IT Career Energizer

Visit itcareerenergizer.com for complete show notes of every episode El Mehdi Marhoum is the Co-President & Co-Founder of benel Solutions.  He describes himself as an entrepreneur & lifelong hacker, and an expert in developing and architecting scalable and innovative software solutions.  Prior to founding benel Solutions El Medhi was an Enterprise Solutions Architect having started out as a Software Engineer. To find out more about this episode, visit www.itcareerenergizer.com/e26

Will Bushee has been involved in technology startups his entire career. As a leading expert on web harvesting, he runs BrightPlanet and has 8 US patents on Deep Web harvesting. He is also author of “Wired for Coding,” a guide for IT students on how to stand out from the crowd and land their first job. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e25

Ryland Leyton is a Certified Business Analyst Professional having worked in the I.T. industry since the late 90s. Ryland is also a conference speaker and an agile coach for the International Institute of Business Analysis as well as author of the book “The Agile Business Analyst: Moving From Waterfall To Agile”. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e24

Kevin Beaver has more than 28 years of experience in I.T., the last 22 years of which have been dedicated to computer and information security. Kevin is author or co-author of a dozen information security books including the best-selling Hacking For Dummies, Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies and the Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e23

Thomas LaRock is a Head Geek at SolarWinds and a Microsoft Certified Master, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, VMware vExpert, and former Microsoft Certified Trainer. Thomas has over 20 years’ experience in the I.T. industry in roles such as programmer, developer, analyst and database administrator. In this episode Thomas explains why people don’t care about effort or how difficult something is to achieve. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e22

David Rael describes himself as a dad, problem solver, software creator and productivity expert. David is also host of the podcast Developer On Fire which he started in 2015 as a way of stepping outside of his comfort zone. In this episode David talks about the need to take action and providing value. David also discusses the importance of family and why you should continually test your understanding as you learn new things. Visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e21.

Laurence Bradford is the creator of Learn To Code With Me, helping people to get ahead in their careers and ultimately find more fulfilment in their lives. Laurence has developed a passion for education and specialises in product education and product management in the EdTech industry. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e20.

Paul Rayment is a seasoned I.T. professional having worked in the I.T. industry for more than 20 years. Paul is currently a senior project manager for Wilson Legal Solutions, who provide independent advice and consultancy to law firms in partnership with I.T. solution providers in the legal sector. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e19.

Robert C Martin (Uncle Bob) has been a software professional since 1970 and has worked in various capacities on hundreds of software projects. In 2001 Robert initiated the meeting of the group that created Agile Software Development from Extreme Programming techniques. Robert is also author of several books on programming and is a regular speaker at international conferences and trade shows. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e18.

Paul Gerrard is an internationally renowned and award-winning software engineering consultant, author and coach. He is also host of the Assurance Leadership Forum for senior assurance and testing practitioners as well as being a popular keynote speaker. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e17

Cory Lebson has been a user experience consultant for over 20 years with a primary focus on user research & evaluation and UX training. Cory is also author of “The UX Careers Handbook” and is a LinkedIn Learning instructor as well as a frequent writer and speaker on UX methods and career related topics. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e16

In this episode Kevlin talks about how technology connects everything together, the organisation of information and why there is always something useful to take from every experience. Kevlin also discusses why he believes I.T. is where all the exciting things are happening. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e15

In this episode Andrew talks about the importance of being focused and of commitment as well as making the most of your time. Andrew also explains why you need to be constantly willing to learn and why being able to sell yourself is such an important skill to have. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e14

In this episode Robin discusses how he started out in a different profession before moving into I.T. and some of the lessons he has learnt along the way. Robin also talks about the importance of business need over the benefits of technology and why self-education is so important to your career. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e13

In this episode Gale talks about how your beliefs influence your career and how your beliefs affect your ability to learn new skills. Gale also discusses how I.T. plays a part in almost all strategic initiatives and why you should commit to lifelong learning. To find out more about this episode, visit the show notes page at www.itcareerenergizer.com/e12