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Miller Electric Co. and CBRE break ground on EV innovation design center
Miller Electric Co. and CBRE break ground on EV innovation design center (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Jacksonville-based Miller Electric Co., in a partnership with CBRE, broke ground July 14 on an electric vehicle innovation design center in...
FIS selling controlling interest in Worldpay for $11.7 billion
FIS selling controlling interest in Worldpay for $11.7 billion (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Almost four years after buying Worldpay Inc. in a $43 billion deal, Fidelity National Information Services Inc. announced an $11.7 billion deal to sell a...
Blacks in Technology Jacksonville: Building Bridges, Tearing Down Stereotypes
Blacks in Technology Jacksonville: Building Bridges, Tearing Down Stereotypes (Courtesy of the Florida News Line) -- The first BIT (Blacks In Technology) Jacksonville Networking event was held in April. Those attending included educators, entrepreneurs, business...
After White House event, Jacksonville firm targets cybersecurity need in local governments
After White House event, Jacksonville firm targets cybersecurity need in local governments (Courtesy of the Florida Times-Union) -- When federal officials called experts to the White House to talk about jobs and cybersecurity, a Jacksonville CEO was in the crowd,...
How a retired JSO officer turned a side gig into a multimillion-dollar tech business
How a retired JSO officer turned a side gig into a multimillion-dollar tech business (Courtesy of INNO Jax) -- LEFTA Systems set out almost two decades ago to make tracking police activity more accurate, more accountable and more safe. Now, the Jacksonville-based...
IQ Fiber announces expansion into Gainesville
IQ Fiber announces expansion into Gainesville (Courtesy of INNO Jax) -- Jacksonville-based internet service provider IQ Fiber announced Wednesday it would be expanding into Alachua County and Gainesville, its first market expansion outside of the First Coast. IQ...
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