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Corporate IT Developer - Jack of All Trades
David Batten
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Many developers spend their typical day coding the same thing all day, but not corporate IT developers. Developers in the corporate IT space have opportunities to really stretch their wings and experience different things. We also have opportunities to provide innovative solutions that quickly and directly impact our company. Learn about a day in the life of a corporate IT developer and discover the variety of technologies you can interact with.
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A Day in the Life of a Game Software Engineer
Michael Dillon
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A short talk about how I got into the games industry, from personal desires to education and job experience. I will also go over what a software engineer does beyond programming, as programming is just a tool a software engineer uses to complete his tasks. I will explain the key differences between a games software engineer, and a software engineer in a more traditional position, then open the floor to questions the students might have about the industry.
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A Day in the Life of a Student Software Developer: Enterprise Projects at Neumont
Neumont University Faculty & Students
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What is it like to work on real-world software development projects with industry partners? Come meet some Neumont University students who use their technical knowledge, professional skills, and communication ability to get real-world job experience while still in school. Find out how these kind of experiences can give you a leg up on your career by building skills, gaining perspective, and making contacts with potential employers and colleagues.
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Technical Careers: Is One Right for You?
Mike Erickson
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In this session we’ll review some of the things that you can expect if you pursue a career in technology. Much of the specific discussion will focus on being a developer, but you will get a chance to see some of the things you can expect to encounter in any technical career. We will talk about some of the opportunities that are available today, and how to prepare yourself for this type of work. During the presentation you will get a chance to understand some of the things that I do to fill my days.
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Front-End Developers: The Interactive Website Gurus
Jeff Gardner
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User Interfaces are everywhere! Phones, tablets, desktop computers, gaming consoles, and so on. We all use them, but who creates them? Front-End Developers! Working as a Front-End Developer gives you the chance to take the complicated information compiled by programmers and display it to end-users in a pleasing, interactive way. But how do they do it? And how can they use my DNA to show me something mind-boggling?
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What Digging a Grave Taught me about Software Development
Scott Golightly
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This session will talk about the most important class I took in college and how it helped me in my day to day work as well as to plan my career.
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Becoming a Professional Artist & Animator
Jason Keyser
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Come and learn about developing the critical skills you'll need to get into a good college media program, and launch your own career in animation. During the day, Jason Keyser works full-time creating children's entertainment. In his off hours, he mentors pre-college-age students in drawing, animation, & game programming. In this presentation, you'll get to see some of Jason's student and professional work. Also, you'll learn some tips on how you can jump start your own skills.
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A Day in the Life of an Animation Director
Paul Metcalfe
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Creating a PC game as large as The Sims 3 is not easy! It takes a lot of dedicated, skilled individuals to create the world’s bestselling PC game title. This presentation will focus on the animation team who bring life to The Sims, see how they work each day, the challenges they face and the tools they use. You’ll get a detailed look into the life of an experienced game development team member and hopefully leave with the passion to jump into animation.
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A Day in the Life of a Database Administrator
Ben Miller
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Database Administrators do many things and many often wonder what a day in the life is like for us. The scary part is that the answer in many cases is "It Depends". Database Servers are popping up everywhere and getting a handle on them is key to work-life balance and having a little extra time for fun on the job. Let's demystify what it takes to be a DBA and what life looks like for a variety of situations a DBA encounters.
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A Day in the Life of a Game Producer
Megan Myers
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Megan Myers, an associate producer at Electronic Arts, will describe a day in the life of a video game producer. She’ll discuss what being a producer means (spoiler: it varies!). She’ll also briefly discuss the path she took to landing the job of her dreams and give some insight into things that helped her (and could help you!) along the way.
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A Day in the Life of a Technical Project Manager
Nicole Neumarker
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Big complex web applications in large companies rarely get built by a developer alone. They are typically built by an entire team of people including user experience designers, developers, database administrators, system administrators, quality assurance testers, and project managers. Project Managers are like the quarterbacks of application development projects. They help guide the entire team to a successful application design, build, and launch. Come learn a little about everything that goes into a project and a lot about how a project manager makes it happen.
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Day in the Life of a M.S. Developer
Jared Willden
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Software development is as varied as it is challenging. Working with different technologies, unique personalities, and varying requirements make software development a good place to be (besides being lucrative, secure, and in demand). Come talk about what makes being a software developer fun and rewarding.
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Database Positions/Future of Data
Pat Wright
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Data is everywhere and you use it all the time. As we move forward in the future it will be key to all major discussions for companies and the better you understand it and learn to work with it the more valuable you will be to companies. I'll discuss the many things you need to enter the world of data management and analysis and what you can expect from the world of data. We will discuss some of the futures of data and show some really great videos about how much fun it is to be a data professional. :)
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You Don't Have to be a Programmer to Work In IT
Kevin Zollinger
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When most people think of Information Technology they immediately picture a disheveled programmer in a small, dark room surrounded by energy drinks and old pizza. His eyes are watery and pale, his skin almost translucent and his soft-skills imaginary. This presentation will cover all of the other jobs that are involved in the modern IT Shop in addition to that of Software Developer and will focus on the skills a modern information worker would need to stay current and relevant throughout their career.
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