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Sarah Ming Hsi

How MARTA's Former CIO is Tackling One Non-Profit's Data Challenges

When Sarah Ming Hsi retired from her position as CIO of Atlanta transit authority MARTA to take up the same role at the non-profit United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA), she was at the top of her game. In her 15 years at one of the largest public transportation systems

Tech Talent: Data Enthusiast Seeks Mentor-Driven, Mid-Size Company

Tech Talent: Data Enthusiast Seeks Mentor-Driven, Mid-Size Company

Academia-minded Christopher Pleasants fell hard for the science behind data and its inner workings. With a strong background in mathematics and quantitative research methods, the immersive data science track at General Assembly was a perfect fit for Pleasants when he sought out additional education. After working on several projects that

Why Comcast's VP of Customer Experience Always Keeps An Empty Seat In Her Boardroom

Why Comcast's VP of Customer Experience Always Keeps An Empty Seat In Her Boardroom

Since the beginning of her career, regardless of whatever industry she's working in at the time, Tonya Webster has focused on prioritizing the experience of every one of her customers. At each workplace, from military financial services company USAA to Citigroup, Webster climbed the internal ladder (often from

How This Fintech Exec Leads Her Diverse Product Team By Empowering Ideas and Welcoming Risks

How This Fintech Exec Leads Her Diverse Product Team By Empowering Ideas and Welcoming Risks

With over 15 years of experience in fintech, Trisha Price leads the charge of the engineering and product road map at North Carolina-based fintech company nCino. nCino services big bank enterprises as well as small community banks as an operating platform. nCino's EVP of Product Development and Engineering,

Tech Talent: This Entomologist Goes Scientific to Bring His Biology Skills to Coding

Tech Talent: This Entomologist Goes Scientific to Bring His Biology Skills to Coding

The leap from studying insects to computer science was an easy one for Eddie Atkinson. An entomologist by training, Atkinson was exposed to programming after a C++ undergraduate course. His interest was piqued as he saw a correlation between the scientific method and how programming works. Now, weeks before graduating

Elaine Richards

Why Rubicon Global's New President Is Excited About Garbage

As waste technology solutions provider Rubicon Global closes out a year that saw two funding rounds (bringing total outside funding to $220 million at over a billion-dollar valuation) and new national and international partnerships, the company has brought on a leader with experience bringing technology to staid industries. New President

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Uses Improv to Be a Better Team Player

Tech Talent: This Junior Programmer Uses Improv to Be a Better Team Player

Improv comedy is not the first thing that you think about when referring to programming. However, DigitalCrafts student Valerie Thoma has figured out how to apply spontaneous comedy principles to coding. For example, improv's "Yes, and..." principle applies directly to being open-minded while working with teammates