enterprises around the greater Milwaukee area.

Braun’s session entitled “Telecom and Mobility Management at the Center of Digital Modernization” will be delivered alongside Northern Tool + Equipment CIO Ross Gilbertson and addresses the fact that despite being the backbone of modern digitization, managing telecom remains a source of frustration for many IT leaders.

Session attendees will learn integrative approaches and real peer-to-peer examples of solving telecom pain points, how to leverage recent telecom innovations to differentiate the business, and insights into telecom’s future and maximizing potentials benefits.

“Throughout my thirty-year career in telecom, never has there been a time when CIOs and IT leaders can make such a major difference in the trajectory of an enterprise. Every IT leader can be the author of their company’s winning technology roadmap,” states Braun. “I’m honored to share the stage with one such leader, Ross Gilbertson, CIO of Northern Tool + Equipment. Mr. Gilbertson will provide a peer perspective about a new approach to navigating traditional telecom management headwinds. This approach unleashes the time and energy to exploit the tremendous new technologies that are transforming the client experience.” Braun goes on to emphasize that “Enlightened organizations have the CIO fully integrated into business planning and client experience strategies. Telecom technologies are now are at the forefront of these solutions with cloud platforms enabling joyful experiences and growing customer spend.”

A leader who has had a unique vantage point to telecom’s evolution since deregulation in 1984, Braun spent his first 16 years in the industry in various executive roles with MCI and Verizon. As VP of Sales and Marketing at Renodis, he has spent the past 12 years helping the company develop, mature and market the nation’s most effective turnkey telecom managed services solution. Having a front row seat from multiple perspectives within the massive telecom industry provided Braun with the insights that have led to true innovation in managing the chaos of the telecom lifecycle.

About Renodis

For more than 16 years, Renodis has paved the way in client-centric telecom and mobility solutions – and today is transforming the market by providing end-to-end outsourced management through the Turnkey Telecom Management Solution. With managed solutions focused on Mobility, SD-WAN, Wireline, and Project Management, Renodis promises to free IT leaders from telecom frustration while saving time, money, and increasing productivity.

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