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MCS appoints technology specialist Marin Ursu as CIO
Ursu brings nearly two decades of transformative IT leadership to MCS as the firm continues a steady growth trajectory driven , in part , by a software suite designed to provide high-impact business solutions to meet corporate and field service goals .
He replaces Mike Housewright , the existing CIO , as he enters retirement after five years at MCS . Ursu reports directly to Craig Torrance , CEO of MCS , and serves on the Company ’ s Executive Team .
“ Marin brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the already robust technology offerings at MCS and I ’ m excited to welcome him to the team ,” said Torrance . “ We have embarked on a journey of growth that requires a steadfast commitment to building out the next generation of unified technology solutions to maximize our role in creating efficiencies and improving service delivery across the property preservation , residential rental and commercial services industries .”
MCS , the national property services company founded in 1986 , has announced it has hired seasoned real estate and financial services veteran Marin Ursu as its Chief Information Officer .
Throughout his career , Ursu has implemented proactive process improvement philosophies to deliver quantifiable results . Prior to joining MCS , he was Managing Partner and CIO at Arizonabased QuantumRhino and was Vice President , Applications and Development , at Meritage Homes , also in Arizona . In each case , he led transformative programs to streamline technologies and standardize processes .
ALPLM partners with Google Public Sector to reimagine visitor experience
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ( ALPLM ) and Google Public Sector have announced plans to digitally transform the visitor experience at the presidential museum , based in Springfield , Illinois . The collaboration will use Artificial Intelligence , Extended Reality ( XR ) and Augmented Reality ( AR ) technologies hosted on Google Cloud to create accessible , engaging and interactive experiences for visitors .
ALPLM , which opened its doors to the public in 2005 , welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year . With this partnership , the museum will leverage XR to provide additional layers of information about museum exhibits , help visitors choose topics to explore further and provide information in languages and formats accessible to more people .
The museum will explore the possibilities of features like interactive audio-visual guides and video content around displayed artifacts . Google Cloud ’ s Immersive Stream for XR could also help enable an immersive , gamified and photorealistic experience for the museum ’ s visitors .
To create more inclusive experiences for museum visitors and digital audiences ,
ALPLM and Google Public Sector will also create assisted visual guides for people with disabilities and multilingual content for non- English speaking guests .
A navigation guide , mapped in AR , could help bring historical characters to life and enable a more accessible user journey .
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