SAN DIEGO, California – May 16, 2019 – Travis Fawcett, director of software engineering at AristaMD, a San Diego tech startup and innovative telehealth platform that delivers timely, documented access to specialist insight through eConsults, was recently honored with the 2019 Top Tech Award in the startup category. The Top Tech Awards honor outstanding technology leaders who work in San Diego, as nominated by their peers and clients.

Fawcett received the honor for his standout efforts in restructuring processes and capabilities, implementing a data warehouse, and addressing a much-needed engineering change. Fawcett is responsible for the data warehouse which has allowed stakeholders quicker access to data insights – what took days in 2017, now takes hours. Under Fawcett’s leadership, his team successfully demonstrated AristaMD’s fully integrated application into Epic Systems, which has given the company a significant competitive advantage.

“Travis is not only a strong company leader and team player at AristaMD, but he also has an infectious personality that everyone enjoys being around,” shared Brooke LeVasseur, CEO of AristaMD. “We’re thrilled that Travis received this well-deserved award and we’re very grateful that he is part of the AristaMD team.”

Travis has more than 18 years of experience in the software development life cycle, IT infrastructure management, risk management of software deployments, cloud architecture, and developing high performing software engineering teams. Travis has proactively implemented forward-thinking strategic initiatives and is a skilled communicator who thrives in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

The Top Tech Awards celebrate the unsung heroes of information technology, as these brilliant leaders and their teams serve as the behind-the-scenes forces that keep companies functioning and businesses accelerating on a daily basis. The number of information technology professionals nominated by their peers for the Top Tech Awards has grown significantly year after year. An astute panel of independent judges from the business and information technology worlds carefully selects the honorees and special award honorees.

The Top Tech Awards stand as San Diego’s largest annual award program celebrating the city’s most outstanding information technology leaders. Each year, the competition is fierce as there are so many exceptional nominees reflecting the strong respect and deep support of San Diego’s information technology community—a vibrant sector that helps drive the new economy of the city.  This dynamic gathering brought together great minds, gourmet food, spirited libations, live music, and an exciting awards presentation to honor the information technology heroes in San Diego.