Shahin Nikvand

Director, Technology Services at Ventana Construction

Speaker

Shahin leads the Technology Services team at Ventana Construction. For the last 12 years, Shahin has focused on making digital tools that work for the job site, not the other way around. His role isn’t about traditional IT management. It’s about bridging the gaps between field operations, software development, and traditional IT. Shahin manages an in-house team that builds proprietary middleware, creating custom applications to fix the functional gaps where standard construction software fails, aiming to build what the market doesn’t provide. Holding a PMP and CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) shapes Shahin’s view of technology through the lens of risk, focusing heavily on the “human element” of tech adoption. Shahin builds workflows that stay secure without being so difficult that people feel forced to break the rules to get their work done.