Introducing CE Pro Person of the Year: Now Accepting Nominations
Who should be CE Pro Person of the Year 2011? Leave comments below or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
That’s what we’re looking for in the first annual CE Pro Person of the Year, to be featured in the December issue of the magazine.
Think about influential technologies, channels, business methods, markets and other movements that changed the way you did business this year -- either positively or negatively. And then dig back to the root cause of these disruptive forces. That's who should be the 2011 CE Pro Person of the Year.
WHO SHOULD IT BE? Please leave your suggestions in the comments section below.
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45 Comments (displayed in order by date/time)
I’d like to nominate Aaron Gutin from Access Networks. Aaron is leading the Access Networks charge in the Enterprise grade networking space. These solutions have turned the IT portion of dealers job from a headache to a profit center that ensures the reliability of their automation deployment.
I’d like to nominate Johnny Mota for bringing awareness to the #AV community!
I nominate Johnny Mota with his informational updates, comments and blogs within the #AV Community. His passion for AV is obvious and he is quick to share his knowledge.
I nominate Johnny Mota because of his continuous contribution to the awareness of the #AV community.
Johnny Mota for his success in bringing people together in our industry and keeping us informed about new technology and products throughout the year!
I nominate Johnny Mota for his excellent work and passion for electronics, gadgetry, and everything else for the #AV community. He has brought nothing but awareness since he started in this biz.
Johnny Mota has been hugely influential in bringing social media awareness to our industry. He easily illustrates all the reasons that social media is so beneficial to those within the AV industry.
Hands down, person of the year should be Johnny Mota - he’s my AV guru, and his Facebook posts are the reason I know anything at all about the industry!
I nominate Johnny Mota - he’s into SM (Social Media), technology, and life.
I nominate Johnny Mota – he is the King of Social Media in the #AV Industry.
Johnny Mota for helping to build a thriving AV community through social media and via insightful information sharing.
I would like to nominate Johnny Mota. The awareness he brings to this industry is unmatched.
Go get ‘em, JMOTA3! (sorry, fellow #avtweeps, it’s not a popularity contest, but you’ve certainly inspired us to do a story on him).
Who would be your SECOND choice for someone that has disrupted the entire CE industry?
Thanks for your interest!
I’d also like to nominate Johnny Mota. Having worked directly with him, I know that he is extremely professional, insightful and passionate about his career in system integration as well as his involvement in social media within the industry. He has certainly paved the way for a strong and vibrant social media presence in the AV community.



Aaron Gutin from Access Networks is my vote for CE Pro Person of the Year. He and his company have brought our industry to a higher standard in networking design and implementation. No other company is changing the way that control systems are deployed as Access has and continues to do.