Name: Ryan Morrow
Job title: Software Engineer
Hometown: Boston, MA
How long have you been with ViewPoint?: 3 months
Describe yourself in three words: Curious, Goofy, Empathetic
Astrological Sign: Virgo
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Name: Rachel Keyser
Job title: Director of Strategic Growth
Hometown: Seattle, WA
How long have you been with ViewPoint?: 2.5 years
Describe yourself in three words: Principled, Creative, Curious
If you could have one superpower, what would it be: To speak every language in the world
If you don’t know much about Code for America, you should. The first thing you’ll see on their website homepage is an example of a radical paradigm shift happening in the public sector.
ViewPoint Government Solutions is excited to announce the opening of their new Los Angeles office. This move is a reflection of their continued growth in the govtech field of online permitting as well as the hotbed of forward-thinking governments in California and on the West Coast.
Thanks to all of our customers, partners, and the team at Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL), ViewPoint jumped 32 spots to rank 13th on the most recent list of “Best Vendors Serving Local Government”. We’re incredibly humbled by the recognition and invigorated to continue providing the best product and services for our customers. Who ever said ePermitting software can’t be leading government technology innovation?
If you’re wondering what our favorite moment from this month’s ICMA conference was, there’s one particular night that stands out. (Though our conversations with thoughtful government innovators offered too many highlights to recount!) We always knew local government folks loved karaoke, but it wasn’t until this year at ICMA that we found out just how much.
Name: Andy Navarro
Job title: Municipal Relationship Manager
Hometown: West Covina, CA
How long have you been with ViewPoint?: 6 months
Describe yourself in three words: Enthusiastic, Patriotic, Unconventional
Patronus: Irish Wolfhound (according to a random test on the internet)
Name: Carl Anderson
Job title: Senior Municipal Relationship Manager
Hometown: Sudbury, MA
How long have you been with ViewPoint?: 5+ years
Describe yourself in three words: Logical, Focused, Dedicated
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Mindreading, so I could really know why my opportunities were lost and not won
For the third year in a row, ViewPoint has been recognized as a leader in civic innovation by Government Technology in their annual GovTech100 list. The GovTech100 showcases the 100 leading companies focused on improving the state of government technology
We are excited to announce ViewPoint’s place on ELGL’s Choice Awards for the Top 50 Local Government Companies. ViewPoint joins 49 other companies providing local governments with services in software, research, urban planning, civic engagement, and budgeting, among many others. More than 40 awardees (including ViewPoint) are “GovTech” companies, part of a rapidly growing industry of technology companies serving the public sector.
Here are a few of the GovTech companies on ELGL’s list that are helping revolutionize local government:
Name: Tom Crosby
Job title: Municipal Relationship Manager
Hometown: Weymouth, MA
How long have you been with ViewPoint?: 2 years!
Describe yourself in three words: Curious, Calm, Extroverted
Go-to karaoke song: Ramble On by Led Zeppelin.
Name: Ashley Jamerson
Job title: Data Engineer
Hometown: Merrillville, IN
How long have you been with ViewPoint?: 4 years
Describe yourself in three words: Independent, Musical, Night Owl
Go-to karaoke song: “All Star” by Smash Mouth
Name: Liz Usherwood
Job title: Customer Success Manager
Hometown: Tampa, FL
How long have you been with ViewPoint?: 1 year!
Describe yourself in three words: Enthusiastic, clumsy, and intellectual
Self-awarded ViewPoint superlative: Most likely to laugh at own joke
Last month, some of our favorite people at ELGL (Engaging Local Government Leaders) reached out to their community to help fund a ‘Diversity Dashboard’ project.
The goal is to “collect quality data about the race, gender, veteran status, and age of local government Chief Administrators (CAOs) and Assistant Chief Administrators (ACAOs) for every local government entity in the United States by December 31st 2017.”
Inspectors across the country largely embraced mobile devices in 2015, conducting almost 40,000 inspections from a tablet in the field on ViewPoint.
As permitting operations increasingly go online, trading in clipboards for tablets is becoming increasingly popular in forward-thinking communities.
