Puneet Bhasin, 2012 Honoree
- Title
- Senior vice president and CIO
- Employer
- Waste Management
- Location
- Houston,
- What characteristic is most important to you in an IT hire?
- The ability to deliver results regardless of constraints, apply all reasonable methods to 'make it happen' while partnering with the business and understand the importance of commitments and deadlines.
- Coolest current project:
- Deploying onboard computers, loaded with route optimization software, to our fleet of 20,000 waste collection and recycling trucks. We're using them to link drivers and dispatchers with one-click access to the most efficient route, safety-related information and timely resolution of operational issues. We've created a paperless cab, automated many processes and are providing real-time information to our customers and to our customer service and dispatch operations.
- What's your involvement in developing new products or services for your organization?
- I stay very involved in providing the vision, conceiving innovative ideas and ultimately seeing them come to fruition through interaction with field operations, sales and our customers.