IT in the D

IT in the D

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IT in the D episodes

  • Episode 435 with Matt Van Itallie of Sema
    Bob and Randy were joined this week by Matt Van Itallie, founder and CEO of Sema.
    Sema has two great tools: Code Review, a Chrome extension that makes code reviews more robust with structured feedback and easy access to best practices, and Codebase Solution that offers comprehensive reports that evaluate the quality of code, code security, and third party IP risk.
    Matt tells Bob and Randy the history of the company and these tools, and then explains that these tools not only strengthen product code, they also strengthen developer skills and inter-developer relationships.
    Sema's tools are interesting and we hope you enjoy finding out about this company as much as we did.
    46 min
  • Episode 434 with Andy Didorosi of The Detroit Bus Company
    This week, we were joined by Andy Didorosi, owner of The Detroit Bus Company who has been up to quite a few things over the past few years.
    Early in the pandemic, Andy created Arsenal of Clean to get hand sanitizer to people and businesses who needed them.
    DBC tours and bus rentals are up and running again, and Farebox.io keeps everything organized. It was developed in-house, but now its available for other businesses who need to keep track of their assets, schedules, and customers.
    Andy is mentoring The Detroit Student Racing Team, which is made up of students from Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck and they build and race real cars on a real track.
    Finally, Andy has quite a following on TikTok.
    Andy is an interesting character who is always working on lots of projects, and we hope you enjoyed listening to this interview.
    Producer Note: If you don't hear any audio at first, delete the episode and re-download it.
    53 min
  • Episode 433 with Chris Gordon and Amel Mujdzic on Cloud Security
    This was a great show as we chatted with Chris Gordon and Amel Mudjzic, Cloud Security Architects with Trace3. 
    Salespeople take note: We started talking about how vendor websites, vendor webinars, and sales calls are 75% sales/25% technical, and that needs to be completely flipped around.
    We then got into the four pillars of cloud security, their methodology and how to best secure cloud deployments.
    We finished on knowledge and career deployment, how they constantly learn, and tips for padawans.
    Hope you enjoy it!
    54 min
  • Episode 432 with Sara Leitz of SkySpecs
    This week was something new for us.
    We chatted with Sarah Leitz, VP of Marketing for SkySpecs.
    What started as a college project has blossomed into one of Michigan's fastest growing companies with a global presence.
    SkySpecs has changed how wind turbines are managed and maintained. What took one person a day to complete, their drones can now do 25 turbines in a day.
    We couldn't have been less knowledgeable in this subject, but Sarah was great explaining not only what SkySpecs does, but the wind turbine industry as well.
    Hope you enjoy the listen!
    45 min
  • Episode 431 with Jim Beiermeister of RMC
    Long-time meetup attendee Jim Beiermeister, who works for RMC, joined us this week.
    RMC is an IT consulting and placement agency, and our conversation with Jim provides his prospective on recruiting in IT. He talks about what the job market is like and provides advice for prospective IT job seekers.
    47 min
  • Episode 430 with Jeff Ginn and Bryce Levin of Slalom Build
    This week, we got to chat with Jeff Ginn and Bryce Levin with Slalom Build. (Disclaimer: Bob works at Slalom, but in a completely different division.)
    We chatted about a day in the life as a developer, having empathy as a leader, building a team, and—most importantly—they are hiring. Check out the Detroit openings.
    Then got into some fun stuff: Jeff built a very cool virtual smart home and dabbles in 3D printing, and Bryce is continuing a 30-year NCAA basketball tradition by building a custom app just for his friend group.
    These guys were a great chat and we hope you enjoy listening.
    52 min
  • Episode 428 with Michelle Gilbert of Comcast
    This week, we got to chat with long time offender, Michelle Gilbert, the VP of PR from Comcast.
    We always like talking to her about the ways Comcast is giving back to the community. One is Internet Essentials, which offers home broadband for $9.95 a month. 
    If you don't qualify for that, the Affordable Connectivity Program might suit you, which offers $30 off your current bill. 
    Lastly, we talked about Comcast Rise, which gave $10,000 grants to people in the community to get back on their feet after the pandemic.
    And of course we ended the show talking about what we are currently watching. Hope you enjoy the show!
    45 min
  • Episode 427 with Nick Cavuoto
    This week, we were super lucky to get a chance to talk with serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, host of the Mentoring Millions podcast, and personal brand expert Nick Cavuoto.
    We talked about creating personal brands, staying relevant in social media, what not to do in social media, retaining talent, and finding mavericks in your organization.
    The conversation with Nick could have gone on for hours as his natural speaking ability and candor are magnetic and extremely authentic.
    This show is for everyone, not just the super techy, so we hope you will enjoy it!
    You can also find Nick online at nickcavuoto.com.
    57 min
  • Episode 426 with Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems
    This week, we chatted with longtime friend Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems.
    We immediately dove into how he grew his Youtube channel to over 250,000 subscribers, how he navigates their algorithm, and what happens if he doesn't post content consistently.
    Tom is well versed in open source tools most of us aren't familiar with. He told us how he finds new technologies to make tutorials for, and the difficulties staying away from doing sponsored content.
    Tom is always a great guest, and we always seem to find new things to talk about. We hope you enjoy listening!
    58 min

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IT in the D is your insider look at the tech scene in Detroit. Started in 2007 as a meetup group in Metro Detroit for IT professionals, the IT in the D podcast was born in 2013 as an extension of…