In the technology industry, change is constantly accelerating. Each new business challenge presents opportunities for evolution. However, sometimes we need to stop and look back at where we came from to find the best path forward. This is the case with RPA in the cloud.

At its inception, robotic process automation (RPA) was built for local (on-premise) deployment. In the office-of-yesterday, nearly all work was done on-site and on desktop PCs, so RPA architecture was created to support that common structure. In today’s digital-first world, especially with the necessary precautions to combat COVID-19, employees work from anywhere and everywhere. They can be productive and efficient at home, in hotels, in cafes, on planes, and on a multitude of devices.

A passion for problem-solving is what led Bhargavi Tirumala to the world of RPA (Robotic Process Automation). In her position as Digital Transformation Partner at Wipro, a multinational corporation that provides information technology, consulting, and business process services, Bhargavi uses intelligent automation to develop solutions for large organizations looking to improve efficiency. It’s working with creative, innovative people and the direct impact RPA has on people’s lives that drives her commitment to a career in Robotic Process Automation.

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Few industries are as ripe for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as tax accounting and compliance. As organizations work to recover from the devastating financial impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the need for efficient, effective, accurate, and scalable business solutions is paramount. In the past, it may have been more cost-efficient for organizations to have employees manually perform repetitive tasks than to implement automation, but with advances like process discovery technology, flexible pricing plans, and software-as-a-service (SaaS), the barriers to RPA are lower than ever before.

Kryon’s own Ayelet Gazit, Director of Learning and Development, has found the perfect balance between the robotic and human sides of Robotic Process Automation. She’s directed her passion for learning how things work into a successful career helping others gain the skills and experience they need to successfully create RPA solutions with Kryon’s cutting-edge technologies. She offers her insights into the ever-expanding Intelligent Automation industry and shares advice for women looking to start or switch careers in RPA.

Von Miles, Director of Global Alliances at Agilify, is a talented business leader with enthusiasm for problem-solving. She’s created wildly successful sales, marketing and alliance programs and led global teams that proposed and competitively won over $500 million in contracts, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Von also lends her talents to a variety of charitable causes and is passionate about early outreach to young women encouraging careers in STEM.

Most industries experienced upheaval in 2020, but healthcare bore the brunt of unprecedented change. The onset of a global pandemic brought tremendous logistical challenges along with a surge in patient service requests. It wasn’t just patient care that required increased attention but the data collection and management that goes along with tracking a major health crisis.

Achievement is baked into Sidney Madison Prescott’s DNA. Her education was marked by distinction (magna cum laude and honors designations) that extended to her career, which included a post heading intelligent process automation for a leading global investment firm. Last month, she joined digital music powerhouse, Spotify, where she’s now creating and managing the company’s global Intelligent Automation program, encompassing RPA (Robotic Process Automation,) Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence.

Sidney is also a prolific champion of women in technology. She is a founding member of Chief, a career network that connects and supports female leaders, and currently heads the east coast chapter of Women in Tech. Yet, she still finds time for another passion: snowboarding. This overachiever seems to balance it all perfectly. 

It takes someone bold to transition from a chosen career path to a completely different one. Bold is just one word that describes Maria Teofanidu, who after a decade working in finance at Coca-Cola Hellenic, moved to robotic process automation (RPA). Colleagues also call her bright, driven, hard-working, and loyal.

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Maria used all of those attributes to establish Coca-Cola Hellenic’s RPA operating model. Now she leads a team managing transactional processes automation for efficiencies across the business, which last year sold 2.3 billion cases of product, reaching 615 billion people in 28 countries. And did we mention she speaks four languages fluently? It’s tough not to be just a little bit jealous and a lot impressed.

Debby de Gelder is all about driving business, creating efficient operations, and prioritizing human capital. That’s her job, but lucky for her, those are also her passions. At Visma|Raet, a leading European supplier of business-critical software to companies, organizations, and the public sector, she focuses on continuously improving customer and employee experiences and achieving customers’ human resource goals and strategic business objectives.

Debby brings a generalist perspective with the ability to acquire in-depth knowledge around specific businesses and technologies quickly. It’s this combination that makes her value modern approaches to work—lean, agile, and collaborative environments—a lover of innovation, including robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and a champion of diverse and inclusive teams.

The concept of working remotely was already becoming an increasingly popular model across many industries even before the appearance of the coronavirus on the world stage. The proliferation of ever-evolving technologies like Skype, Teams, Zoom and Confluence meant that large numbers of workers could finally say a welcome goodbye to the dreaded commute and say hello instead to a more flexible and productive future.