Cincinnati.com, 6/29/2015 (Tyra Oldham)

Dr. Tyra Oldham

Cincinnati Blacks in Technology: 'Why is the Smart Grid So Important?' So, do you want to collaborate with the like-minded technology professionals of color in our city? Please be our guest for the Cincinnati Blacks in Technology event at Brown Mackie College (1011 Glendale Milford Road; Cincinnati OH 45215) on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 6:00pm. Our discussion will answer the question, 'Why is the Smart Grid So Important?'.

Dr. Tyra Oldham, CEO of LANDsds, a management and consulting company providing sustainability and development, will provide an overview of smart grid and its importance to technology professionals. Smart technologies and smart providers and users are what make this unfolding system relevant and important. Dr. Oldham’s presentation is informative and interactive. Smart grid is not only relevant to our energy, but necessary for users to understand the importance on how we move forward considering people, infrastructure, facilities, business, systems, homes, technology and play. Learn about smart grid, smart grid technology, companies engaged in smart grid, careers

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Cincinnati.com, 12/6/2014 (Clifford Bailey)

Clifford Bailey

Prominent Business Leader to Discuss 'Productivity in the Workplace' with BDPA. BDPA, the premier organization for African American professionals in the information technology industry, will host Clifford Bailey on Wednesday, December 17 @ 6:00pm at the campus of Brown Mackie College (1011 Glendale Milford Road; Cincinnati 45215). He will focus on 'Productivity in the Workplace'. Our guest speaker has a wealth of business success, inspiring thought leadership and passion for teaching that make him a sought after keynote speaker and educator for the past decade.

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Slideshare, 10/17/2013 (Gerald Smith)

Gerald Smith

Cincinnati Blacks In Technology: 'IT Certifications vs Experience vs Degrees'.  Businesses are investing in IT to help leverage existing resources more thoroughly and find hidden nuggets to put to use. For this reason, there are now more jobs in the IT field than we've seen in quite a few years. It’s that inevitable fork in the road for an IT professional. As a result, a lot of folks are starting to take another look at the IT field as a career choice. What are employers looking for? Certifications? Experience? Degrees? Some combination of the three? Which is more valuable? The answer to these questions depends upon many factors. After all, not all IT certifications or college degrees or job experiences are the same.

These are questions that will be addressed by our guest speaker, Gerald Smith. Gerald is a senior manager with Sogeti and an IT professional with a number of important certifications in program management and agile transformation. He has been a hiring manager looking over resumes and job seekers during his management career at Kroger and Luxottica Retail. Gerald is also a long-time BDPA supporter … once serving on the board as BDPA Cincinnati chapter VP-Strategy & Planning.

Here is the 27-page deck that Gerald used during his presentation:

Cincinnati Blacks In Technology: 'IT Certifications vs Experience vs Degrees' from Wayne Hicks

PR.com, 6/13/2013 (BDPA New York)

Bonnie Sandy, Creative Industries Advocate to Present at Microsoft for BDPA New York Chapter. BDPA New York announced today that Bonnie Sandy, Creative Industries Advocate, will provide critical technology tips for BDPA New York members, small business owners, and technology enthusiasts at their upcoming professional development meeting. The Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program, which consists of the IT Showcase and High School Computer Competition, will also be highlighted at this program meeting.

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Nimbo Cloud Computing Blog, 9/21/2012 (BDPA New York)

Nimbo presents at BDPA Meeting: Cloud Intelligence and Big Data, What does it Really Mean? Washington Leon-Jordan, Nimbo’s VP of Technology was the presenter at the September 2012 program meeting hosted by BDPA New York chapter. His topic focused on cloud computing and big data.

Washington touched on how new technologies are shaping the way we do business, connect with people and interact with the world around us. He stressed the societal benefits of big data and cloud computing. These benefits stem from our newly discovered ability to pinpoint patterns and correlations in research fields such as healthcare and criminology. The presentation was followed by a discussion about the state of cloud security and ways for developers to get started with cloud.

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Vimeo, 7/4/2012 (BDPA Detroit)

BDPA Detroit June 2012 Information Exchange Meeting: Google Android Development. A recording of the June 2012 BDPA Detroit June 2012 Information Exchange Meeting on Google Android Development.


BDPA Detroit June 2012 Information Exchange Meeting: Google Android Development from William Bowen on Vimeo.

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PR.com, 6/17/2012 (BDPA New York)

Len Leach

Vice President of Information Technology and Services for the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) to Present at Microsoft for BDPA New York Chapter. BDPA New York announced today that Len Leach, Vice President of Information Technology and Services for the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), will provide critical technology tips for BDPA New York members, small business owners, and technology enthusiasts at their upcoming professional development meeting. The Student Information Technology Education Scholarship (SITES) program, which consists of the IT Showcase and High School Computer Competition (HSCC) will also be highlighted at this program meeting.

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Cincinnati.com, 3/2/2012 (Clarence Larcarte, Kevin Murray)

CinBell CIO Kevin Murray to Share Road To Success With BDPA Cincinnati. Do you remember when there were payphones on every street corner? Do you remember when you worried about the cost of each individual toll- or long-distance call? Do you remember when only cable companies provided you with television service or Internet connections at home? We live in a brave new world now ... and the evolution of service from Cincinnati Bell impacts on all of us in a variety of ways.

BDPA Cincinnati chapter, a nonprofit organization made up of racially diverse information technology professionals who advance the careers of African Americans from the classroom to the boardroom, wants to assist the community with programs that prepare you and your family to 'win the future'.

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YouTube, 1/18/2011 (BDPA Cleveland)

The New BDPA and Our Membership Guarantee. This is a series of video clips taken by Henry Ford at the program meeting hosted by BDPA Cleveland chapter on January 18, 2011. There were a number of speakers including Sylvia Calhoun, Henry Ford, Norman Mays, Beverly Peterson, Henry Wiggins and Ken Wilson.

Justin.tv, 11/18/2010 (Markita Payne)

Harmony Point Computer Training Center. BDPA Detroit chapter president Markita Payne opens up the BDPA Detroit chapter program meeting held on November 18, 2010. The guest speaker was Alicia Jones. Alicia Jones operates Harmony Point Computer Training Center, located in Detroit’s TechTown. Here is video of the entire program meeting.


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Slideshare, 11/18/2010 (Ricardo Wilkins)

Not Just For Kids: Facebook For Grown Folks. Ricardo Wilkins gave this presentation to BDPA Columbus chapter members at program meeting held on 11/18/2010. Turnout for the meeting was high and the information shared in the following presentation was timely.

Not just for kids - Facebook for Grown Folk

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Slideshare, 9/20/2010 (Nash Anwar)

Outsourcing. This is the handout provided by Nash Anwar at the September 2010 program meeting hosted by BDPA St. Louis chapter.

Program Meeting: 'Outsourcing' (St. Louis, Sep 2010)

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Slideshare, 8/26/2010 (Philena Rush)

Second Life: Your Interpersonal Communication. Philena Rush was guest speaker at the August 2010 program meeting hosted by BDPA Columbus chapter. Here is a copy of her .ppt presentation used at that meeting.

Second Life: Your Interpersonal Communication

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SlideShare, 6/22/2010 (Lucia Eversley)

Service Delivery Management: Delivering Value to the Business. Lucia Eversley (Procter & Gamble) was the guest presenter at the Jun 2010 program meeting hosted by BDPA Boston MetroWest chapter.

Service Delivery Management (Lucia Eversley)

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SlideShare, 3/18/2010 (Ken Stone)

Ken Stone (Stone Financial Retirement Planning) was the guest presenter for BDPA program meeting hosted by our Detroit chapter in March 2010.

Financial Mastery 101: Getting Your House in Order

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PR.com, 3/4/2010 (BDPA Charlotte)

Recruiting Roundtable Event - Joint Professional Organizations Participation. Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Charlotte Alumni will join in with the National Black MBA - Charlotte, Urban League Young Professionals, Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), National Association of Black Accountants, National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR), will have a dynamic panel of distinguished professionals from the Carolinas Market.

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Slideshare, 1/21/2010 (John Hoffler)

Running a Small IT Consulting Firm. BDPA Charlotte chapter hosted January 2010 program meeting on the topic, "Running a Small IT Consulting Firm". The speaker was John Hoffler. This is the .ppt presentation that Mr. Hoffler used for his presentation.

Running a Small IT Consulting Firm

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SlideShare, 11/21/2009 (John Malonson)

Using Google 'SITES'. This is slideshow used during presentation at the Nov 2009 program meeting hosted by BDPA Los Angeles chapter. The guest presenter was John Malonson (Raytheon).

BDPA LA: Google Sites

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SlideShare, 11/10/2009 (Tom Ermolovich)

Can You Educate Someone To Be An Entrepreneur? BDPA Boston Metrowest Chapter featured Tom Ermolovich as their program meeting guest speaker in Nov 2009. Tom Ermolovich is an entrepreneur and senior engineering executive. Currently, he is the Online Program Director for the Master of Science in Technology Commercialization program at Northeastern University.

Can You Educate Someone to be an Entrepreneur?

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SlideShare, 9/16/2009 (Janice Coleman)

BDPA Philadelphia chapter held program meeting on September 16, 2009 that was advertised as "Overcoming Networking Challenges and Leveraging Social Media". The focus of the discussion was the importance of networking; using the social media; overcoming networking challenges; and leveraging your network. The guest speaker was Janice Coleman.

Effective Networking in Today's Marketplace

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