Experts in their Fields - The EITF project

Hello hello! We are back with episode 3 of season 2 of the EITF project! We’ve had so many good conversations this season, and this one is definitely at the top of our list!

In this interview, Karthik and I interview Michael Haley.

Mike started out as an electrical engineer, with a lot of experience at companies like scope communications, HP, Agilent technologies, ZymeQuest, Kross engineering, and Cooper Perkins! Whoa! This is a lot of experience, everyone, spanning over 16 years! You will find in this interview, that over the span of these 16 years, he was presented with challenges that are unheard of, for an electrical engineer.

But here’s the interesting bit, after spending almost 16 years as an electrical engineer, Mike took up a role as the director of engineering for a medical device company, Velico Medical. He says in his interview that this job was most challenging, because not only was the medical field completely new to him, this was also a management role, which comes with its own challenges.

Mike eventually joined octoscope as a principal design engineer. Mike and I have worked together for about 7 years now. Mike works on embedded software for one of our most popular wifi partner devices. I can say with a hand on my heart that, having worked in the QA department at octoscope, it is extremely hard to find problems with Mike’s code.

Mike talks about this in his interview - although he has faced many technical challenges, his approach to solving a problem has always been the same - find out what’s needed, and if there is no information, prototype something to get the conversation started. He also says that a lot of work decisions relating to advancing in your career, are personal to each individual. He doesn’t fail to give his point of view though, and it’s very unique.

Mike's answers are worth thinking about, and when you do, you will understand the genius behind the answers. A lot to learn, and a lot of simple ways to solve huge problems. An interview that will make you think twice, everyone! Enjoy and as usual, leave us your comments!

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An excellent individual contributor, a dream developer for any team, Michael Haley talks about his experience and how he made it to the top in episode 3 coming up!

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Hi everyone,

We are back again with episode 2 on season 2 of the EITF project!

In this episode, we interview Anne Coulombe. Anne is a very unique addition to EITF.

I met Anne, when I went to the Women In Tech conference in Boston, in 2022. Anne was the keynote speaker, and her speech had us all, transfixed.

Once her speech was over, I had to meet her. She had had limited time to talk at the conference, and I felt like she had a lot more to say about the tech industry, and what better place to do that, than EITF?

Anne has had a long career in the tech industry, so her answers to our questions on the EITF project are drawn from a lot of experience.

Karthik and I will now introduce her career to you.

Anne started out in the tech industry with a job as a Program Manager at Microsoft for e mail gateways and APIs. This was back in 1994!

Anne worked alongside Bill Gates, on a major project - A project commonly known as "email" today.

Since then, she launched herself into the world of tech leadership, and has held numerous leadership positions.

Soon after her tenure at Microsoft, she founded SciPlan systems, a company targetted towards driving new tech products to worldwide markets.

In 2006, she was an SIP Evangelist for Global video and collaboration at Avaya for 5 years. She then worked for Intralinks as the director of the Information security programs and ISO for EMEA & APAC.

In 2020, was the head of data protection and cybersecutiy at MassMutual.

She is currently the Principal security and privacy advisor to CISO's, CIO's and DPOs at Amazon Web services.

All right, do you notice anything here?

We think we see a trend - Anne has been at the forefront of creating the technology that we all have today!

Another important thing to notice about her career journey is that Anne has always found a way to work on technology that are way beyond our times.

She finds projects that are up and coming not just within her company, but within the tech world.

Lets talk about the interview now.

In today's world where the hastag "layoffs" is trending, this interview is a refreshing one.

What struck a chord with us is that, this interview shows a lot of positivity. For a lot of us who are watching the news via Linkedin, it may not look great, but Anne says that it is the exact opposite.

She asks our audience to equip ourselves with skills that technology needs today, rather than skills that a specific role requires. She speaks passionately about cybersecurity and data protection, which are undoubtedly excellent skills to have in todays world.

we initially felt like the the industry is closing in around us by reducing the number of roles available, but after this interview, Karthik and I feel like there are a lot of positions available, if we just look in the right place.

This is a very interesting and informative interview about the tech world, from the eyes of someone who has seen the evolution of tech first hand. It was an eye opening conversation for us and we are sure it will be for you as well. Enjoy, and as usual, leave us your comments!

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Here's a short preview of season 2 episode 2 with Anne Coulombe.

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Hi everyone, season 2 of the EITF project is here! We are starting off this season with a bang! Our first guest is KVS Manian. He may be a familiar name to a lot of you so he needs no introduction, but I’ll introduce him anyway.

Where do we start? KVS Manian started out with a bachelors degree in engineering. He then got a post graduate degree in financial management, before embarking on an illustrious 30 plus years in the financial services industry in India. He has a wide variety of experience in investment, corporate, consumer and wholesale banking financial and management accounting, operations and control. He is currently the whole time director and member of the management council at Kotak Mahindra Bank.

He has worked at Kotak Mahindra Bank for nearly 28 years now, and has been part of building the company from ground up, to the institution that it is today. Manian has made dramatic shifts in the positions that he took up within his organization, always making the new role his own, and rising to the top.

All right, let’s talk about his interview. Manian is a very engaging speaker, and we cover a lot of topics. We talk about business building, we talk about people and organization management, psychological safety, and a lot more.

You will find that his answers are well thought through. It is very interesting that he has spent around 28 years in an organization, donning different roles, is an expert in his field, but is still learning everyday. He says in his interview, that although he has worn a management hat for many departments, he is still not the resident expert in all fields. He learns from his peers everyday. A lot of us who are from tech, end up having a similar education background.

But one thing that we also have in common, is the fear of an uncertain industry. We address this topic as well, and we think Manian has some amazing insights on how we can overcome this fear. Enjoy the interview everyone! This was amazing and massive for us!

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Well well well! We are at season 2! Here's a sneak peak at what we have in-store for episode 1!

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The EITF project is finally back with season 2! We are so thankful to all of you for watching and giving us feedback on season 1. Season 2 is a big one for us! We cover a lot of topics, and we decided to make a short video to talk about these topics.Important work environment topics that need to be addressed today!Let us know what you think!Follow us on our social media platforms: https://linktr.ee/eitfproject?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=d33c3044-d6c1-415b-9696-28d1eb5fa554

A sneak peek into what we have coming up this season - a lot of current topics being discussed, some great one liners, and as usual, a lot of takeaways and learnings from our experts! Tune in to season 2!Follow us on our social media platforms: https://linktr.ee/eitfproject?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=d33c3044-d6c1-415b-9696-28d1eb5fa554

All right! This is the season finale for season 1 of the EITF project everyone! It’s been an amazing journey for us and we hope you guys have learnt as much as we have.

For this final episode, we interview Venkatraman Acharya. For the EITF interview, he talks about how to face new challenges, how and when to go in search of them, and how to build a career. He also talks about the 3 revolutions in the career space - industrial, informational and social in reference to how it affected the great resignation.

The most important thing he says, is to feel excited about your job and what you are working on. Acharya has been a manager for the better part of his career, so his advice to managers out there is invaluable. We had a lot of fun with this one. For the budding bankers in India, and in general for managers out there, this is a good one. Enjoy you guys, and as always, leave your comments !

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The tech industry has taken a hit today with multiple layoffs in response to the inflation and recession. We at the EITF project, wanted to address this topic. We have been noticing a lot of U.S immigrants who are affected by the layoffs, asking questions about available VISA options. We have spoken to Manjunath Gokare, an expert immigration lawyer who has a lot of info for us. Here are some of the topics we cover: - Advice for folks affected by layoffs - 60 day grace period for H1 - last day of severance or last day of employment? - H1 - can we receive severance as paycheck to help stay longer? - H1 - when do you file for change of status? - H1 - multiple change of status - will it affect green card? - H1 to Day 1 CPT/B1-B2 - advisable? - Is Day 1 CPT advisable? Does it affect green card processing? - Is day 1 CPT illegal? - Does O1 visa require employer sponsorship? Can we self petition for it? - Advice for students on OPT heading into the recession - What is a cap gap extension? - Does cap gap extension cover the response time for RFEs? - Options for L1 visa holders affected by layoffs - cap exempt H1 options - Insane visa stamping wait times - other options? - A message to other immigration attorneys and the audience. Visit our Website at : https://www.eitf-project.com Follow our LinkedIn page at : https://www.linkedin.com/company/eitf-project/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF0UdJfMRUkdWdjIsLo7ieA Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/experts-in-their-fields-unknown-to-the-world/id1638940619 Spotify podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0QOrROahZVpFvaVezQJdwV EITF blog: https://eitfproject.blogspot.com/