Even at Gulfstream Aerospace, a leading business jet manufacturer and large employer in the region, getting everyone to use a smartphone has not been the easiest task, according to Hannah Byrne, senior manager of mobile strategy at the company.

Byrne spoke Friday at Georgia Southern University about the past, present and future of mobility at her company as part of a lecture series sponsored by the Savannah chapter of the Technology Association of Georgia.

Byrne told the crowd of about 80 that even coming from a background that included launching a startup company and mobile app within 16 months, mobile development is not for the timid.

“It’s really true, the minute you think you’ve got something, something comes out better, faster, bigger, higher res, you name it, it’s impossible to keep up,” said Byrne. “And in my experience at Gulfstream, it’s even harder because of the size of the organization — we can’t be as nimble.”

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