A weekly collection of new hires, transitions, promotions and award winners in Oregon and southwest Washington: MOVES/HIRES: Digital Trends, a Portland-based technology news, lifestyle, and information website that publishes news, reviews, how-to articles, descriptive videos and podcasts about technology and consumer electronics products, has hired Facebook executive Bob Gruters as chief revenue officer. In addition to Facebook, Gruters has worked with media companies including Viacom, Conde Nast, Univision and REVOLT Media. He has more than 25 years in the technology industry. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, has announced the hire of Steve Douglass as the company's corporate vice president. Douglass brings extensive experience building and leading global engineering and customer-facing teams. Prior to Lattice, Douglass was a corporate vice president at Xilinx, Inc. He began his career as a circuit design engineer at Intel … [Read more...] about Business Movers: Digital Trends hires Bob Gruters as chief revenue officer
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Politically connected tollway employee’s last job? Selling office furniture in 2001
A politically connected Illinois tollway employee hired last year for an important $80,016 engineering department job last worked in 2001 as an account executive selling office furniture. Laura Durkin is the agency's general manager of engineering and sister-in-law to Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs. Tollway officials recently released Laura Durkin's resume to the Daily Herald after withholding it for weeks. related advertisement PDF File Laura Durkin's resume She was hired in spring 2017 for the job overseeing multiple engineering, architectural and construction contracts. The position requires a minimum of five years' management experience administering construction contracts, according to the tollway's job description. Laura Durkin has a degree in interior design. Her most recent position was from 1996 to 2001 working as an account executive for Workspace, an office furniture dealership in Oakbrook Terrace. She previously … [Read more...] about Politically connected tollway employee’s last job? Selling office furniture in 2001
$80,000 tollway hire’s last job was selling office furniture in 2001
A politically connected Illinois tollway employee hired last year for an important $80,016 engineering department job last worked in 2001 as an account executive selling office furniture. Laura Durkin is the agency's general manager of engineering and sister-in-law to Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs. Tollway officials recently released Laura Durkin's resume to the Daily Herald after withholding it for weeks. related advertisement PDF File Laura Durkin's resume She was hired in spring 2017 for the job overseeing multiple engineering, architectural and construction contracts. The position requires a minimum of five years' management experience administering construction contracts, according to the tollway's job description. Laura Durkin has a degree in interior design. Her most recent position was from 1996 to 2001 working as an account executive for Workspace, an office furniture dealership in Oakbrook Terrace. She previously … [Read more...] about $80,000 tollway hire’s last job was selling office furniture in 2001
Jen Salke to Replace Roy Price as Amazon Studios Chief
NBC Entertainment president takes gig vacated by a sexual harassment scandal Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas, provided by Published 11:00 am, Friday, February 9, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Jen Salke to Replace Roy Price as Amazon Studios Chief 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Jen Salke has been named the new head of Amazon Studios. NBC Entertainment president since July 2011, Salke replaces Roy Price, who resigned from the Amazon role in October amid a sexual harassment scandal. “What stood out about Jen was the deep relationships she has nurtured with creators and talent over her career, spanning NBCU, Twentieth Century Fox, and Aaron Spelling Productions,” Jeff Blackburn, SVP business development and entertainment at Amazon, said in a statement. “She’s built an impeccable reputation as a big leader who emphasizes creativity, collaboration, and teamwork.” Just last month, Salke had added the … [Read more...] about Jen Salke to Replace Roy Price as Amazon Studios Chief
Madison’s new City Council chief of staff likes data, diplomacy
Kwasi Obeng has a rare chance to set the standard for one of Madison's most important jobs. And he intends to make the most of it. Obeng, who holds a doctorate in political science and a masters degree in psychology with extensive experience in government, is completing his third week as the City Council's first ever chief of staff, a $107,000 position that has a detailed job description and seemingly unlimited potential. "It's been great," Obeng said during an interview in his office in the cramped council suite on the fourth floor of the City-County Building. "Everybody's been really welcoming." Personable, precise and diplomatic, Obeng is spending his inaugural days "getting a lay of the land," but he intends to be an active presence, helping council members with constituent service and research, putting a focus on data, and improving relations between an increasingly assertive council and Mayor Paul Soglin, who suspects some members still hold grudges over his … [Read more...] about Madison’s new City Council chief of staff likes data, diplomacy