CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- Sept. 18, 2018 - Tech in Motion Boston has selected Jay Jamison of Quickbase as a finalist for Best Tech Manager in this year's fourth annual Timmy Awards. The awards recognize the top workplaces for tech professionals in the Boston area. Jamison joins an elite list of this year's finalists competing to be named Boston'sBest Tech Manager. The public can submit their votes online: http://timmyawards.techinmotionevents.com/.
Jamison joined Quickbase in September 2017 to take on the role of Vice President of Strategy and Product Management. He has nearly two decades of experience in the technology industry with a focus on high-growth markets. Prior to his work at Quickbase, Jamison held leadership positions at enterprises such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Microsoft. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Strategy for HPE's Software Defined and Cloud group.
"One of Quickbase's founding principles is empowerment," said Amy Cohn, SVP of Human Resources for Quickbase. "Jay continuously leads his team and the entire company through this principle. Additionally, Jay's passion to help Quickbase's customers increase productivity while empowering those closest to the work to make decisions is similarly contagious."
Quickbase is a leading application development platform designed for citizen developers to quickly build, customize and connect scalable, secure cloud applications mapped to unique business challenges, all without compromising IT governance and control. Recently, Quickbase was named the "Top Rated in Rapid Application Development/Low Code Software" from TrustRadius.
"Having such inspirational finalists in the running makes the Timmy Awards exciting every year. Each city's Best Tech Manager nominees are chosen based off their ability to promote career growth, ensure a great team culture and inspire innovation," says Mandy Walker, Director of Marketing at Tech in Motion. "We are excited to see who will take home the crown in each of the 10 cities."
Boston's local community can get involved by voting online now through October 3 to help determine which manager will be crowned the best in tech. Winners will be chosen by a panel of expert judges and communal votes. The complete list for Boston's 2018 Timmy Awards finalists can be found here. The four award categories include: Best Tech Startup, Best Tech Manager, Best Tech Work Culture and Best Tech Workplace for Diversity.
Boston's 2018 Timmy Awards will be held on October 24 at Laugh Boston, 425 Summer Street, from 6-9 p.m. This free event is open to the public and will consist of tech demos, entertainment and networking. The ceremony will also feature presentations from Boston's top tech leaders. If you are interested in learning more about Tech in Motion's biggest event of the year, visit the Timmy Awards or RSVP here.
About Tech in Motion Events
Tech in Motion is an international events series that brings local tech community professionals together to connect, learn, and innovate. What started as a collaborative project in 2011 between IT recruiting firms Jobspring Partners and Workbridge Associates, part of the Motion Recruitment network, grew into an organization of over 100,000 members across 12 chapters in North America including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, New York, Philadelphia, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, LA, Orange County and Toronto. Please visit techinmotionevents.com for more information about notable speakers, sponsors and events.