Share your story with our students.
Part of the Careers in Code initiative is not only to provide our students with the technical skills they need to become developers, but also to teach them the necessary soft skills needed in the professional world. We've found the best way to expose them to such important topics is to bring in industry professionals who are passionate about sharing their knowledge about their own experiences. We are looking for folks to come talk to our students about important skills they should have upon graduation (soft and technical skills). These workshops include topics such as: interviewing (behavioral and technical), networking, social media, personal branding, people skills, getting involved in the tech community, open source, etc.
Cohort 5 Speakers
Robin Bista
May 1, 2023 | Open Data Syracuse and Syracuse GIS
Glenn Allen
July 17, 2023 | Life as a Freelance IT Consultant
Cohort 4 Speakers
Cohort 3 Speakers
Will Guisbond
June 13, 2022 | The Power of Storytelling
Ann Willmott
May 9, 2022 | The Parachute Opened: My Web3 Story
Glenn Allen
June 6, 2022 | Life as a Freelance IT Consultant
Jason Scharf
April 25, 2022 | Accessing Syracuse's Open Data
Amanda Darcangelo
May 16, 2022 | Welcome to the Data Industry
Brandon Lanthrip
April 11, 2022 | Poverty and How I Broke Through the Concrete Ceiling
Cohort 2 Speakers
David Vorhees
June 21, 2021 | Creating beautiful code
Glenn Allen
August 2, 2021 | Life as a freelance IT consultant
Natasha Falter
August 18, 2021 | HR and The Tech Industry
Cohort 1 Speakers
Ed Forth
Customer Success Manager @ TCGPlayer
March 25, 2019 | Networking
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Kseniya Lifanova
Co-Founder @ Upstate Interactive
May 15, 2019 | Blockchain // Her Story & Starting a Company
Linda Kovacs
Freelance Web Developer, Web Designer, and Graphic Designer
May 28, 2019 | A Bootcamp Success Story
August 15, 2019 | Your Bootcamp Dream Job
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Doug Crescenzi
Partner @ Upstate Interactive
June 20, 2019 | Blockchain
Josh Creager
Accounts Development Rep @ Arrow
July 29, 2019 | The Hardware/Software Crossfade
Glenn Allen
Freelance Software Developer
August 8, 2019 | The Life of a Freelancer
Matt Flood
Product Manager @ TCGPlayer
April 8, 2019 | Project Management & Community Involvement
Matt Checksfield
Vice President of IT @ Raymour & Flanigan
May 16, 2019 | How to Nail Your Interview
Pamela Puri
CEO @ Tech4Kidz
June 10, 2019 | Her Story & Building A Company
Raj Suchak
CEO @ Grit Seed
July 16, 2019 | Grit & Success
Seth Mulligan
Managing Director @ Story Slab
August 1, 2019 | Project Iteration
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Indaria Jones
Founder & CEO @ The Creators Lounge
August 12, 2019 | Bridging the Gap Between Technology and People of Color
Shaun Burdick
Engineering Manager @ Swimlane
April 24, 2019 | Technical Interview Tips
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Yulia Ovchinnikova
Founder @ OpenHubProject
May 20, 2019 | Community Involvement
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Charissa Lawrence
Software Engineer @ Density
June 18, 2019 | Data Modeling
Andrew "Doc" Docherty
President & CEO @ Covey
July 17, 2019 | Behavioral Interview Tips
Ben Lannon
Software Engineer @ CACI International
August 6, 2019 | Open Source Development