2013 NCET Technology Awards & RGJ Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners
The NCET Technology Awards & RGJ Entrepreneur of the Year Awards celebrate the Northern Nevada individuals and companies who have greatly enhanced the growth and prestige of technology community, and recognize outstanding leaders at all levels of business, from small to large companies. New for 2013, EDAWN is presenting several new awards to members of Northern Nevada’s entrepreneurial community.
Technology Startup of the Year Nate Pearson
Owner
TrainerRoad.comGreen Company of the Year Carlo Luri
General Manager
Bently Biofuels Company
Software Company of the Year – tie Richard Kelsey
President & CEO
Sun Science Corp
Howard, Nancy & Erica Olsen
M3 Planning
Technology Company of the Year Matt Benardis
Chief Operating Officer
First Warning Systems
Rising Star Developer of the Year – tie Sterling Hamilton
Lead Developer
Noble Studios
Chris Yoder
Chief Technology Officer
CloudSnap
Technologist of the Year Todd Shipley
President & CEO
Vere Software
Technology Advocate of the Year Colin Loretz
Founder
Cloudsnap
Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Jarrod Lopiccolo
Owner / CEO
Noble Studios
NCET Technology Hall of Fame Rich Hallman
Chief Information Officer
Employers Insurance
NCET President’s Award Beryl Love
Executive Editor
Reno Gazette-Journal
Small Company Category Winner:
Eric, Gary & Bryan Raydon
Managing Partners
Marmot CompaniesRunner up:
Nicole O’Connell
President
Hollylocks Kids Haircuts & Parties
Medium Company Category Winner:
Promilla Mohan, President
Kunall Patel, COO & CFO
Davidson’s Organics
Runner up:
Keith and Erin Anderson
President & CEO, COO/CFO
Trinity Applied Internet
Large Company Category Winner:
Season Lopiccolo
Owner / COO
Noble Studios
Runner up:
James Kosta
CEO
3G Studios
Best New Entrepreneur Winner:
Steve Conine
President
Talent Framework Medical Staffing
Runner up:
Patty Drake
Owner
Patty’s Tours
New entrepreneurial activity of the Year TEDxUniversityofNevada
Bret Simmons
Entrepreneurial Program of the Year Vesto
NIREC & GOED
Dan Herr
Mentorship Program of the Year MegaMind
EO Reno / Tahoe
Steve Conine
Most Innovative Entrepreneurial 3rd Space Reno Bridgewire
Dan Johnson
NCET Tech Awards
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2013 NCET Technology Awards & RGJ Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners
The NCET Technology Awards & RGJ Entrepreneur of the Year Awards celebrate the Northern Nevada individuals and companies who have greatly enhanced the growth and prestige of technology community, and recognize outstanding leaders at all levels of business, from small to large companies. New for 2013, EDAWN is presenting several new awards to members of Northern Nevada’s entrepreneurial community.
Nate Pearson
Owner
TrainerRoad.comGreen Company of the Year
Carlo Luri
General Manager
Bently Biofuels Company
Software Company of the Year – tie
Richard Kelsey
President & CEO
Sun Science Corp
Howard, Nancy & Erica Olsen
M3 Planning
Technology Company of the Year
Matt Benardis
Chief Operating Officer
First Warning Systems
Rising Star Developer of the Year – tie
Sterling Hamilton
Lead Developer
Noble Studios
Chris Yoder
Chief Technology Officer
CloudSnap
Technologist of the Year
Todd Shipley
President & CEO
Vere Software
Technology Advocate of the Year
Colin Loretz
Founder
Cloudsnap
Technology Entrepreneur of the Year
Jarrod Lopiccolo
Owner / CEO
Noble Studios
NCET Technology Hall of Fame
Rich Hallman
Chief Information Officer
Employers Insurance
NCET President’s Award
Beryl Love
Executive Editor
Reno Gazette-Journal
Winner:
Eric, Gary & Bryan Raydon
Managing Partners
Marmot CompaniesRunner up:
Nicole O’Connell
President
Hollylocks Kids Haircuts & Parties
Medium Company Category
Winner:
Promilla Mohan, President
Kunall Patel, COO & CFO
Davidson’s Organics
Runner up:
Keith and Erin Anderson
President & CEO, COO/CFO
Trinity Applied Internet
Large Company Category
Winner:
Season Lopiccolo
Owner / COO
Noble Studios
Runner up:
James Kosta
CEO
3G Studios
Best New Entrepreneur
Winner:
Steve Conine
President
Talent Framework Medical Staffing
Runner up:
Patty Drake
Owner
Patty’s Tours
New entrepreneurial activity of the Year
TEDxUniversityofNevada
Bret Simmons
Entrepreneurial Program of the Year
Vesto
NIREC & GOED
Dan Herr
Mentorship Program of the Year
MegaMind
EO Reno / Tahoe
Steve Conine
Most Innovative Entrepreneurial 3rd Space
Reno Bridgewire
Dan Johnson
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