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DevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 11: Rusty Pickens | Implementing SFDC @ Obama White House | DevSecOps, Agile, Software DesignIn #DevDC Podcast Episode 11 we have a career journey discussion with Rusty Pickens. This includes talking about leading the implementation of Salesforce for the Obama White House and how cloud first began in the US Government. Today Rusty helps run 580 Strategies to help establish digital practices in all types of organizations. We talk about his journey, his technology passions (which include #DevSecOps, #Agile and Human Center Design ,#HCD) as well as the motivations that brought him to where he is today.Rusty has managed annual budgets north of $60M and served as a U.S. Department of...
2021-11-0348 minDevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 10: Greg Nicastro | DevOps and Security Executive turned Angel InvestorGreg Nicastro directly reported to the CEO of Veracode where he was charted to help the Application Security company build out an "Innovation Factory". This meant a move from traditional data center to cloud/hybrid cloud and a DevOps transformation. As they moved from Monolith to Microservices, Greg recognized the need to manage cloud costs. Greg helped Veracode become an earlier adopter of Cloud Health for Cloud Cost Management. It was a natural transition for Cloud Health to then bring him on as their Chief Product Officer. Greg's mother was a Technology Leader. She told him to g...
2021-08-0541 minDevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 9: Andrew Csontos | Head of Engineering at Social Tables, Co-Founder Outtask (Travel, Expense)Andrew Csontos helped Co-Found what is now Concur Travel and Expense at the age of 27, as a UVA undergrad he moved the School Newspaper online before The Washington Post had a web presence. Today Andrew is the Head of Engineering at Social Tables. He speaks about all of his achieves like you too can have this level of success. He explored multiple disciplines which gave him a diverse foundation to build on. He is a great believer in luck but the harder he works the more luck he has found to have!Social Tables and now Cvent...
2021-06-2945 minDevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 8: Ford Prior | Multidisciplinary Ninja (CI/CD, RVA Tech Podcast Host, Serial User Group Founder) & CarMax Platform Cloud EngineerFord Prior has given a lot to and received a lot from the Richmond Tech Community. A founding member of multiple technology user groups in Richmond, Ford is currently a leader of the Cloud User Group and even hosts the RVA Tech Podcast where he interviews leaders in the Richmond Area. Ford has a nontechnical undergraduate degree but landed Engineering roles at amazing companies like Snagajob and Capital One. Today he is at CarMax and is a CI/CD Ninja, of sorts :)We talk not only about what it takes to break into technology but what Ford...
2021-06-1641 minDevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 7: Johnny Ray Austin | CTO Till, Board Member (ByteBack, AggDirect), Venture Partner at NexGenOn DevDC Episode 7 we have Johnny Ray Austin the CTO of Till. Till is a DC based startup that is helping all of our communities by transforming the rental experience. Till had to scale tremendously during COVID and is hiring! Johnny launched his Software Engineer career at Lockheed Martin. He speaks to how he retooled himself to break into the startup space. We also talk about his passion for helping others better position themselves for the future and how technology can get them there.How many people are cool enough to openly talk abo...
2021-06-0438 minDevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 6: Jill Porubovic | Jill Porubovic Consulting, SVP Discovery, VerizonJill Porubovic (affectionately called Jill P) spent the majority of her career in the DMV after loading up her "Flintstones car" and driving to the DC Area leaving her small town in Kansas. With a two year business degree and $150 to her name she worked her way from Help Desk to being a direct report to the CIO of a Fortune 500 Company. Today she runs her own consulting firm based out of Knoxville TN. She talks about her journey and gives us some advice - this includes navigating COVID while supporting a Global Team as well as her thoughts...
2021-05-2543 min2021-05-1158 minDevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 4: Jared Smith | VP of Engineering & Open Source Leader (Capital One, Red Hat, Endurance International Group)Jared Smith started playing with his Commodore 64 when he was 6 years old. Today he has over 25 years of experience managing Software Engineering as well as Managers of Software Engineers. He shares with us his "7 Habits of Highly-Effective Software Developers" based on his experiences at organizations like Capital One, Red Hat and the Endurance International Group. We also learn about what he is excited about next when it comes to Technology!
2021-05-041h 07DevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 3: Jim Cuff | CTO Cuff Technology Solutions, Former Director Alexa Group Amazon, VP of Engineering Veracode & Constant Contact, VP & CIO Iron MountainJim Cuff talks rules he followed in his career, striking life balance for himself and his team, scaling technology and reflects on his time helping lead the Alexa Division of Amazon.Jim is a Technology Leader with over three decades working in fields from Security to DevOps to Infrastructure and Machine Learning. Jim currently is the CTO of Cuff Technology Solutions where he helps high-performing engineering and product organizations with Technical and Leadership services. Prior to starting his business he was a Director at Amazon leading a team of Software Engineers and Scientists in Cambridge MA working in...
2021-04-2446 minDevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 2: Mitch Pirtle | 3X Startup CTO, Former Software Engineering Director at Capital One (Technology Fellows Program)Mitch Pirtle - A Technology Leader in the DC Area with two decades of experience founding companies and leading Free and Open Source Software projects. His experiences including being a 3x Start Up CTO and 4x Founder/Co-Founder. Mitch was the Director of Software Engineering at Capital One from 2015-2018 where he helped lead Capital One to become branded as a technology company first.
2021-04-2046 min
DevDC PodcastDevDC Podcast Ep. 1: Robert Brennan | Director Open Source at Fairwinds (Former Google Search Engineer, 2x Co-Founder)Robert Brennan is a Software Engineer with a particular interest in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing, as well as infrastructure, APIs, and developer tools. Robert currently is the Director of Open Source Software at Fairwinds. Their goal is to help companies adopt and maintain Kubernetes clusters securely, reliably, and efficiently. Robert started multiple companies, including LucyBot and DataFire. He was at Google from 2010-2014 where he worked on Search Quality, the same team he worked on as an Intern while at Columbia.Ideas for next speaker or suggestions for content to help your career is Software...
2021-04-1030 min
RTWRTW Flagship Episode 103 Corbin Gets A Taste Of His Own!Rad Rob is off this week, so Jon and Richie break down Friday Night Smackdown on Fox from Tulsa, Oklahoma!Tonight’s show, which will be themed as Super SmackDown, has four matches advertised. Roman Reigns and The Usos will face King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode in a rematch from last week’s SmackDown. Reigns and The Usos were victorious in that match.Also scheduled for tonight is a WWE Intercontinental Championship match. Shinsuke Nakamura will defend the title against Braun Strowman. Strowman has been pursuing the title for weeks to no avail. Nakamura has held the title sinc...
2020-02-011h 51RTWRTW Episode 101 : Will AEW Make A Mistake By Creating A Second Wrestling Show On TNT?For weeks, King Corbin has made life challenging for Roman Reigns. At Survivor Series, Reigns got a small measure of revenge when he caused Corbin to get eliminated during their elimination match against Raw and NXT. This week on WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Corbin has vowed to embarrass The Big Dog.Episode 101 of the Flagship! Rad Rob and The Real Deal Heel Breakdown Friday Night Smackdown!The reigning king of WWE will send Dolph Ziggler to do his dirty work this week, as Ziggler squares off against Reigns on Friday night. What will Corbin have planned, as the feud between...
2020-01-181h 34RTWEpisode 95 : Is The Miz the New Toy For The Fiend To Play With?The reigning king of WWE will send Dolph Ziggler to do his dirty work this week, as Ziggler squares off against Reigns on Friday night. What will Corbin have planned, as the feud between him and Reigns continues?Last week, we saw Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt attack Daniel Bryan and drag him under the ring. When Wyatt emerged to the surface, he was holding what looked to be pieces of Bryan’s hair. Wyatt has challenged Bryan to a rematch for the Universal Championship, but the question is the condition of Bryan and what he will look like when w...
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