Upcoming Meetings

CINNUG: Software Development: A Career (Tuesday, May 20th)

Is writing code just a job for you, or is it a career?  For many of us we code because we enjoy working with computers and generating software.  We enjoy it so much that we even take our own personal time to come to user group meetings to learn more about technology and best practices.  It's a great thing to be doing something you really enjoy as your profession, but have you stopped to think about what you do as a career?  In this panel discussion meeting we will talk about what it means to have a software development career.  We'll talk about how you can help improve yourself and the company you work for.

Our panelists are made up for three gentlemen who have a collective wealth of experience in the field.  Between the three of them they have worked in large companies, small companies, startups and even started their own companies. If you are looking for ways to help expand your career and make you a better developer you should come join us for this meeting.

Panelists:

Ed Sumerfield

Ed has been playing with computers for 25 years, from the early days of Z80 assembler to the more abstract world we live in today.  Ed has worked with a variety of organizations from large corporate carrier minded institutions to smaller technology or growth oriented positions where your title is Mister.  Ed remains indifferent to title, unless, money is involved.

Tim Apke

Tim is the President and Owner of S.S.T. Solutions LLC, a consulting firm in Southwest, Ohio.  Tim has been developing software professionally for 20 years.  He specializes in the architecture, design and development of enterprise applications, with an emphasis on the Microsoft .NET platform.  Tim find that .NET development on a Mac is especially satisfying.

Jim Holmes

Jim Holmes is the Studio Lead of the Information Worker Studio at Quick Solutions in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated Cum Laude from Chapman University despite dropping a number of classes due to military deployments and a preference for competitive volleyball over homework. He has two decades or so of experience in the IT domain scattered across a wide range of disciplines including telephone hotline support, network management, systems analysis, and software development. He’s President of the Board of Directors for CodeMash Conference and founded the Dayton .NET Developers Group and the co-author of "Windows Developer Power Tools," from O’Reilly publications. Jim’s contributions to the developer community have earned him recognition as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in 2006, 2007, and 2008. In his spare time he can be found hiking with his family, roasting coffee, working in his rose garden, or trying to find a quiet corner in the house where he can take a nap.

The CINNUG meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 20th at 6:00 PM at MAX Technical Training in Mason, OH.