globalsupplierdevelopment

With the proliferation of IoT devices, ensuring security of the network and those devices is top of mind. This podcast will talk about where we see the biggest security threats. Guest Speaker:Alex Iuorio,Senior Vice President of Global Supplier Development at Avnet BIO:Alex Iuorio is a Senior Vice President,Global Supplier Development leads the supplier and business development organizations within Avnet. Alex is an expert in high-tech distribution with 40 years of experience in the industry. He has held various positions within Avnet and has worked in four different US markets, ranging from field sales to Area Vice President. He was also the Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Development for Azerity, a software solutions provider. In his current role as Senior Vice President, Global Supplier Development at Avnet, Alex leads the supplier and business development organizations globally, coordinating initiatives with Avnet’s supplier partners. He is also an executive board member of the Arizona Technology Council and the Global Electronics Distribution Association (GEDA). Host: Mamdouh Mikhail,Systems & Solutions Architect from ADLINK Technology BIO:Mamdouh “Mondo” Mikhail is a Systems and Solutions Architect with Ampro ADLINK Technology, Inc. in San Jose, California, and the current lead of the SOSA Business Working Group Architecture Subcommittee. He graduated from California State University at Northridge with a B.S. degree in Applied Physics. He began his 30+ year career as a Civilian Engineer with the Naval Surface Warfare Center where he was responsible for the Testing and Integration of Naval C4I Carrier Class Blk 0 Combat Systems and was part of a team that developed the first open systems concept for joint inter-operability testing using VME/COTS/FDDI based technologies. He continued his work as a defense contractor supporting Naval Surface Warfare Center and SPAWAR San Diego, later transitioning to the commercial sector working on architecting embedded systems solutions using purpose-built open technologies for Mobile Edge Computing, IoT, AI, 5G, and Mil/Aero product sectors.