Bob Flaherty's guest appearances

Bob Flaherty

Bozeman United Methodist Church

Industrial IoT by MarketScale

MarketScale Technology

Bob Baxley

Dan Miller

David Hill

David Sawyer

John Dudley

Dan Thompson

Eric Anderson

Michael Longoria

Andy Weir

Ben Taylor

John Ryan

Chris Devlin

Peter Brown

Matt Wood

Paul Johnson

OwlTail

Message sent via email:   Dear sisters and brothers of Bozeman United Methodist Church, Grace and peace to you all as we begin the season of Advent.   It is my pleasure to share with you that, in response to the request of your Staff Parish Relations Committee,  Bishop Karen Oliveto has chosen to appoint the Rev. Amy Strader as full time pastor of Bozeman UMC as of January 1, 2020. Rev. Eric Strader will continue as part time pastor at Bozeman UMC and part time as Congregational Resource Minister for the Montana West District.  I am grateful for the gifts and graces that Rev. Amy brings to your congregation, and for the gifts and graces that Rev. Eric brings to your congregation and to the District CRM position.  I am excited about the possibilities for your ministry together, and trust that this will reflect good stewardship of financial resources and of gifts and skills.   Also, a Church Conference will be held, according to the Discipline, on Sunday, December 15, at 11:45 a.m. to approve the pastoral compensation for 2020. May the Holy Spirit guide your ministry to the people of your community.   Blessings, Jan Witman District Superintendent, Montana West   —————-   To that, the BUMC Personnel Team would add:   A reminder that when Rev. Amy and Rev. Eric were appointed 18 months ago to BUMC it was less than full time.   This shift allows for more clergy presence in the church to focus on the pastoral care of the community. In order to continue to be fiscally responsible, we will not be rehiring the Nurture Care position, held by Kim Broden, but instead dividing responsibilities between Rev. Amy and our new Office Coordinator, Allie Zanieri-Hale. Allie will coordinate office needs, alongside supporting database management, and recruiting volunteers - YOU - for ministry needs and opportunities.   Rev. Amy will continue to oversee discipleship ministries including; campus, youth, children, and mission, as well as retaining her role on the Board of Bozeman Health System and community needs. In addition, Rev. Amy will be taking over responsibilities of pastoral care and head up the Stephen Ministry Leadership team.   Rev. Eric will continue to oversee administration and worship while supporting the district in church vitality and clergy coaching as the Congregational Resource Minister.   Please join us to celebrate Kim’s ministry on Dec. 8th in between worship services!

Message sent via email: Dear sisters and brothers of Bozeman United Methodist Church, Grace and peace to you all as we begin the season of Advent. It is my pleasure to share with you that, in response to the request of your Staff Parish Relations Committee,  Bishop Karen Oliveto has chosen to appoint the Rev. Amy Strader as full time pastor of Bozeman UMC as of January 1, 2020. Rev. Eric Strader will continue as part time pastor at Bozeman UMC and part time as Congregational Resource Minister for the Montana West District.  I am grateful for the gifts and graces that Rev. Amy brings to your congregation, and for the gifts and graces that Rev. Eric brings to your congregation and to the District CRM position.  I am excited about the possibilities for your ministry together, and trust that this will reflect good stewardship of financial resources and of gifts and skills. Also, a Church Conference will be held, according to the Discipline, on Sunday, December 15, at 11:45 a.m. to approve the pastoral compensation for 2020. May the Holy Spirit guide your ministry to the people of your community. Blessings, Jan Witman District Superintendent, Montana West —————- To that, the BUMC Personnel Team would add: A reminder that when Rev. Amy and Rev. Eric were appointed 18 months ago to BUMC it was less than full time.   This shift allows for more clergy presence in the church to focus on the pastoral care of the community. In order to continue to be fiscally responsible, we will not be rehiring the Nurture Care position, held by Kim Broden, but instead dividing responsibilities between Rev. Amy and our new Office Coordinator, Allie Zanieri-Hale. Allie will coordinate office needs, alongside supporting database management, and recruiting volunteers - YOU - for ministry needs and opportunities. Rev. Amy will continue to oversee discipleship ministries including; campus, youth, children, and mission, as well as retaining her role on the Board of Bozeman Health System and community needs. In addition, Rev. Amy will be taking over responsibilities of pastoral care and head up the Stephen Ministry Leadership team. Rev. Eric will continue to oversee administration and worship while supporting the district in church vitality and clergy coaching as the Congregational Resource Minister. Please join us to celebrate Kim’s ministry on Dec. 8th in between worship services!

Conference & Pastor Update, Bob Flaherty

Smart city technology continues to interest cities as an effective way to attract businesses and residents. As companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Uber continue to change the world by showing consumers what can happen when technology becomes accessible to ordinary people daily, cities are following suit for their own piece of this technology pie.   However, what happens when these cities don't have the foggiest idea about what their first step should be to to turn a community into a “smart” city? And once they do get their city on the smart route, what happens when they don't know how to maintain the technology and infrastructure?  Bob Flaherty, Vice President for Customer Success &amp; Managed Services at CIMCON Lighting, joins today’s podcast to chat with us about how local governments can reliably and cost-effectively turn their towns into smart cities.   "When cities get to the point of saying, 'we want to do this', the next question is 'What is the next step?' 'How do we get there?' and often times there's silence and not a clear answer on what to do next," Flaherty said.  Flaherty understands that a smart city is a huge investment. Most of the time, these customers need a positive result right away through either monetary gain, rising businesses or populations, increased safety ratings, or some other form of tangible results, to fully buy in to the smart city game. The first step that he always recommends is CIMCON’s Smart Lighting Solution Set for a network of lights that can be managed remotely.  He says it’s very tangible and very visible, highly recommended as a first step to entice the population and the rest of the governing body.  CIMCON even goes one step further by monitoring and taking care of the network on the client’s behalf so that cities avoid investing in 24/7, around-the-clock resources. CIMCON can also install and maintain software patches to recognize new threats and to adhere to the security levels that citizens expect from their city. Listen to this episode to better understand how a city can transform and stay smart.

Smart city technology continues to interest cities as an effective way to attract businesses and residents. As companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Uber continue to change the world by showing consumers what can happen when technology becomes accessible to ordinary people daily, cities are following suit for their own piece of this technology pie. However, what happens when these cities don't have the foggiest idea about what their first step should be to to turn a community into a “smart” city? And once they do get their city on the smart route, what happens when they don't know how to maintain the technology and infrastructure? Bob Flaherty, Vice President for Customer Success &amp; Managed Services at CIMCON Lighting, joins today’s podcast to chat with us about how local governments can reliably and cost-effectively turn their towns into smart cities. "When cities get to the point of saying, 'we want to do this', the next question is 'What is the next step?' 'How do we get there?' and often times there's silence and not a clear answer on what to do next," Flaherty said. Flaherty understands that a smart city is a huge investment. Most of the time, these customers need a positive result right away through either monetary gain, rising businesses or populations, increased safety ratings, or some other form of tangible results, to fully buy in to the smart city game. The first step that he always recommends is CIMCON’s Smart Lighting Solution Set for a network of lights that can be managed remotely. He says it’s very tangible and very visible, highly recommended as a first step to entice the population and the rest of the governing body. CIMCON even goes one step further by monitoring and taking care of the network on the client’s behalf so that cities avoid investing in 24/7, around-the-clock resources. CIMCON can also install and maintain software patches to recognize new threats and to adhere to the security levels that citizens expect from their city. Listen to this episode to better understand how a city can transform and stay smart.

It Takes a Village to Make a Smart City, with Bob Flaherty of CIMCON Lighting