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With the state of work changing and so much moving to virtual/remote-first work, how are Cache Valley companies adapting? Join our panel of industry professionals to learn how they are adapting, struggling, and in some cases thriving in the new work environment
About this event
Join our panel of industry professionals as they talk about the changing state of work and how they are adapting.
Kristen Makanoa - Product Manager @ PDCflow
Blake Kohler - CEO @ Pulse For Good
Nate Holman - VP of Sales & Marketing @ Juniper Systems
Kristen Makanoa is a customer-focused product manager at PDCflow. With a strong background in brand development, design, and marketing, she works with cross-functional and agile teams to launch and continuously improve web and mobile apps. Kristen brings customer experiences to life with action-oriented collaboration and thoughtful project execution. Kristen currently works within a remote team that uses tech tools to stay genuinely connected, maintain productivity, and deliver continuous product improvements.
Nate Holman
Juniper Systems
Nate Holman is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Juniper Systems, Inc., an industry-leading provider of ultra-rugged mobile data collection devices and solutions (www.junipersys.com). Nate is a Cache Valley native having graduated from Logan High School and received degrees in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from USU. Nate has worked at Juniper Systems for 18 years and served in roles in manufacturing, development engineering, program management, product management, and now sales and marketing. He enjoys the challenges and success that has come from this local technology company helping field workers get their job done. Outside of work, he enjoys many outdoor activities that Cache Valley has to offer, from hiking, mountain biking, and snow skiing with his family to waterskiing every month of the year here in Cache Valley.
Nate Berry
SILAC Insurance Company
Nate is a Senior UX Researcher and Designer at SILAC Insurance Company. Prior to joining SILAC, he was a hybrid Product Manager/UX lead at Centeva, working on an education and communications platform for distributed teams. In addition to Centeva, Nate has worked as a Vice President of design for Centril, a consumer product recommendation engine, a creative development manager for Rakuten Marketing, and as a software developer and IT Admin in the public sector. Nate enjoys music production, photography, art, design, and exploring avenues that bring value to a creative process.
Andrew Hancey
TransLoc
Andrew is a Senior Software Engineer at TransLoc, where our mission is to revolutionize how people move. He takes a “people-first” approach when it comes to building quality software, and is constantly innovating, learning, and improving. His 10+ years of industry experience on a number of Agile development teams, both in-office and full-time remote, has only reinforced that people are an organization’s greatest asset. Being a Cache Valley native, he graduated from Utah State University Huntsman School of Business with a degree in Management Information Systems. Andrew enjoys reading about the latest in industry trends and practices, and getting outdoors with his family as much as possible.
Blake is passionate about, well, everything! As the CEO of Pulse For Good, he is using that passion to help nonprofits around the world gather feedback from vulnerable individuals more effectively. With a background in technology, Blake is helping to bring business-class survey tooling to organizations running on shoe-string budgets.As someone who likes to talk, he knows how hard it can be to listen, and along with the Pulse For Good team, he’s working towards building a more empathetic future.
