From the Source

Frances Coronel is a Software Engineer at Slack where she specializes in Customer Acquisition. We talk about her work on the open-source project to list tech apprenticeships. Frances helps run Techqueria, a nonprofit that serves the largest community of … The post From The Source: Software Engineer Frances Coronel appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Eliza Barrios is an IT Manager at the Wikimedia Foundation, helping to make free knowledge available to anyone, everywhere. She is also a practicing artist.  We talk about how satisfying it is to empower her colleagues to solve … The post From The Source: IT Manager Eliza Barrios appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Camille Mathieu is an Information Science Specialist with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her focus is on knowledge management, metadata development and standardization, intranet search improvement, and internal information organization. We talk about how she uses her Masters in Library and … The post From The Source – Ep 13: Information Science Specialist Camille Mathieu appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Brendan Adkins is a senior web and mobile developer currently with ThinkShout, a Portland-based agency focusing on inclusive, accessible sites for progressive and advocacy organizations. We talk about the challenges of an agency, the importance of working on what … The post From The Source – Ep 12: Senior Developer Brendan Adkins appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Tanya Janca, also known as SheHacksPurple, is a senior cloud advocate for Microsoft, specializing in application and cloud security; evangelizing software security and advocating for developers and operations folks alike through public speaking, her open source project OWASP DevSlop, … The post From The Source – Ep 10: Cloud Advocate Tanya Janca appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Erin Scott is a software developer for RS21, a big data visualization company in Albuquerque, NM. She is a hot yoga enthusiast and big proponent of diversity in tech. If you want to work with her you can apply here.… The post From The Source – Ep 09: Software Developer Erin Scott appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Taye is a Tech Educator that soothes the curiosity of those who want to learn more about Tech, but who do not know where to begin. She is a proud introvert who spends most of her time divulging in a … The post From The Source – Ep 08: Tech Educator Taye Johnson appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Nina has been working in the government as a technologist for 12 years, ever since graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. She is heavily involved in the volunteer civic tech space and in … The post From The Source – Ep 07: Accounting System Analyst II Nina Kin appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Katy works as a developer with Sparkbox, a web development agency that focuses on working with clients to build a better web. Before becoming a developer, she worked as a freelance writer and editor and before that as a … The post From The Source – Ep 06: Developer Katy Bowman appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Espree Devora is an entrepreneur who creates offline experiences for LA Tech professionals. She is also a podcast host and producer for both WeAreLATech and Women in Tech. She is a well known connector and leader in the LA … The post From The Source – Ep 05: Entrepreneur Espree Devora appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Maia Hariton is a web designer/developer specializing in Squarespace, WordPress, and ShowIt websites. She started her career as a software engineer in 2014 because she wanted to to make people’s lives easier. A year later, she decided to fill a … The post From The Source – Ep 04: Designer/Developer Maia Hariton appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Today’s episode features Valerie Sharp, a Developer II who has had a varied career from psychology to designer to teacher. We talk about what it’s like to get a development job without a computer science degree and how she levels … The post From the Source – Ep 03: Developer Valerie Sharp appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Thank you for listening to From The Source, the podcast where we interview tech veterans to learn what their jobs are really like. This is our second episode, featuring Zoe Gagnon, an engineering manager at Meetup. Zoe has worked across … The post From the Source – Ep 02: Engineering Manager Zoe Gagnon appeared first on Michelle Brenner.

Annie Flippo is the Head of Data Science. We talk about her job managing a team of data scientists, from employee retention to vendor relations. She can be found at: twitter: @acflippo linkedin: acflippo Follow the podcast on twitter at … The post From the Source – Ep 01: Head of Data Science Annie Flippo appeared first on Michelle Brenner.