{"id":1564,"date":"2025-11-04T22:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2025-11-04T22:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:15:41","slug":"annual-career-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/?p=1564","title":{"rendered":"Annual Career Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, 11\/12\/2025 at Thrive Workplace(9200 e mineral ave centennial co 80112)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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5:30-6:00: Food, Soda, Beer, and Networking<\/p>\n

6:00-6:15: Announcements<\/p>\n

6:15-7:45:<\/strong>\u00a0Annual Career Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adam Bach<\/strong>
\nAdam Bach is an Onboarding Coach and Technical Recruiter at TEKsystems, based in Denver, Colorado. With over seven years of experience in the IT Services industry, Adam has built a reputation for strategic recruiting, stakeholder collaboration, and delivering exceptional candidate experiences. His expertise spans the full software development lifecycle, including full-stack engineering, cloud infrastructure, data analytics, and digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n

Adam has supported both individual IT professionals seeking new opportunities and hiring leaders looking to build high-performing teams. He has partnered with IT executives to deliver tailored solutions through a variety of service models\u2014including offshore, nearshore, onshore, managed\/co-managed services, and outsourced project-based engagements. His experience includes navigating vendor partnerships and direct client relationships, giving him a deep understanding of the hiring process from requisition to candidate selection.<\/p>\n

Kyle Larson<\/strong>
\nTechnical Recruiter at TEKsystems<\/p>\n

Joe Fair<\/strong>
\nJoe Fair is a software engineer with 25 years experience. His focus is on back-end integrations, effective documentation, and good communication. In his spare time he enjoys hiking and working on his 125-year-old cabin.<\/p>\n

Scott Hallock<\/strong>
\nScott began his software career as a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft in 1995, starting just before the release of Windows NT 3.51. He worked on the RPC and Shell (UI) systems of Windows NT. Since then, he has built a voice communication service for the early web, contributed to early versions of Cisco’s VPN client, built cable modem firmware from scratch, shipped a billion Android devices at Qualcomm, built a machine learning team at Amazon, and helped Google Drive continue to scale.<\/p>\n

Currently on a break from the industry, Scott is tinkering with small, fun projects like\u00a0generating mazes in a variety of programming languages.<\/a>\u00a0He maintains his passion for building software and software teams.<\/p>\n

7:45: Door prizes<\/p>\n

Thanks to our sponsors!<\/p>\n