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Top Women in Technology
Pam Arment
President/Owner
Pamela J. Arment
Consulting
Arment defi nes a career
as successful " when you
have passion and truly
enjoy what you do. " A consultant for more than
10 years, she focuses on lending an able hand
to the cable industry's rapid evolution from
content and programming to a provider of IP
and other advanced services. As a telecommunications
professional with 25-plus years of
strategic, technical and leadership experience,
Arment previously served as a contractor
program and project manager.
Nomi Bergman
President
Bright House Networks
Bergman has been
president of Bright
House Networks since
2007 and was part of
the senior management team at Advanced
Newhouse when it launched Bright House in
2003. Throughout her career, she has worked
to involve more women in technology and was
instrumental in the creation of the SCTE/WICT
mentoring initiative for women in technology,
Women's TechConnect. Bergman seeks happiness
and contentment, rather than " balance "
between her professional and personal lives.
To achieve this, she's found it particularly helpful
to " embrace the decisions I make, move
forward without regret and make sure I enjoy
each moment. "
Jacqueline Boudreau
Executive Director,
Technology
Cox
The veteran cable and
telecom exec has been
at the nexus of Cox's
transformation to next-generation technical
operations since she became corporate
director of systems operation centers in 2009.
Prior to her more recent role, she advanced up
the ladder at Cox New England, where she led
system operations and network surveillance,
among other tasks. A successful career means
" having a passion for what you do, helping the
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people around you advance their own careers
and making a real difference in your company
and industry, " she says.
Sabrina Calhoun
VP, Engineering
Bright House Networks
Calhoun oversees the
network architecture and
construction of outside
plants for all six Bright
House markets. Her best trick for maintaining
focus both at work and home is " schedule time
for yourself to recharge. " With the company
since June 2008, she has 25-plus years of
engineering management experience and is an
active member of SCTE, WICT, the Institute of
Electrical & Electronic Engineers and the NCTA.
She was elected as the WICT Florida Chapter
president for 2013-14.
Sherita Ceasar
VP, National Video
Development
Engineering
Comcast Cable
Ceasar's expertise spans
core video systems,
guides, iTV, cross-platform applications, videoon-demand
content and back offi ce infrastructure.
This senior executive with more than 30
years in the telecom industry is responsible
for the overall vision of all national engineering
and technical operations video deployment
projects at Comcast, including cross-company
initiatives, infrastructure projects, technical
launch management validation, and readiness
for service activation.
Linda Dillman
CIO
QVC
Dillman's 12 years of
experience as a technology
leader have honed
her ability to drive IT
practices that maximize efforts and produce
best-in-class products and services. This year
the IT team is working to upgrade QVC's email,
contact and scheduling platform. She led the
charge in uniting team members from multiple
disciplines and markets to develop a robust
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Cyndee Everman
Former Group VP, Care,
Sales/Retention &
Telecom Solutions
Time Warner Cable
Everman believes in
building a strong team
by empowering and involving employees at
all levels of the organization, and encourages
everyone to find their passion. She
started her cable career with Warner Amex
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communications platform and pilot program
for this initiative. " One should not defi ne their
career success based on someone else's defi -
nition, " she says. " Find a profession that keeps
you motivated, passionate and engaged.
Grace Egan
VP, Product Activation
& Project Management
Time Warner Cable
A successful career, according
to Egan, is " one
in which I know that
my contributions are important and valued. "
Being one of few women in a male-dominated
fi eld hasn't prevented Egan from driving Time
Warner Cable forward with new and innovative
digital services like network DVR and nextgeneration
program guide.
Leslie Ellis
Owner
Ellis Edits
Ellis, the mastermind
behind the weekly
" Translation Please "
column, has been a
cable mainstay for more than two decades.
She is the expert in demystifying commonly
used cable and broadband technology terms.
Ellis started in the cable industry in 1987,
writing hardware and software manuals for
an advertising insertion company. Outside of
cable, she's a beekeeper, co-founder of the
Women Who Bee beekeeping club, and the
executive producer of the documentary fi lm
" Bee People, " released in 2012, which encourages
everyday people to become backyard
beekeepers to help pollination with " a beehive
every two miles. "
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