Metroplex Technology Business Council
2009 TECH TITANS
FINALISTS
CORPORATE CEO
AWARD CATEGORY
Bruce Ballengee
CEO and Co-Founder, Pariveda Solutions, Inc.
Timothy Gallagher
CEO, Electronic Transaction Consultants Corporation
Dale Sohn
President, Samsung Telecommunications America
Charlie Vogt
President and CEO, GENBAND
EMERGING COMPANY CEO
AWARD CATEGORY
Steve Steinheimer
CEO, SSG Ltd
Nina Vaca
CEO, Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc.
Paul VanMeter
President and CEO, Colo4Dallas
Alastair Westgarth
President and CEO, Tango Networks, Inc.
CORPORATE HORIZON
AWARD CATEGORY
Electronic Transaction Consultants Corporation
Entrust
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
Nokia Siemens Networks
EMERGING COMPANY HORIZON AWARD CATEGORY
Airwalk Communications, Inc.
OnAsset Intelligence, Inc.
Sipera Systems
Tango Networks, Inc.
TECH INNOVATOR
AWARD CATEGORY
Austin Crowder and the
Alpha Med-Surge Team
Alpha Med-Surge, Inc.,
Dr. Harold "Skip"Garner
P O’B Montgomery Distinguished Chair,
Professor of Biochemistry and Internal Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Bruce Li
President and CTO, 21-Century Silicon, Inc.
Dr. Frank Lu
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Director of the Aerodynamics Research Center
University of Texas at Arlington
TECH ADVOCATE
AWARD CATEGORY
Rep. Dan Branch
Texas State House of Representatives
North Texas Enterprise Center
for Medical Technology
Larry Calton
North Texas Regional Center for
Innovation & Commercialization
Mike Lockerd
TECH Fort Worth
Darlene Ryan
TECH ADOPTER
AWARD CATEGORY
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
North Texas Tollway Authority
Smart Hospital at the University of
Texas at Arlington
Travelocity Business
COMMUNITY HERO
AWARD CATEGORY
Corey Kirkendoll
Solutions Architect,
2009 National Society of Black Engineers Alumni
Extension Pre-College Initiative for Region V
Cisco Systems
Paul Klocek
General Manager, ELCAN Optical Technologies
Jo-ann Olsovsky
Vice President, Technology Services and CIO
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company
Gurvendra Suri
CEO, Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc.
TECH TITAN OF THE FUTURE UNIVERSITY LEVEL
Challenging Algorithmics and Mathematics in Problem Solving (CHAMPS)
The University of Texas at Dallas – Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Military Programs of the
Dallas TeleCollege
Dallas County Community College District
UTeach Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas
Venture Innovation Partnership
The University of Texas at Arlington
TECH TITAN OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
Daniel Brown
Hillcrest High School
Dallas Independent School District
Dr. George J. Hademenos
Richardson High School
Richardson Independent School District
Wesley Kirpach
Plano West Senior High School
Plano Independent School District
Jacqueline Lewis
Williams High School
Plano Independent School District
TechAmerica
TEXAS LEGEND AWARD
Jim Von Ehr
President and Founder
Zyvex Corporation