[Music] now before I begin I’d like to place a
now before I begin I’d like to place a
now before I begin I’d like to place a perspective on the topic at hand so will
perspective on the topic at hand so will
perspective on the topic at hand so will those of you with an iPhone 5 or 5s
those of you with an iPhone 5 or 5s
those of you with an iPhone 5 or 5s please raise your hand what about an
please raise your hand what about an
please raise your hand what about an iPhone 6 or 6s what about the iPhone 7
iPhone 6 or 6s what about the iPhone 7
iPhone 6 or 6s what about the iPhone 7 okay now those of you without the latest
okay now those of you without the latest
okay now those of you without the latest and greatest or experiencing what can be
and greatest or experiencing what can be
and greatest or experiencing what can be defined as a technology gap you’re in
defined as a technology gap you’re in
defined as a technology gap you’re in essence lagging from what’s available
essence lagging from what’s available
essence lagging from what’s available and from what those around you have
and from what those around you have
and from what those around you have maybe your phone’s camera isn’t it sharp
maybe your phone’s camera isn’t it sharp
maybe your phone’s camera isn’t it sharp or maybe your phone’s 25 percent slower
or maybe your phone’s 25 percent slower
or maybe your phone’s 25 percent slower but for many people this is not a case
but for many people this is not a case
but for many people this is not a case of opening their email slower no take
of opening their email slower no take
of opening their email slower no take that feeling and place it in the
that feeling and place it in the
that feeling and place it in the perspective of the millions of people
perspective of the millions of people
perspective of the millions of people each and every day affected by a
each and every day affected by a
each and every day affected by a technology gap out of two or three years
technology gap out of two or three years
technology gap out of two or three years but 20 to 30 years around three years
but 20 to 30 years around three years
but 20 to 30 years around three years ago I saw my opportunity to fix the
ago I saw my opportunity to fix the
ago I saw my opportunity to fix the technology gap in an industry most
technology gap in an industry most
technology gap in an industry most people don’t even know exists I began to
people don’t even know exists I began to
people don’t even know exists I began to build software for prisons now this was
build software for prisons now this was
build software for prisons now this was not an industry with technology 25%
not an industry with technology 25%
not an industry with technology 25% slower no this was an entire industry
slower no this was an entire industry
slower no this was an entire industry functioning as if we’re still in 1990s I
functioning as if we’re still in 1990s I
functioning as if we’re still in 1990s I remember the first time I walked into my
remember the first time I walked into my
remember the first time I walked into my facilities of course you imagine it to
facilities of course you imagine it to
facilities of course you imagine it to be different but this was unlike
be different but this was unlike
be different but this was unlike anything I could have imagined the
anything I could have imagined the
anything I could have imagined the processes and actions they took look
processes and actions they took look
processes and actions they took look straight out of the Green Mile or the
straight out of the Green Mile or the
straight out of the Green Mile or the Shawshank Redemption they were trying to
Shawshank Redemption they were trying to
Shawshank Redemption they were trying to solve the problems of today with
solve the problems of today with
solve the problems of today with technology either non-existent or so
technology either non-existent or so
technology either non-existent or so antiquated it created more problems than
antiquated it created more problems than
antiquated it created more problems than it solves
it solves
it solves as I got the tour of the offices and the
as I got the tour of the offices and the
as I got the tour of the offices and the workstations the problems were a clear
workstations the problems were a clear
workstations the problems were a clear sight the ramifications that cover our
sight the ramifications that cover our
sight the ramifications that cover our news headlines you’ll see another inmate
news headlines you’ll see another inmate
news headlines you’ll see another inmate committed suicide or our recidivism rate
committed suicide or our recidivism rate
committed suicide or our recidivism rate higher than it’s ever been or the wrong
higher than it’s ever been or the wrong
higher than it’s ever been or the wrong inmate was released because he was able
inmate was released because he was able
inmate was released because he was able to fake his identity these are not
to fake his identity these are not
to fake his identity these are not problems to be taken lightly but what
problems to be taken lightly but what
problems to be taken lightly but what struck me the most came at the end of
struck me the most came at the end of
struck me the most came at the end of this meeting in the turn of any other
this meeting in the turn of any other
this meeting in the turn of any other project I done I asked them well what
project I done I asked them well what
project I done I asked them well what are you looking for
are you looking for
are you looking for hoping the software solves and provides
hoping the software solves and provides
hoping the software solves and provides but their response was astonishing we
but their response was astonishing we
but their response was astonishing we don’t know they said we don’t know now I
don’t know they said we don’t know now I
don’t know they said we don’t know now I want you to sit back and really think
want you to sit back and really think
want you to sit back and really think about this you see we have progressed so
about this you see we have progressed so
about this you see we have progressed so far that there are people who don’t even
far that there are people who don’t even
far that there are people who don’t even know what’s available who don’t even
know what’s available who don’t even
know what’s available who don’t even know the questions to ask who don’t even
know the questions to ask who don’t even
know the questions to ask who don’t even know what is possible with the
know what is possible with the
know what is possible with the technologies of today and ever since
technologies of today and ever since
technologies of today and ever since this I’ve been working to solve this for
this I’ve been working to solve this for
this I’ve been working to solve this for every correctional facility with fast
every correctional facility with fast
every correctional facility with fast and reliable systems we took data and
and reliable systems we took data and
and reliable systems we took data and move it from the file cabinet to the
move it from the file cabinet to the
move it from the file cabinet to the cloud you’ve had fingerprinting
cloud you’ve had fingerprinting
cloud you’ve had fingerprinting technology in your iPhones for years but
technology in your iPhones for years but
technology in your iPhones for years but it’s time to stop worrying if we’re
it’s time to stop worrying if we’re
it’s time to stop worrying if we’re unlocking our phone faster but if we’re
unlocking our phone faster but if we’re
unlocking our phone faster but if we’re unlock in the wrong cell so we implement
unlock in the wrong cell so we implement
unlock in the wrong cell so we implement a biometric verification for inmates we
a biometric verification for inmates we
a biometric verification for inmates we implement an innovative alerting and
implement an innovative alerting and
implement an innovative alerting and classification techniques to ensure
classification techniques to ensure
classification techniques to ensure medications and suicide watches we’re at
medications and suicide watches we’re at
medications and suicide watches we’re at the alert attention the staff we brought
the alert attention the staff we brought
the alert attention the staff we brought in tablets for inmates free of use –
in tablets for inmates free of use –
in tablets for inmates free of use – hope one day reduce or even eliminate
hope one day reduce or even eliminate
hope one day reduce or even eliminate the thought of recidivism by closing
the thought of recidivism by closing
the thought of recidivism by closing this technology gap where we have we
this technology gap where we have we
this technology gap where we have we have drastically changed the lives of
have drastically changed the lives of
have drastically changed the lives of both the staff and the inmates for the
both the staff and the inmates for the
both the staff and the inmates for the better but the thing is correctional
better but the thing is correctional
better but the thing is correctional facilities are just one example of the
facilities are just one example of the
facilities are just one example of the many technology gaps these same types of
many technology gaps these same types of
many technology gaps these same types of problems are occurring in situations all
problems are occurring in situations all
problems are occurring in situations all around our society with many not being
around our society with many not being
around our society with many not being addressed at all it’s time to stop
addressed at all it’s time to stop
addressed at all it’s time to stop holding this off and it’s time to start
holding this off and it’s time to start
holding this off and it’s time to start working to eliminate these areas where
working to eliminate these areas where
working to eliminate these areas where technology has been abandoned because we
technology has been abandoned because we
technology has been abandoned because we can solve these problems and everyone
can solve these problems and everyone
can solve these problems and everyone can play a part if you’re entrepreneur
can play a part if you’re entrepreneur
can play a part if you’re entrepreneur looking for ideas instead of looking to
looking for ideas instead of looking to
looking for ideas instead of looking to build another social network or video
build another social network or video
build another social network or video game or mobile app build the solutions
game or mobile app build the solutions
game or mobile app build the solutions that bridge technology gaps build the
that bridge technology gaps build the
that bridge technology gaps build the next solution that brings opportunity to
next solution that brings opportunity to
next solution that brings opportunity to the unemployed or helps deliver
the unemployed or helps deliver
the unemployed or helps deliver healthcare efficiently to millions or
healthcare efficiently to millions or
healthcare efficiently to millions or brings together the public and private
brings together the public and private
brings together the public and private sector to solve some of our biggest
sector to solve some of our biggest
sector to solve some of our biggest social issues of today the possibilities
social issues of today the possibilities
social issues of today the possibilities are endless
are endless
are endless and the best part there’s a huge
and the best part there’s a huge
and the best part there’s a huge opportunity for positive impact because
opportunity for positive impact because
opportunity for positive impact because due to such a large gap a single person
due to such a large gap a single person
due to such a large gap a single person can take an entire
can take an entire
can take an entire industry and move it from here to here
industry and move it from here to here
industry and move it from here to here and for everyone else there are
and for everyone else there are
and for everyone else there are opportunities everywhere that may not
opportunities everywhere that may not
opportunities everywhere that may not affect a million people but maybe just
affect a million people but maybe just
affect a million people but maybe just one maybe just one person who ends up
one maybe just one person who ends up
one maybe just one person who ends up changing the world because of your
changing the world because of your
changing the world because of your efforts and the goal the goal is to make
efforts and the goal the goal is to make
efforts and the goal the goal is to make those unaware of what’s possible with
those unaware of what’s possible with
those unaware of what’s possible with technology I’ll wear a friend of mine
technology I’ll wear a friend of mine
technology I’ll wear a friend of mine last year helped a small business in his
last year helped a small business in his
last year helped a small business in his town implement a website and ordering
town implement a website and ordering
town implement a website and ordering system I was surprised he didn’t know
system I was surprised he didn’t know
system I was surprised he didn’t know how to code all he did was point them in
how to code all he did was point them in
how to code all he did was point them in the right direction and he
the right direction and he
the right direction and he single-handedly changed the lives and
single-handedly changed the lives and
single-handedly changed the lives and landscape of this business and all that
landscape of this business and all that
landscape of this business and all that had to be done was removed that we don’t
had to be done was removed that we don’t
had to be done was removed that we don’t know from these people by simply
know from these people by simply
know from these people by simply pointing the finger towards what is
pointing the finger towards what is
pointing the finger towards what is possible with the technologies of today
possible with the technologies of today
possible with the technologies of today we all have a test now so whether you’re
we all have a test now so whether you’re
we all have a test now so whether you’re building the next solutions to bridge
building the next solutions to bridge
building the next solutions to bridge technology gaps or making those who need
technology gaps or making those who need
technology gaps or making those who need it most aware strive each and every day
it most aware strive each and every day
it most aware strive each and every day to solve these gaps in our world and in
to solve these gaps in our world and in
to solve these gaps in our world and in those around you because if we can
those around you because if we can
those around you because if we can accomplish this in the prisons if we can
accomplish this in the prisons if we can
accomplish this in the prisons if we can achieve success in the most restricted
achieve success in the most restricted
achieve success in the most restricted and static industry why can’t we do this
and static industry why can’t we do this
and static industry why can’t we do this anywhere thank you very much
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