Indiana Nomad Podcast

Technology
Careers
Science

innovation
Artificial Intelligence
technology
Machine Learning

This podcast will introduce various experts from different industries from around the globe to give their thoughts on technology and how it has affected them personally and professionally. We will spend time understanding how innovation is changing their industry and where each guest sees the evolution going in their respective field. I hope you enjoy and feel free to follow us on Instagram or twitter @indiananomad

Indiana Nomad Podcast: Jon Myers

This episode introduces Mr. Jon Myers an extremely successful serial entrepreneur and the current CEO of DataShapes Inc. Jon discusses how technology affected him throughout his career starting with Goldman Sachs on Wall Street through where he is today. This is the first episode of the Indiana Nomad Podcast.

Indiana Nomad Podcast: Major General Paul Weaver (R)

Episode 2 of the Indiana Nomad Podcast welcomes MG Paul Weaver (R) to share his experiences with technology as a senior leader in the US Air Force and as the Director of the Air National Guard. MG Weaver shares some impactful moments from his career while operating in combat environments as well as an interesting encounter with a potential UFO while flying as a military pilot.

Indiana Nomad Podcast: Matthew Straeb

Matthew Straeb is the the current Chief Technology Officer and EVP for Alert FM an emergency broadcast solution used throughout North America. Matthew is also the Co-Founder of the Heart Gallery of America and President of the Heart Gallery of Florida. The Heart Gallery takes professional photos of children that are up for adoption capturing their character and personalities. The Heart Gallery is responsible for assisting in around 8000 adoptions a year from their 75 locations throughout the US and Canada.

Indiana Nomad Podcast Episode 4: Dan Jackson

Dan is world renowned security and law enforcement expert and has served in various capacities over the last 30 years in both public and private law enforcement/security organizations. Currently, Dan is a Senior Vice President for Allied Universal, the largest private security company on the planet, serving in their Retail Protection Division. Dan served through the ranks, starting a s a rookie police officer, and retiring as the first deputy commissioner of public safety for police and fire in New York. Dan has extensive experience in various specialties to include tactical operations, accident reconstruction, and crime prevention through environmental design to name a few. Dan also is the president of Prodigy Protection an organization who specializes in custom risk management and analysis for high profile people and organizations throughout the globe.

Indiana Nomad Podcast: Brian Burris

Brian’s career has consisted of working in private sector security and the intelligence community. Brian’s assignments include time at the Indiana’s Intelligence Fusion center as an Intelligence Analyst tasked with criminal gang investigations and international terror organizations as it affected the state of Indiana. Brian is the Executive Director of the Simon Property Group's Operational Intelligence Center (OIC) and is responsible for managing, monitoring, and guiding daily activities and job performances of over 130 personnel to meet Simon Property Groups intent of being a safe and secure environment for all visitors.

The OIC is a centralized security operation center created to improve situational awareness and operational efficiencies throughout Simon's retail portfolio. The OIC continues to evolve the method of monitoring and managing security operations while maximizing security resources by blending cutting-edge technologies with a highly trained workforce.

Indiana Nomad Podcast: Kevin Cleary

Kevin is a subject matter expert on Audio Broadcasting and a 6-time Emmy winner for technical excellence. Kevin has working in broadcasting for the last 22 years and is now a specialist for Disney Media Entertainment Distribution. Kevin has been in the entertainment field since 1987 beginning in music running the Roseland Ballroom, in New York City. Kevin then transitioned to Broadway for 6 years on various musicals. Transitioning to television Kevin is most notably associated with Indy 500, the College Football National Championship, Invictus Games working with Prince Harry’s team, the open championship, and the X-games to name a few as an audio producer.

Indiana Nomad Podcast: Julie Pilat

Julie Pilat is an award-winning music, media and digital entertainment executive, born and raised in Seattle and currently based in Los Angeles. She is sought after for her ability to help established companies and startups alike make a lasting impact on culture, all while tirelessly advocating for artists by cultivating new discovery mechanisms for their music.

Julie is one of the architects of streaming music. Julie spent eight years as a key executive at Apple Music. After she was initially recruited by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre to be the first Head of Music at Beats in 2013. Julie took on an expanded role following Beats’ 2014 acquisition by Apple to launch Beats 1, the first radio station to broadcast live from L.A., New York and London 24/7 (via Apple Music) to more than 150 countries worldwide. Julie oversaw everything from the superstar artists who hosted Apple-exclusive shows to building out Apple’s own roster of talent and making them household names.

Josh Skule

Joshua Skule is a veteran expert in National Security. He is currently the Founder and President of Bow Wave LLC, a Washington DC area based security company. Skule has appeared on CNN, CNBC, and other professional industry panels as a National Security expert.

Skule began Bow Wave LLC after a distinguished 21-year career in the FBI. Skule retired as the Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence leading the organization’s Intelligence Branch. In this role, he served as the strategic leader of the FBI’s intelligence program with centralized authority, responsibility, and oversight for all the bureau’s intelligence work. In addition, he managed a global workforce of 5,000 personnel and a National Intelligence Program budget of over $3 billion.

As the Deputy Assistant Director within the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, Skule developed a long-term strategic roadmap for technology investment in the bureau’s highest priority program. He nurtured extensive outreach to international law enforcement and intelligence partners to enhance information sharing.

After retiring from the FBI, Skule joined the private sector as the Senior Vice President of the Risk Advisory and Consulting Services division at Allied Universal®. Skule was responsible for enhancing this division as a leading national and global provider of differentiating consulting, investigations, and protective services.

Skule graduated from the Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He was a U.S. Marine Captain and led teams in challenging deployments around the world.

In 2017, Skule was the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service.

Alex Reiter

Dr. Alex Reiter is currently a research associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Alex is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, and served in the active military as aviator flying Kiowas (OH-58). Alex completed one combat deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom during his active duty career. Alex transitioned off Active Duty in order to pursue his PhD, and transitioned over to the US Army Reserves and was an Assistant Professor of Military Science at Washington University in St Louis. Alex recently transitioned to the 75th Innovation Command and serves as a Subject Matter Expert for aviation and biomedical related applications. Alex earned his PhD in mechanical engineering focused on Biomechanics. His active research is focused on using wearable technologies to measure human movement and function, specifically in terms of traumatic and overuse injury patterns.

Howard Bell

Howard Bell, currently serves as the president and co-founder of Intelligent Material Solutions. IMS develops authentication/identification technologies and specialty applications that leverage precision-engineered, optically-active, photonic crystals to meet challenging customer needs. Over 25 years of experience in rare earth manufacturing and commercialization. Successfully implemented numerous commercial and government contracts for the security and authentication industry. Mr. Bell has generated numerous trade secret and patented technologies used in many commercial applications today.