Information Technology
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Industry News and Updates
Florida firm lands investment to fund tourist space balloon flight
(Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) – A local company’s plan to fly passengers to space on a balloon are on track to get up, up and away. Space Perspective Inc. has closed a $7 million seed investment round to fund early flights of its Spaceship Neptune,...
Practicing law Zoom-style: There’s much to be missed
Courtroom photo courtesy of Jeremy McGilvrey
Jax-based angel investment group looks to seed-fund tech-based startups
(Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) – Investors who have been putting their money into businesses across the Southeast for the past year have kicked off a Jacksonville-based angel investing group focusing on financial services and health care technology....
Forcura Doubles the Size of Its Jacksonville Headquarters
(Courtesy of PRWeb) – Forcura, a healthcare technology company that enables safer patient care transitions and coordination, announces it has moved to a new, expansive office located in the Deerwood area at 10151 Deerwood Park Boulevard, and is occupying the fourth...
Thermex-Thermatron Systems Acquires Florida-Based JTE Machines
(Courtesy of PR Web) – Thermex-Thermatron Systems (“Thermex”) strengthens its position as the leader in the radio frequency (RF) and microwave (MW) technology arena with the acquisition of Jacksonville, Florida-based JTE Machines. Thermex-Thermatron is a proven...
US Navy awards $1.5M jet fighter contract to blockchain project
Courtesy of Business Blockchain HQ – SIMBA Chain, a cloud-based smart contract platform, has been tasked with revamping the supply chain of the United States military after it received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Office of Navy Research. The project will be...
Meet Brian Allen, IT Industry Manager
Brian Allen is the Information Technology sector manager at CareerSource Northeast Florida 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 Northeast Florida.
Interested in n IT career and need more information? Contact Brian at ballen@careersourcenefl.com