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ON THE MOVE JOE TRIOMPO JOINS BELCAN AS PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING SERVICES Belcan, LLC , a supplier of engineering, technical recruiting, and IT services, announced that Joe Triompo joined the company as president of engineering services. Triompo will lead the operation of Belcan’s engineering services segment. In this role, his responsibilities will include planning and executing strategy and high-level initiatives, governing activities of major customer accounts, and advising and executing on acquisitions. “We are very pleased to welcome Joe to our executive team,” said Lance Kwasniewski, CEO of Belcan. “We are confident that his diversified experience, exceptional leadership skills, and thorough knowledge of the market will continue to drive Belcan’s growth.” “The opportunity to work with Lance and the entire Belcan executive team during this inflection point in the company’s development is an exciting opportunity,” said Triompo. “Companies have come to rely on Belcan’s specialized technical services, and I look forward to finding additional opportunities to enable Belcan to better serve new and existing clients.” Prior to joining Belcan, Triompo was vice president, customer support for Sikorsky Aircraft, president and CEO for JET Advisors LLC, and vice president and general manager for UTC Power. He also worked for many years at United Technologies Corporation, serving in key roles at UTC’s Hamilton Sundstrand division. Triompo has a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Connecticut, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan Fellows program. He serves on the boards of the University of Connecticut School of Engineering and the Connecticut Science Center, and has also served as a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Technology Advisory Committee.

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BRADWILLIAMS NAMED NEWCEO OFARCHITECTURE FIRM RETAIL DESIGN COLLABORATIVE Architecture firm Retail Design Collaborative announced Brad Williams as new CEO. “Brad is the right choice for us. He’s inspirational, dedicated, personable, and is admired among our staff and clients,” said President Steve Ruth. “We’re confident that Brad will be a great leader and will continue to help generate long- term goals and objectives for Retail Design Collaborative. I’m proud to stay on as President of the firm and to be involved in the forthcoming changes.” Williams joined the firm in 1999, and has excelled in various roles throughout his tenure. Following his appointment as COO of the firm in 2013, Williams helped lead the company in a positive direction, making strategic hires, implementing best-in-class management systems, and overseeing the firm’s Shanghai subsidiary. Now also assuming the role of CEO and Chairman of Retail Design Collaborative’s Shanghai entity, Williams will be responsible for ensuring that the firm’s brand is held to the highest global standards. As CEO, Williams plans to focus on the growth of the company and will work to clearly establish and expand the firm’s services in the re-imagining of the retail realm. Williams and the management team are seeking new opportunities for growth as well as managerial, financial, and design excellence. “I’m thrilled by the opportunity to help take this firm in a new direction, to help focus our efforts on bringing our clients a world-class design process, a more stringent technical process and to help create a better overall experience for our clients and staff,” said Williams. “I’m looking forward to helping our firm grow in all areas of the practice and I am honored to lead Retail Design Collaborative in this new role.”

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tations with exes, less hours at work – all are common outcomes. 4)Lack of productivity. These people just cannot get anything done. They are too dis- tracted. They start to confuse “self-imposed-busy-farting-around-on-social-media” with actual work. Their priorities become unclear. The insidious erosion of their ability to get anything accomplished takes hold. 5)Lack of sleep. So addicted, they stay up all night on social media – or, get up in the middle of the night to work on their social media. All relationships eventually become virtual ones and identity is based on numbers of “likes” and “followers.” 6)Give up hobbies. There’s no time to do anything else. Too hard to be on Facebook and ski. Too hard to do quilting and be on Twitter. Too hard to do anything and be on Linke- dIn. Can’t do anything but social media. That makes people angry and alienated. I could go on. But the bottom line is this is a big problem. What can you do about it? You can’t do much. Encourage people to get counseling. If they can’t turn it around, they may need to go. I don’t want to be negative but my guess is the “cure” rate for this problem is pretty low. MARK ZWEIG is Zweig Group’s chairman and founder. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com.

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