On Thursday, April 14, the 3rd Annual College of Computer and Information Technology Career Exploration Event was held at St Petersburg College in the Conference Center at the Seminole Campus.
Dr. Sharon Setterlind, Dean of the College of Computer and Information Technology at St. Petersburg College, welcomed attendees and introduced the keynote speaker Fritz Eichelberger, CEO of Hotspaces. The panel discussion was led by Dr. Bill Cross, a faculty member in the Technology Development and Management BAS program.
The panel included:
- Dan Doyle, CEO, Bayside Solutions
- Maurice Hamilton, VP of Technical Services, Tech Data
- Bruce Philipoom, VP of Infrastructure, Raymond James
- Keith Archibald, VP of Network & Professional Services, Vology
After the keynote presentation and panel discussion, 150 current and prospective students as well as SPC alumni met face-to-face with a number of Tampa Bay area employers and talked about opportunities at their companies and how to break into the field. This unprecedented networking opportunity is sure to give our students a solid foundation to base their career on as they join the Tampa Bay Information Technology community.
The companies included:
- BayCare
- Bayside Solutions
- CISCO
- City of Largo
- Digigone
- Fridy Enterprises
- Geographic Solutions
- Hot Space
- Netwolves
- Raymond James
- Reservec
- Tech Data
- Veredus
- Vology
On behalf of the College of Computer and Information Technology at St. Petersburg College, I would like to thank our keynote, panel, alumni and the students who attended our career exploration event. It is my hope that it helps to build a bright future for our students, businesses and the Tampa Bay Information Technology Community.