CHICAGO, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com, the
premier online resource for buying and selling new and used
vehicles, is joining other digital innovators as a title sponsor of
Chicago's second annual
Techweek. In addition to having a booth at the conference,
Cars.com experts will also host a panel to talk about the company's
enterprise transformation.
"As one of the veteran technology companies in the city,
Cars.com wants to help support the growth of our local tech
community by sharing some of what has worked for us," said
Kayne Grau, Chief Technology Officer
at Cars.com. "Our panel will discuss the lessons we've learned and
some of the challenges we've tackled while undertaking a total
transformation of our product and development process."
In addition to the company's enterprise transformation, the
panel will address a transformation roadmap and actionable lessons
that can be applied to businesses across a variety of
disciplines.
The panel will feature Cars.com experts:
- Brian Neale, Vice President of
Product & User Experience
- Jonathan Yenkin, Product
Manager
- Len Lagestee, Manager of Project
Management and Methodology
- Michael Michalak, Lead
Application Developer
- Michael Morgan, Senior Visual
Designer
- Nick Nikitas, Enterprise
Architect
- Will Hacker, Interaction
Designer
The panel will take place at The Merchandise Mart on
June 24 at 4
p.m.
Techweek brings together thousands of professionals spanning
technology, design and media, and entrepreneurship in a 4-day
innovation conference and technology expo. The second annual
Techweek Conference and Expo will take place in The Merchandise
Mart from June 22 to June
26.
ABOUT CARS.COM
Founded in 1998, Cars.com is an award-winning online
destination for car shoppers that offers information from consumers
and experts to help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where
to buy and how much to pay for a car. Cars.com is a division of
Classified Ventures LLC, which is owned by leading media companies,
including A.H. Belo (NYSE: AHC),
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI),
Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
SOURCE Cars.com