Graduation 2014

Welcome and Acknowledgements

Speakers◦ Dr. The Hon. Grant Gibbons, JP, MP – Minister of Education &

Economic Development

◦ Mr. Edgar Dill, VP of Sales and Marketing, LinkBermuda

Presentation of Certificates and Awards

Thank you and Closing Remarks

2014 Sponsors

Ciera Fox Samuel Matthews Mpumelelo (”M”) Richards

Colisha SmithDanté Richardson Daniel Walker

2014 Graduates

Core Programme – work experience and mentoring

Soft skills (Customer Service, Networking Skills, Resume Writing,

Presentation Skills and Time Management)

Training - Database and Programming, Business Process, Budgeting,

Audit and Compliance, Networking, Email, Servers, SOA, DR and BC

Exams

Team Project

Website to showcase current students and their academic accolades.

Required to provide a working application, a report and a presentation to the TLF Board Members, Project Stakeholders and other invited guests

Objectives of the team project:

◦ Provide the TLF interns with the opportunity to develop their project management and team building skills

◦ Create an application that is Bermuda-focused within the timeframe communicated

◦ Leverage resources to enhance skills within the team

Presentation of Certificates and Awards

Ciera Fox

Pursuing a Masters in Business Administration and Information Sciences at North Carolina Central University

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems in May 2014

2014 TLF Internship with Catlin

Graduated from the TLF 2014 Programme

Samuel Matthews

Completed a Bachelor of Information Systems from St. Francis Xavier University in May 2014

2014 TLF Internship with ACT

Graduated from the TLF 2014 Programme

Mpumelelo Richards

Pursuing a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Boston University. Completion date December 2014

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan in 2007

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Morehouse College in 2007

2014 TLF Internship with Ascendant Group

Graduated from the TLF 2014 Programme

Danté Richardson

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Networking Engineering) from New England Institute of Technology in May 2014

Completed an Associates Degree in Information Technology (Networking Engineering) from New England Institute of Technology in 2012

2014 TLF Internship with Elbow Beach Resort

Graduated from the TLF 2014 Programme

Colisha Smith

Pursuing a Bachelor Degree at Kingston University in London focused on Cyber Security and Computer Forensics.

2014 TLF Internship with CCS

Graduated from the TLF 2014 Programme

Daniel Walker

Pursuing an Associates Degree in Computer information Systems at the Bermuda College.

2014 TLF Internship with Renaissance Re

Graduated from the TLF 2014 Programme

The Technology Leadership Forum recognizes an intern who has made great strides in the TLF Internship Programme, taking the instruction and opportunities provided to enhance their skill.

Feedback on the intern is solicited from the TLF partners and instructors. While the intern’s performance is an important factor, change in the intern over the summer in their professionalism, networking skills and drive are also assessed.

Danté Richardson

The success of the TLF Internship Programme is partially due to the participation of ICT professionals who give of their time and expertise through teaching, mentoring and networking with each year's interns.

In a programme where the interns are expected to go above and beyond, it is no surprise that the ICT professionals involved do so as well and more.

The Most Inspiring Professional Award is the Interns' acknowledgment of an ICT professional who has made an impact on the group by providing instruction, advice and mentoring to enable them to move towards their career goals.

Mr. Dion Tucker

Chris Phillips, CCS

Sheldon Jones, Ascendant Group

Derrick Smith, Department of Workforce Development

Lloyd Holder, BHB

Ronnie Viera, FAC

Jan Fraser

Michael Branco, Digicel

John Gill, Tokio

Nicole Edmunds, BHB

Michael Albouy, BHB

Sandra DeSilva, Nova

Shaun Richards, E&Y

Aisa Lopez, E&Y Ronnie Viera, FAC Dwayne Trott and team, CCS CellOne Karmeta Hendrickson, Bermuda

College Gerry Begeman, Bermuda College Lisa Patterson, BHB Link– Tour Group BELCO – Tour Group BHB – Tour Group

SPONSORS 2014