Hello and welcome to another episode of Leaders in Tech, where we shine a spotlight on the trailblazers revolutionizing the world of technology. Today, we have the privilege of speaking with Scott Bendle, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Raku, a company specializing in x-ray analytical equipment for industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to semiconductors. Scott shares his unique journey from quality engineer to CIO, offering insights into leadership, adaptability, and the future of tech. Let’s dive into Scott’s incredible story and the lessons we can learn from it.

Here’s more about Scott Bendle:

●Highly motivated and experienced business leader with expert proficiency in defining and guiding information systems vision, strategy, and execution for SMB organizations.

●An effective subject matter expert, capable of transforming business needs into technological solutions, adding value through the focused application of suitable technology while engaging in large-scale IT operations management.

●Regarded for the ability to deliver outstanding results with the highest degree of expertise and professionalism.

Areas of Expertise:

●Technology Leadership

● Project Management

● Team Leadership

● Process Improvement

●IT Strategy and Vision

● Operations Management

● Critical Thinking

● IS/QS 9000 Implementation

Career Achievements:

●Rigaku Americas Corporation. Oversees network services used by 450 employees across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland. Successfully managed through a crisis scenario where all network knowledge and passwords were lost, assembling a team of contractors to regain access and restructure the network as a scalable resource.

●Rigaku Innovative Technologies. Managed operations, with authority over departments that included Engineering, Manufacturing, Deposition, Facilities, Production Control, and Shipping and Receiving.

●Magnequench International Inc. Excelled in labor relations, managing a unionized workforce in a 24/7 operating environments; managed 225 production team members in a $125MM manufacturing company.

Company description: Since its inception in 1951, Rigaku has been at the forefront of analytical and industrial instrumentation technology. Today, with hundreds of major innovations to their credit, the Rigaku Group of Companies are world leaders in the fields of general X-ray diffraction (XRD), thin film analysis (XRF, XRD and XRR), X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (TXRF, EDXRF and WDXRF), small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), protein and small molecule X-ray crystallography, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray optics, semiconductor metrology (TXRF, XRF, XRD and XRR), X-ray sources, computed tomography, nondestructive testing and thermal analysis.