PayJunction Co-Founder Randy Modos Recognized as Distinguished UCSB Alumnus
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (PRWEB) May 29, 2018 -- PayJunction co-founder Randy Modos will be honored as the inaugural recipient of the UCSB Department of Computer Science Distinguished Undergraduate Alumnus Award. The ceremony, as part of a departmental awards ceremony featuring graduate, undergraduate and external awards for students, faculty and staff, will take place on Friday, June 15.
Modos graduated from UCSB in 2000 with a degree in computer science. At UCSB, Modos met PayJunction co-founders Eric Wernicke and William Skidmore. Since then, they’ve built PayJunction with zero outside investment into a PCI Level 1 Merchant Service Provider and Payment Gateway that now processes $4 billion annually and employs over 70 people in the Santa Barbara area.
“What a great honor to be the inaugural recipient of this award,” said Randy Modos, president of PayJunction. “The UCSB Computer Science program laid the foundation for our success here at PayJunction. The program gave us an opportunity to meet, collaborate and ultimately start our venture. I am so fortunate to have met such high-caliber people in this fantastic program.”
PayJunction takes a number of steps to stay actively involved in the UCSB and Santa Barbara engineering scene including speaking at and sponsoring events through UCSB’s Technology Management Program and hosting JavaScript and Women in Tech Meetups at its headquarters. Modos was featured in the Technology Management Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series in April.
“We truly wanted to highlight an outstanding alumnus who exemplified what it means to be a leader in computing,” stated the UCSB Undergraduate Affairs Committee. “Randy Modos has combined excellent entrepreneurship and technology in founding PayJunction. He represents the values of academic excellence and innovation that the department strives to instill in its students. For these reasons the selection committee felt that Randy Modos is well-deserving of this distinguished award.”
About PayJunction
Since 2000, PayJunction has disrupted the payment processing industry with transparency and environmental consciousness. As the most comprehensive developer of paperless payment software, PayJunction now processes $4 billion annually and is growing rapidly. Its proprietary technology facilitates increased productivity, reduces costs for businesses and mitigates the carbon footprint of an entire industry.
Christina Lavingia, PayJunction, https://www.payjunction.com/trinity/payments#/, +1 805-562-5577, [email protected]
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