Thunder Nerds

In this episode we get to talk with Rachel Andrew: Co-founder of Perch CMS, Editor-in-Chief of Smashing Magazine, web developer, speaker, and runner. We chat about Rachel’s career, CSS, and the benefits of going outside and taking a run. We explore the origin of Perch CMS and Notist, and dive into the value of each product. We also discuss CSS Subgrid and when to use it.

Show Links:

• Website: https://rachelandrew.co.uk/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachelandrew

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelandrew/

• Editor in Chief Smashing Magazine: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/

• Smashing Magazine podcast: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/smashing-podcast

• Co-founder Perch CMS: https://grabaperch.com/

• Co-founder of Notist: https://noti.st/

• Member of the CSS Working Group: https://www.w3.org/wiki/CSSWG

• CSS Layout News: http://csslayout.news/

• Author: https://rachelandrew.co.uk/books

• Speaker: https://rachelandrew.co.uk/about/speaking

• Blog: https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/

We are LIVE at DevFest… DevFest Florida brings together the world-class experts in Android, Web and Cloud technologies to Orlando for 1 day of sessions, workshops, and showcases. https://devfestflorida.org/

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kWN9MbXYFE&list=PLiuqHIttx0cufzU9LLYGZwb_4zySXbzG1&index=1

Episodes

• Jen Tong – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/jen-tong/
• Whitney Livingston – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/whitney-livingston/
• Sivamuthu Kumar – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/sivamuthu-kumar/
• Diane Court – Neoware Studios – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/diane-court/
• Zach Sais – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/zach-sais/
• Hollene Hongdoxmai – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/hollene-hongdoxmai/
• Lee Warrick & Edwin Otero – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/lee-warrick-and-edwin-otero/
• Eva Sofianos – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/eva-sofianos/
• Faisal Abid – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/faisal-abid/
• Loiane Groner – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/loiane-groner/
• Dylan Israel – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/dylan-israel/
• Dimitar Jovevski – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/dimitar-jovevski/
• Cassidy Swallow – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/cassidy-swallow/
• Jenell Pizarro – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/jenell-pizarro/
• Rody Davis, David Khourshid, and João Luiz S. Kestering – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/11/rody-davis-david-khourshid-joao-luiz-kestering/

Security Advocate, Google

Jen is a Security Advocate on Google Cloud Platform. In this role, she helps developers and IT professionals stay out of trouble while getting the most out of cloud computing. If she’s away from her laptop, she’s probably playing ice hockey or hanging from aerial silk.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mimming/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MimmingCodes
• DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/jen_tong

Account Manager at TEKsystems

Experienced Senior Account Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Information Technology and Services industry. Skilled in Sales, Recruitment, Client Relationship Management, and Healthcare Management. Hardworking professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) focused in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-livingston-52b93352/
• TEKsystems: https://www.teksystems.com/

TEKsystems:

We’re in the business of building tomorrow. It’s not about reading the signs and making sure you’re ready, it’s about deciding where and how you want to get to the next level. And then, connecting with the right people—and partners—to get you there.

Whether it’s developing solutions that transform your business, helping you build an all-star team or finding the right fit for your professional ambitions, we’re in it with you. Let’s innovate and reinvent. Let’s own change, together.

Software Architect, Computer Enterprises Inc

Siva is a software architect working in Computer Enterprises Inc., helping teams architect mobile, cloud and IoT solutions. He is much interested in exploring new technologies. He loves community-related work where he can talk with others to share and learn from them. He tweets about the things he is working on @ksivamuthu. He lives in Orlando with his loving wife, and they are devoted-parents to their beautiful daughter.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksivamuthu/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ksivamuthu
• DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/sivamuthu_kumar

In this episode, we get to speak with Diane Court: Chief Business Development Officer at Neoware Studios.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianecourt/

Neoware Studios: https://www.neowarestudios.com

Neoware Studios is a creative coworking environment that offers executive suites and dedicated desk space to freelancers, entrepreneurs, work-at-home professionals — anyone aspiring to grow their business through a community of shared resources.

Anna Akhmatova: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anna-akhmatova

Customer Engineer, Google

Zach Sais is a Customer Engineer at Google Cloud and a firm believer in dogs in the workplace. In a previous life, he learned the ways of the DevOp and now shares his best practices with all the customers he meets. Zach lives in Austin, TX and would love to tell you about his favorite restaurants in town.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachsais/
• DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/zach_sais

Product | UX Designer

A UX/UI Designer with a passion for understanding people’s stories and motivations.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holleneh/
• Website: holleneh.github.io

Lee Warrick:
A Front-end Developer by day, and by night the Organizer of Orlando’s Project Code Experience Meetup, Co-Host of the Tech Jr Podcast, and all-around Advocate for Junior Developers. Being a Career-Changer himself, Lee has made it his mission to pay-forward all of the help he received as a new developer ten-fold, and improve the lives of new developers in any way he can.

Edwin Otero:
Full Stack Developer and web/print designer with over 15 years of industry experience. Versed in web languages such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Node JS, Express JS, React, AngularJS, Angular 2+, and Adobe certified in Photoshop and Dreamweaver.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-warrick/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-otero/
• DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/lee_warrick
• Tech Jr Podcast: https://techjr.dev/

Founder and Organizer, GDG ​Bronx

Eva Sofianos is ​an ​energetic, ​disciplined ​and ​highly ​motivated ​individual ​with ​over 15 years of experience ​in IT, ​diligently ​leading ​teams ​to ​success. She began her career by providing IT services for Weill Medical Center of Cornell University. Soon after, Eva participated in research projects with the American Museum of Natural History and the City University of New York, before joining IBM as a Software Engineer at the T.J. Watson Research Center, where she led numerous successful projects in IBM’s Global Technology Services(GTS) as well as Global Business Services(GBS) before transferring into IBM’s Federal Cloud Computing Division as an Advisory IT Specialist, and co-authoring an IBM-Redbook. In the past few years, she realized her love for teaching and during her transition from industry to academia co-founded ​a ​technical ​training ​program ​that ​provides ​trainees ​with ​real-world ​hands-on ​experience ​by ​guiding ​them ​through ​solution development ​for ​small ​businesses. Eva is now a faculty member in the ​Computer ​Science ​department at ​Lehman ​College, CUNY who enjoys exploring upcoming technologies as the founder and organizer of GDG ​Bronx.

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/evasofianos
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-sofianos-a48a7047/
• Thunder Nerds: https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/08/computer-science-in-the-bronx-w-eva-sofianos/