Information Technology
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Thinking of going remote permanently? Consider these 5 factors.
Thinking of going remote permanently? Consider these 5 factors. (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Years before Covid-19 forced millions of workers around the globe to go virtual, Checkin.com Group had already embraced the idea of permanent remote...
Urban Mining looks to leverage Jacksonville’s growing fintech economy
Urban Mining looks to leverage Jacksonville’s growing fintech economy (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Steve Kaufman can hardly believe he has lived in Jacksonville for 25 years. The serial entrepreneur has witnessed the development of Northeast...
How ParkerVision Technology Helped Us Survive The Pandemic
How ParkerVision Technology Helped Us Survive The Pandemic (Courtesy of the Associated Press) -- When the 2020 COVID pandemic forced us to work remotely, it was technology in the form of wireless chips that made all that possible. Zoom calls, FaceTime and WiFi enabled...
Powerhouse panel to help protect businesses from crippling ransomware attacks
Powerhouse panel to help protect businesses from crippling ransomware attacks (Courtesy of The JAX Chamber) -- Jimerson Birr, a business law firm with an overarching mission of adding value with every engagement, has assembled a dynamic panel to offer resources and...
Jax-based cybersecurity firm awarded patent
Jax-based cybersecurity firm awarded patent (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Jacksonville-based Tauruseer, a cybersecurity software developer, was recently awarded a patent for a system that visualizes and measures software risks between end-to-end...
UNF Information Technology Services recognized by FBI in fight against cybercrime
UNF Information Technology Services recognized by FBI in fight against cybercrime (Courtesy of Action News -- The FBI was on scene Monday morning at the University of North Florida. No crimes were committed, rather, agents thanked Information Technology Services for...
Meet Brian Allen, IT Industry Manager
Brian Allen is the Information Technology sector manager at CareerSource NEFL and a native of Jacksonville, FL.
Brian Allen was born and raised in Jacksonville, and graduated from UNF, initially with a BA in Education and later with a Master of Business Administration.
Brian began his career as a teacher and athletic coach in Duval County Public Schools and eventually found his way into the Mortgage Industry, working both as a Mortgage Broker and then as a Mortgage Loan Officer for both BBVA Compass and TD Bank. He has a total of 13 years of mortgage banking experience in both mortgage origination and mortgage servicing. During the most recent recession, Brian’s employer closed operations and he found employment with Fidelity National Information Services as a Quality Assurance Analyst, testing multiple enterprise applications.
Brian currently serves as both the Finance and Information Technology Sector Managers for CareerSource NEFL.
Contact Brian for information on how your business can benefit from a partnership with CareerSource NEFL.
Interested in n IT career and need more information? Contact Brian at ballen@careersourcenefl.com