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2024 – 2025 Speakers
Tyler Thibodeaux
Topic: HL7 and Interoperability of Healthcare Software
Thursday, April 17, 2025 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list
The lecture is held in the Envoc Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.
Tyler Thibodeaux currently works as a Software Engineer with Tecurologic. Tyler graduated from Southeastern with a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2014. For over a decade, he has worked with healthcare professionals to design and build medical software that improves patient care and makes providers’ jobs easier. His Tecurologic team created PediNotes, an EMR (Electronic Medical Record) program specialized for neonatal and pediatric patients. It is currently in use at Woman’s Hospital and Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge.
Brandon Casey
Topic: The Art of IT
Thursday, March 20, 2025 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list
The lecture is held in the Envoc Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.
Brandon Casey is an entrepreneur and tech enthusiast. He started in the corporate IT world, as a software developer, and worked his way into larger roles at smaller companies. Finally landing back in Louisiana as the proud owner of Lagniappe IT. Starting, out of college, in software engineering he has worked his way into becoming a seasoned infrastructure engineer. Now he supports small businesses on the Northshore with a focus of making IT easy for the local businesses. With previous roles ranging from VP of IT to software developer, and hobbies that include hacking competitions, he has a unique perspective on the future of the IT industry.
Brian Badinger
Topic: Improving Healthcare Through Digital Health Services
Thursday, February 20, 2025 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list
The lecture is held in the Envoc Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.
Brian Badinger currently serves as Vice President of Technical Operations – Epic Programs at Louisiana Blue. He has a passion for driving innovation and modernizing business services that improve the health outcomes for customers and enables the provider community to deliver patient centric care. He is a business and IT professional with over 25 years of experience in healthcare and technology services. Brian graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a Bachelor of Science. His continued professional development throughout the years ranges from a certified Microsoft Systems Engineer, SAFe Agile, Epic Payer Platform, and others have contributed to his in-depth knowledge and continued success.
Chase Dupre
Topic: Unwavering Persistence to Create a Career – Chase’s Professional Journey
Thursday, November 21st, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list
The lecture is held in the Envoc Innovation Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.
Chase Dupre, Senior Director of Cybersecurity at Baker Hughes, is responsible for global identity and access management and cloud security. He became interested in cybersecurity when his previous employer, General Electric merged with Baker Hughes. Chase had worked with GE after he earned his Computer Science degree from Southeastern Louisiana University: he first got a job with GE Capital in Connecticut from where he moved to London. After earning an MBA from Rice University, he pursued his Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity at the Pratt School of Engineering.
Calvin Fabre
Topic: Modeling Software Development Problems in Time and Thinking Temporally
Thursday, October 17th, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list.
The lecture is held in the Envoc Innovation Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.
Calvin Fabre is the founder and President of Envoc (pronounced: “invoke”), a technology innovation and consulting firm in Baton Rouge and Hammond. Calvin is a member of the International Standards Organization’s (ISO) Working Group, which defines mobile driver’s license standards. Calvin has been invited to Washington, D.C., to speak about technology multiple times on Capitol Hill. Whether in Louisiana schools, universities, or youth groups, Calvin enjoys discussing technology, digital identity, company culture, and theology. Envoc has made the Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge list for all eight years it has applied.
Dr. Andres Calderon
Topic: Cybersecurity – The Elephant in the Room
Thursday, September 19th, 2024 – 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Email [email protected] to be added to the RSVP list
The lecture is held in the Envoc Innovation Lab, Room 2026, Computer Science Technology Building (801 N. Oak Street), Southeastern Louisiana University and via Google Meet.
Dr. Andres Calderon has over 30 years of experience in strategic and information technology roles. He is currently the System Director in Cybersecurity at CommonSpirit, responsible for Cyber Resilience. He holds master level degrees in Computer Engineering and Information Systems, and an MBA. Andres has co-authored publications in top-tier journals and holds professional certifications in Health Information Exchanges, COBIT, Data Privacy Solutions, HITRUST, and ITIL.