Sentences with phrase «at major technology companies»

The field of AI has been criticized for its lack of women in prominent research roles at universities as well as at major technology companies.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

So in 2015, after being accepted to Y - Combinator, they launched Jopwell, an online recruiting platform that connects African American, Hispanic, and Native American candidates with jobs at major technology and finance companies.

O'Reilly, whose company produces technology books and events, has been at the forefront of nearly every major development in computers over the past three decades.

At the same time, the company is using bank - grade technology to fast - track interoperability with Zimbabwe's major financial institutions and make it easier to deploy new mobile services.

Ford announced the car's passing this week as part of major restructuring plan aimed at focusing capital spending on more popular SUVs and technology needed to morph Ford into a mobility company.

In recent years, Fitbit — co-founded by James Park, the company's chief executive, and chief technology officer Eric Friedman in 2007 — has also landed large corporate partnerships with health insurance companies and wellness programs at major corporations to make its product the go - to device for such offerings.

At the moment, the major trend in the business world — particularly among technology companies — is to favor generalization as businesses try to encompass as many features and capabilities as possible.

At a more complex but profound level, robo - advisors and other fintech companies are providing much of the technology to help major financial institutions transform their conventional advice businesses.

Sankaran's teams are further responsible for two major technology programs at the company: Digital Guidance, which utilizes technology to enhance clients» access to investment advice, and ongoing innovation for the company's award - winning trading platform, thinkorswim.

DCVC brings to bear a unique model that unites a team of experienced venture capitalists with more than 50 technology executives and experts (CTOs, CIOs, Chief Scientists, Principal Engineers, Professors at Stanford, Berkeley, and major technical universities) with significant tenures at top 100 technology companies and research institutions worldwide.

China Resources «is a major global player,» said David Zweig, a specialist in Chinese natural resource companies at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on innovative technology - based Canadian companies that have high growth potential, offer unique products or services and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets.

Ali also brings a strong personal motivation to improve the quality and cost of company - sponsored health care after experiencing a major health problem while employed at a growing technology company.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As part of its major programme of environmental improvement, The Glenmorangie Company has nominated water treatment specialist Aquabio, to design and build the core technology package for a new wastewater treatment plant at Glenmorangie Distillery at Tain, Ross - Shire in Scotland.

The state has quietly launched a major initiative to develop a series of economic development hubs in Buffalo aimed at attracting medical, energy and technology companies that would generate thousands of good - paying jobs.

At trial, the government had accused the elder Skelos of strong - arming three companies with a stake in state legislation — a major real estate developer, an environmental technology company and a medical malpractice insurer — into giving his son about $ 300,000 through consulting work, a no - show job and a payment of $ 20,000.

For instance, according to the paper, researchers at a major U.S. technology company claimed an accuracy rate of more than 97 percent for a face - recognition system they'd designed.

Three commercially released facial - analysis programs from major technology companies demonstrate both skin - type and gender biases, according to a new paper researchers from MIT and Stanford University will present later this month at the Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency.

Courtney Thompson, class of 1991, has had a stellar career in marketing, becoming the senior director of North American Marketing and Information Technology at a large international communications company, with the unique claim of being not only a female econ major at a time when that was exceedingly rare, but also African American in a white dominated field.

The first quinquennium of technology translation at Sanger has seen significant expansion and maturation of the Sanger Institute's portfolio of spin out companies, establishment of the 50 FTE Centre for Therapeutic Target Validation and execution of licensing deals with major strategic benefits for the exploitation of key Institute assets.

Speakers at this event include executives from major Japanese technology companies such as: Microsoft, SocialNetworking.jp, Gemini Mobile Technologies, Nomura Research Institute, Cybermedia, Intercasting, StickyEyes, Beat Communication, Global Personals, White Label Dating, World Dating Partners, and Online Personals Watch.

Speakers at this event include executives from major Chinese social networking and technology companies such as: YeeYoo, Tianji.com, 21Vianet.com, Plutolife, YeePay, iResearch, Magus, Love21cn.com and Cyber Media KK.

April 3, 2018 • «The government is pushing the need for this technology from the top, so companies don't have big obstacles in making it happen,» says an executive at a major Chinese artificial intelligence company.

The second major trend at the event was addressing ebook discovery and what libraries and technology companies are doing about it.

Curved television sets were the major trend this year at CES, as more companies seem to be embracing this technology in a bid to win over consumers.

At a more complex but profound level, robo - advisors and other fintech companies are providing much of the technology to help major financial institutions transform their conventional advice businesses.

The Daimler Art Collection, one of the major German company art collections, is, for the first time, presenting an extensive body of works at the Museum für Neue Kunst ZKM Karlsruhe (Center for Art and Media Technology) Karlsruhe.

I really like the FT - HS its from a major car company with a track record for real driving reliability unlike all the others on the list, it uses technology proven to work in the Prius and many other hybrids, its really going to be produced, and at a price point that is within most sports car drivers budgets.

In a major blow to proponents of «clean coal» technology, Southern Co., parent company of Mississippi Power, announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing today that it's throwing in the towel on efforts to generate electricity from coal and will instead use only natural gas at its flagship Kemper County, Mississippi power plant.

And companies like GE and Cisco, who are investing major money in the smart grid and transitioning significant portions of their business to focus on grid technology, have a lot at stake when it comes to consumer trust and national adoption of the smart grid.

When millions of customers can be affected by large - scale data breaches at national retailers and major airlines can be literally ground to a halt when technology fails, the increasing dependency of companies across the economy on technology is apparent to everyone.

Before joining Eversheds Sutherland (US) in 2011, Doug served as vice president of property tax services for a major information technology and services company, as principal of the property tax services group with one of the Big Four accounting firms and as a partner at two midsize law firms.

Following his undergraduate education, Rajah worked for more than a decade in the information technology industry, including three years in software development and seven years as an Information Systems and Technology manager at both a major telecommunications company and at a financial servicetechnology industry, including three years in software development and seven years as an Information Systems and Technology manager at both a major telecommunications company and at a financial serviceTechnology manager at both a major telecommunications company and at a financial services company.

With more than 20 years of experience at major high - tech companies and in private practice, Jeff has supported a broad range of legal issues including, technology licensing, commercial transactions, commercial litigation, open source, product and M&A technology due diligence, as well as legal operations matters.

Insurance.com's innovative technology links directly to the rating systems at 15 major insurance companies, streamlining the shopping process for consumers and enabling companies to attract new customers through real - time underwriting and quoting.

Our innovative technology links directly to the rating systems at 15 major insurance companies, streamlining the shopping process for consumers and enabling companies to attract new customers through real - time underwriting and quoting.

While major tech companies such as Apple and Google typically don't make big announcements at CES, their technologies will be powering products and services from startups and other small companies.

Even if the seller or broker isn't yet privy to how the technology works, a few phone calls to experts at companies like BitPay or Propy Inc. could pave the way for a bitcoin newbie to make his or her first major transaction with digital money.

But as rumors start to pile up, it seems clear that at least one Apple iPhone 8 model will come with OLED technology, marking a major departure for the company.

Major companies and blockchain startups will gather at Chicago's UBS Tower on 8 November to discuss the opportunities that the technology can bring to the insurance business.

What we've found over hundreds of client engagements is that smaller companies rely on information technology just as heavily as major corporations do, but their IT systems rarely perform at the same level.

Currently seeking a challenging role within Information Technology supporting a major business transformation initiative at a global Consumer Products company.

I am a seasoned procurement pro and a licensed attorney with extensive experience in contract management, strategic sourcing, and procurement at Federal Government agencies (Department of Defense and Treasury Department), major financial services corporations, and technology companies.

IT Project Manager — Professional Highlights Serve multinational corporations in a variety of technology based strategic planning and administration roles Offer expertise as a consultant, programmer, engineer, business analyst, and database administrator Lead technology projects for NASA, U.S. Customs, American Express, and General Electric Design and implement reporting, customer service, marketing, sales, and financial management software Responsible for network and database design, administration, and security Oversee enterprise - wide hardware and software upgrades resulting in increased efficiency Minimize operational and manpower costs through effective technology solutions Serve as forecast budget analyst for Joint Project Management Operations at Kennedy Space Center Develop reporting application tool using crystal reports engine on CD throughout Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Station resulting in $ 500,000 savings on user licensing fees Create detailed project plan with well - defined tasks, milestones, client sign - offs, test cycles, and specifications which served to communicate project progress to management Develop visual basic application for financial banking Institution using crystal reports to reduce the company's response time resulting in initial reporting from 2 - 3 hours to just 45 seconds Oversee multimillion - dollar software implementation for Miami Air from a consultancy level Upgrade Great Plains software platform and administered security access for Miami internal databases Write over 200 SQL stored procedures from access databases for financial institutions Compose business correspondence and prepared statistical spreadsheet analysis for Kennedy Space Center Recognized by colleagues and superiors for outstanding job performance, reliability, and efficiency Conduct surveys of operations to assess needs and identify high priority improvements Complete major product releases meeting very aggressive schedules and budgets Serve as a member of the International Cyber Threat Task Force Utilize fluencies in English, Portuguese, Arabic, French, and German to communicate with a diverse clientele Continually study emerging technologies and industry best practices Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity

Information Technology Consultant — Duties & Responsibilities Direct daily operations including sales, marketing, and customer / technical service for technology companies Hire, train, and manage sales and support professionals ensuring efficient and effective operations Direct team of 164 employees in service of approximately 500 major, multimillion dollar accounts Cultivate strong professional relationships through networking, research, and strong interpersonal skills Consistently meet and exceed yearly sales quota of $ 12 million Recognized at top 1 % of a 124,000 person corporate sales force Design and implement technology solutions packages for multinational corporate clients Develop experience with web development / design, real estate, government, manufacturing, sports & entertainment, mining & oil, retail and healthcare technology solutions Proficient in Oracle, UNIX, Linux, Vax, Aix, Sys. 390, NT, SAP systems, ITS, BIS, OS IBM, and IGS services Utilize interpersonal and technical skills as liaison between clients, technicians, and subcontractors Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity Consistently recognized and promoted for excellence in team leadership, customer service,Technology Consultant — Duties & Responsibilities Direct daily operations including sales, marketing, and customer / technical service for technology companies Hire, train, and manage sales and support professionals ensuring efficient and effective operations Direct team of 164 employees in service of approximately 500 major, multimillion dollar accounts Cultivate strong professional relationships through networking, research, and strong interpersonal skills Consistently meet and exceed yearly sales quota of $ 12 million Recognized at top 1 % of a 124,000 person corporate sales force Design and implement technology solutions packages for multinational corporate clients Develop experience with web development / design, real estate, government, manufacturing, sports & entertainment, mining & oil, retail and healthcare technology solutions Proficient in Oracle, UNIX, Linux, Vax, Aix, Sys. 390, NT, SAP systems, ITS, BIS, OS IBM, and IGS services Utilize interpersonal and technical skills as liaison between clients, technicians, and subcontractors Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity Consistently recognized and promoted for excellence in team leadership, customer service,technology companies Hire, train, and manage sales and support professionals ensuring efficient and effective operations Direct team of 164 employees in service of approximately 500 major, multimillion dollar accounts Cultivate strong professional relationships through networking, research, and strong interpersonal skills Consistently meet and exceed yearly sales quota of $ 12 million Recognized at top 1 % of a 124,000 person corporate sales force Design and implement technology solutions packages for multinational corporate clients Develop experience with web development / design, real estate, government, manufacturing, sports & entertainment, mining & oil, retail and healthcare technology solutions Proficient in Oracle, UNIX, Linux, Vax, Aix, Sys. 390, NT, SAP systems, ITS, BIS, OS IBM, and IGS services Utilize interpersonal and technical skills as liaison between clients, technicians, and subcontractors Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity Consistently recognized and promoted for excellence in team leadership, customer service,technology solutions packages for multinational corporate clients Develop experience with web development / design, real estate, government, manufacturing, sports & entertainment, mining & oil, retail and healthcare technology solutions Proficient in Oracle, UNIX, Linux, Vax, Aix, Sys. 390, NT, SAP systems, ITS, BIS, OS IBM, and IGS services Utilize interpersonal and technical skills as liaison between clients, technicians, and subcontractors Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity Consistently recognized and promoted for excellence in team leadership, customer service,technology solutions Proficient in Oracle, UNIX, Linux, Vax, Aix, Sys. 390, NT, SAP systems, ITS, BIS, OS IBM, and IGS services Utilize interpersonal and technical skills as liaison between clients, technicians, and subcontractors Perform all duties with positivity, professionalism, and integrity Consistently recognized and promoted for excellence in team leadership, customer service, and sales

The need for modern infrastructure is a major reason why «Class A» buildings are in demand by the so - called TAMI companies - technology, advertising, media or information - according to Dara McQuillan, chief marketing officer at Silverstein Properties Inc..