DevDC is geared towards the growth and development of Developers and Software Engineers. Conversations with successful Software Engineers now in leadership positions. We discuss their careers, what they are seeing that is exciting in the industry and share advice they have.
DevDC Podcast Ep. 11: Rusty Pickens | Implementing SFDC @ Obama White House | DevSecOps, Agile, Software Design
In #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 wh...
Greg 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 ...
29 Jun 2021
DevDC 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 h...
16 Jun 2021
DevDC Podcast Ep. 8: Ford Prior | Multidisciplinary Ninja (CI/CD, RVA Tech Podcast Host, Serial User Group Founder) & CarMax Platform Cloud Engineer
Ford 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 ...
4 Jun 2021
DevDC Podcast Ep. 7: Johnny Ray Austin | CTO Till, Board Member (ByteBack, AggDirect), Venture Partner at NexGen
On 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...
Jill 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 ...
DevDC 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!
24 Apr 2021
DevDC Podcast Ep. 3: Jim Cuff | CTO Cuff Technology Solutions, Former Director Alexa Group Amazon, VP of Engineering Veracode & Constant Contact, VP & CIO Iron Mountain
Jim 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...
20 Apr 2021
DevDC 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.
10 Apr 2021
DevDC 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 tea...
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