Ardan Labs Podcast Bill Kennedy

 Alexandra McCoy is currently a Site Reliability Engineer at VMware.  With four years of experience in the field and six years within open-source and cloud environments, Alexandra shares insightful anecdotes and valuable expertise. From leading large-scale software projects to mastering Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration, her story is filled with innovation and dedication. In this episode, Alexandra takes us on a journey through her time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.


00:00 Introduction
03:00 What is Alexandra Doing Today?  
07:44 First Memories of a Computer
13:30 High School Journey 
30:30 Entering University 
35:20 Juggling Sports and University
40:50 Working for Nike
46:40 Working in Criminal Justice 
1:00:45 IBM Enters the Radar
1:22:00 Getting a Masters in I.T 
1:28:00 Moving to VMware
1:49:30 Contact Info 



Connect with Alexandra: 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AddisMama17
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandramccoy17/


Mentioned in today’s episode:
VMware: https://www.vmware.com/
IBM: https://www.ibm.com/us-en


Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!


Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 
Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 
Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 
Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Tobias Weingartner plays a pivotal role in Google's Traffic Control Team, where he specializes in optimizing the global system load balancer (GSLB). As an integral member of this team, he collaborates closely with the development team responsible for crafting the intricate code that powers Google's internal load balancing infrastructure. Specifically, Tobias focuses his expertise on the SRE aspect, ensuring the seamless operation of Google's vast network traffic.  In this episode, Tobias takes us on a journey through his time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.


00:00 Introduction
01:25 What is Toby Doing Today?  
07:00 First Memories of a Computer
21:30 Direction after High School  
29:10 Entering University 
43:20 Breaking the Shell
48:35 Finishing the Degree / First Jobs in Tech
1:05:40 Moving to Silicon Valley 
1:10:00 Working at Twitter
1:16:55 Google Entering the Radar
1:22:00 Joining DoorDash 
1:28:00 Staying Relevant in Tech 
1:34:15 Creating Courses
1:43:10 Contact Info 



Connect with Toby: 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuttySwiss
Tobias’s Site: https://tepid.org/toby/


Mentioned in today’s episode:
Gophercon: https://www.gophercon.com/
X: https://twitter.com/NuttySwiss


Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!


Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 
Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 
Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 
Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Rita Iglesias is a Software Engineer currently employed at a startup called Topi. Lately, Rita has been creating projects using React for the frontend and Go for the backend. She also creates some awesome content relating to the tech world! In this episode, Rita takes us on a journey through her time entering the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.
00:00 Introduction
01:55 What is Rita Doing Today?  
09:22 First Memories of a Computer
21:10 Direction after High School  
32:30 Pursuing a Degree in the Performing Arts
38:30 Employment Outside of School   
44:40  Learning to Code 
54:00 Applying to the First Job in Tech
1:07:15 Moving on From Front End Development
1:17:30 Goals For The Future
1:30:00 Contact Info 


Connect with Rita: 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rita_codes
Rita's Website: https://rita.codes/

Mentioned in today’s episode:
Topi: https://www.topi.eu/en


Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!


Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 
Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 
Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 
Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Brit Myers is currently the VP of Engineering at System Initiative. Prior to System Initiative, she was a member of the executive team at Hyland Software where she led global engineering teams responsible for building multiple cloud product lines. In this episode, Brit takes us on a journey through her time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.
00:00 Introduction
02:24 What is Brit Doing Today?  
07:42 First Memories of a Computer
12:20 Direction after High School  
17:30 Deciding on a Career Path
25:00 Joining the Workforce / Learning Code
32:10 Criteria for a Job Search 
39:20 Getting Hired at Hyland Software
45:20  Entering a Management Position    
54:00 Hiring Philosophies
1:07:10 Current Tech Stack / Business Talk  
1:23:15 Contact Info


Connect with Brit: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/britpmyers/ 
System Initiative: https://www.systeminit.com 
Join the discussion in Discord: https://discord.gg/system-init 


Mentioned in today’s episode:
System Initiative: https://www.systeminit.com/about-us
Woven Teams: https://www.woventeams.com/


Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!
Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 
Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 
Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 
Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

 Dr. Vladyslav Ukis is the Head of R&D at Siemens Healthineers. Vlad has 18 years of experience in large-scale software platforms, leadership, digital transformation, continuous delivery, SRE, Devops, and more. In this episode, Vlad takes us on a journey through his time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.


00:00 Introduction
00:56 What is Vlad Doing Today?  
09:13 First Memories of a Computer
19:55 Entering University for CS
26:40 Working in Tech During University
38:15 Deciding to get a PhD
47:34 Working on Prim 
58:00 Current Role at Siemens
1:09:37 Contact info


Connect with Vlad:  
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UkisVladyslav
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vladyslav-ukis-5172ba32/

Mentioned in today’s episode:
Siemens Healthineers: https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/
Vlad’s Book: https://a.co/d/7tVHuU2

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!
Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 
Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 
Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 
Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Jay Conrod is currently a Software Engineer at EngFlow. EngFlow is a startup providing remote build and execution for Bazel, Cmake, Reclient and more, dramatically speeding up builds and tests for large software projects. Jay was previously part of the Go Team at Google and has had a large impact in the Software Industry.  In this episode, Jay takes us on a journey through his time in the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.


00:00 Introduction
00:56 What is Jay Doing Today?  
07:25 First Memories of a Computer
18:30 Mentality and Ability
27:20 Direction after High School  
37:30 Internships During University
43:00 Diversity in Programming
55:30 Getting Hired at Google
1:03:10 Joining the Go Team
1:10:00 Go - Tech Talk  
1:20:00 Moving to EngFlow
1:38:00 What Would You Remove From Go?
1:45:30 Contact Info


Connect with Jay:  
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayConrod
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayconrod/
Jay’s Website: https://jayconrod.com


Mentioned in today’s episode:
EngFlow: https://www.engflow.com/
Zig: https://ziglang.org/
The Art of Learning: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Learning-Journey-Optimal-Performance-ebook/dp/B000QCQ970


Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!
Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 
Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 
Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 
Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs