Geek of the Week – Page 7 of 12

Apr 7, 2017, 12:00 PM

Geek of the Week: Dana Lewis built her own artificial pancreas, and is helping hundreds of other people do the same

Dana Lewis doesn’t do things by halves. In 2013, she started a project to tweak the alarm on her glucose monitoring… Read More

Mar 31, 2017, 12:00 PM

Geek of the Week: Usermind’s Michel Feaster builds on her experience — teams and partnerships follow

Michel Feaster likes to build software and teams, and as the co-founder and CEO of the Seattle-based startup Usermind, she’s… Read More

Mar 24, 2017, 12:25 PM

Geek of the Week: Data-driven CEO Omri Kohl aims to transform businesses at Pyramid Analytics

Omri Kohl started his first business — making and delivering sandwiches — while he was in college. Within a year, the… Read More

Mar 17, 2017, 1:33 PM

Geek of the Week: Binnur Al-Kazily turns tech into teaching as a high school robotics mentor

Five years ago, the Bainbridge Island, Wa., School District didn’t have a robotics team and the high school had one… Read More

Mar 10, 2017, 12:31 PM

Geek of the Week: Communication is key for Cedric Ross, a musician and 20-year Amazon veteran

Cedric Ross has seen a lot of change in his 20 years with Amazon. As a senior manager of fulfillment… Read More

Mar 3, 2017, 11:15 AM

Geek of the Week: MoPOP senior curator Jacob McMurray turns his geeky passions into life’s work

When Jacob McMurray first went to work in 1994 on the initial development of Paul Allen’s dream for a music… Read More

Feb 24, 2017, 11:00 AM

Geek of the Week: Entrepreneur Michael Royzen’s inspiring Ryde as app developer and CEO at just 16

Michael Royzen got a jump on learning to write code when he was young. Since he’s only 16 years old… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 12:57 PM

Geek of the Week: Susan Preston on what makes a great angel investor and the future of clean tech

Susan Preston has been an angel investor since 1999. In the time since she has held senior positions at private and… Read More

Jan 27, 2017, 11:46 AM

Geek of the Week: Data scientist Muhammad Ahmad’s many pursuits include AI, art and simulations of dead people

As a senior data scientist at Groupon and an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the… Read More

Jan 13, 2017, 12:30 PM

Geek of the Week: Life Science Washington CEO Leslie Alexandre gets elbow-deep in health policy

Leslie Alexandre was born in Vancouver, Wash., but much of her career revolved around the other Washington — the nation’s Capital.… Read More

Dec 23, 2016, 7:48 AM

What was the most important technology of 2016? Here’s what our top geeks say

Some of the most important technology of the past year could very well become the story of next year. And… Read More

Dec 16, 2016, 12:30 PM

Geek of the Week: UW Ph.D. student Irene Zhang has big ideas to make life easier for programmers

Irene Zhang was born in Beijing, moved to the United States when she was 4, grew up in a small… Read More

Dec 2, 2016, 2:59 PM

Geek of the Week: Joey Rodolfo weaves tech into his clothing line Buki for a ‘wardrobe revolution’

Joey Rodolfo is a longtime sportswear designer, innovator, and entrepreneur who has spent years, in more ways than one, looking for… Read More

Nov 25, 2016, 1:00 PM

Geek of the Week: Lucas Ting is solving problems at his startup Stasys Medical — it’s in his blood

Lucas Ting has been a geek at heart from the start. Originally from Northern Illinois, Ting attended a dedicated math… Read More

Nov 18, 2016, 2:54 PM

Geek of the Week: Data scientist Luca Cazzanti coming home to Seattle after NATO stint in Italy

Luca Cazzanti says his wife calls him an “International Man of Science.” The “international” part comes from having moved back and… Read More

Nov 11, 2016, 3:09 PM

Geek of the Week: After startup stint, StudentRND’s Tyler Menezes returns to focus on kids and coding

In 21 cities this weekend, kids will be inspired to fall in love with coding as part of CodeDay, an annual… Read More

Nov 4, 2016, 11:26 AM

Geek of the Week: Flowroute co-founder Sean Hsieh makes the right moves in dance and business

Dedication, creativity and the ability to pivot gracefully are some of the attributes that made Sean Hsieh a success as… Read More

Oct 28, 2016, 10:34 AM

Geek of the Week: Joel Eby, longtime creative force at POP, makes the ‘unexpected’ happen

The POP website currently opens with an overlay of text that reads, “Make things happen.” Joel Eby, a creative team… Read More

Oct 21, 2016, 1:54 PM

Geek of the Week: Teen geek Sonja Marcus finds purpose and pride writing for her gaming blog

The internet can be a big and scary place for just about anyone who spends much time there, but especially… Read More

Oct 14, 2016, 2:04 PM

Geek of the Week: Avanade CEO Adam Warby tackles gender equality in a tech world that fascinates him

You may have heard a bit of dialogue of late about gender equality, whether it’s in the technology industry where… Read More

Oct 7, 2016, 11:53 AM

Geek of the Week: Peter Bladin of Global Partnerships learned to think big at Microsoft as he takes on poverty

Peter Bladin came to the United States from Sweden in the late 1980s to work at Microsoft in a variety of… Read More

Oct 1, 2016, 8:30 AM

Geek of the Week: PhaseRx CEO Robert Overell is on a mission to save children with biotechnology

Plenty of companies promise to change people’s lives by offering them something that was perhaps previously unavailable. As the founder, president and… Read More

Sep 16, 2016, 10:44 AM

Geek of the Week: U.S. Ambassador Suzan LeVine draws on tech experience to enlighten and engage

Working in the tech industry can prepare individuals for a number of things in life, not the least of which… Read More

Sep 9, 2016, 8:09 AM

Geek of the Week: Super Evil Megacorp CEO Bo Daly is bringing eSports to touchscreens

Bo Daly was trained as an engineer, with early experience in databases and technology consulting, and an internship at Microsoft’s Redmond campus.… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 12:51 PM

Geek of the Week: Redfin CTO Bridget Frey aims to make buying or selling a home easier through technology

When Bridget Frey moved from Boston to Seattle in 2008, the U.S. was in the midst of a major recession.… Read More

Aug 26, 2016, 6:00 AM

Geek of the Week: Research scientist Shang Shang is an Amazon ping-pong champion

Shang Shang is a model. She’s also a baker. And she’s an Ivy League PhD. But as sporting geeks, we… Read More

Aug 11, 2016, 2:42 PM

Geek of the Week: Textio’s Kieran Snyder has all the right words to describe life as a startup CEO

In an email back to our new Geek of the Week, who happens to have a PhD in linguistics and once… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 10:57 AM

Geek of the Week: Navy Lt. Ryan Chamberlain calls his Blue Angels jet ‘the best office in the world’

While he wouldn’t necessarily think he qualifies as a “geek,” U.S. Navy Lt. Ryan Chamberlain will certainly be performing for… Read More

Jul 29, 2016, 3:08 PM

Geek of the Week: Tech and food fanatic Esmee Williams finds a long-lasting home at Allrecipes

When Esmee Williams first started at Seattle-based Allrecipes 17 years ago, she often needed to explain to people what the… Read More

Jul 21, 2016, 3:00 PM

Geek of the Week: Hiya’s Mayur Kamat is on the line, aiming to make phone calls more secure

Mayur Kamat has always gravitated toward building “the next big thing.” While he has held several official job titles during the… Read More