North Dakota Council on Information Technology Newsletter

IT Career Awareness Program position filled:
Wade Kadrmas has accepted the IT and IT career awareness assistant supervisor position through the North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education (ND CTE). Kadrmas will assist Ray Hintz, ND CTE IT supervisor, in promoting the development of IT courses in schools across the state, as well as work with ITCND to create awareness of the opportunities with in the IT industry as part of the IT Career Awareness Program initiative.

Kadrmas is currently the technology coordinator and IT instructor at St. Mary’s High School in Bismarck. He will begin his new position on June 1.

ND CTE presented a proposal to partner on the hiring of this position to The IT Career Awareness Program Advisory Committee in February. The committee approved the proposal recognizing the opportunities to connect with education and government and to best use resources.

Kadrmas will begin developing materials and implementing the program this summer.
IT leaders gather at IT Symposium:
The North Dakota IT Symposium will be held Wednesday, May 13 at the Courtyard Marriott in Moorhead. The event is hosted by the Fargo CIO Exchange and will explore the role of IT in driving growth in life sciences, manufacturing, finance, global commerce and industries yet undiscovered. Interactive break-out sessions with regional executives and industry leaders will address the convergence of IT with other business imperatives. An evening cocktail reception will allow for further networking – creating and strengthening the personal relationships needed to be successful in today's workplace. For more information, visit the website and select North Dakota IT Symposium or view the flyer.

ITCND member sponsors include: Dakota Carrier Network, High Point Networks, Inc. and High Plains Technology. ITCND member presenters include: Mike Gratz, Noridian Mutual Insurance Company; Ron Gronneberg, City of Fargo; Doug Remboldt, National Information Solutions Cooperative; and Greg Thrall, Border States.

ITCND welcomes new members:
ITCND is excited to welcome five new members – Bank of North Dakota, Dickinson State University Student Kaylah Pavlicek, Minot State University Business Information Technology Department, NAVTEQ and Valley City State University – Enterprise University!

“Each new membership makes our council stronger. We look forward to working with these new members to encourage the use, growth and development of information technology in North Dakota,” said Gary Inman, ITCND President.

For a complete listing of ITCND’s membership, visit ITCND’s online directory. If you know of a company or individual that would be interested in joining, send contact information to ITCND.
Member Bits & Bytes:
Boden – Mandan, ND

Boden is a global provider of IT services and solutions including: consultant/management; professional services such as staff augmentation, software architecture and design and training; software services; support services; quality assurance; IT modernization; data purification; and other solutions. Boden serves private and public sector clients worldwide and has an IT development center in Mandan.

Future opportunities for Boden and the IT industry in the state: Boden sees further opportunity to increase its business with both public and private sector clients. It will continue to seek ways to bring work into its Mandan development center so more North Dakota residents can be put to work and those that have moved to other states for employment can be brought back.

Current challenges facing Boden and the IT industry in the state: The current winter weather has made it difficult to recruit for positions in North Dakota, but with the right opportunities and more information on the benefits of what North Dakota has to offer this can be overcome. The biggest issue Boden faces now is the global economy and clients that are taking a “wait and see” view before initiating new business.

Learn more about Boden here or contact Joan Patrick at 701-667-6099 for more information.

If you are interested in having your business featured in an upcoming “Member Bits & Bytes,” e-mail ITCND. Requests will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.





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