The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

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 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 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 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

Today's guest is Kevin Brodie, Director of Machine Learning at Orbital Sidekick. Founded in 2016, Orbital Sidekick is the premier persistent monitoring service helping commercial and government organizations meet their sustainable operations, ESG and security goals. The company's satellite constellation supplies fast, efficient hyperspectral intelligence from anywhere on the planet. They imagine a world where the planet's most pressing operational, environmental and safety problems are solvable. In his role as Director of Machine Learning, Kevin manages a team of Machine Learning scientists to develop technical roadmaps, build models, design ML infrastructure, analyze systems for hardware and software requirements development, and plan ML experimentation. Kevin's goal is to use math, physics, and code to develop new technologies that benefit the world. He enjoys solving problems in natural sciences, remote sensing, biological signal processing and climate change. In the episode, Kevin will talk about: The mission they are working on at Orbital Sidekick, How they are using Data Science and ML, The day-to-day life within the team, Overcoming challenges of bringing the models into production, The roadmap and upcoming projects, Why Orbital Sidekick is a great place to work.

Today's guest is Nikolaus Obholzer, Director of Computational Biology at Kronos Bio. Founded in 2017, Kronos Bio are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of therapeutics that target the dysregulated transcription that causes cancer and other serious diseases. Their team finds meaning in making purposeful connections as the company seeks to bring forward groundbreaking therapies for patients who need them. Nikolaus is an experienced technical manager, thought leader and problem solver who likes to put scientific data to work and communicates the results to drive decisions. He is also a Computational Biologist with more than 15 years of drug discovery and biomedical research experience in vitro, in vivo and in silico. Nikolaus' experience spans across academia, consulting, biotech and pharma. In the episode, Nikolaus will talk about: The interesting work Kronos Bio are doing in the Biotech space, How they are utilizing Machine Learning, His responsibilities and how the team has evolved, What the near future looks like for Kronos Bio, Why Kronos Bio is a great place to work

Today's guest is Ben Person, CEO and Co-Founder at Tenon in Indianapolis, IN. Founded in 2022, Tenon are driven by a singular objective: to transform how enterprise marketers work. The company's dedicated mission is to elevate marketing across the organization, giving them the tools to collaborate across departments to drive visibility, support, and be able to execute and prove the value of their services. Crafted by marketers for marketers, Tenon approach solving this problem with creative energy and empathy that matches a marketer’s passion for creativity and results. Built on ServiceNow, their solution leverages the built-in security, compliance and trust expected at the enterprise level, and provides a unified solution allowing marketing teams to plan, execute and measure the performance of campaigns like never before. In this episode, Ben will discuss: The origins and scaling of Tenon, His approach as an entrepreneur to building Tenon, What makes Tenon stand out and milestones so far, Advice to aspiring entrepreneurs, Current projects the team are working on, Tenon’s goals and making an impact on the world

Today's guest is Raghu Dhara, Director of Data Science at Motive in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2013, Motive builds technology to improve the safety, productivity and profitability of businesses that power the physical economy. The company serve more than 120,000 businesses, across a wide range of industries including construction, field service, agriculture, trucking and logistics, delivery, and more. Motive are committed to building a company that creates products customers love and fostering a culture that enables people to do their best work. Raghu joined Motive in 2019 and is currently the Director of the Data Science team, which launched the company's first wave of data-driven products including a driver safety score, a rewards card for fleet expenses, a fuel efficiency score, and a freight load board. In the episode, Raghu will talk about: The work Motive are doing in trucking and logistics, Day-to-day life of the data science team, What they look for when hiring into the team, Why they focus heavily on data infrastructure