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Cyndi Chizek

CIO at Stellar Industries

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Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

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What are you using for on-premise visitor management software? We are looking for something to use multi-facility, allow self-registration, tie-in an NDA agreement and if possible allow integration into notification systems (specifically notifying the person the visitor is arriving to see). Any suggestions for tools that meet all or part of these requirements?

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Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing3 months ago

We use MRI OnLocation (formerly Whosonlocation) at many of our facilities globally.

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Almost 2 years into “AI this. AI that.”, what’s the biggest hurdle to actually using it in your business?

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Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturinga month ago

Leadership commitment and security/privacy.

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What lessons have you learned from past experiences with AI integration that could help other CIOs and IT leaders manage change more effectively?

Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing2 months ago

I wish I had a really good lesson to give you. Like many of our peers, we've been very cautious with AI integration. From our perspective, we don't have any good AI integration stories to tell as yet. We've taken the approach ...read more

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Are there any new IT roles or positions you anticipate will be emerging in the next 12-18 months because of AI integration in IT departments?

Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing2 months ago

We're moving cautiously with AI. We're not in healthcare or finance, but we're an organization run by lawyers with the charge of making more lawyers. So, we're very cautious about things like this.

AI is coming for ...read more

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How do you expect AI to impact traditional IT roles such as sys admins or network engineers?

Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing2 months ago

We're allowing people to use AI through a governance model. If you want to use some piece of AI, you have to go through the governance process and get approval. From our traditional roles perspective, such as system admins ...read more

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What is your experience with professional development programs and structuring opportunities for your teams?

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Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing3 months ago

1 ) Conduct assessments to identify current skills, strengths, and areas for improvement within your team.
2) Set clear development goals aligned with both individual career aspirations and organizational objectives.
3) ...read more

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What tool are you using for Emergency/Mass Communication to your employees, specifically related to natural disasters?

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Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing3 months ago

We are a County government. We use Everbridge for both employee and citizen mass notification.

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Does your organization have in place or provide Password Management Tools for personal account usage? Many Password Management tools offer or provide a federated or linked licensing model. Just curious on how many people offer and promote this as a benefit to their employees.

Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing3 months ago

We use the Devolutions Hub (a cloud-hosted password manager built for IT professionals).

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We are discussing creating separate career paths and job titles in our Technology organization to differentiate custom development from platform development. Does anyone else do this? How did you approach it and how was it received by the staff? We believe the skillsets are different between the two, as is potentially the level of learning orientation required. Looking for guidance on thoughts of pros and cons.

Engineering IT Strategy & Roadmap Human Resources (HRIS)

Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing6 months ago

While we don't have formal 30/60/90 day plans, specifically, we do put on paper the following items:

Communication Topics: who needs to know about the new Executive and at what time (pre-hire or upon hire). This ...read more

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How can new executives succeed when replacing a beloved leader?

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Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing8 months ago

Usually we have seen that when a new leader takes over or joins, he tries to bring multiple changes at one shot leaving teams confused and asking for questions. Ideal way is to capture enough data and nerve and take decisions ...read more

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How Often should Real-World DR plans be tested on production environments? I am getting blowback from my staff that the risks outweigh the benefits. I am looking to put these tests into practice while educating my staff that things can and will go wrong, which is why we do it on our timing, not when we are forced.

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Cyndi ChizekCIO at Stellar Industries in Manufacturing8 months ago

For the production/live environment is a critical activity: you can choose between a full DR test or a test focused on the most crucial parts.
In my view, a DR should be focused on the worse scenario you can think about.

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Cyndi Chizek

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Are you happy in your current role?

Which channel do you respond best to?

Which browser do you use at work?

How much development are you doing in-house as opposed to outsourcing it?

Software ☠️ Piracy?!

How's the usage of engineering ladder in your teams?

How much do you expect your technology budget to go up next year?

How useful is your LinkedIn feed to you as a professional?

How long does an employee typically stay within your team?

Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

Almost 2 years into “AI this. AI that.”, what’s the biggest hurdle to actually using it in your business?

What lessons have you learned from past experiences with AI integration that could help other CIOs and IT leaders manage change more effectively?

Are there any new IT roles or positions you anticipate will be emerging in the next 12-18 months because of AI integration in IT departments?

How do you expect AI to impact traditional IT roles such as sys admins or network engineers?

What is your experience with professional development programs and structuring opportunities for your teams?

What tool are you using for Emergency/Mass Communication to your employees, specifically related to natural disasters?

Does your organization have in place or provide Password Management Tools for personal account usage? Many Password Management tools offer or provide a federated or linked licensing model. Just curious on how many people offer and promote this as a benefit to their employees.

How can new executives succeed when replacing a beloved leader?

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Content Cyndi is Following

Are you happy in your current role?

Which channel do you respond best to?

Which browser do you use at work?

How much development are you doing in-house as opposed to outsourcing it?

Software ☠️ Piracy?!

How's the usage of engineering ladder in your teams?

How much do you expect your technology budget to go up next year?

How useful is your LinkedIn feed to you as a professional?

How long does an employee typically stay within your team?

Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

Almost 2 years into “AI this. AI that.”, what’s the biggest hurdle to actually using it in your business?

What lessons have you learned from past experiences with AI integration that could help other CIOs and IT leaders manage change more effectively?

Are there any new IT roles or positions you anticipate will be emerging in the next 12-18 months because of AI integration in IT departments?

How do you expect AI to impact traditional IT roles such as sys admins or network engineers?

What is your experience with professional development programs and structuring opportunities for your teams?

What tool are you using for Emergency/Mass Communication to your employees, specifically related to natural disasters?

Does your organization have in place or provide Password Management Tools for personal account usage? Many Password Management tools offer or provide a federated or linked licensing model. Just curious on how many people offer and promote this as a benefit to their employees.

How can new executives succeed when replacing a beloved leader?