Commonly Uncommon: Diverse Paths that Lead to Winning Outcomes

Track: Keynote

Abstract

We each have a unique combination of experiences that we bring to our career in tech. Many of us don't have an undergraduate, graduate, and/or doctorate in computer science. In this session, we will get a glimpse into the speaker's winding journey to a tech career and discuss how conventional and unconventional paths foster unique perspectives that create ideal conditions for inventive solutions and ideas. Find out how to leverage your diverse experiences in your career, encourage and welcome new additions, and contribute to the innovation that makes the tech industry so exciting.

Jennifer Reif

Jennifer Reif is a Developer Relations Engineer at Neo4j, speaker, and blogger with an MS in CMIS. An avid developer and problem-solver, she has worked with many businesses and projects to organize and make sense of widespread data assets and leverage them for maximum business value. She has expertise in a variety of commercial and open source tools, and she enjoys learning new technologies, sometimes on a daily basis! Her passion is finding ways to organize chaos and deliver software more effectively.