Riding in the IT Rodeo

NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bucking bulls, barrel racers, and team ropers aren't the usual concerns of enterprise IT. For Dan Martinez, VP of information technology at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), they're part of the everyday challenges he faces.

Join us for a live Enterprise Efficiency online radio show on Tuesday, February 12 at 1:00 PM ET to hear how Martinez pulls in data from large and small events scattered across North America.  You'll learn about a unique IT environment that offers lessons for CIOs, CTOs, and other tech executives across the enterprise spectrum.

Martinez will discuss the infrastructure and strategies he employs to keep thousands of competitors, hundreds of thousands of spectators, and millions of television viewers connected and informed from the first winter rodeos to the massive National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. He'll take your questions and tell the kind of stories that just don't start in your average IT shop.

Join us for this exciting live radio episode, and the audience chat that will start early and last much longer than eight seconds. (If you don't get that reference, you'll definitely want to stay for the full show.)

Register here: http://www.enterpriseefficiency.com/radio.asp?doc_id=258641 to access the live show and online chat.

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About Dan Martinez
Dan Martinez is responsible for the PRCA's overall technology strategy and execution of IT initiatives. He is leading a technology transformation that includes the introduction of mobile technology, mobile websites, and applications, as well as the implementation of a new core rodeo system, replacing one that has been in place for more than 30 years. Before arriving at the PRCA, he worked for Borders Group Inc. (Borders Books and Music), Intellidata, and Owens-Illinois, where he served largely in application development management functions. Dan is a 10-year veteran of the US Air Force, where he served as a helicopter pilot. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and earned a Master of Science degree from George Washington University.

About Enterprise Efficiency
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