Reading Time: 3 minutes Nadine Douds, Quality Assurance Spotlight How did you find your role as a QA engineer? My entire life I have been blessed/cursed with the gift of noticing anything and everything. I don’t seek things out; they pop out at me. While fellow humans in standard … Continue readingNadine Douds: QA spotlight
Reading Time: 2 minutes What you need to know about being aCustomer Success Manager “Customer success departments are a pretty new trend. Their popularity has skyrocketed as companies began seeing value in investing in customer relationships. A 2019 survey by ZS Consulting found that over 40% of high-tech companies … Continue readingFeatured Role: Customer Success Manager
Reading Time: 3 minutes Danielle Gais, Customer Success Manager Spotlight What was your background prior to becoming a customer success manager? In my early career I was a customer service rep for a wireless company. I was very focused on providing solutions and making sure that people had what … Continue readingDanielle Gais, CSM Spotlight
Reading Time: 2 minutes What interested you in learning Golang with WITPGH? I wanted to join a community of strong, intelligent, and like-minded folks to learn new skills and develop new friendships. What is your favorite aspect of programming? Discovering new problems that challenge me, and being out of … Continue readingThe Come Up Series: Golang Mini Academy – Antonija Kolobaric (she/they), PhD Student, University of Pittsburgh
Reading Time: 2 minutes What interested you in learning Golang with WITPGH? The growth in popularity for this programming language was the main thing that brought upon the curiosity of learning Golang. Golang seems like a good coding skill to add to my coding knowledge. Became interested in the … Continue readingThe Come Up Series: Golang Mini Academy – Alejandra Pimentel
Reading Time: 3 minutes What interested you in learning Golang with WITPGH? I was interested in discovering a new programming language guided by an instructor and to find a way to make use of it in the IT field. I was also interested in meeting new people, sharing experiences … Continue readingThe Come Up Series: Golang Mini Academy – Erika Hernández (she/her), Software Developer
Reading Time: < 1 minute What interested you in learning Golang with WITPGH? To expand my programming language knowledge. Go seems to be used by more companies recently. What is one success that you are the most proud of in your tech career? Automating various task to minimize needed work … Continue readingThe Come Up Series: Golang Mini Academy – Jes (she/her), Associate Software Engineer
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Hold your head up high and do not let anyone make you feel you don’t deserve the best life has to offer.” What prompted you to explore a career in tech? I love designing web sites with drag and drop so I wanted to learn … Continue readingHacking Barriers Spotlight: Linda Tolbert (she/her), Front End Web Design
Reading Time: 4 minutes “We will always be judged by someone but I try to not focus on others options of me. I am not an anomaly and I love that.” What prompted you to explore a career in tech? I was outgrowing my current career and I was … Continue readingHacking Barriers Spotlight: Nyairah Howard (she/her), Full Stack Developer
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Don’t second guess yourself or let doubt keep you from taking a chance on yourself.” What prompted you to explore a career in tech? I wanted something new and had always been interested in tech What is your ideal tech job? Software Developer or Cyber … Continue readingHacking Barriers Spotlight: Stacy Norrington (she/her), Front End Developer