The Geek Within

Today's guest is Alyssa Blackburn. She is the Director of Information Management at AvePoint. Alyssa speaks on a variety of topics in the records, records management, information governance, and the information lifecycle. You can engage Alyssa here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssa-blackburn-62344226/ AvePoint Jobs - https://www.avepoint.com/about/careers (** Don't forget to m...

Today's guest is Richard Klemmer. He is the President and Co-Founder of Black Box Strategies, which provides advice to organizations on strategic planning, account management, business development, and opportunity assessment and response. He is a former government and industry executive with extensive experience in government technology and strategy consulting. Richard is also a board member f...

Today's guest is Edward Williams. He is a Senior Power Platform Developer at Andworx. Edward has served over 20 years in the Maryland Army National Guard. You can engage Edward here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-williams-3b647641/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Today's guest is Sam Ziman. He is a Strategic Account Executive at Global CI, he is in his second year as a board member for AFCEA Bethesda Emerging Leaders, and a graduate of the ACT-IAC Associates program in 2023, which is where we first met. You can engage Sam here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-ziman-891b55b6/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https:/...

Today's guest is Ace Kazkayasi. She is a narrative writer and director and was a BIPOC TV and Film 2023 delegate. You can engage Ace here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ace-kazkayasi-1020641b5/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/episodes

Today's guest is Sam Valme. He is the Senior Director for U.S. Channel Sales within the MSP Team at AvePoint, which is focused on optimizing SaaS operations and enabling secure collaboration. Sam and I have known each other for quite a few years within the Microsoft and AvePoint tech space. You can engage Sam here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samvalmejr/ The Geek Within can be found...

Today's guest is Louise Van Der Bijl. She is a UI and Web Specialist at Pure UI, which is her own consulting firm focused on user interfaces from WordPress to SharePoint to Custom Apps. You can engage Louise here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisevdb/ Website - https://www.pure-ui.co.za/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZ...

Today's guest is Rob Turman. He is the Director of Consulting Services at CGI Federal. His main focus is connecting CGI experts with the Department of State stakeholders to bring them smart solutions that work. When I asked him what else I should include in his introduction, he highlighted his two awesome sons and amazing wife, but also that he is a HUGE fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Rob an...

Today's guest is Venkat Kodomudi. He is the Chief Technology Officer at Unissant Inc and a friend for many years. We met through our mutual work with the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest. You can engage Venkat here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kodumudi/ Website - https://unissant.us/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.co...

Today's guest is Dan Moore. He is the head of Devrel at FusionAuth and the author of "Letters To A New Developer", which is subtitled, What I Wish I Had Known When Starting My Development Career. Episode 136 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1C1q-o6DtPU You can engage Dan here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mooreds/ Website - https://letterstoanewdeveloper.com/ Book - https://www...

Today's guest is David Hemmat. David is the founder and CEO at Blue Coding, a software development firm focused on nearshore development in Latin America. He started his career as a telecom engineer, transitioned to software development and later became an entrepreneur. Aside from running Blue Coding, David teaches Innovation for Entrepreneurship at Barna Management School, where he got his MB...

Today's guest is Erika Flora. She is the CEO of Beyond20, a woman-owned IT consulting and training company on a mission to Change Work Life. Erika is lead editor and co-author of the ITIL 4 book, Digital and IT Strategy and a longtime executive and coach. She is also a fierce advocate for opening doors to women and minorities in STEM. You can engage Erika here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin....

Today's guest is Jeff Kramer. He is the Vice President for DHS Portfolio at Karsun Solutions. Jeff and I met during our journey through the ACT-IAC Partners program in 2018. You can engage Jeff here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-kramer-924b019/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwli...

Today's guest is Haris Jaliawala. He is a Senior Product Manager at Vivante Health where he is interested in the intersection between technology and business, especially in how it can be leveraged for large scale problem solving. Haris started Angel Investing to learn more about how funding works. You can engage Haris here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harisjaliawala/ Polywork - http...

Today's guest is Rachel Irabor. She is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Developer, she's a Power Platform Advocate, the host of A Girl in Love with Tech Podcast, and she posts YouTube content on a variety of Microsoft topics, especially on the Power Platform. You can engage Rachel here: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelirabor/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Richie4love The Geek...

Today's guest is Lauren Maffeo. She the author of "Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up" through The Pragmatic Programmers, she is a Service Designer at Steampunk (which is a human-centered design firm serving the federal government), the Founding editor of Springer's AI and Ethics journal, and an Adjunct Lecturer of Interactive Design at The George Washington University....

Today's guest is Nick Hayden. His consulting firm, Alderman Hayden, helps eCommerce companies build resilient websites. Nick also has the Codercise YouTube Channel with content on being the best engineering manager you can be. You can engage Nick here: Website - https://aldermanhayden.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CoderciseYT LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickhayden-au/ Poly...

Today's guest is Kevin Skolnik. He is a Product Manager at Capitol One, former Peace Corp, and we both worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation for about two years. This is a two-part episode so go listen to episode 127 for the beginning of Kevin's story. You can engage Kevin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinskolnik/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast plat...

Today's guest is Kevin Skolnik. He is a Product Manager at Capitol One, former Peace Corp, and we both worked together at the Millennium Challenge Corporation for about two years. You can engage Kevin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinskolnik/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu List of past episodes: https://tgwlink.net/epis...

Today's guest is Maciek Palmowski. He is a Development Advocate Analyst at Kinsta, helping to create and maintain contact with developers. Beyond work, Maciek hosts a Code and Coffee show and finds interesting news for his newsletter. You can engage Maciek here: https://www.polywork.com/palmiak https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciejpalmowski/ https://codeandcoffeeshow.dev/ https://wpowls.co/ The G...

Today's guest is Michael Fasanello. He is the Crypto Compliance Officer at AnChain. AI and spent 10 years working within the public sector with the Department of Treasury and the Department of Justice. You can engage Michael here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bl0ckchain/ https://www.anchain.ai/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W0IZQ1lu L...

Today's guest is Jay Rosenthal. He is the founder of CPSprotect Consulting Services, which is a first of its kind consulting firm helping families across the United States prepare for and navigate Child Protective Services investigations. You can engage Jay here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-m-rosenthal-ba44b866/ https://www.polywork.com/jay_rosenthal https://cpsprotect.com/ The Geek Within...

Today's guest is Lisa Wetzel. She is the President of Vikint Inc, which is a professional services and consulting company focused on business process efficiency through creative solutions and techniques. You can engage Lisa here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-wetzel-mhr-6b88a62b/ https://vikint.com/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast platforms - https://www.polywork.com/posts/W...

Today's guest is Nick Shrimankar. He is the Founder of Elasticity LLC, an IT Services and Consulting firm located in the Washington DC area. Nick have gotten know each other over the last few years through a variety of networking organizations and events. You can engage Nick here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhavalshrimankar/ https://elasticityllc.com/ The Geek Within can be found on several p...

Today's guest is Brian Wilson. He is an Organizational Change Manager at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He is also the CEO and Founder of the Founder both Brian Adrian Photography and Tonkyman Productions LLC. You can engage Brian here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianadrian85/ http://photographicbrian.com https://www.tonkyman.com/ The Geek Within can be found on several podcast...