2014 NCET Tech Award and RGJ Award Winners

Tech Awards

Technology Company of the Year
Godehard Guenther, CEO –
Soundmatters International

Technologist of the Year
Michael McPherson, Vice President of R & D,
Digital Solid State Propulsion Inc.

Technology Entrepreneur / Technology Startup of the Year
Kent Young, CEO – Spin Games LLC

Software Company of the Year
EMPLOYERS

Aerospace Company of the Year
Sierra Nevada Corporation

Technology Advocate of the Year – Creative Services
Mark Hatjakes, Co-Founder / Visual Storyteller – SoSu.TV

Technology Advocate of the Year – Professional Services
Doug Erwin, Vice President,
Entrepreneurial Development – EDAWN

Rising Stars of the Year – Creative Services
Sarah Porter, Lead Account Manager –
Noble Studios

Rising Stars of the Year – Professional Services
Brian Bosma, Director of Marketing –
The Bosma Group

Rising Stars of the Year – Technology
Trisha Buescher, Director of Energetics –
Digital Solid State Propulsion Inc.

NCET’s President’s Award
Abbi Whitaker, Owner and President –
The Abbi Agency

RGJ Winners

Entrepreneur of the Year – Small Business
Lauren Stowell, American Duchess Historical Footwear

Runner-Up: Mark and Dana Hatjakes, SoSu.TV

Entrepreneur of the Year – Medium Business
Duncan Mitchell, Chapel Tavern and 40 Mile Saloon

Runner-Up: Dan Durrer, NO-IP

Entrepreneur of the Year – Large Business
Mark Estee, Campo, Burger ME!

Runner-Up: Dave Marson, Nature’s Bakery

Best New Entrepreneur of the Year
Kent Young, Spin Games

EDAWN Awards

Keystone organization of the year (TIE)
Reno Collective
Bosma Business Center

Most innovative 3rd space
The Reno Generator

Best new entrepreneurial program
Girlmade

Best place for serendipity to occur
SWILL after 1 million cups

2014 NCET Tech Stars

Araceli Wehr, Employers Insurance Company of Nevada

Ashlee Bushee, Bosma Business Center

Bob Belknap, USA Fleet Solutions

Britton Griffith-Douglass, Reno Engineering Corporation

Charles Daniels, CMD FIRE

Chris Meredith, Design on Edge

Christine Harcinske, Noble Studios

Cristina Richmond, Gibson, Gale & Associates

David LaPlante, Chrysallis

Dorene Kinney, Employers Insurance Co. of Nevada

Jane Kemp, Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation

Jim McClenahan, College of Business, University of Nevada

Justin Janaskie, SpecTIR, LLC

Kimberly Goetz, Trinity Applied Internet

Louis Weston, A Master Mechanic

Michael Halvorson, Spin Games LLC

Norma Havens, USA Fleet Solutions

Rachel Anderson, Trinity Applied Internet

Russell Persson, OnStrategy

Scott Casbarro, Pacific States Communications

Shu Nomura, REC

Somer Athari, Noble Studios