LAUNCH YOUR
STARS
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AWARD WINNERS: 15 HIGHLY INNOVATIVE
PEOPLE UNDER 40

Sagi Brody
Company: Webair
Website: www.webair.com
Twitter: @WebairInc
About Sagi:
Sagi joined Webair in 1998. Prior to joining the
Company, he was a student at New York’s
Polytechnical Institute specializing in software
design and IT. Sagi is responsible for all technical
infrastructure, design, and operations. With his
help, the company has seen an increase in web
sites and servers hosted by over 1000%. Sagi
has been involved in all aspects of the hosting
and data center industry including: site surveys
and selection, data center build out and
upgrades, fiber network design and build,
authoring of all client interfaces, designed
software for data center and server automation,
cloud computing, green data center technologies,
resource management, staffing, and budget
planning. Sagi has built the companies Content
Delivery Network (CDN) that now provides high
speed downloads from anywhere in the world –
among many other achievements.

Nicole Tricoukes
Company: Motorola Solutions
Website: www.motorolasolutions.com
Twitter: @MotoSolutions @tricoukes
About Nicole:
Nicole Tricoukes is the Senior Maverick in
charge of the Motorola Solutions HC1 headset
computer program for the Chief Technology
Office.
Previously,
she
worked
across
disciplines at Tiffany & Co. and as a member
of a TSA federal task force to help protect
airlines. At Symbol Technologies and Motorola
Solutions, she has helped drive the
advancement of future innovations and
emergent business concepts with external
technology partners. Nicole has presented
publicly
at
Mobile
World
Congress,
TEDxSiliconAlley, Wearable Tech Expo and at
PARC’s Power of 10 conferences on the
emergence of wearable computing in the
enterprise.

Basil Puglisi
Company: National Social Media Club
Website: www.socialmediaclub.org
Twitter: @basilpuglisi @socialmediaclub
About Basil:
Basil Puglisi is one of Long Island's Digital
& Social Media Leaders, haven written just
over 400 articles ranging from social
media start-ups to marketing strategies he
has been one of the leading sources for
business owners and the media. As the
co-founder and host of #SMAC his events
have generated tweets that have reached
over 3,000,000 people in just a day. In
this year he was appointed to the
International Board of Directors for Social
Media Club and his minibook Digital
Factics: Twitter was nominated for a Small
Business Book Award.

Michael Koschitz
Company: Vitamix Labs
Website: www.vitamixlabs.com
Twitter: @vitamixlabs
About Michael:
Michael is the founder and President of
Vitamix Laboratories, a Long Island based
nutraceutical manufacturer. Over the past
decade, Michael’s contributions to the
nutracuetical industry have led to the
development, growth, and success of over
50 globally distributed public and private
brands. He graduated from Adelphi
University in 2004 with a BS in Computer
Management & Information Systems and
continued on to earn his Doctor of
Naturopathy degree in 2010. Michael is
also an avid traveler and lifelong New York
sports fan.

Stephen Aponte, Jr.
Senior Program Manager at Intelligent Product
Solutions
Website: www.intelligentproductsolutions.com
Twitter: @IPSdesigners
About Stephen:
Stephen Aponte, Jr is a Senior Program Manager
at Intelligent Product Solutions (IPS). He is also
General Manager of a new and exciting software
product called Entervise (www.entervise.com)
that was recently released in 2013. Previously,
Stephen held various positions at CA Technologies
and KeySpan. At IPS, his responsibilities also
include managing strategic projects for IPS
clients, as well as managing IPS' internal network
infrastructure. Stephen has presented publicly at
Wearable Tech Expo and CEWIT conferences
where he spoke about the Entervise product and
developing a voice driven user interface on a
wearable computer.

Dan Bowen
Company: Bowen Media
Website: www.bowenmedia.com
Twitter: @bowenmedia
About Dan:
Dan is an award winning digital marketing
veteran with a proven track record for
creating and implementing result driven
marketing
campaigns,
social
media
strategy, brand enforcement and high end
website development. Bowen Media was
started in 2003 as a one man operation
and has since grown to become one of
Long Island’s key design firms.

J. Robert Coleman
Co-Founder of Codagenix
Website: www.codagenix.com
Twitter: @Codagenix
About Robert:
J. Robert Coleman, PhD, MBA is an inventor
and Co-founder of Codagenix, Inc. (Stony
Brook NY) a company that is supported by
the NIH and that is commercializing a vaccine
development
platform.
The
Codagneix
platform utilizes computer-based software to
construct designer vaccine viruses and their
pipeline includes vaccine candidates for:
Influenza Virus, Dengue Virus, RSV, and
bacterial targets. Dr. Coleman has multiple
high impact publications in the field of
synthetic biology and infectious disease, is
the primary investigator on externally funded
research
projects,
and
has
project
management skills in small business and
biotechnology.

Claude Zdanow
Company: Stadiumred
Website: www.stadiumred.com
Twitter: @claudezdanow @stadiumred
About Claude:
Claude is the founder of Stadiumred, the NYC
based music and entertainment group of
companies. He’s experienced as a touring
musician,
composer,
engineer
and
entrepreneur, as well as an active investor and
advisor to companies Quirky Inc & DJZ Inc. An
avid public speaker and supporter of The
Recording Academy, Claude currently co-chairs
the Grammy Camp Committee, is a delegate on
the Portledge Prep School Arts Committee and is
an advisor for the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource
Center.
Since
founding
Stadiumred,
the
company’s award winning studio division has
grown to include 5 studios (participating in 11
Grammy wins and 22 Nominations), an artist
development division, an events division, and
now is launching a technology division.

Justin Rosenberg
Company: Honeygrow
Website: www.honeygrow.com
Twitter: @honeygrow
About Justin:
Justin Rosenberg created honeygrow with
the intention to provide a simple, tasty,
and aesthetically different fast-casual
dining experience in hopes of exciting
guests with a unique approach to
wholesome eating.
Prior to launching
honeygrow, Justin was Manager of Energy
Services
&
Asset
Management
at
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
(PREIT). At PREIT, he was responsible for
energy purchasing and hedging strategies,
energy costing, solar power development,
capital budgeting, retail re-merchandising
strategies, and financial forecasting for a
portfolio of over 35 national shopping
centers and malls.

Greg Ohanessian
Company: I-Tech Security
Website: www.itech-ny.com
Twitter: @itechsecurity
About Greg:
Greg
started
his
career
in
1999
specializing in computer network design
and security. In 2003 he started providing
physical security as well. Greg created ITech Security in 2006 to provide
customized,
creative
solutions
for
computer networks and security for
businesses and residences in the NY Metro
Area. In 2011, Greg was recognized by
Security System News's 20 under 40
Award as one of the industries up and
coming young professionals. Under Greg’s
leadership, I-Tech has grown to become
one of the area’s leading IT/Security the
companies.

Alexander Casanova
Company: MedNet Technologies / Da Vinci
Interactive Webservices
Website: www.mednet-tech.com
Twitter: @MedNetTech
About Alexander:
Alex is the Lead Applications Developer for
Dr. Leonardo, with over 6 years experience
in
Web
Application
Development.
Alexander holds a BA in Information
Technology
from
Farmingdale
State
University. In 2009, Alexander graduated
with a Masters in Information Technology
from Touro College. His graduate studies
concentrated on Database Administration.
As Lead Applications Developer, Alex is
responsible for implementing solutions
ranging from systems administration to
software design.

Jon (Andy) Perl
Company: Andy & Evan
Website: www.andyandevankids.com
Twitter: @andyandevankids
About Jon:
Jon runs the company’s financial and accounting
functions as well as global sourcing and logistics
operations. Perl’s first entrepreneurial pursuit
began in college. His love of music spawned a
talent management company, which started with
several small-time college bands and ended up in
the production of hundreds of concerts and music
festivals around the world. In search of more
stable work, Perl took an entry-level position at
Cardinalpointe Capital Group, a New York City
based lending firm. He began by sorting mail
and worked his way up through the ranks to loan
underwriter and ultimately Vice President. Jon
resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and
is married to Reina, a nurse at the neonatal
intensive care unit at Mount Sinai Hospital in
NYC; together they have a 3 year old son named
Ely.

Evan Hakalir
Company: Andy & Evan
Website: www.andyandevankids.com
Twitter: @EvanHakalir @andyandevankids
About Evan:
Evan Hakalir heads Andy & Evan’s marketing & branding
strategy, global sales, legal functions, and oversees design
and new business development. Evan got his start in the
fashion world at the ripe young age of 11, working during
school breaks at his great uncle’s textile store in the heart
of the Garment District. Fast forward years later (and
through a sundry of adolescent entrepreneurial endeavors),
Hakalir began a career in real estate finance shortly after
finishing college and getting married. Evan rose through
the ranks of commercial real estate finance, most recently
serving as the Managing Director of Joint Venture Equity at
JPS Capital Partners, a New York City based asset backed
lending fund. Evan also served on the board of various
industry trade groups, including the executive board of the
UJA Real Estate Division and the Publicity Chair of the
Young Mortgage Bankers Association. Evan resides on the
Upper West Side of Manhattan and is married to Aliza
Bogner, the Chief Operating Officer at Alison Brod Public
Relations in NYC. Evan is heavily involved with his local
synagogue, Baby Buggy an organization that
clothes
underprivileged children, and the UJA’s Fashion and
Apparel Division.

Mark McAuliff
Company: Bri-Tech, Inc.
Website: www.bri-tech.com
Twitter: @BriTechInc
About Mark:
As a child, Mark had always been
interested in the process of how all things
worked. While growing up, Mark had
worked with his 2 brothers Brian and
Michael, and together they built a custom
electronics business that serves the tristate area known as Bri-Tech, Inc. Mark’s
passion is to use technology to simplify
the tasks needed for living, to make more
time for enjoying life’s pleasures beyond
mere living.

Yevgen Borodin
Company: CharmTech Labs LLC
Website: www.captivoice.com
Twitter: @CaptiVoice @borodiya
About Yevgen:
Dr. Yevgen Borodin is a Research Assistant Professor
at Stony Brook University and the President and CEO
of Charmtech Labs LLC, a start-up company he cofounded to eradicate barriers between people and
information. Dr. Borodin is the recipient of $4M
dollars in federal grants for both academic and
industrial research. And he is the co-author of over
40 scientific publications on various aspects of web
accessibility, receiving multiple best paper awards
and other honors.

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