If you haven't heard, we have some big news: Headspring is now part of Accenture's Product and Platform Engineering team (a.k.a. PPES, or P&PES to some). In this episode, Patrick got to talk to his former and now current colleague, Dan Malagari, who's an Engineering Manager with PPES and an OG Headspringer. Dan explains to us What in the Sam Hill platforms are and why they're the future for companies of all kinds. He also talks about his own experience transitioning from a small consultancy to a huge global organization, expounding upon the changes in mindset and approach this necessitates in a developer's day-to-day, along with the many opportunities it represents. Join us on this scintillating journey through the fast-evolving world of platform engineering...and learn about Patrick's short-lived robot stint!

SHOW LINKS

Dan's Twitter: @dmalagari
PPES website: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/software-engineering/product-platform-engineering
Patrick as robot P-Point: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pmcvtm_culture-hiring-headspringishiring-activity-6791406541506441216-FQEA
Current job openings: https://headspring.com/about/careers/apply/

While she started out in the traditionally female-dominated HR sector, Beth Noser found a true calling in the more male-dominated tech world. Since, she's been slaying it as Solutions Architect for The University of Kansas Health System, while working to make people who identify as other than white, male, or cis feel welcome and valued within her field. Patrick talked to Beth about her work with Kansas City Women in Tech, as well as efforts she's led in her own organization to accelerate inclusion. They also chat about how to become a good ally, discuss actions we can take to promote inclusion and uncover some surprising (or not-so-surprising) stats. Throw on your empathy hats listeners, this might be one of the most important conversations we've had yet!

Hello humans! We're here this week with a special minisode recorded on Patrick's special mini-mic at this year's Kansas City Developer Conference. When he wasn't lighting up the presentation stage, Patrick spent time chatting up attendees to learn about their interests, their challenges, and their work. We've woven some of these impromptu chats together into a tapestry of wisdom to inspire fellow human technologists!

Thanks to our guests:

• Gaines Kergosien, VP of Software Engineering at Nashville Software Engineering Executives
• Jim Counts, DevOps Architect at Solliance
• Guy Batton, Application Developer at Crema
• Beth Noser, Solutions Architect at University of Kansas Health System & Program Volunteer Director for Kansas City Women in Tech

For more KCDC learnings, check out our Top 3 takeaways [https://headspring.com/2021/09/30/top-3-takeaways-from-kcdc-2021/]

SHOW LINKS
Check out Music City Tech, the Nashville tech conference that Gaines founded: https://musiccitytech.com/

Learn more about Terraform and DevOps, plus lots of other topics on Jim's blog: https://build5nines.com/author/jim-counts/

See what Guy is up to at the digital product agency, Crema: https://www.crema.us/

Connect or collaborate with Beth in supporting Kansas City Women in Tech: https://kcwomenintech.org/

Get a jump on next year's conference by visiting: https://www.kcdc.info/