Polls Open for Constellation Disruptive Technology Awards

San Francisco, CA, September 11, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Constellation Research, Inc. the research and advisory firm specializing in disruptive technologies announced the commencement of the public round of voting for the 2014 SuperNova Awards. The Constellation SuperNova Awards are the first and only awards to celebrate the leaders and teams who have overcome the hurdles of technology adoption to successfully introduce emerging and disruptive technologies to their organizations.

Members of the public may cast their votes for the winners of the SuperNova Awards from September 9, 2014 – September 30, 2014. Votes must be cast directly from the SuperNova Award competitor’s application page. A list of all SuperNova Award competitors may be found here: https://www.constellationr.com/events/supernova/2014.

Winners
One winner will be selected in each of the seven SuperNova Award categories. The public votes will comprise 25% of the final score. The SuperNova Award judges’ votes will be weighted at 75% of the final score.

The The winners of the SuperNova Awards will be announced at the SuperNova Awards Gala Dinner on October 29, 2014 in Half Moon Bay, California. The Gala Dinner will take place on the first night of Constellation’s Connected Enterprise innovation summit.

Selecting Finalists
The SuperNova Award finalists were selected from a pool of over 220 applications, and recognized by the SuperNova Award Judges as individuals who embody the SuperNova Award spirit to effectively champion disruptive technologies within their organizations.

“Constellation encourages members of the public to cast their votes for the 2014 SuperNova Awards. This is an important element of the competition because while we value the opinion of our SuperNova Award judges, we want to make sure the deciding power is not concentrated in the hands of a few. Constellation prides itself as model of democratized access to information and outcomes,” commented R “Ray” Wang, Chairman and Founder of Constellation Research, Inc.

SuperNova Award Finalists
CoIT & The New C-Suite
Robin Jenkins, Regional Marketing Manager, RMH Franchise Corporation
Sanjib Sahoo, Chief Technology Officer, tradeMONSTER Group, Inc.
Gordon Smith, Supervisor, Client Hardware Engineering and Mobile, Intermountain Healthcare
Jason Grady, NGMC Regional STEMI Coordinator & Paramedic, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Jeff Trom, Chief Technology Officer, Workiva

Data to Decisions
Chris Frye, Director of Innovation, Crate and Barrel
Dave Berman, President, RingCentral
Dr. Joel Dudley
Graeme Aitken, Vice President of Business Controlling, DHL Express
Steve Schnur, Director of Merchandise Planning & Analytics, MGM Resorts

Digital Marketing Transformation
Heather McBrien, Digital Marketing Manager, AAA Carolinas
Janelle Donovan, Sr. Director Of Marketing, Demand Generation, ServiceMax
Scott Loft, VP of Ticket Sales and Retentions, The Oklahoma City Thunder
Todd Wilms, Head of Social Business Strategy, SAP

Future of Work
Bob Hernon, Vice President of Finance & Treasury, Aéropostale, Inc.
Chris Salles, Director, eLearning, Guitar Center
Rob Wavra, President, Sentinel Applied Analytics
Gordon Smith, Supervisor, Client Hardware Engineering and Mobile, Intermountain Healthcare
Jason Grady, NGMC Regional STEMI Coordinator & Paramedic, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Robin Jenkins, Regional Marketing Manager, RMH Franchise Corporation

Matrix Commerce
Darrell Haskin, Director of IT, Delta Air Lines
Sanjib Sahoo, Chief Technology Officer, tradeMONSTER Group, Inc.
Travis Morrison, IT Director, New Belgium Brewing

Next Generation Customer Experience
Ian White, Manager of Support, Rackspace
Liz Pedro, Director Customer Success Marketing, Mitel
Darrell Haskin, Director of IT, Delta Air Lines
Michael Landauer, Digital Communities Manager, The Dallas Morning News
Steve Hilker, Dell Product Manager, Dell
Tom Wyland, Program Director, Paid Services Engineering, AOL

Technology Optimization & Innovation
Ed Martin, IT Director, UCSF
John West, Owner, Image Uniforms
Jonathan Feldman, CIO, City of Asheville IT Services
Kenneth Seeton, Central Plant Manager, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Marcel Chiriac, Group CIO, KMG International (Rompetrol)
Rick Taylor, Vice President of IT & Supply Chain, Youngevity
Wade Sendall, Vice President of IT, Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC
William Cooper, Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, University of California Office of the President (UCOP)

About Constellation Research
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