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Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet joins insurance tech startup; Cyemptive Technologies adds exec

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She spent eight years at Microsoft, working her way up from an entry-level product manager to senior program manager lead. He most recently served as IT manager for the U.S. Allison Davy was named head of marketing at PDM Automotive , a Seattle-based auto parts data platform.

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Tech Moves: Former Expedia leader joins Peerspace; Flexport adds another Amazon exec

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She also was previously director of product at Seattle mobile software development company Medio and spent nine years at Microsoft as a lead program manager. Acertus Photo) — Ross Rachey, formerly head of Amazon’s last mile fleet, was appointed chief operating officer of automotive logistics company Acertus.

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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

CIO Business Intelligence

The automotive industry keeps accelerating into the technological switch to electric engines, and all efforts at Volvo Cars point to a clear ambition to be a clear frontrunner. The result, for example, is no more roles such as scrum master and release train engineer, while project managers and program managers have returned. “So

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Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

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He will lead the startup’s product management and engineering, program management, and UX. “I am excited to bring my expertise and experience in autonomous vehicle technology and mobility to the company as it develops its automotive lidar technology and explores strategic alternatives,” Oz said in a statement.

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Blue Origin and Aerojet get in on NASA partnerships for new space technologies

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The 20 collaborative projects are part of a program managed by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. will work with Marshall to increase the performance and reduce the cost of additively manufactured aluminum materials for aerospace and automotive applications. Elementum 3D of Erie, Colo.,

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Product-based IT: A blueprint for success

CIO Business Intelligence

Trust One is also knee deep in transforming its IT organization and operating model, transitioning away from a program management office (PMO) to a product-centered organization. “No matter how agile you are, you are solving different problems for customers in different ways unless you are organized by product and are customer backed.”

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Tech Moves: Ex-Tableau sales chief Kelly Breslin Wright joins Gong; Slalom expands board; more

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“SEEVA Technologies was negatively impacted by the global pandemic’s effects on the automotive vertical and is now only modestly operational,” Lansinger told GeekWire in an email. Hoge spent 16 years at Microsoft, most recently as group program manager for the Windows 11 user experience.