Vecna
Jim Joyce has extensive work experience in the field of IT management and administration. Jim currently works as an IT Manager at Vecna, where they support a healthcare and robotics organization. Their responsibilities include the administration of Debian 10.x and CentOS 7.
Prior to joining Vecna, Jim worked at EMC as a Principal IT Administrator for over a decade. In this role, they were a senior technical contributor and led enterprise content management projects and rollouts. Jim was also responsible for EMC architecture, including Documentum 6.x, VMware ESX, Windows and Linux virtual machines, and content server integration.
Before their time at EMC, Jim held various positions as an IT Director/Manager/Lead at different IT organizations from 1990 to 2002. Jim managed systems and administration for tech companies in the Boston area, including startups like CMGI/ThingWorld and Allaire Corp, as well as mid-size and large organizations like NEC, Fidelity, Thomson Financial, and Data General. Jim has a wide range of experience in Unix, Linux, and Windows infrastructure, applications, content management, and operations.
Jim Joyce attended Northeastern University from 1985 to 1989, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration and Management, with a focus on General Management.
Vecna
Vecna develops and markets innovative health care solutions in the fields of infection control, patient safety, patient self-service, and robotics.The US CDC estimates that 1.7 million patients are infected every year by health care acquired infections with 99,000 dying from such infections. The aim of Vecna's QC PathFinder infectioncontrol software is to magnify the efforts of hospital infection preventionists through increased data visibility, automated alerts, and fast reporting both internally and to external public health agencies.Vecna's patient self-service line includes health care kiosks and patient portals. These solutions automate many previously manual workflows including check-in, registration, bill pay, and surveys. A kiosk integrated with vitals capture devices can capture weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and blood oxygenation. The Battlefield Extraction Assist Robot (BEAR) was created to extract wounded soldiers from the battlefield. It is a humanoid robot designed to lift up to 500 lbs and has been developed for the U.S. Department of Defense.