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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
5:30 PM Reception; 7:00 - 9:00 PM Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Richmond Downtown Marriott
RichTech's Annual Technology Stars Awards Gala has become the premier event honoring outstanding individuals, corporate and community leaders, entrepreneurs and pioneers in the Greater Richmond region. Every year RichTech recognizes and celebrates the best and brightest technology stars!
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RichTech is pleased to annouce the 2011 Technology Stars Awards Gala Finalists. Click here to view the finalists. Congratulations!
The RichTech Chairman's Award sponsored by Altria
The Chairman’s Award, sponsored by Altria, is presented annually to an individual or organization that has made a significant impact on the growth of technology in this region, and/or the advancement of Greater Richmond as a center for technology innovation.
This award recognizes RESULTS that are the product of great leadership, great execution, great process implementation, great innovative ideas, and great talent.
Ranjit Sen
The Cherry, Bekaert & Holland Emerging Company Award
That local technology company that has demonstrated recent growth in revenues and/or employees - a company whose recognized accomplishments and prospects demonstrates the ability to achieve commercial success.
Fuzzy Logix
Founded in 2007, Fuzzy Logic provides products and consulting services that allow companies to solve problems by leveraging analytics. Their ground-breaking in-database analytics and GPU-based solutions allow customers to see patterns in their data and extract actionable insights. From 2007 through 2010, revenues grew over 500% and employee numbers quadrupled.
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The Computer Resource Team Educator Award
That educator or school program that provides exceptional technology leadership and encourages students to pursue higher education or training in engineering, math, and the sciences.
John Clarke, Instructor, Deep Run High School/First Robotics Team 1086 BLUE CHEESE
John’s primary role at Deep Run High School is Career and Technical Education (CTE) specializing in Pre-Engineering. The classes I currently teach are: Introduction to Engineering (honors), Engineering Drawing/Design/CAD, Architectural Drawing/Design/CAD, Technical Drawing/Design/ CAD, Imaging Technology and Video & Media Technology. Next year Deep Run will be adding Advanced Tech. Studies, an extensive study in robotics incorporating engineering design principles, pneumatics, programming and parametric modeling/digital prototyping.
John has been Deep Run's head robotics coach for the last 7 years, coaching FIRST Robotics Competition - big robot) and FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge - small robot). Coaching this wonderful group of students is a year round activity on and off the field.
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The PLANIT Technology Group Technology Builder Award Finalists
That institution or organization that delivers technology solutions and/or services to internal or external clients that drive business or operational efficiencies.
Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI)
PDI is a leading provider of power distribution equipment and services. With over 30 years of experience, PDI is a trailblazer in the design and manufacturing of intelligent, energy-efficient distributed power solutions. Headquartered in Richmond, PDI the No. 2 designer, manufacturer and supplier of Power Distribution systems in the United States – it is an INC 5000 company with 350 employees across 3 manufacturing facilities.
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The VACO Technology Innovation: Financial & Professional Services Award Finalists
That company or organization whose use of existing, new or emerging technology creates significant new processes, methodologies and/or services benefiting themselves or others in the finance & professional services vertical.
Virginia Credit Union
VACU, chartered in 1928, is a not-for-profit financial cooperative owned solely by its members. VACU is the co-developer with Online Resources (ORCC) of a real-time online marketing solution called Custom Content Module (CCM) designed to individualize the end-user experience while leveraging the benefits of an externally hosted on-line banking solution. Custom Content Module was the first step toward delivering “really personal” targeted marketing. The CCM has resulted in customer growth and substantial savings.
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The Cisco Systems & Packet360 Technology Innovation: Healthcare Award Finalists
That company or organization whose use of existing, new or emerging technology creates significant new processes, methodologies and/or services for the benefit of themselves or others in the healthcare vertical.
WellAWARE Systems
WellAware Systems develops web-based wellness monitoring solutions to provide physiological and behavioral data to caregivers and family members in support of higher quality, more efficient and less costly healthcare. WellAWARE Systems is advancing a movement focusing on improving safety and quality of care. WellAWARE’s dashboard allows caregivers to proactively identify changes in wellness indicators (i.e., sleep quality, activity level, bathroom visits) which improve health related outcomes.
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The I-Access Technology Innovation: Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail Award Finalists
That company or organization whose use of existing, new or emerging technology creates significant new processes, methodologies and/or services for their or others benefit in manufacturing, distribution and/or retail.
Richmond Cold Storage
Richmond Cold Storage(RCS) is the licensee of ColdTrax, a Warehouse Management System used for tracking customer inventories and all storage and handling processes. Invented by HighJump Software, it is unique in that it is infinitely configurable by RCS. Founded in 1907 in Richmond, RCS today encompasses 11 facilities totaling approximately 40,000,000 cubic feet of warehouse space and is an IARW Top 20 North American Refrigerated Warehousing Company.
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The IBM Community Catalyst Award Finalists
That individual or organization that has made significant impact on the growth of technology in this region, and/or the advancement of Greater Richmond as a center for technology innovation.
River City GiveCamp
Kahil Gibran said “You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” River City GiveCamp (or “Geeks giving back”) launched their inaugural weekend event this year. Working around the clock in space provided by JSRCC, 50 technology professionals donated their time and talents to code and build tech solutions for 10 local non-profit organizations – As a result, these area non-profits were able to direct their financial resources to what is most important: serving and enhancing the Greater Richmond Community.
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2011 Finalist Details
2010 Finalists & Winners
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