Business Continuity with Contact Tracing

Will Townsend is a frequent Forbes contributor and advises some of the largest networking and telecommunications companies in the world. His more than thirty years of experience spans tenures spent with iconic companies such as Dell & Hewlett-Packard, serving in a number of senior level roles including sales, marketing, product management, and business development. Presently, Mr. Townsend manages the networking infrastructure practice for Moor Insights & Strategy, an analyst firm regarded as a leader in the technology sector based on principal and founder Patrick Moorhead’s #1 ranking by ARInsights. Mr. Townsend also ranks within the top 100 technology analysts in the world according to ARInsights and by same measure is considered the #1 pure-play networking analyst in the world. Mr. Townsend holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. from Texas State University. He has also served as a traveling mentor for Business Council for Peace (Bpeace), a non-profit organization focused on empowering female-led enterprises in areas of conflict around the world in places such as Central America and the Middle East.

As Chief Operations Officer (COO), Dan McGee oversees Business and Technical Operations, Sales Operations, Customer Experience and Human Resources. In addition, he has taken an active role in building and evolving the Red River Charitable Foundation - expanding its reach and impact with students and veterans. Dan joined Red River in 1997 and became a member of the Red River management team in 2001 where he has since served in a variety of roles focused primarily on sales and operational leadership before being named President of Operations in 2016. Prior to Red River, he worked in the financial services industry at SNL Financial (now McGraw Hill) in Hoboken, NJ. Dan is a volunteer coach and has currently serves on the board of the Red River Charitable Foundation and Mascoma Bank. He is a graduate of Bates College (1996) where he majored in Economics.

Brad Minnis, CPP, is the Vice President of Environmental, Health, Safety & Security for Juniper Networks, Inc. based in Sunnyvale, CA, where he is responsible for strategic design, implementation and management of the company’s security, safety, environment, crisis management, supply chain integrity, product security incident response and business continuity functions. He also manages the Corporation’s government-related security programs. Mr. Minnis served for ten years in the United States Navy and has served in leadership positions in the International Security Management Association (ISMA) and ASIS International, serving as Chairman of the San Francisco Chapter in 2003. He has also co-written several publications on software integrity assurance and supply chain security with organizations such as SAFECode. Mr. Minnis is certified as a Protection Professional by the Professional Certification Board of ASIS International and attended the University of Connecticut, where he received two certificates in Environmental, Health and Safety

Taylor Breihan is the global business development manager for HID Location Services. He has 12 years of experience in Mobile and IoT technologies focusing on product development client applications. His experience includes consulting on technology ecosystems, and system designs for organizations within the Technology, Healthcare and Oil/Gas markets. Taylor has worked in roles that include, project management, system design, installation, and integration.

Matt Willmore is Senior Director of Product Marketing at Modo. Matt directs Modo’s GTM strategy for all products, as well as sales enablement, analyst relations, and helps to lead product strategy. Prior to joining Modo in 2017,Mattwas mobileND Program Manager at the University of Notre Dame, where he led, among other mobile initiatives, the creation and launch of their Modo-powered ND Mobile app.

Peggy Bresnick Kendler has been a professional writer for the past 30 years. She has worked as an editor, publicist and school district technology coordinator. During the past decade, Peggy has worked on UBM TechWeb financial services technology-centered projects on behalf of companies that represent some of the most prominent names in the insurance, banking, and capital markets technology fields. Peggy has written a recurring department featured in Insurance & Technology since 1996, and she has produced a recurring department for Bank Systems & Technology since 2003. From 1998 through 2001, she served as editor-in-chief of School Technology Market Report, a bimonthly newsletter for school district technology leaders. Peggy formerly was manager of communications for the American Insurance Association's Service Group. She has also worked in the IT area of Dun & Bradstreet, where she reported directly to the director of IS planning and consulting. Peggy holds a Bachelor's degree in English from Skidmore College, a Master's degree in education from Sacred Heart University and a Master's degree in educational technology from Fairfield University.