TBTF EDC - Tampa Bay Tech Overview

Established in 2000, Tampa Bay Tech (formerly known as the Tampa Bay Technology Forum) is Florida's largest technology council.

Tampa Bay Tech has three strategic initiatives: Workforce, Marketing & Community. In addition, Tampa Bay Tech produces two flagship events every year: the poweredUP Technology Festival and the Tampa Bay Tech Awards. In addition, Tampa Bay Tech organizes hundreds of interest-level gatherings per year in conjunction with our Board of Directors, Technology Executive Council, Meetup cooperative and community partners.

Mission: Empower Florida’s largest, and the nation's second-fastest-growing, tech hub by collaborating with Tampa Bay’s largest and fastest-growing tech companies and their value-chain partners.

Vision: Tampa Bay is recognized globally as a leading tech hub.

Values:

Leadership: We are visionary, progressive and forward-thinking.

Collaboration: We are inclusive, open and relationship-focused.

Storytelling: We are hard-working, actively engaged and fanatical about tech.

About Jack Berlin

Founded Accusoft (Pegasus Imaging) in 1991 and has been CEO ever since.

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Established in 2000, Tampa Bay Tech (formerly known as the Tampa Bay Technology Forum) is Florida's largest technology council.

Tampa Bay Tech has three strategic initiatives: Workforce, Marketing & Community. In addition, Tampa Bay Tech produces two flagship events every year: the poweredUP Technology Festival and the Tampa Bay Tech Awards. In addition, Tampa Bay Tech organizes hundreds of interest-level gatherings per year in conjunction with our Board of Directors, Technology Executive Council, Meetup cooperative and community partners.

Mission: Empower Florida’s largest, and the nation's second-fastest-growing, tech hub by collaborating with Tampa Bay’s largest and fastest-growing tech companies and their value-chain partners.

Vision: Tampa Bay is recognized globally as a leading tech hub.

Values:

Leadership: We are visionary, progressive and forward-thinking.

Collaboration: We are inclusive, open and relationship-focused.

Storytelling: We are hard-working, actively engaged and fanatical about tech.

About Jack Berlin

Founded Accusoft (Pegasus Imaging) in 1991 and has been CEO ever since.

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Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Tech Tech technology http talent Tech PO Box

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Tampa Bay Tech | PO Box 20067, Tampa, FL 33622 | 813-400-1164 | https://tampabay.tech 
 
 
 
 
About Tampa Bay Tech 
 
 
Tampa Bay is Florida's largest, and the nation's second-fastest-growing, tech hub. We are 
home to 1 out of every 89 US tech workers, more tech talent than half the states in the nation. 
 
One, specific, point of pride is that the Tampa MSA employs the most female tech talent in the 
state, greater than the closest market (Orlando) by almost 40%. The ratio of male to female 
tech talent in the Tampa MSA (73% male, 27% female) is better than traditional tech hubs San 
Francisco, Seattle, Austin and many others. 
 
Our organization, Tampa Bay Tech, is a board-lead, membership-driven non-profit, whose 
membership consists of the region's largest and fastest-growing tech employers. Combined, 
our membership employs over two million, raised more than a quarter of a billion in equity 
capital, generates over half a trillion in annual revenue and carries over a trillion-dollar market 
cap. 
 
Our board leadership  consisting of the most senior tech leadership from such organizations 
as Accenture, IRONMAN, Nielsen, Tech Data, Valpak and more  believes that our mission of 
empowering Tampa Bay's tech community through our community, marketing and workforce 
initiatives is vital because we are at our strongest when working together. 
 
And our efforts are paying off. Tampa Bay Tech membership sponsors 52 Tech Meetup groups, 
engaging more than 16,500 unique participants. We've been partners on over $5.9MM in 
workforce grants since 2016. We've built a tech news wire with a distribution broader than 
any other media outlet in the region. 
 
We produce two signature events each year. Our poweredUP Tampa Bay Tech Festival, the 
region's singular tech-only festival, with over 1200 registered attendees in May 2018. Our 15th 
Annual Tampa Bay Tech Awards will open nominations this summer, with an ultra-exclusive 
event to be held Friday, November 9th, at Armature Works in Tampa. We also lead groups for 
senior tech leadership, emerging tech leadership, Software CEOs, CTOs and in-house corporate 
recruiters. 
 
 
Tampa Bay Tech | PO Box 20067, Tampa, FL 33622 | 813-400-1164 | https://tampabay.tech 
 
 
 
 
What our technology leaders are saying about Tampa Bay: 
 
 
"The Tech community in Tampa Bay is strong and growing every day. We have always had an outstanding pipeline of 
talent coming out of our University programs. Adding to that, we now see a very exciting, and positive trend as 
Millennials are choosing Tampa Bay for their home base. As a technology leader, this pipeline of talent is a business 
imperative. Regardless of industry, more and more companies rely on technology to drive business growth and 
expansion, and the businesses in Tampa Bay are no exception. Not only can these young professionals build strong 
technology careers right here in Tampa Bay, they are surrounded by others doing the same." 
Kimberly Anstett | CIO | Nielsen 
kimberly.anstett@nielsen.com | 813-366-4322 
 
 
 "The Tampa Bay region is so rich in technology resources and the tech community is really thriving right now. Within 
this market, you'll find unlimited opportunity. Tampa Bay boasts a highly skilled and diverse technology talent base; an 
eco-system for the smallest start-up to the largest tech companies; and, an education system ranging from focused 
boot camps to a strong base of globally recognized universities graduating tomorrow's engineers and scientists." 
Stanley Curtis | CTO and SVP, Software Engineering | Pilgrim Quality Solutions 
stanley.curtis@pilgrimquality.com | 813-915-1663 
 
 
 "Technology is a driving force in all of our organizations today that helps fuel our growth opportunities.  The Tampa 
Bay area has a very diverse set of organizations including high end medical research, financial institutions, automated 
manufacturing facilities and a growing startup environment, just to name a few.  The local workforce is dynamic and 
ramping up to meet the challenge of our growing technology needs.  Our local university systems are developing the 
next generation of technologist, our veteran transition programs from MacDill are providing additional feeders for 
talent and we have a robust local talent pool to engage.   Where else can you engage in such a diverse company and 
technology environment that has some of the best beaches in the world.  This makes the Tampa Bay area one of the 
best place to live and build a technology career." 
Chris Cate | COO & CIO | Valpak 
chris_cate@valpak.com | 727-399-3127 
 
 
 "I am thankful that Tampa Bay Tech has placed workforce as a key pillar in its mission.  As CIO of IRONMAN, we are a 
growing company headquartered in Tampa.  Within IT, we have hired both full time and intern positions through the 
various initiatives Tampa Bay Tech has held. Tampa Bay Tech makes it very easy to connect and bring the job seekers 
and college graduates to us through their various venues, and allows our teams to interact 1 on 1 in both an informal 
setting as well as complete interview setting." 
John Kuemmel | CIO | IRONMAN 
john.kuemmel@ironman.com | 813-868-5995 
 
 
There has never been a better time to be in Tech in Tampa Bay.  As a veteran technologist from the area, in the past I 
sought most of my opportunities elsewhere, but today I gladly live and work here. I have found many venues, such as 
the Tampa Bay Tech, where I can help others be equally as satisfied with the opportunities in our area, whether 
individuals seeking technology career opportunities or employers seeking diverse highly skilled technical talent.  I look 
forward to the increased momentum we will gain by collaborating across forums, employers, universities and the 
community to stretch into the future of making Tampa Bay a technology hub. 
 Virginia Lee | VP Technology - Global Cyber Security | Nielsen 
virginia.lee@nielsen.com | 813-375-2335 
 
 
 "The technology footprint of the Tampa Bay area is expanding rapidly. The demand across our technology companies 
for talent is growing at that same pace. Moving individuals from one company to another may fill immediate needs, 
but that model will not sustain the growth this area is experiencing. The Tampa Bay Technology Forum has created a 
venue to tap into top tier talent at our universities and our military base; Powered by Potential and Powered by Heroes. 
As the CIO of Arbitration Forums, this gives us access to a new talent pool, the ability to pour back into our community, 
all the while solving our resource needs." 
John Shedd | CIO | Arbitration Forums 
jshedd@arbfile.org | 813-915-2286 
 
Tampa Bay Tech | PO Box 20067, Tampa, FL 33622 | 813-400-1164 | https://tampabay.tech 
 
 
 
 
Tampa Bay is Florida's largest and fastest-growing tech hub. 
 
 
Where can I post my open positions? 
Tampa Bay Tech Jobs at https://tampabaytechjobs.com 
 
Positions posted at Tampa Bay Tech Jobs are distributed through Tampa Bay News Wire's daily 
email and Tampa Bay Tech's daily email and social accounts. 
 
Where can I send my in-house recruiters? 
Recruiters Networking Group (RNG) Tampa Bay at https://rngtampabay.org/ 
 
RNG Tampa Bay is the state's largest in-house-only, corporate recruiters group. 
 
Where can I find new tech talent? 
Tampa Bay's New Skills at Work at https://tbnsaw.com 
LaunchCode Tampa Bay at https://www.launchcode.org/communities/tampa-bay 
SecureSet Tampa at https://secureset.com/tampa-campus/ 
TechHire Tampa Bay at https://careersourcetampabay.com/pages/TB_techhire 
USF's partnership with Revature at https://revature.com/usf/ 
USFSP's Exploratory Labs at https://www.usfsp.edu/exlabs/ 
 
Within a 4-hour drive radius, Tampa Bay tech companies have access to 6 of the 25 largest U.S. 
higher education institutions by enrollment, and almost 1,000,000 college students total. 
 
Where can my employees go for growth and development? 
Tampa Bay Tech Meetups at https://www.meetup.com/pro/tampabaytech/ 
 
The 52 Tampa Bay Tech Meetups represent 16,500+ unique tech employees within the region. 
 
Where can I stay current on all things Tampa Bay Tech? 
Tampa Bay Tech Wire at http://tampabaytechwire.com/ 
 
For assistance with your workforce needs, or to join our membership, please contact: 
 
 
 
Jill St. Thomas 
Co-Executive Director 
jill@tampabay.tech 
Daniel James Scott 
Co-Executive Director 
djs@tampabay.tech