2010 vermont 3.0 tech jam program

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WELCOME!T his year’s two-day job fair and tech expo

is the biggest yet, featuring more tech and bioscience exhibitors than ever before,

many of whom are seeking new employees and paid interns. The Jam’s premier sponsor, Dealer.com, plans to add 100 jobs in the next two months.

The 65 exhibitors include some of the state’s leading employers — IBM, GE Healthcare, Dealer.com, BioTek and Chroma Technology Corp., to name a few. Find lots of smaller boutique fi rms and start-ups, too, such as PIEmatrix, Green Mountain Antibodies, Found Line and Greensea Systems — a small shop in Richmond that specializes in developing unmanned vehicles for undersea exploration. Yes, they’ll have one on display at their booth.

How do these creative ventures get started? Jam participants hear directly from leaders of successful Vermont tech companies. Saturday’s CEO Series features the top executives at TelJet, BioTek, AllEarthRenewables, Competitive Computing and Bluehouse Group.

New this year: The Tech Jam opens on Friday with the invitation-only “Tapping Tech Town Hall” featuring the two leading candidates for governor: Republican Brian

Dubie and Democrat Peter Shumlin. On Friday morning, middle and high school students from across Vermont will attend, to learn how they can pursue careers in technology-related fi elds. If the exhibitor booths aren’t enough to inspire them, they can tour NASA’s mobile, 3-D, interactive exhibit “Exploration Experience,” parked outside the venue.

On both days, students, faculty and sta° from Champlain College’s groundbreaking Emergent Media Center will demonstrate and talk about some of their internationally acclaimed projects, including “Breakaway,” a game designed to fi ght violence against women that was funded by a grant from the United Nations.

Want to take a walk? “Bird Diva” Bridget Butler will lead three free tours of the new, multimedia “Voices for the Lake” exhibit at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center.

This is the fourth Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam. Each of the previous three drew hundreds of job seekers, career changers, students, educators, businesspeople and lawmakers who wanted to discover how to plug into Vermont’s growing tech economy. The event is organized by representatives from the Vermont Software Developers’ Alliance, the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Vermont Department of Labor and Seven Days.

Whether you’re seeking a job, changing careers, or just looking for more information, we think you’ll fi nd what you’re looking for at this year’s Tech Jam.

Looking for some good news about Vermont’s economy? The Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam is the place to fi nd it.

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EXHIBITING COMPANIES P.6

EMERGENT MEDIA SHOWCASE P.7

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CEO SPEAKER SERIES P.11

EXHIBITION MAP P.20

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Friday | Oct. 15, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

10 a.m. Exhibitions open to public (3 levels, 5 rooms, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

NASA exhibit “Exploration Experience” (See page 9. Lawn adjacent to ECHO Lake Aquarium, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Middle & High School Student Session (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)

Emergent Media Showcase (See page 7. Champlain College Emergent Media Center, Black Box Theater, Level 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

KITS Demonstration (Merrill Lynch Lobby, Level 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.) Kids in Technology & Science builds computers and a LEGO robot throughout the day

10:30 a.m. Talk: “From Zero to Hero: The Process of Game Development” (See page 7. Champlain College Emergent Media Center, Black Box Theater, Level 3)

11 a.m. Talk: “Challenges of Living in Space: Applications for Earth” (See page 9. NASA presentation, Film House, Level 3)

Noon Linking Learning to Life’s “Attire for Hire” and Men’s Warehouse National Suit Drive (See page 12. Union Station at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, noon-4 p.m.)

Talk: “Challenges of Living in Space: Applications for Earth” (See page 9. NASA presentation, Film House, Level 3)

1 p.m. Talk: “From Zero to Hero: The Process of Game Development” (See page 7. Champlain College Emergent Media Center, Black Box Theater, Level 3)

Talk: “Challenges of Living in Space: Applications for Earth” (See page 9. NASA presentation, Film House, Level 3)

3 p.m. “Voices for the Lake” Multimedia Exhibit Tour (See page 12. Meet in the Merrill Lynch Lobby, Level 1)

Saturday | Oct. 16, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.10 a.m. Exhibitions open to public (3 levels, 5 rooms, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.)

NASA exhibit “Exploration Experience” (See page 9. Lawn adjacent to ECHO Lake Aquarium, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Emergent Media Showcase (See page 7. Champlain College Emergent Media Center, Black Box Theater, Level 3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.) CEO Speaker #1: Greg Kelly of TelJet Longhaul, LLC (See page 11. CEO Series, Film House, Level 3)

10:30 a.m. Talk: “Shifting Paradigms: An exploration of the exponential change brought about by technology” (See page 7. Champlain College Emergent Media Center, Black Box Theater, Level 3)

11a.m. CEO Speaker #2: Briar Alpert of BioTek (See page 11. CEO Series, Film House, Level 3)

Noon CEO Speaker #3: David Blittersdorf of AllEarth Renewables (See page 11. CEO Series, Film House, Level 3)

“Voices for the Lake” Multimedia Exhibit Tour (See page 12. Meet in the Merrill Lynch Lobby, Level 1) 1 p.m. CEO Speaker #4: Carolyn Edwards, Competitive Computing (C2) (See page 11. CEO Series, Film House, Level 3)

Talk: “Why an MFA in Emergent Media?” (See page 7. Champlain College Emergent Media Center, Black Box Theater, Level 3)

2 p.m. CEO Speaker #5: Greg Brand of Bluehouse Group (See page 11. CEO Series, Film House, Level 3)

“Voices for the Lake” Multimedia Exhibit Tour (See page 12. Meet in the Merrill Lynch Lobby, Level 1)

ScheduleAll locations at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center unless otherwise noted.

green means go!

HIRING!Exhibitors with nametags sporting green stickers represent companies that are actively recruiting employees.

Likewise, attendees can apply green stickers to indicate they are looking for a job!

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Bioscience

BioTek Instruments, Inc. (F4)Winooski • www.biotek.com

BioTek® Instruments, Inc. provides mi-croplate instrumentation and software. BioTek instrumentation is used to aid in the advancement of life science research, facilitate the drug discovery process and enable cost-effective quantification of disease-relevant molecules in the clinic. Focusing only on microplate instrumenta-tion, BioTek offers a comprehensive product line, including automated microplate detec-tion systems for absorbance, fluorescence and chemiluminescence measurements, along with a complete line of automated washers, dispensers and pipetting systems, microplate stackers and robots, and data analysis software. The company’s slogan, “Get a Better Reaction,” promises great suc-cess in the scientific discovery process.

Chroma Techology Corp. (e2)Bellows Falls • www.chroma.com

Chroma Technology Corp. is an employee-owned company that specializes in the design and manufacture of precision optical filters and coatings primarily for biomedical research. Since 1991, Chroma’s engineers and applications scientists have developed rela-tionships with researchers worldwide, learn-ing about their specific optics applications and filter requirements in order to provide the greatest accuracy in color separation, optical quality and signal purity. Chroma has been selected as Vermont Exporter of the Year, one of the “Top 10 Best Places to Work in Vermont” and among the “5x5x5 Fastest Growing Companies in Vermont.” The company is a member of the Vermont Employee Owner-ship Center and Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility.

Green Mountain Antibodies (e9)Burlington • www.greenmoab.com

Green Mountain Antibodies is a bioscience company focused on the production, and use, of antibodies in the research, biotech-nology and pharmaceutical industries. Antibodies are large protein molecules produced by the immune system. Tech-nology, developed in the 1970s by Cesar Milstein and George Kohler in Cambridge, England, allows the production of unlimited amounts of monoclonal antibodies to spe-cific antigen targets. These antibodies are useful in detecting diseases and, in some cases, as therapies for the disease. Green Mountain Antibodies has been recognized world-wide as a leader in the production of monoclonal antibodies since 1996. In ad-dition, the company has a product line of proprietary antibodies to blood proteins, infectious disease and environmental bio-markers. As a science-based technology company, Green Mountain Antibodies is currently seeking experienced manage-ment personnel to assist in the next phase of growth.

MBF Bioscience (F9)Williston • www.mbfbioscience.com

MBF Bioscience designs quantitative imaging software for stereology, neuron reconstruction and image analysis, integrat-ing with the world’s leading microscope systems to empower scientific research. Its development team and staff scientists are actively engaged with leading bioscience researchers, constantly working to refine its products. While the company special-izes in neuroscience research, its products are also used extensively in lung, kidney, reproductive, cardiac, toxicology and stem cell research. MBF Bioscience has grown into a global business with offices in North America, Europe, Japan and China. The com-pany is also active in Korea, India, Brazil and Turkey, countries that are expanding their biomedical research activities. MBF Biosci-ence’s commitment to innovative products and customer support has gained high praise from distinguished scientists all over the world.

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Game On!The Champlain College Emergent Media Center is taking over the Black Box Theater for the entire, two-day Tech Jam. After browsing the exhibitor booths, stop by the Black Box to play some of the EMC’s Vermont-made video games, and learn more about this cutting-edge Vermont resource.

Emergent Media Showcase Friday, OCT. 15, 10 a. M.-5 p.M.; SaTurday, OCT. 16, 10 a.M.-3 p.M. ExCEpT during OTh Er EMC pr Ogra MMing

Hosted by the MFA graduate and undergraduate students at Champlain College’s Emergent Media Center. Play electronic games that provide more than entertainment value; “fly” through Burlington in 3-D with Google Earth; explore the “guts and bolts” of technology. Showcased projects are all created by Champlain College’s undergraduates, MFA students and faculty engaged at the Emergent Media Center.

From Zero to h ero: the process of game developmentFriday, O CTOBEr 15, 10:30–11:15 a. M. and 1-1:45 p. M.

Presenter: Champlain College Emergent Media Center student developers led by creative director and project manager Lauren Nishikawa. How do you go about creating a game changer? Where do you start? What talents do you need? How does everyone work together? Explore the process of game development with the Champlain College students developing “BREAKAWAY” – a game about preventing violence against women, which has been played by young people all over the world.

Shifting paradigms: a n exploration of the exponential change brought about by technologySaTurday, O CTOBEr 16, 10:30-11:30 a. M.

Presenter: Ann DeMarle, professor and director Emergent Media Center at Champlain College. Attention professionals and career changers: How is the Emergent Media Center redefining education to positively impact careers and community? Find out during this presentation about the rapid speed of change in technology and media.

Why a Master’s of Fine a rts in Emergent Media?SaTurday, O CTOBEr 16, 1-2 p.M.

Presenter: Panel discussion of current MFA students, led by MFA assistant director and instructor Ken Howell. EMC graduate candidates reflect on their choice to pursue an MFA and their thoughts about innovation in communication technologies.

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Burlington College (B5)Burlington • www.burlington.edu

Burlington College is a progressive, four year liberal arts college that offers Bachelor degrees, Associate degrees, Professional Certificates, and is an Apple Certified Institution. Its renowned Film School, and Fine Arts programs, emphasize both craft and technique. The Burlington College curriculum allows students to self-design their programs and have access to both the latest digital technologies, and a depth of social sci-ences. All of its degrees require at least one in-ternship and a senior degree project, emphasiz-ing community engagement and the real-world applications of your studies. The college’s “zero boxes” approach and small class sizes foster an intimate, creative and entrepreneurial environ-ment. Students have the one-on-one support to take their passion in new directions.

Champlain College (a 4)Burlington • www.champlain.edu

Champlain College, founded in 1878, offers top-flight professional programs combined with a liberal arts core. Champlain’s undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates in busi-ness and technology fields are ranked among the top in the nation. Many of the programs and degrees are also offered online, including web design; software development; computer and digital forensics; multimedia and graphic design; online business strategies; accounting; paralegal; marketing; game design and architecture; and business. Champlain launched its online Health-care Management Program and residential MFA in Emergent Media in fall 2010. Working profes-sionals can access training through Champlain’s Workforce Development Center, or prepare for certifications such as Certified Computer Ex-aminer (CCE) or Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP.) U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges 2010” ranks Champlain College as the #1 “Top Up-and-Com-ing” college; it’s also ranked in the top tier of the Best Comprehensive Colleges in the North.

Community College of Vermont (E4)12 locations statewide and online • www.ccv.edu

The state’s second largest and most afford-able college, CCV serves students from high school age to senior citizens at 12 locations statewide and online. CCV offers more than 1000 daytime, evening, weekend and online courses, as well as 17 associate degree pro-grams, to more than 12,000 students each year. CCV offers the option of taking a single course or enrolling full time. Degree pro-gram offerings of special interest include Computer Assisted Drafting & Design, Com-puter Systems Management, Multimedia Communications and Network Administra-tion, as well as some related certificate op-tions. As an open-admissions college, CCV has a simple, free admissions process that begins with an online application, available at www.ccv.edu/apply. Classes begin in September, January and May, and students

can register for classes several months be-forehand.

KITS — Kids in Technology & Science (M3) Burlington • www.champlain.edu

Have you ever wondered what’s inside a computer and how those components con-nect and talk with each other? Have you ever wanted to learn how to put together a robot and program it to do a task for you? If the answer to either question is “yes,” visit the KITS — Kids in Technology & Science — table at the Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam on Friday, October 15!

Marlboro College Graduate School (M1)Marlboro • www.gradschool.marlboro.edu

Marlboro College Graduate School offers certificate and master’s degree programs in open-source web development, teach-ing with technology, and management, as well as a bachelor’s completion program in managing information systems. Programs are taught by practicing professionals in a

hybrid format that combines face-to-face classes with an online component, or whol-ly online in some cases. As with its under-graduate counterpart, academics at Marl-boro College Graduate School emphasize clear communication and critical analysis, and offer students the opportunity to apply their coursework to real world challenges.

The Vermont Business Center, University of Vermont (E11)Burlington • www.uvm.edu/vbc

The Vermont Business Center (VBC) at The University of Vermont’s School of Business Administration addresses the needs of growing local companies. The VBC offers a Professional Certificate In Leadership and Management, as well as management de-velopment seminars focused on business, sustainability, innovation and strategy. Ad-ditionally the VBC offers corporate training programs and also helps area businesses access a variety of UVM resources.

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Citizens Bank (a 1)www.citizensbank.com

Citizens Bank is a division of RBS Citizens, N.A., operating its seven-state branch network in Connecticut, Delaware, Massa-chusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. It has 25 branches and 40 ATMs in Vermont. RBS Citizens, N.A. is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a $140 billion commercial bank holding company headquartered in Providence, R.I. CFG’s two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citi-zens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 12-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecti-cut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hamp-shire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. CFG has nonbranch retail and commercial offices in about 40 states. CFG is owned by RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc).

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Fleischer Jacobs Group (A3)South Burlington • www.fjgfi nancial.com

Established in 1988, Fleischer Jacobs Group (FJG) provides customized benefi t plans and asset management services for busi-nesses and individuals. A well-established, Vermont-based employee benefi ts fi rm with experienced and credentialed professionals, Fleischer Jacobs Group is comprised of four divisions: employee benefi ts, insurance, asset management and fi nancial planning. Fleischer Jacobs Group specializes in the design and implemen-tation of employee benefi t plans with a mix of products and services that include: health savings accounts; medical, dental, life and disability insurance; customized wellness programs; in addition to highly specialized fi nancial, retirement and invest-ment planning services. Fleischer Jacobs Group’s clients include several established Vermont businesses, start-up and growing companies, nonprofi t organizations, and individual clients.

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LIFT OFF! National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is coming to this year’s Tech Jam! NASA’s mobile interactive exhibit “Exploration Experience” will be parked at the Burlington Waterfront both days during the Jam. Visitors can explore the surface of the moon, touch a moon rock, and learn more about NASA’s plans for building a lunar outpost.

On Friday, NASA staffer Jitendra Joshi, PhD (pictured right) will discuss “Challenges of Living in Space: Applications for Earth,” a half-hour

presentation describing what it’s like to live and work outside the Earth’s atmosphere. Presentations start at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. in the

Film House. Joshi is the Chief Technologist of the Advanced Capabilities Division of NASA’s Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.

NASA will also have an exhibitor booth at the Jam. Stop by and fi nd out what’s new

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The KEA Group (M9)Williston • www.thekeagroup.com

The Kea Group is in the forefront of cus-tomer management, order management and warehouse process outsourcing. From SEO/client acquisition through phone-based customer and warranty support, the Kea Group has been performing inbound and outbound marketing and fulfillment operations through a Williston, Vermont-based contact center and warehouse. Since 1995, Vermont values, in-depth product knowledge and the right attitude is the Kea Group difference.

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Burlington CEDO (A6)Burlington • www.cedoburlington.org

The Community and Economic Develop-ment Office is a department of the City of Burlington. Its staffers work with the com-munity to foster economic vitality; preserve and enhance neighborhoods, quality of life and the environment; and promote equity and opportunity for all residents of Burlington. Working in partnership with citizens, the public and private sectors and other city departments, CEDO is the energy behind myriad Queen City projects, from refugee craft fairs to the revitalization of the Burlington Waterfront. Its activities are funded through federal and state grants and the City of Burlington Housing Trust Fund. CEDO supports economic growth in practical and concrete ways: through targeted tax incentives; business loans; a business-calling program; an award-win-ning Doing Business in Burlington guide; a downtown program; hands-on help with business planning, licenses and permitting; and help with lowering energy bills, finding office space, and accessing a high-speed telecommunications network.

Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCCC)Burlington • www.vermont.org

The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce is the largest nonprofit business membership organization in Vermont and has been active for 100 years. The Burlington region has long attracted residents and com-panies alike. Vermont’s booming economy, commercial activity, rich cultural scene, and ideal physical location between Lake Cham-plain and the Green Mountains make the

Chamber’s mission an easy one: to promote and support a healthy environment that makes the Burlington region and Vermont the ideal place to live, work and do business.

NASA (M8)Washington, D.C. • www.nasa.gov

Since its inception in 1958, NASA has ac-complished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many non-aerospace uses by the private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general. Perhaps more importantly, NASA’s exploration of space has taught people to view Earth, ourselves and the universe in a new way. While the tremendous technical and scientific ac-complishments of NASA demonstrate vividly that humans can achieve previously inconceivable feats, we also are humbled by the realization that Earth is just a tiny “blue marble” in the cosmos.

Vermont Biosciences Alliance (f9)www.vtbiosciences.org

The Vermont Bioscience Alliance is building a vibrant network of people from business and research with frequent VBSA events and through active participation in the growth of Vermont’s technology and en-trepreneurial communities. VBSA’s overall goals are to: actively support the growth of bioscience research and business ventures in Vermont through innovative events, pro-grams and public policy initiatives; connect Vermont’s bioscience people to share ideas, find solutions and develop partnerships through programs and networking events; Strengthen science and math curriculums of Vermont’s schools, engaging children and encouraging them to explore careers in scientific businesses and research. Find more information about current VBSA events and other activities, about the ben-efits of becoming a member and about cur-rent members on the VBSA website.

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (A5)Burlington • www.vbsr.org

The Vermont Intern Program through Ver-mont Businesses for Social Responsibility places students throughout the state of Vermont in paid internships. These op-portunities let students explore potential careers, learn socially responsible business practices and gain valuable work experi-ence in graphic design, IT, marketing, re-newable energy, public policy and project management, to name a few. Some par-

ticipating companies include CCTA, Digital Wish, Renew Salvage, MBA Healthgroup, Dealer.com, City Market and Ben & Jerry’s. VBSR is a business association with more than 1200 member businesses. Its mission is to advance a business ethic that values multiple bottom lines: economic, social and environmental.

Vermont Department of Labor Workforce Development Division (M7)Montpelier • www.labor.vermont.gov

The Vermont Department of Labor’s pri-mary focus is providing services that assist businesses, workers and job seekers. The VDOL’s Workforce Development Division offers a full range of workforce-related services through a network of 12 One-Stop Career Resource Centers. Each one offers a self-help resource room, job matching, registered apprenticeships, a database of education and training resources, statewide and national job listings, labor market and career information, and federal funding to help with skills training for new and incum-bent workers.

Vermont Software Developers’ Alliance — vtSDA (f10)Winooski • www.vtsda.org

The Vermont Software Developers’ Alliance is a trade association dedicated to foster-ing a healthy software industry in the state of Vermont. Since many technical interest groups already exist, vtSDA focuses more on common business interests. It supports and promotes a thriving software com-munity in which members can share ideas, expertise and strategies for success. That includes working with local colleges and universities to develop tech-smart curricula.

Vermont Technology Council (B9)Burlington • www.vttechcouncil.org

Since 1992, the Vermont Technology Coun-cil has been a catalyst for technology-based economic development, bringing together the high quality research of Vermont’s uni-versities and colleges, the entrepreneurial capacity of Vermont’s businesses, and the collaboration and support of state govern-ment. Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering (VASE) and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) are just two examples of the many Technology Council initiatives. In 2010, the Technology Council created an internship program to match college students with paid summer internships at technology-based companies in Vermont. The goal is to provide students with an opportunity to apply their educa-tion on the job, while providing businesses with a workforce that meets their needs. Check the Technology Council’s website during the spring semester for more details.

U.S. Small Business Administration (e5)Montpelier • www.sba.gov/vt

The U.S. Small Business Administration provides financial, technical and manage-ment assistance to help small businesses start, grow and succeed. Along with its network of partners, SBA can help develop a business plan, extend loans to a small business, identify contracting opportunities to increase sales, make contacts and access resources to strengthen small business.

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Bear Code (e8)Montpelier • www.bear-code.com

Bear Code is a software development co-op with offices in Montpelier and Moscow. The core expertise of the company, which de-scribes itself as “technologically agnostic,” is building Web 2.0 websites and applications. Bear Code has built application-driven sites for Springraise, uZooka, SuperArray, Seven Days, Skedwool, YouDiligence, Blue Cross Blue Shield VT, Boeing, Ford, GlobalNI, NECI, and Overseas Vote Foundation, among others.

Bluehouse Group (f11)Richmond • www.bluehousegroup.com

Bluehouse Group is a full-service web agency providing website design, Internet marketing and custom development services. Since 1998 Bluehouse has been known for clean design, clear communication and effective online initiatives. Bluehouse helps clients with a wide range of business solutions, including content management systems, social media strategies, custom applications, and search engine mar-keting. The company’s mix of creative talent and technical expertise helps clients navigate the rapidly changing landscape of the web and achieve results.

Brandthropology (f7)Burlington • www.brandthropology.com

Brandthropology is a marketing firm with a distinctly Darwinian approach, creating highly evolved marketing systems for a select group of clients interested in embracing change — and the many opportunities that new technologies now offer. The Brandthropol-ogy team looks deeply at the belief sets that drive consumer behavior, interprets them, and weaves these insights into powerful, integrat-ed marketing campaigns. Brandthropologists take the old stuff (traditional media) and mix it with the new stuff (interactive marketing) creating strategically unified, brand-building communications that weave any number of deliverables (strategic planning, research, identity, TV, radio, print and collateral, SEO, web development and social media) into measurable results.

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Greg KellyTELJET LONGHAUL, LLC

Seasoned technology execu-tive Greg Kelly is president of TelJet Longhaul LLC, one of the largest fi ber-optic networks in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Prior to founding TelJet Long-haul, Kelly was CIO at Oxygen

Media, which raised $600 million to launch the Oxygen cable chan-nel. Before that he was

vice president of product de-velopment at Navis Technolo-gies. He also co-founded and served as vice president of R&D at CatchTV, where he raised $2 million in venture funds to de-velop technology connecting a TV viewer to topically related websites using a remote con-trol. He holds the patent for that device.

Kelly founded NuMagic Corporation, which developed wireless keyboards and remote controls for use on PCs. This technology was incorporated into products for WebTV, IBM and Compaq. At DigiVox, he developed “Sound Impression,” one of the fi rst and best-selling audio recording and editing programs for Windows OS.

Kelly did coursework at Si-mon’s Rock College and Ameri-can University before leaving college to go into business.

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Briar AlpertBIOTEK

Winooski-based BioTek was founded in 1968 by Dr. Norman Alpert — a physiologist at the University of Vermont Medical College. His two sons, Briar and Adam, have grown the com-pany into a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture,

and sale of microplate instrumenta-tion and soft-ware. BioTek’s instrumen-tation is

used to accelerate the drug discovery process, to advance discoveries in genomics and proteomics, and to aid in the advancement of life-science research.

Briar Alpert, who serves as president and CEO, received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont in 1983. The next year he began his career as a project engineer for Pizzagalli Construction Company. He joined BioTek Instruments in 1986 and held numerous management posi-tions in manufacturing, engi-neering, operations, marketing and sales before he was pro-moted to the top job in 2000. In 1993, he earned a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Vermont.

Alpert is a charter member and director of the Vermont Center for Emerging Technolo-gies, a director for the Analyti-cal Life Science Systems Associ-ation and a full member of the Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering.

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David Blittersdorf ALLEARTH RENEWABLES

David Blittersdorf founded NRG Systems in 1982, when the wind energy industry was in its infancy, and grew the company into an internationally recog-nized leader in wind measure-ment technology. Believing that he could do more to help

transition the U.S. energy economy away from fossil fu-els, David stepped

down as CEO of NRG Systems in 2004 in order to found another company: AllEarth Renewables (formerly Earth Turbines), a business dedicated to the de-velopment, manufacture and deployment of residential-scale, grid-connected renewable energy systems. He holds a de-gree in mechanical engineering from the University of Vermont, is a board member of Renew-able Energy Vermont and sits on the advisory board of the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Carolyn EdwardsCOMPETITIVE COMPUTING (C2)

Carolyn Edwards is the presi-dent and CEO of Competitive Computing, a Vermont-based technology consulting fi rm specializing in Internet busi-ness solutions and enterprise technology infrastructure. Ed-wards and her partners found-

ed and have grown a busi-ness which focuses on leveraging industry-leading tech-

nologies to create competi-tive advantage for its clients. Over the past 18 years, C2 has worked with many brand-name businesses as well as educational and government institutions, while earning “pre-miere status” partnerships with leading technology vendors such as Microsoft, Dell, VMware, Sitecore and EMC. Edwards brings strategic leadership to setting company direction and working directly with clients. Prior to cofounding C2, Ed-wards held leadership roles at Digital Equipment Corporation in IT management and consult-ing. Edwards has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont and has served on the boards of the Vermont Business Roundtable and Greater Burl-ington Industrial Corporation.

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Greg BrandBLUEHOUSE GROUP

Greg Brand is the force behind Bluehouse Group, an interactive agency in Richmond, Vt. that since 1998 has specialized in web design, Internet marketing and custom web development. Brand and his team help cli-ents develop successful online

strategies and discover creative ways to meet business objectives using the

web. An advocate for simplic-ity, clear messaging and clean, uncluttered design, Brand says he enjoys running a web busi-ness “because of the fl uid and rapidly evolving nature of the medium, and the opportunity to blend creative talent, techni-cal skill, and business expertise in meeting clients’ needs.” Cli-ents include RSG, Yestermorrow Design Build School and Op-portunities Credit Union. Brand studied psychology at Hamp-shire College; business and computer science at UVM. He is a founding member and former board chair of the Vermont Software Developers’ Alliance. When he’s not at work, Brand enjoys photography, fl y fi shing and “authentic food.”

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Found Line (G10)Burlington • www.foundline.com

Found Line is a creative firm that provides services in visual identity, packaging design and web development. The Found Line team helps clients develop strategies, tools and communication materials. They do this with a fanatical devotion to accessibility and an obsession with free/open source software and open standards. Found Line works with many Vermont organizations including Seventh Generation, True Body Products, Central Vermont Community Action Council, CCTV Center for Media & Democracy, The University of Vermont, VSA Arts of Vermont and VPR.

Propeller Media Works (B7)Burlington • www.propellermediaworks.com

Propeller Media Works is an interactive agency specializing in creative web design, online/social marketing and custom ap-plication development. Since 1997, the company’s team of experienced strategists, designers and developers has created hundreds of successful web projects for client-partners that range from rock stars and resorts to B2B and B2C. In Vermont, the list includes Orvis, Bogner of America, Vermont Public Radio, Stowe Mountain Resort, Bromley, Ski Vermont, Seventh Gen-eration, Burton Snowboards, NRG Systems and others. Burlington-based Propeller is a member of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility.

Union Street Media (G6)Burlington • www.unionstreetmedia.com

Since 1999, hundreds of REALTORS, busi-nesses and nonprofit organizations have called upon Union Street Media to develop their websites and market them on the Internet. Located in the old Adams School building on S. Union Street in Burlington, the company has more than 20 full-time employees, an amazing office and one kick-ass coffee machine. Please stop by our booth to learn more!

Green Tech / Produc Ts

AllEarth Renewables (B2)Williston • www.allearthrenewables.com

AllEarth Renewables is focused on the design and manufacture of practical and affordable renewable-energy options for grid-connected homes, businesses and nonprofits. Originally established as Earth Turbines in 2005 by NRG Systems founder David Blittersdorf, the company’s products include the AllSun Tracker — an active-tracking, pole-mounted solar PV ar-ray — and a residential-scale wind turbine that is currently in development at 22 test sites around the state. Since 2009, AllEarth Renewables has installed more than 250 AllSun Trackers in Vermont, for customers including the Yestermorrow Design/Build School, American Flatbread’s Waitsfield restaurant and the town of Starksboro. It is also one of two solar companies perform-ing installations as part of VPIRG’s new Solar Communities campaign. AllSun Trackers installed to date add up to more than a megawatt of reliable, locally generated renewable energy — enough to power approximately 200 homes for a year. The 25-employee company is a member of Ver-mont Businesses for Social Responsibility.

Seventh Generation (F5)Burlington (located in the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center) • www.seventhgeneration.com

Seventh Generation is committed to be-coming the world’s most trusted brand of authentic, safe and environmentally responsible products for a healthy home. For 20 years, the closely held Burlington, Vermont-based company has been at the forefront of a cultural change in consumer behavior and business ethics. One of the country’s first self-declared “socially re-sponsible” companies, its business practice is focused on offering people avenues to express their idealism, passion and commit-ment to causes larger than themselves at every point along its supply chain — from suppliers and partners to shareholders, customers and its own staff. The company derives its name from the Great Law of the Iroquois that states, “In our every delibera-tion, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.”

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Husky Injection Molding Systems (M6) Milton • www.husky.ca

Founded in 1953 by Robert Schad, Husky started as a small machine shop in a Toron-to garage. The company found its niche in specialized moldmaking and quickly devel-oped into a leader in producing innovative, high-speed injection molding systems for


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dive in !Bridget Butler, project manager for Voices for the Lake, invites you to visit ECHO to see an innovative exhibit which uses digital storytelling to connect people across the Lake Champlain watershed. Video, audio, photos and text from the community are featured on two 42’ touch screen interfaces, stories are geo-tagged using Google Maps, and visitors use a touch screen story capture kiosk to add to the collection right from the floor at ECHO. Visit voicesforthelake.org for peak at the online interface. Tours leave from the Merrill Lynch Lobby (Level 1) on Friday at 3 p.m. or Saturday at noon and 2 p.m.

s ui T uP !It doesn’t matter how casual a company’s work atmosphere is; job applicants should still dress up for an interview. That’s why Linking Learning to Life will be distributing new and gently worn interview-ready business wear and accessories during the Tech Jam. Stop by Union Station on Friday, October 15, from noon to 4 p.m., to peruse items collected from the Men’s Wearhouse Suit Drive and the Attire for Hire Drive.

j us T Twee T iT!Planning to come to the Tech Jam? Find out the most up- to-date info about the event by following @vt3jam on Twitter. We’ll be monitoring attendance, recommend-ing must-see exhibits and uploading pics all day Friday and Saturday. Share your feedback by tweeting to the hashtag #vt3jam.

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thinwall containers. Today Husky Injection Molding Systems is one of the world’s lead-ing suppliers of injection molding equip-ment and services to the global plastics industry, designing and manufacturing a broad range of injection molding machines, hot runners, robots, molds and integrated systems. The Husky culture is entrepreneur-ial, fast-paced and never afraid of change. Its employees thrive in a dynamic environ-ment, are driven by challenge and have a passion for excellence. Manufacturing facili-ties are located in Canada, Luxembourg, China, Brazil and the U.S.

IBM (A2)Essex Junction • www.ibm.com

When IBM established its Vermont facility in 1957, its first product was a simple electro-mechanical switch for use in key punch and recording machines. Today the site, known as IBM Burlington, is a world leader in the development, design and manufacture of semiconductor technology and products. The facility designs and produces chips with millions of transistors on a campus compris-ing more than 3 million square feet on 725 acres. Its semiconductor products are found in equipment that powers the Internet and other communications networks, cell-phones, GPS and wireless communications gear, high-definition TVs, video cameras and

recorders, and multifunction printers. The site’s clean room manufacturing facility op-erates two 12-hour shifts, around the clock, 365 days a year. Burlington is home to most of IBM’s chip designers. IBM Burlington ex-ports more than $2 billion in finished goods annually, and on average the site’s employ-ees generate about 10 percent of the com-pany’s annual total of U.S. patents.

Logic Supply (B6)South Burlington • www.logicsupply.com

Logic Supply provides special-purpose computer hardware and engineering ser-vices for a niche market: companies and end-users requiring small, efficient comput-ers and related components. Logic Supply serves Fortune 500 companies, corporate, and government and education customers with innovative system solutions tailored to fit specific project requirements. Logic Sup-ply’s team of 35 individuals includes hard-ware and software engineers, computer technicians, designers and technical sales associates.

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Resource Systems Group (e6)Burlington (located in the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center) • www.rsginc.com

Resource Systems Group is a multidisci-plinary, employee-owned firm that provides consulting services for the planning, analysis, and management of transportation, natural resources, technology and business. RSG de-signs sophisticated approaches to collecting, modeling and communicating meaningful, nuanced data that companies, organizations and governments at every level can use to make strategic market, policy and operation-al decisions. RSG employees thrive on solving problems and have opportunities to work on a variety of projects with multiple responsi-bilities. The firm’s progressive environmental and social policies attract and retain profes-sionals who are passionate about green initiatives, and care deeply about practicing sound environmental stewardship in both their personal and professional lives. RSG has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont” for four consecutive years and named as one of the “Best Workplaces for Commuters.”

Standards Technology Group (B4)Jericho • www.standardstech.com

Standards Technology Group (STG) is dedicated to providing online products and services related to industry standards and specifications. STG’s suite of online Web presentation services enables those who use standards to efficiently find, ac-cess, manage and understand document content. STG also facilitates the transfer and management of complex written materials; our proprietary business technology offers secure Internet databasing and presenta-tion models designed for flexibility and dynamic accessibility. Standards publish-ers use STG to protect the content of their standards documents from unauthorized distribution. In so doing, they recover lost sales from casual distribution of their docu-ments while adding tremendous value for their thousands of members who need standards to accomplish their various busi-ness needs. Users come to STG to efficiently locate the specific documents they need, master the material and then rapidly access it as needed all within a SaaS Web 2.0 online community.

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Audio-Video Corp. (E10)Shelburne • www.audiovideocorp.com

For more than 60 years, New York-based Audio-Video Corporation has successfully guided and supported its clients through the establishment and enhancement of their communication technology needs. Audio-Video’s seasoned sales and technical personnel possess vast and varied media expertise, offering clients the most effective solutions to complex audio and video chal-lenges. From concept through completion, Audio-Video ensures that clients receive the quality communication technology they need and service that’s second to none. Audio-Video provided the digital signage in the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center at this year’s Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam.

ClearBearing, Inc. (B12)Burlington • www.clearbearing.com

ClearBearing, Inc. is an information tech-nology consultancy and hosting service

provider (HSP). Since 1999, ClearBearing has focused on providing computer and network technology guidance, highly reliable network designs, and low-cost, stable Internet services to clients within and beyond Vermont. ClearBearing is a team of five with decades of experience in network design, user support, project management and ISP technical manage-ment under its collective belt. The engi-neers at ClearBearing strive to bring the best in network computing to businesses, government agencies, educational insti-tutions and nonprofit organizations.

Competitive Computing — C2 (F6)Colchester • www.competitive.com

Competitive Computing, also known as C2, is a Vermont-based technology consulting firm specializing in Internet business solu-tions and enterprise technology infrastruc-ture. C2 assists clients in leveraging indus-try-leading technologies to create competi-tive advantage. Over the past 18 years, C2 has worked with many brand-name busi-nesses, as well as educational and govern-

ment institutions, to deliver award-winning solutions while earning premiere-status partnerships with vendors such as Micro-soft, Dell, VMware, Sitecore and EMC. Clients include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Crane & Co., Orvis, the State of Vermont and Goodrich. C2’s growing, local team is nation-ally recognized, with extensive experience in strategic IT planning, application devel-opment, collaboration portals, web content management, multichannel commerce, email and messaging systems, server virtu-alization and networking solutions.

Dominion Tech Computer Services (F1)Colchester • www.dominiontech.com

DominionTech is a family-friendly employer, committed to a “100% Up Time. Guaran-teed” philosophy. Dominion Tech is proud of saving clients money through provid-ing professional IT support without the overhead necessary to hire an expensive in-house IT department. Services the com-pany offers include networking, cabling, server audits, network analysis, wired and wireless connections, data recovery, virus protection and removal, as well as routine maintenance.

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Vermont Business Magazine (M4)Burlington • www.vermontbiz.com

Since 1972, Vermont Business Magazine has published the latest and most accurate information and economic data available. Vermont’s only statewide business publica-tion, it provides monthly focuses on sub-jects such as Vermont’s largest companies ranked by sales, Vermont’s largest employ-ers, annual media guide, construction and development, high-tech industries, educa-tion, transportation, energy and health issues in Vermont, along with the annual Book of Lists and Manufacturers Directory. As an integrated b2b news source, VBM also provides this information in dynamic e-newsletter and web formats. Sign up for VBM’s daily, business-focused e-newsletter on the VBM website.

Vermont Community Access Media (M2)Burlington • www.vermontcam.org

Vermont Community Access Media is a nonprofit community media and technol-ogy center located in the South End of Burlington. VCAM’s mission is to enrich civil

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discourse in the Chittenden County region by providing local citizens with access to training and state-of-the-art digital media tools as a means of personal, political and artistic self-expression. VCAM operates both a public access and a government access cable channel, and we provide equipment and facility rentals and channel time to any VCAM user, for any noncommercial purpose, free of charge.

Vermont Public Radio (F8)Colchester • www.vpr.net

Listener-supported Vermont Public Radio has been serving the people of Vermont and the surrounding region since 1977. As Vermont’s only statewide public radio network, VPR is a trusted and independent source for news, music, conversation and much more. For more information about VPR and VPR Classical, a list of frequencies and streaming audio from all of VPR’s ser-vices, visit the VPR website.

WCAX-TV (G8)South Burlington • www.wcax.com

WCAX-TV got its start as WCAX Radio at the University of Vermont’s College of Agricul-ture. It was used to distribute information to farmers from its outreach program, the Extension Service. Hence the CAX (Col-

lege of Agriculture eXtension) call letters. A CBS affiliate, it began its long history on the air on September 7, 1954. Two of the original programs that were broadcast on WCAX then are still on the air today: “You Can Quote Me,” a local news and current events program, airs Sundays at 11 a.m.; and “Across the Fence,” the country’s longest running local program, can be seen week-days at 12:10 p.m. Still locally owned and operated, WCAX is proud to be the area’s most complete source for local news, on the air, on the web and through mobile apps, for information whenever you need it.

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JobsInVT (m 5)Westbrook, Maine • www.jobsinvt.com

Founded in 2003, JobsInVT.com is the larg-est job board in Vermont, with more local job postings than any other resource. The company specializes in connecting local employers with qualified local candidates who want to work in Vermont at a lower cost than other recruiting methods. Job-sInVT.com is one of the only job boards that does not allow multilevel marketing schemes, jobs that require up-front invest-ments, or other opportunities that are not legitimate. Job seekers can be assured that

all the jobs found on JobsInVT.com are high-quality, Vermont-based jobs.

Seven Days Jobs (B13)Burlington • classifieds.sevendaysvt.com

Vermont’s locally owned, independent newsweekly is also the area’s best source of listings for good local jobs. Six years ago, the paper partnered with a local software company to boost its online listings. Clas-sifieds are posted daily — and, fully search-able — on the Seven Days website. They’re tweeted, too. Seven Days helped establish the Vermont 3.0 Tech Jam as a service to our employment advertisers and to showcase the local innovators who contribute to Ver-mont’s creative economy.

Technical Connection (B11)Burlington • www.vtechjobs.com

Since 1991, downtown Burlington’s Techni-cal Connection has placed computer and engineering professionals in contract and full-time jobs throughout northern New England and upstate New York. Networking is second nature in a company with 40 local employees, many of whom have longstand-ing relationships in the regional IT and technical communities. A number of local businesses retain Technical Connection for recruitment purposes, and it’s common for

contract employees to segue to full-time work at those client companies.

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Greensea Systems, Inc. (e7)Richmond • www.greenseainc.com

Greensea Systems, Inc. develops command, control and navigation systems for un-manned and robotic platforms. The compa-ny has extensive experience in software for unmanned systems including submarine-launched vehicles, ground systems, remote-ly operated work-class vehicles, miniature underwater vehicles and deep-ocean sal-vage vehicles. Greensea also offers control system design, development and analysis services for dynamic systems. Its control systems have been used in vehicle naviga-tion, platform stabilization, sensing systems, process control, and vehicle autopilots. Greensea manages and leads the develop-ment of the Open Software and Equipment Architecture (openSEA), an open-source system providing a software and hardware core for unmanned vehicles, remote sensor systems, embedded controller units and human-machine interfaces.


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MicroStrain (G2)Williston • www.microstrain.com

MicroStrain is a privately held company, founded in 1987, employing over 50 people. It makes tiny sensors used in a wide range of applications, including knee implants, civil structures, structural health monitor-ing, advanced manufacturing, unmanned military vehicles and automobile engines. The company is a leading manufacturer of inertial measurement systems, micro-displacement transducers, wireless sensing networks, and energy harvesting technolo-gies. In September, MicroStrain landed a $730,000 contract to develop wireless sen-sors for Army helicopters, and was recog-nized as one of Vermont’s fastest growing companies with a “5x5x5 Growth Award” from Vermont Business Magazine.

Software Development

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (G1)South Burlington • www.allscripts.com

Allscripts and Eclipsys recently merged to form Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., now one of the largest companies focused exclusively on health care information tech-nology. With more than 5500 employees and combined 2009 pro forma revenues of approximately $1.2 billion, the company has the industry’s largest network of clients on the most advanced product platform, re-sulting in a single patient record. Allscripts brings to market a complete portfolio of clinical, financial, analytics and connectivity solutions, and a client base of 180,000 phy-sicians, 1500 hospitals and 10,000 nursing homes, home care agencies and other post-acute organizations — the largest network in health care. Allscripts is led by CEO Glen Tullman.

CSL Software Solutions (G9)Burlington • www.csl-us.com

CSL Software Solutions, Inc. is a dynamic and innovative software company provid-ing many of the world’s largest pharma-ceutical and biotech companies with class-leading business analytics and performance coaching solutions. The company’s U.S. home office has been based in Burlington since 2006, and since then CSL has grown rapidly, employing mainly local program-ming talent. CSL’s success is founded on innovative solutions for common problems: performance and brand management, and maximizing employee potential. CSL’s solutions enable complex data to be under-stood easily by business users in a highly graphical and easy-to-navigate environ-ment. CSL is currently hiring entry-level database engineers and interns.

Dealer.com (level 3 p o D)Burlington • careers.dealer.com

Dealer.com is a technology company that has become the global leader in online marketing solutions for the automotive industry. Dealer.com provides complete, integrated online marketing solutions to clients across all tiers of the industry, and supports its innovative technology with unparalleled customer service and training.

The company’s superior technology com-bined with a holistic approach to service and support has established Dealer.com as the leader in its space. Recent national and international accolades include: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2010 Top Small Company Workplace Award by Inc. Magazine, Best Place to Work in Vermont, 2010 Diamond Award for Best Website Provider and Platinum Award for Internet Training. In addition, Dealer.com received the 2009 Most Comprehensive Search Mar-keting Platform Award.

Empower Mobility (G7)Essex • www.empowermobility.com

Empower Mobility LLC has been providing high-quality software development services and products for the mobile computing platform since 2001. Prior to January 2005, eM was better known as Jarosoft. Empower Mobility is particularly skilled at migrating paper-based systems to custom software solutions that run on Windows Mobile, Palm OS and now iPhone OS-based handheld computers. Our designs are elegant and ef-ficient, integrating a well-thought-out user interface with complex database and com-munication sources. The end result is a scal-able, mobile solution that is connectable, powerful and easy to use without breaking the bank.

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Galen Healthcare Solutions (B3)Burlington • www.galenhealthcare.com

Galen Healthcare Solutions is a professional and technical services company with a specifi c focus on assisting members of the health care community with the challeng-ing, sometimes painful task of migrating to a predominantly paperless world. Galen has built the largest and most accomplished group of third party Enterprise EHR profes-sionals within its community. Along with size and experience, Galen brings true breadth and depth across implementation, project management and technical ser-vices. Galen is uniquely positioned to lever-age its experience, its relationships and its expertise to empower its partners in their efforts to provide extraordinary patient care through the use of technology.

GE Healthcare (F14)South Burlington • www.gehealthcare.com

GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care. GE Healthcare offers a broad range of products and ser-vices that are improving productivity in health care, and enhancing patient care by enabling health care providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease,

neurological diseases and other conditions. Headquartered in the UK, GE Healthcare is a $16 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare em-ploys more than 43,000 people committed to serving health care professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. GE is an equal opportunity employer, offer-ing a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.

Green Mountain Software (G3)Colchester • www.GMSW.com

Green Mountain Software Corporation specializes in mobile computing — devel-oping custom apps for iPhone, iPad and Android platforms. Founded in 1994, the Vermont-based company consistently delivers groundbreaking work for clients ranging from the Fortune 500 to innova-tive start-ups. Green Mountain Software has a passion for producing insanely great software. It is known for building the kind of solutions users can’t put down. Its user interfaces are best in class for usability and navigation. Its applications are powerful and robust. And when it comes to innova-tion, the company’s work speaks for itself. Green Mountain Software’s industry experi-ence is extensive. It has delivered successful

projects to industries ranging from energy conservation, health care, food safety and automotive, to fi lm and video, and sports timing and scoring. In its 16-year history, the company has gained substantial technical expertise in building mobile applications that are elegant, intuitive and wildly useful.

iSystems (B10)Colchester • www.isystemsllc.com

iSystems is a software innovator serving fi nancial services companies and indepen-dent payroll providers. Its Evolution Payroll/HR is a robust, reliable and secure payroll and HR software solution. Evolution and its complementary products are used by more than 70,000 employers nationwide. iSystems distinguishes itself by maintaining the highest level of product and technical support, and providing ongoing training programs for its customers. Its continuous software development investment gives customers the competitive edge in the em-ployer services market.

MyWebGrocer (F3)Colchester • www.mywebgrocer.com

Founded in 1999, MyWebGrocer is the lead-ing digital services provider for retail grocery, connecting retail brands to their consumers through ecommerce and online tools. Retail partners include Brookshire’s, ShopRite, Lowes Food Stores, Big Y, Food Lion and 90 other leading grocery chains. MyWebGrocer also has the largest online grocery-advertising network, attracting advertisers such as Kel-logg’s, Unilever, Nestle, P&G and 60 other leading brands. Located in Colchester Vt., MyWebGrocer employs more than 90 profes-sionals from diverse backgrounds, including database and development, customer service, web design, sales, marketing, graphic design and account management. MyWebGrocer is consistently ranked among the fastest grow-ing companies in Vermont and is proud of its energetic and dynamic team.



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Physician’s Computer Company (B8)Winooski • www.pcc.com

When the American Academy of Pediatrics needs help sorting out 50-plus immuniza-tion registries around the country, they call Physician’s Computer Company in Winooski. Since 1983, PCC has developed, delivered and supported practice-management software to pediatricians in an effort to “re-move all the obstacles that keep them from practicing medicine,” according to manager Chip Hart. PCC began when a local pediatric practice was told by its original computer company (a pre-IDX, IDS) that it couldn’t be bothered to generate the dreaded “school forms” that parents need for school every year. One of the nurses in the practice sug-gested that her high school-aged son knew a lot about computers, and he was hired to find a system to replace IDS. John Canning’s

after-school, pre-dot-com idea has become a 40-employee, $5 million company right here in Vermont.

PIEmatrix (F12)Burlington • www.piematrix.com

PIEmatrix is the world’s first online project management software made for process. It helps businesses reduce cost, stay out of trouble or increase revenues. The PIEmatrix platform, used by customers around the world, helps organizations leverage their best knowledge to ensure any initiative is executed correctly. The system is especially useful for complex projects and processes that must be successful. There are three maturity levels for business process imple-mentation and improvement. The first level is Chaos. In Chaos state, the business has few efficiencies, may not know what’s go-ing on, and gets into trouble. The second is Order — everyone knows what to do, but may not know how to do it right. The third is Alive! At this state, everyone collaborates, knows both what to do and how to do it, and is always improving in real time. There are many solutions that help companies

transform from Chaos to Order. PIEmatrix is the only solution that helps organizations transform to Alive!

Spring Above Marketing /RingMaster Software (B1)Burlington • www.springabove.com www.ringmastersw.com

With over a decade of software experi-ence, Spring Above Marketing is an online marketing company that understands busi-ness, technology and the online world to make web presences flourish and bottom lines thrive. The company offers full-service website design; search engine optimiza-tion; search engine marketing such as pay-per-click advertising; and web application development. Spring Above Marketing is the brainchild of RingMaster Software. RingMaster Software produces software that helps maintain a large, well-known ERP system called Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS). Many large to mid-sized companies, such as Starbucks, GE, Government of Québec, Ithaca College, etc., run their businesses using this system. RingMaster Software started in 1998 and has over 100 Fortune

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In 1977, Jake Burton Carpenter founded Burton Snowboards out of his Vermont barn. Since then, Burton has fueled the growth of snowboarding worldwide through its groundbreaking product lines, its team of top snowboarders and its grass-roots efforts to get the sport accepted at resorts. In 1996, Burton began growing its family of brands to include boardsports and apparel brands. Privately held and owned by Jake, Burton’s headquarters are in Burl-ington, Vt. with offices in California, Austria, Japan and Australia.

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Burlington Telecom (f2)Burlington • www.burlingtontelecom.net

Burlington Telecom operates a state-of-the-art fiber-optic telecommunications network serving the businesses and residents of Burlington with high-quality voice, Internet and cable-television services. The company is unique in Vermont because it is city-owned, but a growing number of munici-palities around the country are following its lead by creating similar local telecommuni-cations networks.

Summit Technologies (e3)Williston • www.summittechnologies.biz

Summit Technologies enables and empow-ers wireless mobility. Headquartered in Williston, Vt., Summit is an industry-leading wireless solutions provider focused primar-ily on Wi-Fi and secure wireless guest ac-cess. Summit specializes in radio frequency (RF) engineering and provides site survey, design, deployment, monitoring and sup-port of wireless local area networks, multi-point and point-to-point microwave links. Summit networks are utilized in health care, hospitality, MDUs, apartment complexes,

warehousing, corporations, campus envi-ronments, special-event venues, airports and campgrounds. They support addi-tional turnkey solutions including RFID and location-aware services, temperature and wetness sensing, video surveillance, mobile voice and data. Summit uses its RF expertise to conduct the wireless industries’ most accurate and comprehensive site surveys and spectrum analysis. It commonly fixes pre-existing wireless network failures in lo-cations with challenging interference issues and design complexities. Summit services also include in-building cellular enhance-ment and RF site management. Summit’s primary manufacturer partners include Cisco, Aruba, Ceragon, Redline and Alvarion.

Tech Vault, Inc. (e1)South Burlington • www.techvault.net

Tech Vault, Inc. brings a world-class data center to the serenity of Vermont. With an environmentally conscious design from the ground up, Tech Vault is leading the indus-try to new thresholds of energy efficiency and minimized carbon footprint. The facil-ity is constructed with exterior perimeter walls utilizing Office of Homeland Security wall-construction specifications and details. Security features include digital video sur-veillance systems, biometric access technol-ogy and electronically controlled individual

rack access. The Data Center floor integrates power, in-row cooling and humidification, rack space and environmental systems management to provide availability, stabil-ity and efficiency. Tech Vault is managed by Vermont IT service provider Tech Group, Inc., with trained and certified techni-cians on site to act as remote hands or as in-depth design deployment and trouble-shooting personnel.

TelJet Longhaul, LLC (f13)Williston • www.teljet.com

TelJet offers premier telecommunications services and custom solutions for Internet service, point-to-point circuits, and leasing of dark fiber. In addition, TelJet recently opened its state-of-the-art Data Center pro-viding a secure, flexible, reliable and fully redundant facility for companies looking to house their mission-critical equipment. Founded by Vermonters who care about the vitality of Vermont’s business economy, TelJet’s mission is to deliver fiber- optic-based telecommunications services and so-lutions, enabling Vermont’s businesses and institutions to provide superior products and customer service, and better compete locally and internationally.

VTel (G4)Springfield • www.vermontel.com

VTel is a family-owned telephone company that began serving rural Vermont in 1890. It operates a four-state optical fiber network from Vermont to New York City, Boston and Montréal, with speeds of 10 gig to 100 gig, serving some of the most intensive and demanding data users in the Northeast. VTel is also one of the largest owners of FCC wireless licenses in Vermont, New Hampshire and upstate New York. In 2010, VTel received American Reinvestment and Recovery Act awards of $92 million to help build America’s first GigE-to-Every-Home network, to extend 4G/LTE wireless broad-band to every un-served Vermonter, and to extend our fiber to 200 community anchors in three states. VTel actively supports Ver-mont community groups, creates local jobs, drives hybrid vehicles, uses solar, hydro and wind power, and is committed to improving quality of life for Vermont.

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