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Tech Moves: Riveter CEO relocates; ex-REI CEO joins UW business school; Edifecs add execs; more


Tech Moves: Riveter CEO relocates; ex-REI CEO joins UW business school; Edifecs add execs; more
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Sally Jewell. (The Nature Conservancy Photo)
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has been appointed the Edward V. Fritzky endowed chair in leadership at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business for the 2021-2022 academic year.
For the past 20 years, the faculty position has brought leaders from the sports and business world to the school to interact with students and faculty.
Jewell was the CEO of REI from 2005 until 2013 when she joined the Obama Administration. She currently serves on the board of directors for Costco, Symetra Financial, Green Diamond Resource Company and recently was interim CEO of The Nature Conservancy. ....

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Tech Moves: Former Rover CTO joins moving startup Dolly; Egencia's CFO to depart; and more


Tech Moves: Former Rover CTO joins moving startup Dolly; Egencia’s CFO to depart; and more
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4/28/2021
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Scott Porad. (Dolly Photo)
Former Rover CTO Scott Porad joined peer-to-peer moving service Dolly as its first-ever chief technology officer. The Seattle startup operates an app that connects individuals and business to movers with trucks and equipment.
“I really enjoy this period in a startup company, when they are poised on the brink of tremendous growth,” said Porad. The role is a return to the gig economy for Porad, who spent seven years helping build Rover’s pet sitting marketplace. ....

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Cure of the common code: OpenMRS aims to boost medical record systems in developing countries


Cure of the common code: OpenMRS aims to boost medical record systems in developing countries
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OpenMRS developers work on solutions during an annual OpenMRS Hackathon. (OpenMRS Photos)
Consider the difficulties many of us face when we need medical procedures, tests or referrals. Now imagine you lived in a developing country where these challenges can be significantly greater.
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For instance, getting a critical blood test might mean being given an informal slip of paper you have to take to a lab somewhere on the other side of town. After traveling for two hours, you wait another three hours to have your blood drawn, then are told to come back two days later for the results. When you return, you collect the handwritten results which you have to deliver back to your referring practitioner two hours away. Clearly, there are many points where the lines of communication could break down. ....

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