Tech in Motion Orange County hosted its inaugural Timmy Awards at Applied Innovated (formerly UCI Institute for Innovation), on October 15, 2015.
The awards recognize Orange County and San Diego’s top employers for technology professionals with a ceremony crowning the best work culture, technology managers, and startup leaders. More than 130 nominations were submitted and 5,971 votes counted from local Tech in Motion community members.
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“We were delighted to host our annual Timmy Awards in one of the most innovative tech hubs and honor Orange County’s top technology employers and managers,” said Matt Najera, Vice President, IT Staffing Solutions of Workbridge Associates and Jobspring Partners. “These companies have proven to be the top workplaces for technology professionals and deserve recognition in their community.”
The 2015 Timmy Award Winners for Orange County and San Diego are:
- Orange County and San Diego’s Best Technology Work Culture - Tickets.com
- Orange County and San Diego’s Best Technology Manager - Shiem Edelbrock, CTO of The Control Group
- Orange County and San Diego’s Best Tech Startup – Parentsware
First runner-ups were also awarded certificates, as the voting for all three categories was extremely close! The first runner-ups are: Illuminate Education (Best Technology Work Culture), Phillip Pham – Chief Technology Officer at Cypher Genomics (Best Technology Manager, pictured below middle), and Zadara Storage (Best Tech Startup). View the full list of 28 Timmy Awards finalists here.
Tech in Motion honors the best technology employers in Orange County & San Diego on an annual basis at the Timmy Awards. The Timmy Awards first debuted in Boston in February 2015 and are presented throughout the year in tech hub cities across North America, including New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C. Previous winners have included innovators such as Venmo, Trip Advisor, Gilt, Constant Contact, Casper, and Instacart. The next awards ceremony will take place in Washington D.C. on November 4, 2015.
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The Orange County event featured demos from EZDrone and PUSH while members entertained themselves with the FoxTales photo storybooth. Sponsors for the evening included IBM, Veritone, LearningFuze, FoxTales, Eureka Building, Jobspring Partners and Workbridge Associates.
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The Timmys will soon be hosted in all ten Tech in Motion cities. Please frequently visit techinmotionevents.com/awards for more information and regular updates.