Ai In Action

Today's guest is Felipe Oehrwald, Manager (Specialist Lead) – Technology Strategy Transformation at Deloitte. As a ServiceNow Global Elite Partner with over 11 years of experience delivering ServiceNow transformation programs for over 5500 clients, Deloitte understands this new world of work. With deep industry expertise, they have integrated advisory services into over 6000 ServiceNow implementations and innovation-led operations. Together, Deloitte can re-architect work and help you unlock business value to create a better future. Passionate about transforming service delivery through ServiceNow, Felipe brings extensive expertise in IT Service Management, Service Portfolio Management, rollouts and developing effective ServiceNow strategies. As a dedicated learning manager for Deloitte, he ensures continuous growth and knowledge enhancement in ServiceNow. With a demonstrated track record, Felipe possesses the expertise and a profound understanding of optimizing CVs, market demands and strategically enhan

Today's guest is Valentino Constantinou, Senior Data Scientist, Team Lead at Terran Orbital. Founded in 2013, Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. The company provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil and commercial customers. Valentino is an experienced, creative problem solver and leader in analytics and AI for the aerospace industry, serving as a Senior Data Scientist and Team Lead at Terran Orbital since April 2023. He previously at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he served as the Principal Investigator to a multi-year alarm analytics effort and contributed to innovative research and technology development efforts. His efforts at the Laboratory have resulted in numerous technology releases, publications and patents, including the open-source PyNomaly software.

Today's guests are Denis Brinkwerth and Sebastian Meyer, Senior Account Executives at Proven Optics. Founded in 2020, Proven Optics is the leader in IT Financial Management, with SaaS applications built to automate budgeting, cost modeling and cost recovery for public and private sector organizations. Backed by ServiceNow Ventures, Proven Optics is a two-time Americas App Development Platform Partner of the Year in the NOW ecosystem. With 30-plus years of combined practitioner experience, the Proven Optics team is passionate about helping IT reimagine its financial processes and tell a stronger value story. In this episode, Denis and Sebastian discuss: Their background and previous experience in ServiceNow, Proven Optics’ focus in IT financial management and leveraging AI, How ITFM provides visibility and informs budgeting amid growing costs, Integrating budget management into ServiceNow workflows for enhanced governance, Gaining enhanced financial transparency and accelerated processes, Why Platform inte

Today's guest is Craig Ramsay, Senior Solutions Architect at Omada. Founded in 2000, Omada is a global market leader in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). They offer a full-featured, enterprise-grade, cloud-native IGA solution that enables organizations to achieve compliance, reduce risk, and maximize efficiency. For over 20 years, Omada delivers innovative identity management to complex hybrid environments based on their proven best practice process framework and deployment approach. Omada Identity Cloud meets the security, compliance and efficiency needs of business leaders, removing cost and uncertainty from managing identities and access. The solution enables organizations to manage identity lifecycle, policy and role management, access requests, access certification, and fulfillment using automated provisioning and service tickets. It provides configurable adaptable models out of the box, minimizing the time and cost of administration. In today's episode, Craig will discuss: His journe

Today's guests are Andrew Wood, Senior Director, Global Partnerships & Channels and Harper Vickery, Business Manager, Office of the Americas Partner Leader at ServiceNow. Andrew has vast experience from consulting to dynamic tech leadership roles across Sales, Professional Services and Alliances & Channels. Andrew's team of Partner Managers at ServiceNow build pipeline, drive successful practice build/business planning and strategic roadmap activities, provide execution, governance, and coaching towards capacity and revenue goals. Harper is a creative problem solver interested in brand management, international marketing and business intelligence. Her experience includes delving into marketing challenges and strategies related to public and private sectors. She has a thorough understanding of digital marketing strategies and analytics, while continually updating her skills and learning new tools as trends change and appear in the ecosystem. In this episode, Andrew and Harper discuss: Focusing

Today's guest is David Schweppe, SVP and Chief Analytics Officer at MedeAnalytics. Founded in 1993, MedeAnalytics delivers actionable insights that improve financial, operational and clinical outcomes for payers and providers across the United States. The company deliver a comprehensive platform-as-a-service offering, equipping clients to build their own custom applications. Every day, MedeAnalytics empowers provider and payer organizations to achieve better outcomes by unlocking the potential of their data. David brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in healthcare data, analytics and reporting. He is passionate about finding innovative business and technical solutions that can provide actionable insights to enhance the quality, affordability and value of patient care. In his role, David leads the data science organization and provides key leadership to the company’s market, product and technology strategies. He also helps customers identify and implement best in class analytical strategies a

Today's guest is Gregg Aldana, Global Area Vice President, Creator Workflows Specialist Solution Consulting at ServiceNow. Based in Virginia, Gregg leads ServiceNow’s Global Creator Workflows Specialist Solution Consulting organization where his teams work with customers across many different countries and cultures in various industries in kick-starting their digital transformation journeys by innovating and solutioning with ServiceNow’s low-code App Engine development platform. Gregg is a proven software industry thought leader and a true business and technology maverick that takes an independent and sometimes unorthodox stand against prevailing modes of thought and action. His authentic and unique approach to leading effective organizational change to successfully execute technology initiatives have helped countless businesses and governments drive significant transformation over the past 25 years. In this episode, Gregg talks about: His leadership experience in software pre-sales & solution consult

Today's guest is Vikhyat Chaudhry, Co-Founder, COO and CTO at Buzz Solutions. Founded in 2017, Buzz Solutions are on a mission to Safeguard The World’s Energy Infrastructure. They are delivering the most accurate AI and predictive analytics software to power more efficient visual inspections for transmission, distribution and substation infrastructure. They want to solve the biggest problem in utility operation harm reduction by proactively identifying and fixing hazards before they put people and physical assets at risk.  Buzz Solutions' AI-powered analytics platform enables field teams to prioritize and perform maintenance promptly, reducing the likelihood of wildfires, forced shutdowns and power outages resulting from failed grid infrastructure. They also enable operations to monitor substation infrastructure for security, safety, and high-energy events. To do this, they created the most accurate AI for efficient and effective infrastructure inspections. They aim to make this AI data available to a

Today's guest is Paul Webb, Global ServiceNow Practice Leader at EY. Based in San Francisco, Paul is responsible for EY's services and solutions that leverage the platform for both IT and the Enterprise. He brings three decades of experience in IT strategy, organizational alignment, application development, systems implementation, operating model transformation and IT infrastructure management, cost optimization and benchmarking to his work. Paul has helped Fortune 1000 companies derive added value from information technology and has deep experience working in diverse industries ranging from high technology, aerospace & defense, automotive, healthcare and financial services. His strategic guidance has encompassed IT centralization, M&A integration, strategic sourcing, offshore/near shore product development, data center consolidation/rationalization, acquisition integration and business/IT alignment. In this episode, Paul talks about: His background in Digital Transformation & growing mult

Today's guest is Joe McMahon, Senior Director of Special Programs at Iron EagleX. Founded in 2018, Iron EagleX is a rapidly growing small business consisting of people out of uniform who have a passion for supporting people in uniform. They are committed to “excellence in execution” and to providing mission-focused, high-quality big data and cyber solutions along with on-the-ground mission support. This ensures that their customers can make the right decisions and take the right actions at the right time rapidly and consistently. Joe is a highly experienced Technology Executive with expertise driving business innovation and transformation for strategic and sustainable growth. He fosters exemplary partnerships with clients and customers at all levels, serving as subject matter expert and liaison across technical and non-technical audiences. Joe helps bridge the gap between technical capabilities and business imperatives, offering a decisive perspective that enhances corporate performance and ensures the in

Today's guest is Ulrik Christensen, ServiceNow Lead at Gavdi Group in Copenhagen. Founded in 1999, the Gavdi Group is an employee-owned company with a proud heritage and an outstanding reputation for delivering award-winning SAP workforce management solutions built around human experience management. Gavdi has built an enviable reputation amongst peers and SAP of providing an unrivalled depth of reliability, trust and partnership with all their customers in both private and public sectors. Ulrik is passionate about helping organizations create business value and great workplaces enabled by HR technology. He has more than 15 years of experience in designing and implementing technology in complex, international organizations. Ulrik's key skills lie in HR Transformation, HR Technology, Selecting and Implementing HCM-solutions with extensive experience in all market leading HCM suites, including Workday, ServiceNow HR and SuccessFactors. In this episode, Ulrik will discuss: An overview of his 20 years of

Today's guests are James Fiorendino, Senior Research Data Scientist and Sadie O’Neill, Deputy Director of Data Science at Two Six Technologies. Founded in 2021, Two Six Technologies build, deploy and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, they push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower their team and support their customers in building a safer global future. Through private R&D, relentless innovation and deep technical expertise in cyber, information operations, data science, electronic systems, mobility, and user experience, Two Six Technologies serve customers that include DARPA, the Department of State, U.S. Cyber Command, the Department of Homeland Security and beyond. Their leaders bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in data science, cybersecurity, R&D and more, which enables them to provide effective solutions that help clients around the world meet their mission needs. In today&#

Today's guest is Gino Sferra, Managing Director of Platforms at Accenture Federal Services. Headquartered in Virginia, Accenture Federal Services believe nothing matters more than helping the federal government do the extraordinary things it takes to make the nation stronger, safer and life better for everyone. They bring the most advanced R&D, the latest technologies, and human-centered design together with the power and commercial innovation of Accenture’s global network to the federal government. With more than 10 years of experience running complex, large-scale Platforms implementations for federal agencies, Gino has helped government C-suite executives maximize their investments in SaaS products. As MD for their Platforms work at the AFS Energy account, he supports pre-sales, sales, project mobilization and delivery oversight, as well as advocateing for developing and empowering their people. Gino provides solution advisory support to government clients, aiming to be their partner of choice to gu

Today's guest is Mark Brady, Deputy Chief Data Officer for TRMC (Test Resource Management Center) at KBR. KBR partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, KBR's employees are ready to handle projects and missions from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, their clients trust them to deliver the impossible on a daily basis. Mark works as the Deputy Chief Data Officer of the Test Resource Management Center at KBR, which provides testing and evaluation capabilities to develop, acquire, field and sustain reliable and effective weapons systems to meet current and future needs of the warfighter. In previous roles with the US Space Force, Air Force Space Command, Department of Justice and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Mark established the first data manageme

Today's guest is Shannon Chapman, Director of IT Service Delivery at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Founded in 1966, Norwegian Cruise Line has been the premier innovator in the cruise line industry for nearly 60 years. They were the first to eliminate set dining times and provide guests with the freedom to cruise on their timetable to over 450 incredible destinations around the world. In the coming years, Norwegian’s commitment to innovation will continue to raise the bar for the cruise industry. Shannon leads their ServiceNow team to enable delivery of IT Services to end-users. She partners with business owners and IT service owners to implement automation and achieve overall labor cost-savings, along with improving the user experience. Shannon and her team manages the end-to-end development lifecycle and leads the creation, implementation and streamlining of IT Service Management processes. She also leads delivery of ServiceNow development along with overall platform manageability including upgrade

Today's guest is Nilanjan Chakravorty, Chief Data Officer at EmpiRx Health. Founded in 2014, EmpiRx Health is on a mission to build and grow a highly elastic and resilient value-based healthcare company. Their mission is a ‘bend don’t break’ mindset with one purpose―giving people the greatest access to great care and saving healthcare dollars along the way. EmpiRx Health are champions of health equity and take seriously the imperative to address disparities through compassionate, culturally competent care. An entrepreneurial and result-oriented leader, Nilanjan is responsible for leading all aspects of technology architecture and delivery at EmpiRx Health, including the enablement of a cloud-native digital footprint. He brings a security-first mindset to the company and an excellent track record of delivering solutions across a wide spectrum of technologies, including systems integration, process automation, information management and cloud-based digital transformations. In today's episode, Nilanjan w

Today's guest is Amy Giovannucci, Platforms Capability Lead & Managing Director at Accenture Federal Services. Headquartered in Virginia, Accenture Federal Services believe nothing matters more than helping the federal government do the extraordinary things it takes to make the nation stronger, safer and life better for everyone. They bring the most advanced R&D, the latest technologies, and human-centered design together with the power and commercial innovation of Accenture’s global network to the federal government. Amy has been invested and passionate for over 20 years in Digital Transformation, Digital Platforms, Operating Models, Centers of Excellence, User and Customer Experience, and Service Management within the Government sector. In her current role with Accenture Federal Services, she leads a group of incredible digital platform practitioners who are working to improve, digitize and change the way that the Federal government works and the way citizens consume services. In this episode, A

Today's guest is Paul Handly, Chief Technology Officer at Chenega. Ranked as the most successful Alaska Native village corporation, Chenega's mission is to achieve sustainable growth in their businesses to support shareholders in their journey to self-sufficiency, actively manage their lands, and uphold their cultural traditions and values. Established in 1974, Chenega today continues to deliver value and innovative solutions to their customers while building equity and providing benefits to their Native shareholders. Paul is a proven technology executive specializing in revenue growth through technology innovation. His experience involves driving business value and rapid growth through effective management and strategy. Paul demonstrates a unique combination of strategic leadership and tactical know-how to accomplish business objectives. He also has hands-on experience leading diverse teams to successfully create, market and deliver products and services on time and within budget. In this episode, Pa

Today's guest is Aurélie Dardel, Principal Customer Success Architect at ServiceNow. Based in Virginia, Aurélie is an executive-Level Program Manager with more than 16 years of experience in business administration, finance and management, with a focus on contracting and program management and contracting. An excellent communicator and problem solver, she has a proven ability to deliver substantial revenue, productivity and quality procedures through well-managed projects and acquisition package development. In this episode, Auréile discusses: Her Digital Transformation journey to becoming a leader in ServiceNow, Her role in guiding customers embrace the ServiceNow platform, Case study: Empowering a Canadian customer's strategic CSM deployment, Promoting proactive change, leveraging governance & innovation for growth, Driving value realization, setting objectives & using KPIs for continuous optimization, ServiceNow’s aim for $20bn revenue, emphasizing delivery excellence & customer support

Today's guest is Chris Nanda, Manager of Technology at Veteran Enhanced Technology Solutions. Founded in 2015, Veteran Enhanced Technology Solutions is a rapid response, IT transformation services firm on a mission to revolutionize the technology industry. With a relentless focus on customer success, VETS are dedicated to serving their clients with integrity, courage and a mission-first devotion to duty.  They aim to be a bridge and foundation for elite, transitioning veterans to continue serving by empowering meaningful change within IT. Chris is an experienced software engineer who has been focusing on ServiceNow development for the past 11 years. He built a successful ServiceNow Consulting practice from 2009 through 2014, which continued on as Cerna Solutions. Chris then worked for ServiceNow for five years in various engineering and customer success roles. Today, he runs a software development company, partnering with some of the most successful ServiceNow Application Development companies in the worl