March 5, 2018

WelcomeTo All TechConnect ‘18 Attendees:

On behalf on the TechConnect ‘18 event staff, we wish you a productive and informative event. It takes a lot of effort to put on an event like this, and it would not be possible without volunteers from the Computer Science Advisory Board, Engineering Career Services, the College of Engineering, the College of Business, UNLV Career Services, UNLV Student Union Special Events Services, the UNLV Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and others in the community. We would also like to thank all of our panelists as well as our Prize Sponsors, Zappos and Terbine. Zappos provided the Amazon gift cards, Ninten-do Switch, and the 3-D Printer. Terbine is providing lunch with astronaut Ken Ham for five lucky students and two top-of-the-line backpacks.

Most of all, we thank our Industry Partners who make this event possible. Each of them not only allow us to host this event which provides an opportunity for stu-dents to find internships and jobs, but they also help with contributions toward endowing the annual Computer Science Scholarships we are able to award.

We firmly believe this event benefits every type of participant: the students who are presented with job search information and job opportunities, the sponsors who become aware of great talent, and the immense satisfaction the event staff feel from contributing to these positive outcomes.

Thank you!

Kelly Klare Chris WeissMarian Mason Rick DugganHan-Fen Hu Spencer FairbairnLeo Agpawa Jonathon GudaiJu-Yeon Jo Peter FialaDr. Rama Venkat David BonnesarDr. Laxmi Gewali Mark NewburnEd Friesma Jack AylorFrancis Palispis Raelynn FrazierEngineering Student Ambassadors Debra Gorov

Thank you to our TechConnect ’18

Premium Level Sponsors ($1500):

Barrick Gold

Criterion Systems, Inc.

Geotab

Influential

JT3

Kaseya

Konami Gaming

LT Game

MGM Resorts International

National Field Services

Quality Mechanical

The Learning Center Las Vegas

Terbine

Zappos

Thank you to our TechConnect ’18

Scarlet Level Sponsors ($1000):

Agilysys

BMM North America

Boyd Gaming

Caesars Entertainment

Clark County Water Reclamation District

Everi

Fiala Project Resources

Robert Half

Scientific Games____________________________________

Thank you to our TechConnect ’18

Scholarship Level Sponsors ($500)American Express

Bonn Corporation

Bureau of Reclamation

Concierge Software Design

Cortland Partners

FBI Jobs

Las Vegas Water District

Station Casinos

The US Navy

Vizics, Inc.

Program of Events

6:00pm - Welcome Dr. Rama Venkat, Dean, College of Engineering, UNLV

6:05pm – MC Rick Duggan, President, Concierge Software Design

6:15pm – “Get a Job” Panel discussion with Technical Hiring Managers from Barrack Gold; MGM Resorts International; Criterion Systems, Inc; Terbine; The Learning Center

7:00pm – BREAK Coffee & Cookies Zappos/Battleborn Announcements

7:15pm – Drawing 2 Amazon Gift Cards $150 Courtesy of Zappos

2 Backpacks Courtesy of Terbine

7:20pm – Awards Scholarships Awarded

7:25pm – Drawing Nintendo Switch Courtesy of Zappos

7:30pm -“UNLV Alumni” Panel discussion with alumni from Google; Kaseya; Everi; Konami Gaming; Scientific Games; Mission Support & Test Services (MSTS); Zappos

8:15pm – Drawing 3-D Printer Courtesy of Zappos

A Meal with Astronaut Ken Ham 5 students winners Courtesy of Terbine

8:20pm - Networking Employer/Student Networking

9:00pm – Adjourn Good Night!

Table of ContentsIN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Rick Duggan........................................................................ 6Todd Kurtz ...........................................................................7Wayne Maddock ................................................................. 8David Knight ....................................................................... 9Bill Driver ..........................................................................10Linda Montgomery ............................................................ 11Sean Kau ............................................................................12Clinton Goldstein ...............................................................13Adam Fong .........................................................................14Ricco Novero ......................................................................15Oscar Pereira .....................................................................16Chelsea Bhadra ..................................................................17

Rick DugganMaster of Ceremonies

PresidentConcierge Software design

A veteran of six startups (one of which conducted a successful IPO), Rick Duggan is currently CEO of Concierge Software Design and CTO of Input Strategic Partners.

Prior to that, he was CTO of Sports Challenge Network, a VegasTech startup creating new technology for one of the world’s most popular sports, ten pin bowling.

Before joining Sports Challenge Network predecessor Rolltech, he was Director of Website Systems at Zappos IP, Inc.; CTO of Thinker, Inc., a Las Vegas-based provider of digital signage; and co-founder and VP of Engineering & Operations at Incanta.

One of the first people involved in the VegasTech community, he acts as a community evangelist, mentor, and is co-creator of the VegasStartups.com blog. He is an advisor to VegasTech company LaunchKey, recently acquired by iovation.

Todd KurtzTech Lead, Clojure

Barrick Gold

Wayne MaddockSOC Manager

Criterion Systems

Mr. Wayne Maddock has more than 23 years of experience in Information Technology with the last 13 years focused in Cybersecurity Operations, Incident Response, and Information Assurance. Mr. Maddock is currently the Criterion Systems’ Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager in Las Vegas. Prior to this role, Wayne led the Department of Homeland Security/ Transportation Security Administration Information Assurance Division (IAD) Security Operations group in Arlington, VA and oversaw the move of the team to the Integrated Technology Center (ITC) in Bossier City, LA.

Mr. Maddock and his team completed the move without any negative impact on the support of the DHS/TSA high performance counterterrorism mission. Mr. Maddock’s current and prior cybersecurity management roles have focused on developing and supporting Security Frameworks for Federal government and commercial customers. He contributes his success to implementing a non-traditional approach to identify and grow cybersecurity professionals from non-traditional educational and cross industry pools of talent.

Throughout his professional career, Mr. Maddock has proven to be a resourceful, analytical, strategic, and a forward-thinking senior IT management professional with a history of effectively managing technical operations and supporting organizational goals while elevating productivity and modernizing systems. During his career, Mr. Maddock has worked for leaders in the cybersecurity industry, including McAfee, Hewlett Packard, CipherTrust, and Secure Computing and has provided strategic direction, practical implementation, and business management solutions for Universities, Fortune 1000 companies and Local, State, and Federal government agencies.

David KnightFounder & CEO

Terbine

David Knight is the Founder and CEO of Terbine, the first digital marketplace designed to curate the world’s physical data.

A serial entrepreneur, his background is in core technologies including multi-spectral sensing.

Bill DriverVice President of Field Technology Services

MGM Resorts International

Bill Driver is a technology executive with 20 years’ experience in the hospitality/gaming industries. Bill has held multiple technology leadership roles at MGM Resorts, over the last 10 years, including Vice President, Business Technology Solutions, and Director, Server and Storage Architecture.

In his current role as Vice President, Field Technology Services, Bill is responsible for workforce related technology solutions at MGM properties across the Las Vegas strip. Bill is passionate about the role technology plays in delivering the ultimate, “guest experience”.

Linda MontgomeryPresident

The Learning Center

President of The Learning Center, opened in May of 1985, we provide Information Technology training and certification. President of Cyber World Institute - CWI has established a strategic partnership with Merit Networks, Inc. Merit Networks operates the Michigan Cyber Range, one of our nation’s most robust network infrastructure which hosts Alphaville, a virtual environment where Cybersecurity students receive “experiential learning” by applying knowledge, skills and ability to the exercises on the Alphaville platform.

Serve as Co-Chair leading the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) - Training and Certification Working Group. The Working Group provides guidance to the Department of Homeland Security in short-term, mid-term, and long-term methods to fast-track our nations Cybersecurity Workforce in alignment with the NICE Framework.

Appointed by Governor Sandoval to serve on the Nevada State Apprenticeship Council whose mission is to develop and foster the apprenticeship model as a system of supervised training leading to certification in a trade, occupation, or craft. It combines on-the-job training with classroom-related instruction and serves the employer-driven workforce demand in IT and Cybersecurity.

October 2016 Selected to serve on the UNLV - Lee Business School Board of Advisors to foster and support development of IT and Cybersecurity programs.

Appointed to Board of Directors of SIM - Society for Information Managers - currently serving as Treasurer.

May 20, 2016 - awarded High Tech Woman of the Year: Presented by the Las Vegas Community Tech fund.

Serves as Chair of the Veterans Community Commission appointed by Mayor John Lee City of North Las Vegas 2015-present.

Served as Chair of the Nevada IT Sector Council - DETR

Sean KauSoftware Engineer

Google

Sean Kau is a Software Engineer at Google in Mountain View, California. He works on ChromeOS, the operating system powering millions of Chromebooks worldwide. He’s been at Google for five years previously working on web applications and an Android application.

Previously, Sean worked for SHFL entertainment doing embedded Linux development. He’s a proud graduate of the Department of Computer Science and the Honors College class of 2011. He’s originally from Honolulu, Hawaii and also has a minor in Finance.

Clinton GoldsteinSoftware Development Engineer

Kaseya

Clint Goldstein was born November 16, 1982 in Las Vegas. He graduated from Durango High School in 2001. In 2007 Clint graduated from University of Nevada Reno with dual degrees in Math and Secondary Education. For the next 5 years Clint taught high school math, coached his school’s Academic Olympics team and served on the board of directors for the Northern Nevada Math Council.

While teaching Clint leveraged technology to develop various tools and resources for his students and colleagues and discovered a passion for technology. In 2014 Clint returned to school and graduated 3 years later with a B.S. in Computer Science. He now works for Kaseya. His areas of focus are testing, automation and security. His favorite thing about technology is that it’s constant growth fuels his love of learning new things.

Adam FongVice President, Product Management

Everi

Adam Fong oversees Product Management for Casino Solutions at Everi Payments, a leading provider in Cash Access, Compliance and operational solutions for the gaming industry.

Prior to joining Everi, he served as Senior Director of Service Delivery for BMM Testlabs and Senior Lab Engineer for the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Adam holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from UNLV as well as a Masters in Management Information systems and MBA from UNLV.

Ricco NoveroSenior Director of Development

Scientific Games

Ricco Novero has been an employee of Scientific Games for over 15 years. He has served in positions ranging from Software Engineer and Game Producer to his current role as Senior Director of Game Development. His responsibilities include managing teams of producers and developers, as well as starting the Game Development internship program.

Ricco attended UNLV where he joined the Honors College and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. While studying at UNLV, Ricco joined Scientific Games as an intern. He then went on to earn his master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from UNR.

Ricco is passionate about team building, career development and recruiting.

Oscar PereiraEngineer 1, Mechanical, Fire & Electrical GroupMission Support and Test Services LLC (MSTS)

I was raised in a small North East Texas town called Lufkin. In 2008, promptly after graduating high school, I joined the United States Marine Corps and served for 5 years in Twenty-nine Palms California, conducting deployments to Afghanistan and South East Asia. Upon completing my enlistment I decided to move to Las Vegas and enroll in University of Nevada Las Vegas’ (UNLV) mechanical engineering program, in Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering. I began my journey as a full-time student in fall semester, 2013. During my first 3 years as a student I worked as a computer sales associate/technology education agent for best buy/geek squad, respectively.

When I began my sophomore year, I learned that having an internship and passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, would be extremely important to make me a more valuable and competitive candidate for work after graduation. I studied for the FE for months. I took and passed the FE on summer 2017. With the assistance of UNLV’s Engineering Career Services Coordinator, Marian Mason and National Security Technologies’ (NSTec) Von Sudderth, I applied and was awarded an internship with NSTec, now known as Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS). I officially became an NSTec intern in May, 2016. About a year and a half worth of new and exciting experiences as an intern in NSTec, a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy, I had learned a great amount of information, giving me a much clearer idea of what was like to be an actual engineer.

I graduated in Fall Semester 2017, and was fortunate enough to be promoted from an intern to a full time Engineer I, working for MSTS.

Finally, and with an official engineering career started, the real training had just begun. I am currently in a progressive Engineering in Training Program and am actively involved in many new and exciting projects all throughout the Nevada National Security Site, in Mercury NV. I now have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from many experienced individuals, including company executives, national laboratory scientist and engineers of all fields.

Chelsea BhadraSoftware Engineer

Zappos

Chelsea Bhadra graduated summa cum laude from UNLV with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics in May 2015. Chelsea started her studies at UNLV pursuing Secondary Education for two and a half years before switching her major to Computer Science. During her course of study, Chelsea completed an internship with Cerner Corporation located in Kansas City and upon graduation was offered a permanent position with the company where she remained for two years. While at Cerner, Chelsea worked on interdisciplinary practice solutions to better map care plans for hospital patients.

Chelsea opted to move back to Las Vegas where she joined Konami Gaming Inc. and was later recruited to join the Zappos Family. Chelsea currently works as a Software Engineer for the Legacy Slayerz team at Zappos where she helps to patch and clean-up internal tools used by the merchandising team and vendors.

Chelsea was a 2014 recipient of the John S. Werth Scholarship.