The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Herb Thompson, Senior Program Manager – Veteran Programs at ServiceNow, where his mission is to grow the veteran talent pool in the ServiceNow ecosystem. Herb is also the author of the best-selling and award-winning book, The Transition Mission, which is written from his perspective as a retired Special Forces (Green Beret) leader. He is the only person in US Army history to have earned the Green Beret and Drill Sergeant of the Year awards. Herb is actively involved in the SkillBridge program, which is an intensive, 40hrs a week, 16 week, cohort based virtual training program. The mission of the program is to help transitioning service members, Veterans and Military spouses into meaningful employment. While they do not guarantee employment, their measure of success is to place participants into meaningful employment upon successful completion of the program. In this episode, Herb will discuss: How he got into the world of ServiceNow, His role as Senior Programs Manager, Transitioning from the military into the corporate world, An overview of the Skillbridge program, Commitment, mindset and overcoming imposter syndrome, Success stories of the program, Advice for people looking to transition into this space

Today's guest is Aaron Arvey, Director of Machine Learning at Third Rock Ventures. Founded in 2007, Third Rock Ventures push the boundaries of science and technology to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families. By starting with big ideas and fostering collaboration among brilliant people with expertise in science, medicine, business and strategy, Third Rock set out to do more than fund startups, they aim to build sustainable, innovative companies that can transform the lives of patients. Aaron's role at Third Rock is to advance therapeutic and diagnostic R&D with focused hypothesis-driven machine learning. Aaron initially trained as a computer scientist and mathematician, working at the intersection of machine learning theory and algorithm implementation. However, it wasn't until he happened upon molecular biology and the cellular microcosm that he found his passion. Since then, he has been in perpetual awe of the never-ending stream of high-impact scientific opportunities in biotech. In the episode, Aaron discusses: The mission at Third Rock Ventures, His role and responsibilities as the Director of ML, Use cases of the value his team brings to their portfolio companies, Trends that excite him in Biotechnology, Career opportunities with Third Rock Ventures

Today's guest is Fabian Florant, Senior Global IT Portfolio & Management Consultant at ING. Headquartered in Amsterdam, ING is a global bank with a strong European base. The company have more than 60,000 employees who serve around 37 million customers, corporate clients and financial institutions in over 40 countries. It is their purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. Fabian is an energetic, ambitious person who has developed a mature, responsible and professional approach to any task that is presented. Multi-talented with over 15 years of experience in Finance, he is a digital banking transformation & Agile Way of Working specialist who is excellent in working with others to achieving goals on time and with accuracy. Fabian is also a former Olympic athlete as is regarded as one of the best Triple Jumpers in the World. In this episode, Fabian talks about: How he got into the world of ServiceNow,  Interesting projects he is working on,  Key advice for getting projects over the line, How ServiceNow can help manage finances and track milestones, What excites him for the future of the platform

Today's guest is Nils Reimers, Director of Machine Learning at Cohere. Founded in 2019, Cohere empowers every developer and enterprise to build amazing products and capture true business value with language AI. The company believes that the union of research and product will realize a world where technology commands language in a way that’s as compelling and coherent as ourselves. They live at the forefront of ML/AI research to bring the latest advancements in language AI to their platform. Nils is a NLP and Deep Learning researcher with extensive experiences on representing text in dense vector spaces and how to use them for various applications including Neural Information Retrieval. He leads the ML team at Cohere that develops and trains Large Language Models/foundation models for semantic search and few-shot text classification. Their goal is to develop foundation models that can create rich content representations for many use-cases and tasks. In the episode, Nils will talk about: The interesting work Cohere are doing in NLP, His role and day-to-day life of the team, The impact they bring to customers, Three key areas they are focusing on for the near future, Why Cohere is a great place to work

Today's guest is Jonathan Alboum, Federal Chief Technology Officer at ServiceNow. In his role with the Federal Government at ServiceNow, Jonathan works with federal agencies to deliver digital workflows that create great experiences and unlock productivity. Prior to ServiceNow, Jonathan was the Public Sector CTO for Veritas Technologies, where he helped government, healthcare and education organizations manage, secure and identify business value from data on premises or in multi-cloud environments. Jonathan's Federal government tenure includes serving as the CIO for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He led the development of the USDA’s IT Modernization strategy, including Cloud computing, network modernization and enhanced cyber security for a $3 billion annual technology spend. In addition, he served as a leader in USDA’s Acquisition community, supporting the oversight, assessment and strategic planning of national programs comprising an acquisition portfolio of more than 70,000 awards worth $6 billion annually. In this episode, Jonathan will discuss: His background working in federal government, How ServiceNow is being utilized in the federal sector, A Case study of ServiceNow in the Fish and Wildlife service, Overcoming challenges of implementing ServiceNow, How ServiceNow integrates with existing systems and technologies, The role of ServiceNow in Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, ServiceNow’s RiseUp program, and How ServiceNow will continue to evolve in federal government

Today's guest is Jon Gustafson, Director of Artificial Intelligence at Woolpert. Founded in 1911, Woolpert are committed to a vision to become the premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and strategic consulting firm, and one of the best companies in the world.  Woolpert’s in-house fusion of AEG services creates innovative and robust solutions for their clients’ complex challenges. Woolpert collaborate with industry giants and local firms to enhance their expertise and create the best team for every project—no matter the size or complexity.  Jon primarily leads a center of excellence dedicated to scaling and enabling industrial-grade AI systems across business sectors and geographies. These efforts strive to enrich Woolpert's industry leadership, culture of innovation and high-performing ethos. He is also a strategic technology advisor to Woolpert's Infrastructure Sector, helping their civil engineers, inspectors, geospatial professionals and technologists capitalize on opportunities for growth, improve their operational efficiency, and reduce costs by implementing new and emerging technologies. In the episode, Jon will talk about: The interesting work they do at Woolpert, His role and responsibilities as Director of AI, Interesting projects his team work on in the geospatial space, Project roadmap for the next 12-18 months, How AI will continue to evolve at the company, and Team culture & plans for growing the team

Today's guest is Renita Hanson, Senior IT Manager & Global IT PMO at Jabil. Founded in 1966, Jabil is a global manufacturing company with more than 250,000 employees across 100 locations in 30 countries. They combine unmatched breadth and depth of end-market experience, technical and design capabilities, manufacturing know-how, supply chain insights and global product management expertise to enable success for the world’s leading brands. Jabil are driven by a common purpose: to make a positive impact for each other, their communities and the environment. Renita is a highly visible and skilled leader with a broad perspective and expertise across both delivery and business operations. She has implemented projects that have resulted in the elimination of tens of thousands of man-hours and the savings and/or cost avoidance of millions of dollars. Renita is a inclusive servant leader, builder of high-performing business teams, and an influential team leader, mentor and coach who thrives in environments requiring a high-level strategist who can envision the future and translate that vision into actionable, value-added outcomes. In this episode, Renita talks about: How she got into the world of ServiceNow,  Making the decision to implement ServiceNow at Jabil, Examples of how they are utilizing ServiceNow within the company, Enabling dashboards to simplify the lives of project managers, Automating status reports for PMs and stakeholders, Where she sees ServiceNow platform evolving in the near future

Today's guests are Vinidhra Mani, Head of Platform and Erica Weinstein, Head of Research at ProFound Therapeutics. Founded in 2020, ProFound Therapeutics is pioneering the discovery of a vastly expanded human proteome and using its newfound insights to unlock a universe of potential new medicines. The company’s ProFoundry Platform uses state-of-the-art protein detection technologies to systematically identify and validate proteins and dissect their therapeutic potential. The result is an ever-expanding database of tens of thousands of novel proteins, including their connectivity, functionality, and roles in health and disease. In the episode, Vinidhra and Erica will talk about: An overview of their work at Flagship Pioneering, Origins of ProFound Therapeutics, The potential impact of their research in drug discovery & clinical trials, How they are applying AI and Data Science in their day-to-day work, What the near future holds for ProFound Therapeutics

Today's guest is Ivy Ryerson, Principal Strategist - U.S. Federal Inspire Value at ServiceNow. Ivy has over 15 years of experience working with federal and commercial organizations to develop and execute digital transformation and business strategy initiatives that are aligned with policy, business priorities, and risk management programs. In her current role, Ivy is responsible to engage with executives to define and manage bespoke industry-aligned digital transformation advisory engagements at select key customers. Ivy leads discovery workshops with customer leadership and their teams to understand key business objectives, challenges, desired outcomes, and future state of service delivery modernization. She also communicates strategic alignment, presents multi-year roadmaps, and documents the full business case to justify action and investment. Ivy also provides full lifecycle business outcomes and offers value realization advisory to senior leadership. In this episode, Ivy will discuss: Her background and journey into the world of ServiceNow, Helping federal agencies improve services and efficiency through Digital Transformation, Understanding the problems they’re solving for customers, Case study of simplifying tools and processes for call center agents, Providing a single platform for seamless access to information, and Utilizing ServiceNow to positively impact people’s lives

Today's guest is Jens Strandbygaard, Senior Director of Product Management at ServiceNow. Based in Denmark, Jens has more than 25 years international experience as senior executive or founder helping enterprises digitally transform by leveraging cutting edge technologies. He has built and maintained a global network of business partners ranging from software vendors to systems integrators and consulting companies to cloud providers, mainly solving for SAP technology challenges for his partners and customers. In 2021, Jens managed the sale of Gekkobrain to ServiceNow and he is part of the Creator Workflow Business Unit, helping SAP customers modernize and optimize their SAP environments by utilizing ServiceNow's digital workflow platform to build low-code apps. On the personal side, Jens is passionate about technology and people, and thrives in a multinational and multi-cultural environment, meeting and dealing with different nationalities and cultures to mutually solve customers problems and make their IT systems run more efficiently. In this episode, Jens talks about: How he got into the world of ServiceNow,  The scale and complexity of working with SAP,   Examples of the problems they are solving for customers,  How ServiceNow can help modernize SAP systems, Where he sees the platform evolving in the near future