Category: IT

Oswaldo Diaz Executive MBA Commercial

Oswaldo Diaz’ personal experience attending the Executive MBA program at the University of California, Irvine. Oswaldo speaks about the importance of having an MBA and learning about Digital Transformation. Commercial was originally aired on August 2019.

042 – Oswaldo Diaz – Digital Transformation

Interview aired on 07/15/2020

Digital Transformation has evolved during the past ten years from being part of the domain of IT to moving to the forefront of all business plans and organizations.  Oswaldo Diaz speaks about Digital Transformation, skill development and the fourth industrial revolution.

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038 – Jon Frank – Director of Global Operations & Strategy at Western Digital

Interview Aired 05/27/2020

Jon Frank. Jon is the Director of Global Operations & Strategy at Western Digital. In his current role, he is Responsible for creating and directing a global strategies and leadership collaboration. His scope includes:

-Operations efficiencies, quality control, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Planning and Logistics for HDD & Flash products.

Jon has a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine, a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California, and has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

036 – Dr. Vijay Gurbaxani – Founding Director, Center for Digital Transformation, Taco Bell Professor of Information Systems at UCI Paul Merage School of Business

Interview Aired 05/06/2020

Dr. Vijay Gurbaxani is the Taco Bell Professor of Information Systems and Computer Science and Director of the Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business. His research, teaching and consulting interests are at the nexus of business strategy and information technology (IT). He focuses on analyzing how emerging information technologies enable business model innovation; on developing and evaluating business-driven strategies for the sourcing of information services; and on valuing IT investment.

Dr. Gurbaxani has extensive experience in management education and advisory services, having lectured worldwide on management issues, taught extensively in degree and executive education programs, and consulted for and provided research expertise to many organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, technology service providers, and leading consulting firms. He has been a visiting scholar at the business schools at Stanford University and at MIT.

034 – Greg McCord – Senior Director of Information Security at CalAmp

Interview aired on 04/22/2020

This interview is part of the Leadership During the Time of COVID-19 series.

Greg McCord is Sr. Director of Information Security at CalAmp and is a highly credentialed and experienced Security Leader that protects, defends and secures information systems utilizing industry best practices.

 During the interview, Greg speaks about productivity, security and the biggest challenges that CTOs are facing during COVID-19.

025 – Change Agents – Rodney Arthur – Director of Information Technology at DCX-CHOL Enterprises, Inc

Interview aired on 11/06/2019

Radio interview with Rodney Arthur. Mr Arthur is an experienced Cyber Security, and Infrastructure Leader with a demonstrated history of success in both the Retail, and Defense Industries. He is also a US Navy Veteran and is currently serving as an Active Commanding Officer for a reserves communications unit in Tucson, Arizona.

During the interview, Mr. Arthur speaks about his leadership journey and challenges encountered during his professional career.