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New Hires July - September 2018

Written by iSeatz | Nov 2, 2018 2:49:06 PM

Between July - September 2018, iSeatz welcomed nine new employees. We are still growing and looking to add more talented individuals to the team. For a list of current open positions, please visit www.iSeatz.com/careers.

Welcome!

Vivek Bhatnager - Vivek has a Masters in Computer Science Software Systems Engineering and more than two years of software testing experience in Agile methodology with Revelry Labs LLC.

As someone in the field of quality assurance, I enjoy taking on new challenges and helping others. My work is done with the end user in mind with a focus towards building a confidence in the product.

 

Christopher Roussel - Christopher is joining the Architecture Team as Software Architect with a focus on front-end performance and scalability.  Before joining us at iSeatz, Christopher has served as a front-end architect, DevOps engineer, and team lead. Additionally he has contributed to the development of several open source projects, and provided thought leadership and moderation for a front-end guild at his previous company.

“What I enjoy most about my work is threefold, really. I love the feeling of solving a puzzle, seeing the strategy play out, and having learned something from it. Frontend development these days often provides all three in spades.”

 

Robert Summitt - Rob is joining us as Software Engineer Team lead.  Rob joins us from GE where he led a software development team that was central to the GE/Apple partnership.

“Solving difficult problems for customers with innovative solutions.I also enjoy improving processes for teams to increase productivity.”

 

Steve King - With over 7 years experience, Steve has driven strategies and roadmaps for B2B digital marketing products and services.  Steve's latest solution portfolio leveraged location-based data to optimize local marketing efforts which his knowledge undoubtedly can be leveraged for future clients! As a certified scrum master and published author, Steve will bring our user stories to a new level!

“What I enjoy most about my work is building products that help businesses grow!”

 

Vincent Margiotta - Vincent is joining the team as an associate software developer with experience in software development and system administration. Vincent will be working with the Site Reliability Team to continuously improve stability, performance and time to market for the development team.

“I love the endless challenges found in writing software, and the satisfaction found on watching an idea become reality. It’s like being a real-life wizard!”

 

Janet Genusa - Janet joins the iSeatz team with 12 years of management experience and most recently worked for GE Digital in New Orleans. During her time at GE, Janet implemented and executed QA strategies and processes in an Agile/Scrum environment for 6+ teams. She coached and mentored her QA teams in areas of Jenkins, version control, release management, reporting, and cross-team platform management.  Her experience working with a complex multi-platform micro service application will complement and allow her to build upon our QA foundation.

“I enjoy solving problems, making people's jobs easier, and  being a part of a team that is dedicated to delivering high quality software. It's a Win-Win.”

 

Ruchika Varma -  Before joining us at iSeatz, Ruchika earned her Master of Science in Information Systems and has worked in the field as a Business Analyst. Ruchika's core competencies include a mix of Business Analysis and Development.  Additionally, she has created an innovative booking application to assist with simplifying the booking of activities for consumers.

“At work, I enjoy meeting and working with people from different backgrounds and cultures. Also, as a tech savvy individual, I like solving problems and meeting deadlines.”

 

Jacob Kiernan - Jacob comes to us from The Moran Group where he was working as a full stack developer.  He will be working on the now forming, yet to be named, iSqaudz.

“Software is constantly evolving, new technologies are invented daily. I enjoy breaking them down, seeing how they work and building something new.”

 

Michele Johnson - Michele joins the Project Management department with 10 years experience in project management in the energy industry at Schlumberger, most recently in Oklahoma City.  In addition to managing several offshore projects at Schlumberger, Michele managed the change in business work flows, facilitated, planned, and monitored KPIs associated with various projects, and trained stakeholders on new business processes. Michele is a certified Project Management Professional and most recently earned her Scrum Master certification.

“The feeling of accomplishment you get from working as a team to achieve a goal. It’s what I love about project management.”