Featured Speaker(s)

Rajeev Ravindran, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of JM Service Center, LLC (JMSC), a subsidiary of diversified automotive company JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JM Family). In this position, Mr. Ravindran is responsible for Information Technology Services Operations, Technology Delivery, Architecture, and Quality Assurance for all JM Family companies. Mr. Ravindran joined the company in 2003. Mr. Ravindran received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering from the University of Miami.

Heidi Waters, WITI Mentoring Program Chair and Senior Project Manager, Assurant. Ms. Waters holds to her credit over 10 years of her 16 year career in IT in leading custom, full project life cycle engagements. Whether she is managing a large project or overseeing a portfolio of projects, Ms. Waters has worked in both public and private sectors in diverse cultural environments. Ms. Waters emigrated to the U.S. from Switzerland in 1999 and became a citizen in 2005.

Nancy Gumina, JM Family Enterprises, Mentoring Program Leader. Ms. Gumina is a Senior Training Specialist and has held various positions in human resources and training with JM Family for 23 years. Nancy developed JM's corporate mentoring program in 1999 and manages that program along with the Nova Management Certificate Program. She also develops new courses and teaches a number of training programs including Influencing Toward Collaboration, Business Presentation Skills, and Train-The-Trainer. Nancy is a 2003 recipient of JM's prestigious Award of Excellence.

Sheila Smith, Founder and President, Omega Point Consulting. Sheila teams with global Fortune 500 clients to create and implement new directions that improve IT performance and value, and that strengthen IT’s partnership with the business, including the workshop she delivers, “Leading Change Across IT and the Enterprise”. Sheila led management consulting projects for ten years with Ernst & Young, founded E&Y’s IT Effectiveness practice, and served in their Research Center for Business Innovation. She has been a mentor in South Florida’s pilot program and she serves on our Advisory Board.

Kendall Brown,Product Consultant, Manpower Software, Inc. Kendall's current role with Manpower, an international healthcare software provider is to work closely with the president to build its U.S. hospital sector customer base. She has spent 8 years in the healthcare IT industry and has worked with some of the largest and most reputable healthcare clients such as Blue Cross Blue Shield and HCA.