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www.HartfordBusiness.com • January 27, 2020 • Hartford Business Journal 23 MOVERS & SHAKERS John Cordani has joined the business- litigation practice of Hartford law firm Robinson+Cole. Cordani previously worked for McCarter & English LLP and prior to that was a partner with Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP. At Robinson+Cole he will focus on intellectual-property and IT litigation. Elizabeth Sheridan has been named president of the Farmington Rotary through 2020. Sheridan currently works as vice president, business relationship officer for the Farmington region at Naugatuck-based Ion Bank. Kathleen Pane has been promoted to the position of associate at Manchester engineering firm Fuss & O'Neill Inc. Pane joined the firm in 2011 and leads the firm's hazardous building materials consulting department. Her work includes managing hazardous material inspections and creating abatement and remedial designs involving asbestos, among other duties. Dr. Sara Dost has joined Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute as a medical oncologist. Dost is board-certified in internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. At Hartford HealthCare she will care for patients at the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Centers at Hartford and Windham hospitals. Isaac Gottesman was hired as associate professor and chair of education at West Hartford-based University of St. Joseph. Gottesman last worked at Iowa State University, serving as faculty advisor for a peer-reviewed graduate student-run journal. At USJ, he will design teacher-preparation programs. Dennis Lyons was promoted to vice president of coach and tour group at DATTCO, a New Britain-based livery company. Lyons previously served as assistant vice president of DATTCO's coach and tour group. In his new role, he will assume all responsibilities of DATTCO's motorcoach division. John Cordani Elizabeth Sheridan Isaac Gottesman Dr. Sara Dost Radio Frequency Systems, Inc. has a position in Meriden, CT. *Product Manager for North America [RFS-CT19-PMFNA] – Work with Radio Frequency system, coaxial transmission lines, fiber optics & remote radio head cabling systems; network & PIM Analyzer; develop business cases & sell wireless telecom network products & solutions. Mail resume to Radio Frequency Systems, Inc., Attn: Jessica Ward, HR , 200 Pond View Drive, Meriden, CT 06450 & note Job ID# Data Scientist w/ Aetna in Hartford, CT. Responsible for using statistical predictive modeling to eval scenarios & make predictions on future outcomes to solve complex business probs & support decision making. Rqmts: Master's deg in Stats, Business Analytics, Data Sci or rltd. Min 1 yr of data sci or programming analysis exp. Must have intermediate level exp in handling sensitive data & knowledge of healthcare industry. Exp must incl tableau & Qlik-view; writing ETL pipelines; & working w/ Python, Spark or Scala; Must also have exp working w/: Python; SQL, SAS; SPSS; Hive; & Apache-Spark. Apply at www.aetna.com Req #67577BR. AA/EOE M/F/D/V. We conduct pre-employment drug & background screening a little bit of a barrier to entry, because now you have regulatory requirements, you have to have trained opera- tors, you've got to buy the drones, you need cloud ser- vices," Bash said. "So for small businesses that don't want to bother with all that, they just don't use drones yet." Aquiline will be seeking Federal Aviation Adminis- tration (FAA) permissions, required for many types of commercial-drone operations, that would allow it to do things hobbyists can't — like fly drones out of an opera- tor's line of sight, at night, or above crowded areas. Alexander doesn't seem worried about biting off more than a startup can chew, even as Bloomberg last summer reported that the commercial drone bubble had burst, with mul- tiple venture- backed drone companies going bust or halting pro- duction. There are currently more than 428,000 com- mercial drones registered with the FAA, according to its website, but the agency has forecast that the number could climb as high as 1.3 million by 2023, driven by advances that are expected to make the aircraft more efficient and safe. "I don't anticipate any pitfalls," Alexander said, noting his company will need to eventually raise more funding. American-made push fuels optimism Driving Alexander's business venture and optimism are a series of moves the U.S. military and federal government have made in recent years to restrict the purchase of Chinese-made drones over espionage con- cerns and focus more on American-made technology. In 2017, for example, the U.S. Army stopped using drones made by China's Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) and a year later the U.S. Department of Defense suspended the procurement and use of commercially available drones from China. Last year, the Department of the Interior grounded its fleet of nearly 1,000 Chinese-made drones, citing spy concerns, while a bill before Congress would ban the entire federal government from buying any more drones from the Eastern Asia nation. "The timing is opportune for a domestic supply chain," Alexander said. "There is no large-scale drone manufacturer in the U.S., and by large-scale I mean like 500-plus units a year." to the court for a modification of his sentence, citing good behavior, full-time employment, and repayment of $100,000, according to a court document he pro- vided to Hartford Business Journal. The judge modified his sentence to an "uncondition- al release," which ended his remaining probation. The release still counts as a conviction under state law. "My actions were foolish and reckless, and for over 20 years, I have regretted it," Alexander said when asked about the experience, describing himself as "young and naive" at the time. "Since that time, I have strived for betterment and have maintained a spotless record," he added. "The beauty of life is that we are all given the choice of becoming better versions of ourselves, which I have embraced. And for that I am grateful and have persevered." PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED

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