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Pasadena to Host Discussion on Armenia's IT Industry and the Diaspora
Thursday, August 28th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/126462/pasadena-to-host-discussion-on-armenia%E2%80%99s-it-industry-and-the-diaspora/
The discussion is organized by the Armenian Engineers and Scientists
of America (AESA)
Speakers include Armenian entrepreneurs Harmik Baghdasarian, Al
Eisaian, and Aram Ter-Martirosyan
PASADENA, Calif.--Three entrepreneurs, Harmik Baghdasarian, Al Eisaian
and Aram Ter-Martirosyan from Los Angeles who have established various
successful Information Technology (IT) related businesses in Armenia
will present their stories, successes, and difficulties. They will
address how to be profit-driven, establish and maintain high
standards, how to compete and operate in Armenia, and most importantly
how to commit time and resources. This lecture hosted by the Armenian
Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA), will be held on Tuesday,
Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Parson Corporation, 100 West Walnut Street,
Pasadena, CA 91224.
"This will be a great opportunity for people who are thinking to
establish businesses in high tech in Armenia to hear how these three
entrepreneurs have succeeded" stated AESA President Vasken Yardemian.
"It will provide us with great opportunities to learn from their
experiences and share their entrepreneurial insights on how to create
something that people want."
Harmik Baghdasarian has a B.S. in Computer Science from London
University, England. He has been involved in implementation of large
scale ERP systems for various global organizations, such as Epson Inc,
Sony Enterprises, and Able Freight in US. Harmik has been an active
member of the community and has been actively involved in working with
Armenia in pursue of creating IT related jobs. In October of 1997
started outsourcing software development projects to Armenia and has
been continuing it since then. His current organization Ogma Inc., has
been officially working in Yerevan Armenia as a software development
company and has been able to complete a large number of successful
projects in areas of Web and mobile development.
Al Eisaian is an entrepreneur, technology investor, and advisor. He
has an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BSEE from Oklahoma State
University. His most recent company, IconApps, Inc., where he served
as founder and Chairman & CEO, was acquired by Science Inc. Al has
served as the Global Head of Product Strategy and Marketing for Opera
Solutions, a global Big-Data analytics company from 2010-2011. In 2005
Al co-founded and served as Executive Chairman of Integrien
Corporation in Armenia until its acquisition by VMWare in 2010 for
$103 million. Al co-founded and served as CEO of CreationPoint
Systems, a systems management software and services company from
2001-2005. Al served as the SVP and General Manager of LowerMyBills,
Inc. acquired by Experian Corporation (for $400 million) from
2000-2001. Al has invested and is an advisor in several technology
start-up companies.
Aram Ter-Martirosyan holds a B.S. from UCLA in Computer Science and
Engineering and M.S. in Business Administration from Pepperdine
University. He started his professional career in 1993 at Lexi
International, a telecommunications company, as a software engineer
and very rapidly advanced to senior software engineer, project
manager, and ultimately, software architect. In 1999, Aram joined
Hi-Tech Gateway, Inc. as Cofounder and CIO, which is a software
development company in Armenia involved in developing
telecommunications related programs that have extensive experience in
developing web-based and mobile applications. Since 2005, Aram
Ter-Martirosyan cofounded ConnectTo Communications, Inc., which is
providing a wide array of telecommunications services for consumers
and businesses including telephone, Internet, wireless, security and
IPTV services.
The lecture series presented by the Armenian Engineers and Scientists
of America are open to the public and free of admission charge. The
space is limited, so please RSVP by e-mail so your name will be with
the guards at the entrance which will expedite your signing in process
- [email protected].
Established in 1983 in Glendale, California, AESA is a non-partisan
and non-sectarian philanthropic organization focused primarily on
addressing the professional, technical and scientific needs of fellow
Armenian engineers, scientists, industrialists, and architects
throughout the world. For more information, check AESA's website at
www.aesa.org, or contact them by phone (818) 547-3372, or e-mail:
[email protected].
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Thursday, August 28th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/126462/pasadena-to-host-discussion-on-armenia%E2%80%99s-it-industry-and-the-diaspora/
The discussion is organized by the Armenian Engineers and Scientists
of America (AESA)
Speakers include Armenian entrepreneurs Harmik Baghdasarian, Al
Eisaian, and Aram Ter-Martirosyan
PASADENA, Calif.--Three entrepreneurs, Harmik Baghdasarian, Al Eisaian
and Aram Ter-Martirosyan from Los Angeles who have established various
successful Information Technology (IT) related businesses in Armenia
will present their stories, successes, and difficulties. They will
address how to be profit-driven, establish and maintain high
standards, how to compete and operate in Armenia, and most importantly
how to commit time and resources. This lecture hosted by the Armenian
Engineers and Scientists of America (AESA), will be held on Tuesday,
Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Parson Corporation, 100 West Walnut Street,
Pasadena, CA 91224.
"This will be a great opportunity for people who are thinking to
establish businesses in high tech in Armenia to hear how these three
entrepreneurs have succeeded" stated AESA President Vasken Yardemian.
"It will provide us with great opportunities to learn from their
experiences and share their entrepreneurial insights on how to create
something that people want."
Harmik Baghdasarian has a B.S. in Computer Science from London
University, England. He has been involved in implementation of large
scale ERP systems for various global organizations, such as Epson Inc,
Sony Enterprises, and Able Freight in US. Harmik has been an active
member of the community and has been actively involved in working with
Armenia in pursue of creating IT related jobs. In October of 1997
started outsourcing software development projects to Armenia and has
been continuing it since then. His current organization Ogma Inc., has
been officially working in Yerevan Armenia as a software development
company and has been able to complete a large number of successful
projects in areas of Web and mobile development.
Al Eisaian is an entrepreneur, technology investor, and advisor. He
has an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BSEE from Oklahoma State
University. His most recent company, IconApps, Inc., where he served
as founder and Chairman & CEO, was acquired by Science Inc. Al has
served as the Global Head of Product Strategy and Marketing for Opera
Solutions, a global Big-Data analytics company from 2010-2011. In 2005
Al co-founded and served as Executive Chairman of Integrien
Corporation in Armenia until its acquisition by VMWare in 2010 for
$103 million. Al co-founded and served as CEO of CreationPoint
Systems, a systems management software and services company from
2001-2005. Al served as the SVP and General Manager of LowerMyBills,
Inc. acquired by Experian Corporation (for $400 million) from
2000-2001. Al has invested and is an advisor in several technology
start-up companies.
Aram Ter-Martirosyan holds a B.S. from UCLA in Computer Science and
Engineering and M.S. in Business Administration from Pepperdine
University. He started his professional career in 1993 at Lexi
International, a telecommunications company, as a software engineer
and very rapidly advanced to senior software engineer, project
manager, and ultimately, software architect. In 1999, Aram joined
Hi-Tech Gateway, Inc. as Cofounder and CIO, which is a software
development company in Armenia involved in developing
telecommunications related programs that have extensive experience in
developing web-based and mobile applications. Since 2005, Aram
Ter-Martirosyan cofounded ConnectTo Communications, Inc., which is
providing a wide array of telecommunications services for consumers
and businesses including telephone, Internet, wireless, security and
IPTV services.
The lecture series presented by the Armenian Engineers and Scientists
of America are open to the public and free of admission charge. The
space is limited, so please RSVP by e-mail so your name will be with
the guards at the entrance which will expedite your signing in process
- [email protected].
Established in 1983 in Glendale, California, AESA is a non-partisan
and non-sectarian philanthropic organization focused primarily on
addressing the professional, technical and scientific needs of fellow
Armenian engineers, scientists, industrialists, and architects
throughout the world. For more information, check AESA's website at
www.aesa.org, or contact them by phone (818) 547-3372, or e-mail:
[email protected].
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress