ASCII Anything

In this week's episode, we're joined by Marc Brickley, Moser's Director of Software Engineering, to discuss best practices when working with Jira. Marc has more than twenty years of experience delivering custom software solutions. He has an extensive background in both the federal government and commercial sectors, with experience in military aviation, logistics, and consulting. Mar...

This week's episode of Ascii Anything focuses on the benefits of coaching, a  topic we've discussed in the past. Today we're getting David Bartholomew's insights on this topic and much more.   David is a distinguished leader in change leadership and organizational behavior with more than three decades of experience in strategic leadership transformation. His expertise lies in d...

Thank you for joining us for Season 7 of Ascii Anything! Our first episode of the season is focused on World Braille Day and features Moser Consulting's Tom Coburn, one of Moser's consultants who was born with Rubella, causing life-long vision of 20/100 before he became totally blind in 2020. World Braille Day is a day that celebrates the life-changing impact of Louis Braille's inve...

It's crowd-source time again at ASCII Anything as we're joined this week by a number of our coworkers. We asked Moser's consultants about their favorite holiday movies and traditions and they were more than happy to tell us about them! Make yourself a cup of cocoa, snuggle up by the fire, and enjoy this week's episode. We're heading into the end of the year and the end of...

As the year winds down, so does Season 6 of ASCII Anything.  In this finale episode, Host Angel Leon and Producer Brian talk through some of their favorite episodes from Season 6.  From Guatemala Service Projects to Employee Resource Groups and some favorite holiday traditions and movies from Moser employees, take a look back at Season 6 with us before we take a between-season break over the holid...

This week's Ascii Anything features Mitch Isaacs of the Shafer Leadership Academy talking about leadership and embracing optimalism.  Mitch has over 20 years of leadership development experience and was named Shafer Leadership Academy’s Executive Director in May 2015. In this role, he works closely with the organization’s board of directors to fulfill the mission of the organization. He is re...

Today we're joined by John McConda, one of Moser Consulting's Principal Consultants, to discuss how AI could be Judgement Day for testers. John is a Principal Consultant and serves as the Technology Lead for Quality Engineering at Moser Consulting. He has been working in Software Quality and Testing for over 20 years and is a speaker, writer, and teacher on Software Quality topics.  

Chris Boyd, one of Moser Consulting's Principal Consultants is joining us today to talk about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or OCI.  Chris is a Principal Consultant at Moser Consulting and serves as the Oracle Technology Lead.  He has been with Moser for the past eight years and has been an Oracle Database Administrator for thirty years. He has experience in a wide array of technologies in the...

This week we're joined by Moser's marketing team to talk through some of their Black Friday wish-list items and suggestions. And while we do that, we have plenty of literal holiday spirit, or spirits, in our sampling of delicious cocktails. LINKS TO GIFTS WE DISCUSS: Microphone: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y1C6GDS?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 Eagle Rare 25 Year Bourbon: h...

This week we're joined again by Kelsey Aaron, the Executive Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. We're going to be talking about International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, which is coming up on Saturday, November 18th.

This week we're joined by Moser's own  Katie Ryan and her husband, Jerremy Jarvis. In today's episode we're highlighting Veterans Day and beyond that, we're going to be talking about Employee Resource Groups or ERGs and how Jerremy plays a key role in his organization's ERG for Veterans.  Katie Ryan is a recruiter for Moser Consulting with a bachelor's degree in...

This week we are talking about turning data into web applications with Streamlit. We're joined by two folks at Moser, Sarah Graddy and Brian MacDonald, who have been working with Streamlit on projects. Sarah Graddy is a Data &  Analytics Intern at Moser Consulting. She works with Python and GitHub and graduated from Kennesaw State University in May 2023 with a computer science degree. Bri...

We have return visitors to ASCII Anything for this week's episode! Lori Wheeler and Mike Boris are with us again and this time they're talking through some of the challenges and solutions they've experienced over the years.  From challenges that would be considered small bumps in the road to others that are akin to strapping on a crash helmet and jumping across Snake River Canyon, t...

This week we're joined by ASCII Anything's Podcast Mom, Malinda Lowder, to talk about how the podcast came to be, where we've been, and where we plan to go in the future.  Surprise guests! Celebrities!! Exciting prize giveaways!!! NONE of these things feature in this week's exciting 100th episode of ASCII Anything! See our first VIDEO podcast at: https://youtu.be/wwdz_72s3Ss?si...

This week we're joined by Moser's own John Caviness to talk about security awareness. In the words of Nirvana, "Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you." John's a consultant in Moser Managed Services. He has a master’s degree in Information and Communications Sciences from Ball State University and has been working in the Managed Servi...

This week's episode features two of our own, Megan Saylor and Doug Beers from Moser's Learning Services department. They're talking to us about Learning Management Systems.  Megan is a Senior Consultant and Engagement Manager at Moser Consulting and has been with the company for 10 years. Her main focus has been in Middleware, as an LMS Systems Owner. She has been an EM for over 3 y...

This week we're joined by Moser's own Derrick Spires, who will be discussing with us the benefits of Project Management.    Derrick Spires has over 10 years’ experience in his project management career. He has served clients in the public and private sectors to manage projects in a range of industries, including training and development, knowledge management, construction, and healthcare...

Chadd Wheat is joining us again, but this time he's not talking Tales of IT Terror. He's here to talk about character in leadership and how a leader's character plays an important role in their leadership style, affecting the performance of their entire team, and often making the difference between success and failure.  

Our guest this week is Kelsey Aaron.  She's the Executive of the Indiana Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.   She joined The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in March 2016 as a volunteer. Now as the AFSP Executive Director for Indiana, she supports AFSP’s mission of saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide by working with the AFSP's st...

Our guest this week is Jamie McCabe, founder of Special Needs Living Magazine, the first Special Needs magazine in Indiana.   Jamie grew up in Waterford, Michigan, and graduated from Waterford Mott High School. She moved to Indianapolis in 2007 to work with Cutco Cutlery where she ran a district office in Kalamazoo Michigan as a District Manager. She has 3 kids - Jordan 11, Jaylin 6, and Jade 4. H...

This week, we're joined by Jonah Nichols, one of Moser Consulting's summer interns. Jonah is working within our Data and Analytics division as a data engineering intern. He is a computer engineering student at Purdue University, entering his senior year. He is interested in machine learning and cyber security. His non-technical interests include reading, playing basketball, practicing pi...

This week we're joined by coach and mentor, Amy Snow. What is coaching? What is mentoring? What are the differences between the two? That's what we'll be discussing! Amy is a former Division I soccer player and lifelong participant in sports who loves what being an athlete has done for her in every aspect of her life. She graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor’s in Statis...

ASCII's season six is starting off with a bang! We've got a great guest to kick off the new season. Joining us is Jennifer Demar, who runs Guatemala Service Projects, an organization that works with local community leaders in Guatemala, listening to their concerns and needs and then springing into action; developing ways to plan, fund, and deliver projects that meet those needs. They hav...

Join us for a look back at some of our favorite moments from Season 5. We'll be back in August for Season 6, see you then!

Joining us this week are Sarah Moore and Kris Anderson from our Data & Analytics Division. They're here to talk to us about Unleashing the Power of Power BI.   Sarah is Principal Consultant and Technology Lead at Moser. She leads the DataViz Technology Interest Group and works as a data visualization engineer in the Analytics Department. She has a passion for combining creativity with com...