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Method Matters: Smart Software Engineering Methods

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Stories and lessons learned from high-tech people who work at NASA, Google, IBM, Rackspace, GE, Autodesk, Teradata and many many more.

This is a podcast where the 'real tech people' share their experiences and lessons learned throughout their careers.
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Join us as John Sadler describes the beneficial uses of Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies is a company that creates equipment and peripherals to help them measure the quality and purity of the items we depend on to live a modern life. John leads the only software program at the company, ensuring the user experience is smooth and accessible. As our conversation continues, we discuss the elements of leadership and how the company developed their belief system over time. From autonomy to making sure they hold true to the promises that are made, John shares the value of his credible leadership methods.
Alan Boucher is the Director of IT for Software Product and Development and Architecture at IDEXX. IDEXX serves its veterinary customers on two business platforms; diagnostics business and reference lab business. As we unravel how they serve their clients, we see just how complex their platform is, serving the needs of veterinarians, farmers, and other companion animals facilities. Running a department that deals with such technologies requires lots of organization. Listen to this episode to hear Alan share how his methods of portfolio management make management in his industry possible.
Here at Gistia, we live and breath our method. To show our confidence, we have rebranded Tech People so that methods are at the forefront of our conversations. We will continue to reach out to tech practitioners in a similar fashion but have now expanded our platform to include conversations with internal team members and previous guests. Tune in for more information on the exciting changes ahead!
Doug Wendel joins us to discuss ArcherDx, a pioneer developer of genetic and molecular laboratory technology. During this episode we hear a touching story of how the technology at ArcherDx helped doctors to make a medical suggestion, extending the life of a young girl with cancer. Though the technology has not created a cure, this revolutionary moment in science shows the possibilities of where medicine is headed. Join us as Doug shares the many challenges of and the skyrocketing need for the biotech industry to continue growing and developing technologies.
Blake Thomas didn’t always know he would end up in technology. In fact, he had gone into finance as a college student only to discover that what he loved most about his studies was his side job, working in a computer science lab. After college, Blake started working in the tech industry. Soon, he realized that what was missing from this work was liking the people he worked for. This led him to eSpark, a student centered learning platform designed with teachers in mind. A place where they believe technology should work alongside teachers. With a desire to be involved in teaching but avoid the pressure of teaching, he found his efforts compatible with the company and has since grown alongside them. Tune in to hear more about Blake’s philosophy on how listening and understanding your employees passions can help both them and your company reach its full potential.
Anna Quackenbush works alongside the company Illumina, who are at the forefront of aligning technology with the medical industry in what is being referred to as the medical revolution. Illumina specializes in creating integrated systems able to process genetic variation and biological functions through DNA sequencing. As the world evolves, people like Anna become very important to act as a liaison between creator and user, filling in the gaps so that things work the way they need to for the doctors using them. With her background in biomedical engineering and genomics, her role as a translator between scientist and end user of her company's product is crucial. As language in the field adapts to a place where doctors who have not studied technological advances are nearly left in the dark, Anna sees first hand the value of creating a bridge between people and the new language.
Through his personal experience as a former employee of Disney, Arun Jacob had the opportunity to see how valuable it is to grow an employee in an encouraging environment. He has taken these lessons with him into his own managing beliefs, as the current Vice President of Software Engineering at Zonar Systems, a company providing fleet management systems for their clients. He wholeheartedly believes in teaching his employees through mandating a structure, encouraging them to make tough calls, helping them to learn from their mistakes and ultimately become better decision makers. Tune in for more insight from an industry expert.
David Jennions, a reformed physicist, shares his career shift and current role as the head of engineering for a leading biotech company, Synthego. Synthego is a corporation dedicated to making digital biology a reality by doing what he calls, “Building the factory behind the product.” In this episode we will get into mind blowing modern technology such as CRISPR, a tool used to make the molecules that are sent out for gene editing. To understand more about what this means, tune into this episode as we discuss behind the scenes of how the health industry has the potential to move away from general healthcare solutions, and move into more personalized treatment.
Alex Tatiyants' love for programming began early on in highschool and has remained strong over the years. With rooted passion for his career, Alex set out to support the owners vision of the previous company he worked for, ultimately leaving together to launch a new vision and start the company Stanson Health. In this episode we will learn how Stanson Health has become a part of the online medical revolution. What makes Stanson a part of this movement? By creating technology that works alongside doctors, Stanson technology helps doctors to work around old data limitations on patients and allow doctors to make better decisions. Listen to this episode to hear more about Alex’s thoughts on how bringing medicine online is changing the medical field.
As the CTO of WellVia, Peyton Reaves advocates behind his company’s moto, that most medical reasons can be handled online. Listen further to discover how bringing doctors visits online is revolutionizing the healthcare industry by making simple needs accessible and gasp, convenient. Further, we discuss why more companies should implement technology into their business and make it work for them. In Peyton’s words, “Why not take advantage of the things technology can do for your company?”
In Bill Salak’s words, “Promoting career growth should not be an afterthought.” On today’s episode Bill Salak shares the philosophy behind his approach to company architecture. As we get deeper into structural methods, Bill offers insight behind his controversial opinion on agile project management. Listen further as we get into the details of Bills method and how encouraging his team members to learn from interactions with one another helps to run a successful company.
As the Director of Engineering at Tetracore, David Almassian sheds light on how the team process is crucial to creating a final product which requires both hardware and software development. We will get in to the details of how the methods of developing each differ and overlap within Tetracore, as well as how they compare to industry standards.
TP 040: Mike Simpson with IgnitionOne: How Architecture Has Helped to Be a Better Engineer by Method Matters
TP039 - Robert Stewart with Castlight: Process and Politics of a Company Merger by Method Matters
TP038: Mike Jackson with Pearson: Turning Textbooks Into Technology by Method Matters
Claire Hough came in to the tech world right out of college, and is now the Head of Software Engineering for Udemy, a learning platform that brings teachers and students together. In the work place she has witnessed a huge decline of women engineers, but shares it was not always this way. Listen further to discover Claire’s advice on how implementing diversity in the work place is an essential part of her success, and the success of the future.
TP 036: How Radio Hosting Led to Software Engineering by Method Matters
TP 035: Jeremiah Ivan with Merrill Corp: How Using A Tech Road Map Helps To Accomplish Goals by Method Matters
TP034: Bob Dorris with Schenck: Helping Clients Make Changes to Manage Profit Growth by Method Matters
TP033: Fernando Chivarguer with The Bay Club Company: Using Technology In a Non-Technical Business by Method Matters
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