Episode #46 - Final - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett If you enjoyed the show please subscribe, thumbs up, and share the show. Host: Taylor Dorsett Email: dorsetttaylordev@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/yodorsett LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylordorsett/ Github: https://github.com/TaylorOD Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/taylordorsett Editor: Dustin Bays Email: dustin.bays@baysbrass.com Twitter/Instagram: @Bays4Bays Contact dorsetttaylordev@gmail.com...
Mar 16, 2023•4 min•Ep. 57
Episode #45.5 - John Dugaw - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett John is the Principal Architect at LionKube which focuses on FinOps and DevOps and Kubernetes work. John has previously worked Walgreens, Amazon, and T-Mobile in engineering leader roles. He is also a voice over artist. Video: https://youtu.be/jr5RR8E-rjQ Part One: https://youtu.be/jr5RR8E-rjQ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.appl...
Feb 09, 2023•49 min•Ep. 56
Episode #45 - John Dugaw - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett John is the Principal Architect at LionKube which focuses on FinOps and DevOps and Kubernetes work. John has previously worked Walgreens, Amazon, and T-Mobile in engineering leader roles. He is also a voice over artist. Video: https://youtu.be/m3kEkusjSqU Part Two: https://youtu.be/jr5RR8E-rjQ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple....
Feb 03, 2023•53 min•Ep. 55
Episode #44 - Chris Love - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett Chris is the Managing Partner at LionKube which focuses on FinOps and DevOps and Kubernetes work. Chris is also a published author of Core Kubernetes. Video: To be posted Part Two: To be posted Audio only: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-technical-interviewee-with-taylor-dorsett/id1557937961 Guests...
Jan 26, 2023•41 min•Ep. 54
Episode #44 - Chris Love - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett Chris is the Managing Partner at LionKube which focuses on FinOps and DevOps and Kubernetes work. Chris is also a published author of Core Kubernetes. Video: To be posted Part Two: To be posted Audio only: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-technical-interviewee-with-taylor-dorsett/id1557937961 Guests...
Jan 19, 2023•46 min•Ep. 53
Episode #43 - William Smith - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett William is a Managing Director at Technical Paradigm where hes been for the last five years working with large companies like Microsoft. Before that he worked at a number of companies including Deloitte. He's also the author of The Future of Tech. Video: https://youtu.be/PXGg5fcv6IU Audio only: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.ap...
Jan 05, 2023•46 min•Ep. 52
Episode #42.5 - Rebecca Bailey - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett Rebecca is a Engineering Manager at Formidable where she has been for the last three years. Before that she worked at a number of Chicago based companies including 8th Light. Video: https://youtu.be/Bz0LoXYBHAQ Video Part Two: https://youtu.be/X1-3ZZcgGCg Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-techn...
Dec 15, 2022•57 min•Ep. 51
Episode #42 - Rebecca Bailey - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett Rebecca is a Engineering Manager at Formidable where she has been for the last three years. Before that she worked at a number of Chicago based companies including 8th Light. Video: https://youtu.be/Bz0LoXYBHAQ Part Two: https://youtu.be/X1-3ZZcgGCg Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-technical-int...
Dec 08, 2022•31 min•Ep. 50
Episode #41 - LaunchPad Lab - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett LaunchPad Lab is a consulting companies based in Chicago that primarily focused on Ruby on Rails, React, and Salesforce work. Brendan Hennessy (Co-Founder and CTO) and Conor Hawes (Engineering Manager) are both coding bootcamp graduates and have been with LaunchPad Lab for many years. Video: https://youtu.be/SnND1H4bEho Part Two: https://youtu.be/XP-YsVPqHuw Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ2...
Nov 10, 2022•46 min•Ep. 49
Episode #40 - Matt Wilson - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett Matt is an engineering manager in the Chicago land area. Most recently he's worked at Farmers Fridge as the Manager of Platform Engineering and he was with ShopperTrak for many years before that. Video: https://youtu.be/1iPlY-6qTNw Part Two: https://youtu.be/YksAbgLZNB8 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professi...
Oct 20, 2022•54 min•Ep. 48
Ross is an Engineering Manager at Elastic in Chicago. Previously he was the CTO and co-founder of Pixavo and an engineering manager at a number of other Chicago tech companies. Video: https://youtu.be/dh3KdAyS6lw Part Two: https://youtu.be/abD7MemNBzc Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-technical-interviewee-with-taylor-dorsett/id1557937961 Guests: Ross Bell LinkedIn: https://www.li...
Oct 06, 2022•43 min•Ep. 47
Episode #38 - Brian Montana - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett Brian is an Engineering Manager and Senior Software Engineer at UHC Technology previously Rally Health in Chicago. He runs Chicago CodePen and converted it to a platform agnostic creative coding Meetup called computer.art. He mentor and TA for Code Platoon to support other veterans starting a career in technology. Video: https://youtu.be/QFWAnLD13sY Part Two: https://youtu.be/OTpjFL0Z3GU Spotify - https://open.s...
Sep 15, 2022•35 min•Ep. 46
Episode #37 - Gregg Walrod - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Gregg Walrod who is currently an Engineering Manager at Aclaimant. Previously he was Senior Manager of Engineering Operations at Inspire11 and Head of Software Engineering at Nerdery. Video: https://youtu.be/wHi132yeo00 Part Two - Resume Review: To be posted Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Sep 01, 2022•46 min•Ep. 45
My guest today is Zachary Lome, Senior Software Engineering Manager at Amount where he has been for the last seven years. Previously he was with Bank of America. Video: https://youtu.be/sfujcEMA3CQ Part Two - Technical: https://youtu.be/_QrmRiNTje4 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-technical-interviewee-with-taylor-dorsett/id1557937961 Guests: Zachary Lome LinkedIn: https://www.li...
Aug 18, 2022•45 min•Ep. 44
Episode #35 - Bijan Vafaei - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Bijan Vafaei, Product Manager at Expedia and previously Head of Product Management at Wage. Before moving into product Management he was Software Engineer and Software Engineering Manager Video: https://youtu.be/RB_7fT4gfR8 Part Two: https://youtu.be/qlKSQXmglAg Audio Only: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wtxjh-1295fec Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=2726...
Aug 11, 2022•33 min•Ep. 43
My guest today is Bijan Vafaei, Product Manager at Expedia and previously Head of Product Management at Wage. Before moving into product Management he was Software Engineer and Software Engineering Manager Video: https://youtu.be/RB_7fT4gfR8 Part Two - Technical: To be posted Part Two - Technical - Audio only: To be posted Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-technical-interviewee-wi...
Aug 10, 2022•40 min•Ep. 42
Episode #34 - Nathan Reynolds - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Nathan Reynolds, VP of Engineering at InMoment which recently acquired ReviewTrackers where Nathan has spent the last 6 years. Video: https://youtu.be/_Zs3wvH17VE Part Two - Technical: https://youtu.be/VNBI_p49mAk Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-technical-interviewee-with-tay...
Jul 21, 2022•39 min•Ep. 41
My guest today is Jorge Coca who is the Head of Engineering at Very Good Ventures and a Flutter advocate. He also runs the Chicago Flutter meet up community. Video: https://youtu.be/LixRBj9tutQ Part Two - Technical: To be posted Audio only: To be posted Part Two - Technical - Audio only: To be posted Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professional-technical-interviewee-with-taylor-dorsett/id155...
Jul 07, 2022•55 min•Ep. 40
My guest today is Chris Powers who is currently the Director of Engineering at Chegg (Thinkful), before that he was Director of Engineering and Engineering Manager at Sprout Social and Groupon. Chris also regularly speak at technical conferences. Video: https://youtu.be/IR0QyGYYTb0 Part Two - Technical: https://youtu.be/HY0t7XYl1rE Audio only: https://professionaltechnicalintervieweewithtaylordorsett.podbean.com/e/episode-32-chris-powers-professional-technical-interviewee-with-taylor-dorsett/ Sp...
Jun 16, 2022•48 min•Ep. 39
Episode #31.5 - Arne Saupe - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Arne Saupe, VP of Technology at Farmers Fridge. Arne has helped Farmers Fridge scale their engineering team and previously helped Trunk Club scale their team as their Chicago Director of Engineering. Video: https://youtu.be/PSMOWYaHNXI Part Two - Technical: https://youtu.be/4DfFxhfp95A Audio only: Episode #31 - Arne Saupe - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett Part Two - Techni...
Jun 11, 2022•35 min•Ep. 38
My guest today is Arne Saupe, VP of Technology at Farmers Fridge. Arne has helped Farmers Fridge scale their engineering team and previously helped Trunk Club scale their team as their Chicago Director of Engineering. Video: https://youtu.be/PSMOWYaHNXI Part Two - Technical: https://youtu.be/4DfFxhfp95A Audio only: Episode #31 - Arne Saupe - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett Part Two - Technical - Audio only: Episode #31.5 - Arne Saupe - Professional Technical Interviewee wi...
Jun 02, 2022•36 min•Ep. 37
My guests today are Blake Thomas and Richard Feldman. They both work at NoRedInk. Blake is the VP of Engineering and Richard is the Head of Open Source. They have hired a large number of engineers over the last year and are continuing to scale NoRedInk. Video: https://youtu.be/9vdFSCWHV1M Part Two - Technical: To be posted Part Two Audio only: To be posted Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pro...
May 19, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 36
Episode #29 - Dan DiGangi - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Dan DiGangi. He is currently an engineering manager at DocuSign and an organizer for React Loop which is a Chicago based React conference. Previously he was a Engineering Manager at DRIVIN. Video: https://youtu.be/f5gmp_NEEhc Part Two - Technical: https://youtu.be/49acMZ7v1l8 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7zvt9QZWMUGsQ27NM8XuMd?si=272649053fbf4c03 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple...
May 05, 2022•36 min•Ep. 35
Episode #28.5 - William "Ian" Douglas - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Ian Douglas. He is the creator of https://techinterview.guide/, a interview for interviewing.io, former Director of Engineer and lead engineer, and former instructor for Turing which is a bootcamp based out of Colorado. Video: https://youtu.be/COkUPCITGQg Part Two - Technical: https://youtu.be/i9Tb4bAIZaI Audio only: https://ProfessionalTechnicalIntervieweewithTaylorDorsett.podbean.co...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 34
Episode #28 - William "Ian" Douglas - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Ian Douglas. He is the creator of https://techinterview.guide/, a interview for interviewing.io, former Director of Engineer and lead engineer, and former instructor for Turing which is a bootcamp based out of Colorado. Video: https://youtu.be/COkUPCITGQg Part Two - Technical: https://youtu.be/i9Tb4bAIZaI Audio only: https://ProfessionalTechnicalIntervieweewithTaylorDorsett.podbean.com/...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 33
Episode #27.5 - Tyson Kunovsky - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Tyson Kunovsky. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of AutoCloud. Previously he was an CTO, Principal, and senior engineer at a number of consulting companies like Inspire11, Lambda, and Slalom. - Video: https://youtu.be/wVqiOytltuw - Part Two - Technical - Released one week after the first half: https://youtu.be/ErhPZx0psWc - Audio only: https://ProfessionalTechnicalIntervieweewithTaylor...
Apr 14, 2022•39 min•Ep. 32
Episode #27 - Tyson Kunovsky - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Tyson Kunovsky. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of AutoCloud. Previously he was an CTO, Principal, and senior engineer at a number of consulting companies like Inspire11, Lambda, and Slalom. - Video: https://youtu.be/wVqiOytltuw - Part Two - Technical - Released one week after the first half: https://youtu.be/ErhPZx0psWc - Audio only: https://ProfessionalTechnicalIntervieweewithTaylorDo...
Apr 07, 2022•38 min•Ep. 31
Episode #26 - Joe Mastey - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Joe Mastey. At the time of recording, he was a Lead Developer at Home Chef. He recently joined Chime as a Staff Software Engineer. Previously he was an Engineering Manager and Manager of Internal Learning at Enova International. Video: https://youtu.be/bqF0i2Ju8y4 Audio only: https://ProfessionalTechnicalIntervieweewithTaylorDorsett.podbean.com/e/ episode-26-joe-mastey Guest: Joe Mastey LinkedIn: ...
Mar 17, 2022•47 min•Ep. 30
Episode #25 - Richard Lewis - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Richard Lewis. He is currently a Senior DevOps Consultant with 3Cloud. Previously he was with Coyote Logistics for many years in a number of roles including Developer Advocate. Video: https://youtu.be/t7QUvYqGS8s Audio only: https://ProfessionalTechnicalIntervieweewithTaylorDorsett.podbean.com/e/episode-25-richard-lewis Guest: Richard Lewis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gogorichie/ If y...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 29
Episode #24 - Veronica Buitron - Professional Technical Interviewee with Taylor Dorsett My guest today is Veronica Buitron. She is the CEO/Co Founder of TangoCode which is an web and mobile agency based in Chicago. Before that she was the Owner/Founder of GeneXus for many years. Video: https://youtu.be/c-vHFaRilvU Audio only: https://ProfessionalTechnicalIntervieweewithTaylorDorsett.podbean.com/e/ episode-24-veronica-buitron Part Two - Technical: to be posted next week! Guest: Veronica Buitron -...
Feb 17, 2022•33 min•Ep. 28
