by QA Wolf
Today’s engineering leaders are inventing bold new solutions in the face of talent shortages, fierce competition, and emerging technologies like AI. Join Wolfed host Chris Cohen each week. Discover the secrets to shipping impossible feature requests, cultivating high-impact teams, and overcoming challenges from the best devs in the business. Listen to the world’s best software engineers and those aspiring to deliver products and outcomes that matter.
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September 3, 2024
<p>Lisa Hornschemeier is the Vice President of Software Engineering for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle. She is an experienced engineering leader with a successful history at some of the world’s largest companies, including GE Aviation, Microsoft, and Oracle.</p> <p>She originally planned to use her passion for math and science to become a doctor. That changed when she fell in love with a Java class at Miami University. She has since become a champion for DevOps as a guiding principle for business operations to achieve results that matter. She is dedicated to finding “<em>how the company wants to differentiate itself and where its super powers are based on the talent we have and the products we’re developing.”</em></p> <p>Being a customer-centric engineering leader is just one of her roles. She is also a mother striving to find the perfect balance between family and business. What is her secret</p> <p>In the season one finale of <em>Wolfe</em>d, Hornschemeier joins host Chris Cohen to discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Her thrilling career journey, from pre-med student at Miami University to leadership roles at GE, Microsoft, and Oracle.</li> <li>The leadership philosophy behind her team’s customer-centric approach to product development.</li> <li>The ideals versus business realities of DevOps.</li> <li>How to overcome unconscious bias in the workplace through grassroots efforts.</li> </ul> <p><a href="qawolf.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Learn more at qawolf.com.</a></p>
August 27, 2024
<p>Jimit Maheta is Cisco's Vice President of Engineering. He's known for his highly energetic, results-driven leadership and enthusiasm for creativity and innovation.</p> <p>Jimit is a Cisco “lifer.” He started in a contract role, and was brought on full time because of his work ethic, warm personality, and team mindset. For more than 25 years he has driven high performance teams and developed new leaders. One of his secrets is aligning the individual contributor's personal goals with business outcomes.</p> <p>He's championed DevOps development. He sees it as the path to better teamwork, professional development opportunities, and more impactful results throughout every digital transformation. With such an impressive tenure at the company, how does he stay ahead of every technological leap?</p> <p>Get his full story in this episode of <em>Wolfed</em> with host Chris Cohen!</p> <p>Maheta talks with us about:</p> <ul> <li>His secrets to transitioning from a Cisco contractor to a successful 27 year executive at the company.</li> <li>How his teams have been successful by lining up personal and company goals.</li> <li>Why he stays on the "never-ending learning path" to remain a sharp and effective people leader.</li> <li>His perspective on creating a healthy culture of work-life integration for his global teams.</li> </ul> <p><a href="qawolf.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Learn more at qawolf.com</a>.</p>
August 20, 2024
<p>Rasmus Ekman is Oracle's Vice President of Cloud Engineering. He manages key partners like Uber and NVIDIA using his wealth of global leadership experience in Europe, Japan, and the United States.</p> <p>Through his successful 20-year track record, he's become the go-to leader at companies like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and IBM. Fellow executives call him a tech leader who produces outstanding results. His peers and reports recognize his passion for international diversity and inclusive, empathetic, and down-to-earth leadership style.</p> <p>His resume might surprise you, considering he tried to avoid the tech sector in college. Ekman double-majored in Statistics and Econometrics / Mathematics and Japanese Linguistics. He planned a career in finance, but he was instead recruited by IT companies in Japan to work with engineers. As he puts it, "I didn't choose engineering. It chose me." This unexpected journey is a testament to his versatility and adaptability.</p> <p>In this episode of <em>Wolfed</em>, host Chris Cohen interviews Ekman to learn about:</p> <ul> <li>His career journey, starting abroad in Japan and joining major U.S. companies like IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle.</li> <li>Transitioning into engineering from a non-traditional background in mathematics and Japanese linguistics.</li> <li>How different cultures affect the way engineers work in each country.</li> <li>Why curiosity is an essential value for aspiring engineering leaders.</li> <li>The role customer feedback should play in developing a new product.</li> </ul> <p><a href="qawolf.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Learn more at qawolf.com.</a></p>
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Today’s engineering leaders are inventing bold new solutions in the face of talent shortages, fierce competition, and emerging technologies like AI.
Join Wolfed host Chris Cohen each week. Discover the secrets to shipping impossible feature requests, cultivating high-impact teams, and overcoming challenges from the best devs in the business.
Listen to the world’s best software engineers and those aspiring to deliver products and outcomes that matter.
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