Anniversaries
Thanks for many years of service! Congratulations to those who have reached a milestone anniversary.
******************Jian Cao
@jiancao
Principal Systems Engineer
20 years
******************Carla Paquet
@carla_paquet1
Senior Marketing Specialist
15 years
******************Marilyn Wheatley
@MarilynWheatley
Senior Systems Engineer
5 years
******************Hannah Hill
@HannahHill
Senior Associate Accountant
1 year
New Hires
(As a reminder, managers can create a Welcome article for new hires using this request link.)
A warm welcome to:
William Vickress (@billvickress), Account Executive
Jason Lotzer (@Jason_Lotzer), IT Software Developer
On the Move
Kudos to people receiving promotions, moving departments, or expanding their roles:
Whitney Hicks (@Whicks365), NetSuite Developer Team Lead
Tiffany Scarlett (@TiffanyScarlett), Senior Procurement Analyst, Team Lead
Kudos
Each month, we celebrate individuals who consistently go above and beyond in their roles and make a positive impact. In response to employee requests, you can now nominate teams using our updated form: New! Kudos Nomination Form. Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and active participation in the Kudos Program.
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Dhruv Menon (@Anonymous)
Nominated by Whitney Hicks (@Whicks365)
- Dhruv mastered NetSuite from scratch to build a high-impact, self-service error monitoring tool that elevated team platform standards.
- He consistently demonstrates high technical maturity, prioritizing user experience, thoughtful UI design, and code quality over simple task completion.
- He shows up fully engaged every day with strong curiosity and work ethic, quickly becoming a key asset to the Financial Cloud Systems team.
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Venu Guntupalli (@VenuGuntupalli)
Nominated by Whitney Hicks
- Venu built the Cash Receipts Action Portal from scratch, driving revenue reconciliation automations up to 85-90% and surpassing the 80% industry benchmark.
- He proactively designed an integrated connection between the receipts dashboard and JMP Live to automate company reporting and scale operations.
- Venu earned the nickname "The Wizard" for transforming complex financial requirements into seamless automation while maintaining high curiosity, humility, and dedication.
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Ruth Hummel (@ruthhummel)
Nominated by Ericka Pirozzi (@erickapirozzi)
- Ruth handled an urgent procurement request by clearly detailing the process shift and establishing proactive mitigation steps.
- She prioritized team appreciation by following up with sincere, personal thank-you notes to everyone who helped meet the tight deadline.
- Ruth built strong interdepartmental rapport through her hallmark kindness, patience, and self-awareness, even bringing a smile to the Legal team during a rush review.
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Andretti Brown (@Andretti_Brown)
Nominated by Curt Hinrichs (@curt_hinrichs)
- Andretti spearheaded the comprehensive redesign of jmp.com/teach, modernizing the site's first major update in seven years.
- He simplified resource offerings by aligning content structure directly with the typical academic user's learning journey and incorporating the Student Edition.
- He built new, resource-rich pages that vastly exceeded expectations, laying a strong foundation to support the growing academic community for years to come.
Paul Nelson, members of the Testing Team, and members of the Release Management Team
Nominated by Travis Lapolla (@tlapolla)
- Paul Nelson successfully navigated complex platform-specific challenges under tight deadlines to deliver updated Python builds for both JMP 19.1.5 and 19.2.
- The Testing and Release Management Teams seamlessly adjusted to last-minute changes, collaborating closely to assess impacts and keep the release schedule on track.
- Everyone demonstrated exceptional teamwork, resilience, and problem-solving across all groups, protecting JMP customers without compromising product standards.
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Kudos to Paul Nelson (@Paul_Nelson), Audrey Shull (@Audrey_Shull), Josh Lopresti (@Josh_LoPresti), Justin Kusch (@juskusch), Shannon Conners (@shannon_conners), Jim Borek (@Jim_Borek), Shannon Leslie (@ShannonLeslie), and Bob Hickey (@Bob_Hickey)!
