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Top Women in CableTech
Susan Adams
SVP, Eng and Tech Ops,
Comcast's NorthCentral
Division
Handling the fi ber optic
network in Comcast's
NorthCentral Division (6.5mln
customers), Adams is responsible
for services in the MSO's
largest sector.
Her Concern: " There are
simply too few women in tech
roles... girls begin to lose interest
in math and science around the
sixth grade, and as a result, there
is just a small pool of women focused
on degrees and careers in
technology. It's our responsibility
as leaders and parents to coach
and mentor young women who
have an interest and aptitude for
math and science... "
vices is the most predominant
trend I've seen, " she says. " The
move from what was once a
local presence to potentially a
provider of national circuits is
the direction the technology
and industry are heading. "
here and on our Most Powerful
Women in Cable list.
search and discovery of video
content from your iPad and
other mobile devices. "
gration/test and product support.
Egan championed the MSO's
new guide products, deployed in
7mln homes in Time Warner and
Bright House markets.
Cathy Avgiris
SVP/GM, Communications
and Data Services,
Comcast
Hugely infl uential, Avgiris led
Comcast's voice business
from zero market-share into
the nation's third-largest
phone company.
Top Tech Trend: " Converging
services; we've been talking
about it for years, but it's really
happening-from setting your
TV from an iPad, to taking your
broadband experience with you,
to getting Caller ID information
on your phone, PC and TV. It's the
evolution from products to an
experience. " [An interview with
Avgiris appears on page 36.]
Pam Arment
President/Owner,
Pam Arment Consulting
A consultant for more than 10
years, Arment's working for
Time Warner Cable in CA with
program management responsibilities
for the commercial
engineering organization cell
tower backhaul project.
Top Tech Trend: " The
evolution of the industry from
a strictly CATV provider to a
provider of ubiquitous IP ser34
Sabrina
Calhoun
VP, Engineering,
Bright House Networks
With more than 23 years of
telecom engineering management
experience, Calhoun is
one of many on our list who's
captured SCTE-WICT's Women
in Technology honor.
Challenge: " The biggest...
for any engineer in our industry
is staying on top of the newest
cable technology, and
determining how best to apply
that technology for continued
growth and service innovation. "
Laurie Dean Baird
Director, Technology
Partnerships, TBS
Baird is responsible for global
research and partnership
development in new media,
covering advanced video
applications, wireless, broadband,
IPTV, social media, and
data analytics.
Favorite Tech: " The
technology that has captured
my imagination... is the iPad,
or more generally, tablet
PCs and their potential to be
a consumer-friendly, living
room-attractive, universal
remote control that provides
a synchronous second screen
portal to enhance our ability to
discover, explore and interact
with TV content. "
Nomi Bergman
President,
Bright House Networks
Bergman is the rare female
president of an MSO, but she
also possesses one of the
great tech minds in the business.
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Sherita Ceasar
VP, Product Engineering,
Planning and Strategy,
Comcast Communications
One of cable's leading tech
thinkers, Ceasar's crossplatform
work is focused on
the iPad at the moment. She's
much in demand as a speaker.
Top Tech Trend: " The
ability to deliver compelling
cross-platform applications
across our converged video,
data and voice networks.
Xfi nity Remote is an exciting
example of this enabling
Teresa Elder
President, Strategic
Partnerships and
Wholesale, Clearwire
Elder attracts and maintains
wholesale partners and investors
in support of Clearwire's
4G WiMAX network.
Top Tech Trend: " The marriage
of wireless broadband and
cable content that paves the way
for completely new consumer
applications, like programming
and remote DVR functionality
via smartphones. I've spent my
career in both the cable and
wireless industries-launching
data in Los Angeles for MediaOne
and then with Vodafone,
so it's especially exciting to see
both worlds come together. "
Grace Egan
VP, Engineering Product
Management,
Time Warner Cable
The former MCI exec is well
respected for her work on
networked DVRs and expertise
in requirement engineering, user
interface design, systems inteNovember
2010
Cyndee Everman
VP, Business Support
Systems, TW Cable
The veteran tech exec and
Women in Tech honoree is
known for her advocacy, particularly
her support of WICT's
Tech It Out effort.
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