ASCII Anything

As the year winds down, so does Season 6 of ASCII Anything. 
In this finale episode, Host Angel Leon and Producer Brian talk through some of their favorite episodes from Season 6. 

From Guatemala Service Projects to Employee Resource Groups and some favorite holiday traditions and movies from Moser employees, take a look back at Season 6 with us before we take a between-season break over the holidays.

Thanks for joining us and we'll see you in 2024 for Season 7!

Guatemala Service Projects:
www.guatsp.org

Recipe for a Rum Old Fashioned:
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/rum-old-fashioned-recipe-6260127

It's crowd-source time again at ASCII Anything as we're joined this week by a number of our coworkers. We asked Moser's consultants about their favorite holiday movies and traditions and they were more than happy to tell us about them!

Make yourself a cup of cocoa, snuggle up by the fire, and enjoy this week's episode. We're heading into the end of the year and the end of the season, so our next episode will be our Season 6 recap.

This week's Ascii Anything features Mitch Isaacs of the Shafer Leadership Academy talking about leadership and embracing optimalism. 

Mitch has over 20 years of leadership development experience and was named Shafer Leadership Academy’s Executive Director in May 2015. In this role, he works closely with the organization’s board of directors to fulfill the mission of the organization. He is responsible for creating vision, connecting with stakeholders, administering program offerings and leading the organization in meaningful ways. 

He graduated from Ball State University in 2002 with a double major in History and Political Science and a minor in Counseling Psychology before completing his master’s degree in student Affairs and Higher Education at Indiana State University.

Mitch returned to Ball State in 2005 and spent the next 10 years as a working professional in Higher Education, including five years as the Director of the Excellence in Leadership program, and Coordinator of the Leadership Studies Minor. 

Today we're joined by John McConda, one of Moser Consulting's Principal Consultants, to discuss how AI could be Judgement Day for testers.

John is a Principal Consultant and serves as the Technology Lead for Quality Engineering at Moser Consulting. He has been working in Software Quality and Testing for over 20 years and is a speaker, writer, and teacher on Software Quality topics. 

Chris Boyd, one of Moser Consulting's Principal Consultants is joining us today to talk about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or OCI. 

Chris is a Principal Consultant at Moser Consulting and serves as the Oracle Technology Lead.  He has been with Moser for the past eight years and has been an Oracle Database Administrator for thirty years. He has experience in a wide array of technologies in the database, system administration, and development arenas. 

This week we're joined by Moser's marketing team to talk through some of their Black Friday wish-list items and suggestions. And while we do that, we have plenty of literal holiday spirit, or spirits, in our sampling of delicious cocktails.

LINKS TO GIFTS WE DISCUSS:
Microphone:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y1C6GDS?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Eagle Rare 25 Year Bourbon:
https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/eagle-rare/eagle-rare-25.html

Car Charger:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09SC2GNFJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Mechanical Keyboard:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092LHVB4N?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_7H7FPDMHYS9BZZ7QTHGS

This week we're joined again by Kelsey Aaron, the Executive Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. We're going to be talking about International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, which is coming up on Saturday, November 18th.

This week we're joined by Moser's own  Katie Ryan and her husband, Jerremy Jarvis. In today's episode we're highlighting Veterans Day and beyond that, we're going to be talking about Employee Resource Groups or ERGs and how Jerremy plays a key role in his organization's ERG for Veterans. 

Katie Ryan is a recruiter for Moser Consulting with a bachelor's degree in psychology, and she is currently working towards her master's degree in strategic leadership from the University of Indianapolis. Katie is also a Captain in the Indiana Army National Guard with over 8 years of service, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2019-2020. 

Jerremy Jarvis is a Sr Engagement Manager at a global cloud software company and has over 6 years of experience in the software space. Additionally, Jerremy is an Army Military Intelligence Officer, and Captain, in the Army Reserve with an overseas combat deployment in 2019-2020. At his company, Jerremy has served as a leader in the Military and Veteran’s Employee Belonging Council since 2020; advancing and promoting the military, veteran, military spouse, and military supporter community. 

THIS EPISODE MENTIONS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SERVICES AND GROUPS, YOU CAN VISIT THESE WEBSITES FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Wreaths Across America:
www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

Honor Flight:
www.honorflight.org

The Southeastern Indiana Veterans Museum in Rising Sun, IN:
www.facebook.com/seiveteransmuseum/

This week we are talking about turning data into web applications with Streamlit. We're joined by two folks at Moser, Sarah Graddy and Brian MacDonald, who have been working with Streamlit on projects.

Sarah Graddy is a Data &  Analytics Intern at Moser Consulting. She works with Python and GitHub and graduated from Kennesaw State University in May 2023 with a computer science degree.

Brian MacDonald is a technology leader and innovatorwith a diverse background in the technology space. He loves to build products/services that will stand the test of time and be scalable and dynamic in their use. He enjoys working with a variety of clients and organizations to drive innovative solutions that will get the most from their data. He is committed to giving organizations the best solution that fits their specific needs and that’s of most value to them. Creating the tools so that organizations can make data-based decisions is what motivates Brian to be creative and be driven towards long-term solutions. 

We have return visitors to ASCII Anything for this week's episode!

Lori Wheeler and Mike Boris are with us again and this time they're talking through some of the challenges and solutions they've experienced over the years. 

From challenges that would be considered small bumps in the road to others that are akin to strapping on a crash helmet and jumping across Snake River Canyon, they've seen a lot!