TechPoint Unveils 2021 Tech 25
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TechPoint, the nonprofit growth accelerator for Indiana’s tech industry, has unveiled its Tech 25 Class of 2021. The awards honor a group of 25 people who are “critical and exceptional performers helping to grow Indiana’s tech and tech-enabled companies.”
This year’s class was selected by a panel of 18 judges from three main job role categories: tech product/R&D, tech sales & marketing, and tech professional services.
The Tech 25 Class of 2021 is listed below:
Tech Product/R&D Category
- Owen Boberg, Data Scientist, Indiana Management Performance Hub (Indiana University, 2017; Hometown: Las Cruces, New Mexico)
- Andrea de Souza, Global Head of Research Data Sciences and Engineering, Information and Digital Solutions, Eli Lilly and Co. (UC Davis (1995); University of San Francisco (1997); and MIT Sloan (2013); Hometown: Citizen of the World)
- Ben Hall, Senior Advisor – IT, Elanco (Marian University, 1996; Hometown: Shelbyville)
- Josh Hurst, Software Architect, Trava Security (Ball State University, 2012; Hometown: Muncie)
- Christopher Nord, Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Raytheon Technologies (Johns Hopkins University, 2013; Hometown: Fort Wayne)
- Maggie Ober, IT Manager, Allegion (Ball State University, 2012; Hometown: Pine Village)
- Amrutha Pulikottil, Data Science Team Lead, Resultant (Ball State University, 2015; Hometown: Pune, India)
- Rick Seifert, Senior Director, IT, OneCause (Trine University, 1990; Hometown: Fort Wayne)
- Scott Sendelweck, Director, Employment Branding, Community Health Network (Purdue University, 1998; Hometown: Jasper)
- Matt Smith, IT Manager, Applications, Indianapolis Airport Authority (Ball State University, 2009; Hometown: Martinsville)
- Matt Swanson, Lead Product Engineer, SEP (Purdue University, 2010; Hometown: Indianapolis)
- Phil Tarnowski, Director of Product, Elate (Indiana University, 2014; Hometown: Columbus, Indiana)
- Marie Williams, UX Designer, enVista (Ashford University, 2016; Hometown: Sacramento, California)
- Stephanie Zircher, VP, Programs, Nextech (Purdue University, 2003; Hometown: Murrysville, Pennsylvania)
Tech Professional Services Category
- Jaylan Fisher, Associate Recruiter, Jobvite (Ball State University, 2018; Hometown: Indianapolis)
- Miranda Nicholson, SVP, Human Resources, Formstack
- Val Spangler, Sr. Manager of BI Operations, hc1 (Anderson University (MBA) 2012, Carroll University 2005; Hometown: Munster)
- Patrick Wagner, Senior Program Consultant, BCforward (DePauw University, 2010; Indianapolis)
- Stephanie Williams, Customer Success and Enterprise Collaboration Specialist, State of Indiana Office of Technology (Western Governors University, 2018; Hometown: Edinburgh)
Tech Sales and Marketing Category
- Katie Baird, Content Marketing Specialist, Codelicious (Butler University, 2018; Hometown – Novi, Michigan)
- Drew Beechler, Director of Marketing, High Alpha (Anderson University, 2013; Hometown: Indianapolis)
- Brad Beutler, Director of Content Marketing, Terminus (Purdue University, 2012; Hometown: West Lafayette)
- Drew Detzler, Director of Marketing and Acquisition, DemandJump (Indiana University, 2012; Hometown: Indianapolis)
- Kat Gordon, Head of Customer Success, Malomo (University of Michigan, 2005; Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Sally Perkins, Insight Storyteller, Authenticx (University of Kansas, Ph.D., 1991; Hometown: Indianapolis)
You can connect to biographies and photos of the Tech 25 Class of 2021 by clicking here.
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