Ask-a-Dev is a meetup where developers can come meet one-on-one with more experienced programmers.
The Omaha meetup will take place Sunday, May 6, at Urban Abbey in downtown Omaha.
Ask-a-Dev has meetups across the country and around the world — but until now, not in Omaha.
Organizer Christian Burk says he came across the idea in a blog post.
“I was immediately sure this was something that Omaha needed to do, too,” he says.
The format of the meetup is open-ended: programmers meeting and talking with other programmers.
“I’ve been there, just starting out on a project or programming language and not sure what to do next, what tutorial was right, what repo to fork,” said Burk. “In fact, I’m in that same headspace regularly, needing answers from people who have encountered the same thing I have.”
The meetup is free, and open to anyone seeking clarity in their coding projects.
“I would expect participants to range from relative tech novices to a junior or even mid-level programmer trying something out for the first time and looking for some guidance, direction or just reassurance that they are not crazy,” said Burk. “The key is that it is just easier and more fun to work through problems with someone.”
Burk says he hopes the meetup is a positive experience for both the mentors and the mentees.
“I believe that the mentees will come away with renewed excitement and confidence about their own projects,” said Burk. “I want them to feel more connected to the larger community, too. If they’re not programmers themselves though, the mentees may also come away with contacts made for further help if they need it.”
The Omaha meetup’s mentors include Ben Stevinson, Nick Stankus, Kikki Beltz, Naomi See and Kent Smotherman — all representing a wide range of programming and development specialties.
“The bench is deep with web developer talent and knowledge across the stack — back-end, front-end, and data — and across languages like JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Python, SQL, and PHP,” said Burk. “There is Drupal and WordPress talent in the group. Data visualization, microservices, CI/CD, MVC, Django, and Node are also represented.”
The first Omaha meetup will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Another is planned for June 10.
For more information: http://www.skyriter.com/2018/03/30/ask-a-dev-omaha-starts-may-6/
RSVP for the Omaha meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Ask-A-Dev/events/249243709/
AIM Giglink will debut May 1.
The platform enables project managers to work quickly and easily with specialized provider groups.
The result is a drastic reduction in hard and soft project costs, faster completion of projects, and high success rates.
Giglink is a Vendor Project Management System (VPMS). It is the first all-in-one vendor management software that combines traditional vendor management tools with project collaboration software.
Giglink offers access to hundreds of technology consultants, engineers and project managers in multiple categories, searchable by both skill type and brand.
Experts are organized in the following areas:
-Applications
-Cloud/SaaS
-Compliance
-Data and Business Intelligence
-Database Administration
-DevOps
-Development
-Infrastructure
-Marketing
-Networking
-Quality Assurance/Testing
-Security
-Spend Analysis
-Storage
The platform streamlines project scoping and estimating, standardizes legal, provides project collaboration features, and offers administrative controls for managing multiple users and projects from an easy to use dashboard.
The Giglink website will debut May 1. For more information, contact Jon White at jwhite@nullaimsite1.wpenginepowered.com.
Scott Campbell, Ph.D., assistant professor and director of informatics for the Public Health Laboratory and the Pathology Laboratory at the Buffett Cancer Center, said the new system already has gone live in the Buffett Cancer Center’s research database and is being tuned to go live in its EHR system.
HL7 (Health Level Seven International) is the most common communication method to move healthcare data between systems and is used by essentially every hospital in the U.S. and Canada to communicate laboratory test results between electronic health record (EHR) systems.
Campbell said that because of common international technologies, the new system will be compatible with any health system in the country.
“Clinicians need concise, relevant information returned quickly so that they can treat their patients with the best options available,” said Campbell. “By providing easy-to-interpret genomic results to clinicians as rapidly and accurately as possible, we strive to support the highest level of oncology patient care.”
To accelerate the development of the technology, GenomOncology, working in collaboration with the Buffett Cancer Center, developed a proprietary software program called GO-Connect. The program converts complex genetic testing results into a format that is easily incorporated into EHR systems for ongoing patient care.
“This solution addresses one of the most common challenges in healthcare today – streamlining patient information into a manageable, digestible format,” said Manuel J. Glynias, founder and CEO of GenomOncology. Oncologists today often need to open several PDFs and go to multiple portals to obtain the information required to make a treatment decision or assess trial eligibility.”
“We want everybody to use this technology,” Dr. Scott Campbell said. “It’s available free of charge for non-commercial use if you have a license with the National Library of Medicine.”
OMAHA – Elections Systems and Software announced it has hired Christopher Wlaschin as Vice President of Systems Security.
Wlaschin was formerly chief information security officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Elections Systems and Software is an Omaha-based company that provides voting machines, election management systems, and services.
In his role, Wlaschin will be responsible for company-wide security efforts, including product, operational and infrastructure security.
Wlaschin has held other senior cybersecurity leadership positions in both the public and private sector, including the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Research Corporation, and the University of Nebraska, according to an ES&S media release.
PAPILLION – Infogroup, a Papillion-based company that provides data and data-driven marketing solutions, has named a new chief digital officer.
Tom Zawacki will oversee development, planning and execution of digital strategy expansion and lead new product development and sales enablement programs, according to a media release.
Prior to joining Infogroup, Zawacki was SVP of corporate strategy and innovation at Rocket Fuel.
Zawacki will oversee development, planning and execution of digital strategy expansion and lead new product development and sales enablement programs, according to the media release.
The company recently announced the hiring of four employees and a move to a new office space to accommodate growth in its Intelligent Business division. Additional hiring is expected in the future.
“Each of the new hires has deep expertise in building automation technologies and will take our intelligent building offerings to the next level to help companies unlock the value of their investments,” said Jay Stark, director, Building Automation. “As our Intelligent Buildings business continues to grow, we anticipate more new hires in the Omaha office throughout the year.”
The expansion of the Omaha office is part of the company’s commitment to supporting clients’ requests for building automation, physical security, wireless infrastructure and distributed antenna systems.
“With the new Omaha office location, we have the room to grow and expand our services offering,” said Klein. “In this space, we will be able to connect with customers in new ways in order to help them extend the value and benefits they receive from their investment in building automation technology.”
Founded in 1983, Parallel Technologies is a single-source provider of complete solutions for reliable data centers and intelligent buildings. Over the years, the company has evolved into an industry leader in facilities and IT infrastructure.
Parallel Technologies’ Intelligent Buildings business, which includes the Building Automation practice, helps customers meet and exceed goals and objectives through integrated design-build of automated control of HVAC units, video surveillance, door access, wireless capabilities, digital signage, paging and audio, visual and low-voltage, energy-efficient LED lighting systems.
The company’s presence in the region and investment in the Intelligent Buildings business division began with the acquisition of Omaha-based Building System Solutions in June 2017.
“When acquiring BSS, the plan has always been to grow our presence in the region and that’s exactly what we’re doing with the addition of these key positions,” said Klein. “Our clients are looking to us to help them continue to optimize their current building automation systems as well as install technology to further drive energy efficiency.”
Located on Hillsdale Circle in Omaha, the new office space more than triples the company’s footprint in Omaha.
In addition to supporting business growth for its building automation services and anticipated new hires, the new five thousand square foot space will enable Parallel Technologies to host customer training sessions and seminars.
This new office is a demonstration of our long-term commitment to serving the Omaha market as the leading Master System Integrator for integrated buildings,” said Klein.
