James King and Steve Greenblatt chat with listener Kate Adkins, UX Engineering Manager at Root Integrated Systems, about her perspective on the importance of UI and UX in the AV industry, when an out-of-the-box UI/UX is the right fit, and when customized UI/UX for provides adds the most value in AV projects.

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Kate Adkins can be reached via LinkedIn https://tinyurl.com/2nbqnumv, email at [email protected], or Twitter @code_kate.

James King and Steve Greenblatt chat with listener Kate Adkins, UX Engineering Manager at Root Integrated Systems, about her interest in the podcast, involvement in the AV community, and thoughts about how programmers can gain more exposure.

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Kate Adkins can be reached via LinkedIn https://tinyurl.com/2nbqnumv, email at [email protected], or Twitter @code_kate.

James King and Steve Greenblatt talk about how to find the mix between automating system operation and providing manual controls.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt talk about how to determine how to be confident that programming is fully tested and ready to be turned over to a client for use.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt talk about how external factors such as software and firmware updates, network changes, and environmental factors can impact programming during and after implementation.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt talk about what goes into building a team and what qualities aside from technical expertise are important to growing a career and opening doors to new opportunities.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt talk about the importance of understanding that, although delivery of a project may signify completion for a contractor, it just is the starting point for the client to own and maintain their systems.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt talk about the importance of attending industry events, the value they can provide programmers, and approaches to take for a successful experience.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt talk about what goes into evaluating new control system platforms and how to determine if a change is a right move.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt chat with Larry Darling, Classroom Technology Manager at University of NC Greensboro and co-host of the AV SuperFriends podcast, about why being a programmer is important to him and why he will always value his experience as a programmer.

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter. Larry Darling can be reached on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-darling/ or Twitter @lsdarling1.

The AV SuperFriends podcast can be found at https://www.avsuperfriends.com.