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Techie-turned-lawmaker uses his Microsoft chops to challenge the status quo as a state senator

GeekWire

Washington State Democrats Photo) After a decade working in the tech sector, Joe Nguyen tackled his new role as a state senator like any good program manager. He has sponsored significant legislation addressing climate change and clean energy, facial recognition technology and computer science education.

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Tech Moves: B.C. startup Thinkific adds CMO from Hootsuite; Amplero founder departs Zulily

GeekWire

He is also a Hootsuite alum and was director of software development for the social media management tool after it acquired Brightkit, which McGuire co-founded. He was previously a senior manager at Amazon. He was previously a senior director of product management at Dell EMC and program manager at Microsoft.

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Meet the techies vying for a vacant spot on the Seattle City Council

GeekWire

Shobhit Agarwal Agarwal studied computer science and was a program manager at Microsoft before pursuing an acting career. ” Rachel Andeen Andeen is a software engineer who worked at Microsoft, Amazon, and most recently Dyndrite. He now works in retail and ran for city council last year.

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List of the world’s top female futurists (Update #5)

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With a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies, and a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning, Karuri-Sebina has a sound knowledge base for her work as Executive Manager of programs at the South African Cities Network. Location: Cairo, Egypt. Dr. Nisreen Lahham enjoys the trans-disciplinary nature of futurism.

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Salesforce certification guide: Roles, paths, exams, cost, training, requirements

CIO Business Intelligence

The I ndustries CPQ Developer certification is created for candidates who have experience developing configure, price, quote applications for Salesforce Communications, Media, and Energy & Utilities Clouds. The certification involves a multiple-choice exam, a programming assignment, and an essay exam.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

Dyamappa was previously director of software development for international retail at Amazon.com, and his international experience heralds Upstox’s expansion into global markets. He has over 20 years of software engineering experience in the online retail, transport and travel industries, predominantly in India and the U.S.