25 episodes
Bridging Business and IT Dave Burrill and Dan Burrill
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A father and son team interview experts from around the IT universe to explore the biggest challenge, and provide answers to, the most persistent problem in business technology—how to bridge the gap between what a business needs and how their IT department addresses that need. Dave (the dad) is a serial entrepreneur, CIO, board member, author, speaker and advisor with decades of frontline tech industry experience. He wants things to work—perfectly. Dan (the son) is a Director of Enterprise Sales for one of the hottest software companies in Silicon Valley. He wants things done—now.With 50 years of combined experience in over 500 clients and countless IT projects—and the perspective that comes with working virtually every aspect of the biz-tech universe (organizational and systems design; Big 4 CPA/consultant; project manager, solution architect, developer, business analysts, system integrator; COO, CIO, enterprise sales, etc.)—this duo has a breadth of experience few can match. This series is dedicated to the practitioners in the trenches. To those with hands-on experience overcoming the human, political and tactical challenges that stand in the way of successful deployments of technical solutions that advance business objectives. Our plan is to share tricks of the trade and lessons learned. Our goal is to leverage pattern recognition of the past to save others from repeating the same mistakes in the future. Add to that the humor and sarcasm of a healthy father-son relationship and you get an entertaining look at business and IT.
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S3 Ep7: A Conversation with the CIOs of Marriott, IRS, FDA and JPL Part 2
But we're talking to just one man. Today is the first part of our conversation with a uniquely accomplished IT professional, Jim Rinaldi. Over Jim's long career he's been the Vice President of IT for Marriott Hotels, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and most recently, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) which is managed for NASA by Caltech (the California Institute of Technology). Needless to say, he's seen his fair share of what he ...
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S3 Ep6: A Conversation with the CIOs of Marriott, IRS, FDA and JPL Part 1
But we're talking to just one man. Today is the first part of our conversation with a uniquely accomplished IT professional, Jim Rinaldi. Over Jim's long career he's been the Vice President of IT for Marriott Hotels, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and most recently, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) which is managed for NASA by Caltech (the California Institute of Technology). Needless to say, he's seen his fair share of what he ...
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S3 Ep 5: Nalin Vail Part 2
This is part II of a conversation with Nalin Vahil. Nalin is a professional Sales leader who has worked at some of the biggest brands in Silicon Valley. Part I talks about some of his background and operating philosophy. Part II kicks off with some of the groups commentary on the state of the economy and the role of IT leaders during a macro economic downturn. Nalin shares more about his career evolution and the various jobs he held inside some hyper growth tech environments. He shares a...
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S3 Ep4: Nalin Vahil Part 1
This wide ranging conversation with Nalin Vahil Part 1 spans Dan and Nalin's history of friendship and Nalin's career history. With parents that wanted him to become a Doctor, Nalin forged his own path first as an Entrepreneur and then as a Sales Professional for some of Silicon Valley's hottest tech companies. Nalin has an expertise in applying the latest technology to run a highly effective sales organization. He also is a passionate student who studys the ways that new Enterprise IT i...