[ HAWAII AT WORK ]
George Helwagen of Envision Networked Services has his eye on sales.
Sales exec helps firms
profit from technologyAdvances in technology enable businesses to operate more smoothly and efficiently, but because these advances seem to come at a quicker pace each year, businesses often don't realize how much time and effort they could save by using new technology. Every day I educate companies about the voice, video and data marketplace and show them better ways to communicate with customers, reduce costs and increase productivity.
For example, at some hospitals across the country, doctors are beginning to use PDAs to wirelessly send and retrieve patient information right at the bedside. This eliminates some obvious things -- such as potentially lost forms, charts and files -- but it also lets doctors speed patient care by allowing them to immediately request test results or note changes in a patient's diagnosis. In matters of life and death, gaining just a few extra seconds can be critical. Along with my engineering team, I provide a design and implementation plan to outfit a hospital with wireless technology to make this application possible.
George Helwagen
Title: Account executiveCompany: Envision Networked Services
Web site: www.envisionns.com
Routine: Scanning the newspaper for businesses that can benefit from his company's services.
The list of new things technology can offer is almost endless. Imagine getting all your voicemail, e-mail and faxes in one Inbox. Or, being able to carry a wireless video conferencing unit anywhere within your building and set up a real-time, face-to-face meeting with any of your colleagues anywhere in the world. Both are things possible today.
As a sales executive, I am the frontline to bring these kinds of innovations to companies here in Hawaii. Helping businesses transform their operations and seeing them reap the benefits of new technology is something I take pride in. At Envision we've invested heavily in our engineering and professional services groups to make executing complex technologies seem effortless for our clients. Often, I hear executives say to me, "It would be great if we could ... " and then describe what they think is a pie-in-the sky wish. I like being able to come up with a solution and say, "It's possible."
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