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Working Geek

Working Geek is a regular feature on GeekWire that profiles technology and business leaders, offering tips, tricks and insights into how busy professionals get work done.

Where these 10 tech managers get their best ideas

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 at 3:14 pmComment

Inspiration can strike at unexpected times but in the working world, we don’t always have the luxury of waiting around for that million dollar idea. That’s why we’ve compiled a… Read More

Working Geek: How Seattle’s economic development guru Brian Surratt is quietly shaping the city’s business and tech future

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 at 3:12 pmComment

When it comes to local government, some players shine in the limelight while others exercise their influence from the wings. Brian Surratt, director of the City of Seattle’s executive office… Read More

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Working Geek: How this theater major became an engineering lead at Chef

by Monica Nickelsburg on June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 at 3:14 pmComment

Nell Shamrell-Harrington isn’t your typical software engineer. She studied theater at the University of Puget Sound and uses those skills to talk about her work in open source governance at… Read More

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Working Geek: Business vet turned UW vice provost helps professionals learn in-demand tech skills

by Monica Nickelsburg on June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 at 10:06 amComment

Technology is constantly changing nearly every industry and the skills professionals learn in college aren’t always current enough to keep up. Many pursue post-graduate education to fill the gaps and… Read More

Working Geek: Srikant Vemparala captains the 9Logic Technologies ship, with focus on new game

by Kurt Schlosser on June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 at 10:27 amComment

It’s worth wondering whether Srikant Vemparala walks around the offices at 9Logic Technologies saying “argh” all day. After all, the co-founder and president of the young company has been devoting… Read More

Working Geek: Arlan Collins’ architecture firm uses VR and ‘modular building’

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 31, 2017May 31, 2017 at 12:05 pmComment

Arlan Collins has been in architecture for more than 40 years. For the past 30, he’s owned his own firm, CollinsWoerman, with his college buddy Mark Woerman. “I still enjoy… Read More

Working Geek: Paul Allen’s climate change guru Spencer Reeder moonlights as a musician

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 at 2:55 pm1 Comment

It’s easy to see why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought on Spencer Reeder to run Vulcan’s climate change-focused philanthropic initiatives. Reeder holds two engineering degrees, he’s done geophysical field research in… Read More

Working Geek: Expedia VP Noah Tratt Snapchats his kids from around the world

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 at 10:28 am1 Comment

As Expedia senior vice president of regional brands, Noah Tratt is constantly traveling the world. He’s been with Expedia for 15 years, first joining the company in 2002 to lead… Read More

Working Geek: Amazon media chief Robin Mendelson is living a childhood dream, writ large

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 12, 2017May 12, 2017 at 4:26 pmComment

Robin Mendelson is one of the few people who actually became what she wanted to be when she grew up, more or less. She always wanted to own a bookstore,… Read More

Working Geek: How Expedia’s Local Experts VP Jen O’Twomney makes time for family

by Monica Nickelsburg on May 4, 2017May 4, 2017 at 2:11 pm 2 Comments

Jen O’Twomney helped Expedia navigate some of the most acquisition-hungry years of the travel giant’s life. Expedia gobbled up Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif, and HomeAway while O’Twomney was serving as Vice… Read More

Working Geek: Why Aravind Bala left a lead engineer role at Microsoft to launch Nextio

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 at 12:45 pmComment

Aravind Bala had been at Microsoft for nearly 15 years when he met Anoop Gupta, his manager on the Office Mix team. After working together for a couple of years,… Read More

Working Geek: Madrona’s growth guru Ryan Metzger uses data to stay organized at work and at home

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 at 3:07 pm1 Comment

As Madrona Venture Group’s in-house growth advisor, Ryan Metzger supports more than 60 companies at any given time. He’s also a father of two, a runner, hiker, and avid sports fan.… Read More

Working Geek: Ossia CEO Mario Obeidat takes organizational cues from his kids

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 at 2:42 pmComment

It’s been a little over two months since Mario Obeidat took over as CEO of wireless charging company Ossia. He took the position to help Ossia commercialize its technology, which allows… Read More

Working Geek: What Fjuri’s new Chief People Officer Tammy Perkins learned from Microsoft and Amazon

by Monica Nickelsburg on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 at 3:26 pmComment

A few weeks ago, Tammy Perkins joined marketing and digital strategy firm Fjuri, bringing with her more than 20 years of HR and recruiting experience. She’s held leadership roles at… Read More

Working Geek: TUNE’s marketing VP Jennifer Wong moonlights as a UW instructor

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 at 1:36 pmComment

During her four years at TUNE, Jennifer Wong has risen from a member of the startup’s three-person market team to the top marketing executive managing a team of 26. In… Read More

Working Geek: FlowPlay CEO Derrick Morton relieves stress by going totally off the grid

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 at 3:29 pm 2 Comments

Derrick Morton knows how to keep it all in balance. He’s spent the past decade as CEO of multi-platform game developer FlowPlay while still making time for his interests —… Read More

Working Geek: What Outreach CPO Andrew Kinzer thinks startups can learn from racecar drivers

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 15, 2017March 15, 2017 at 4:12 pm 3 Comments

Andrew Kinzer, Chief Product Officer of Seattle startup Outreach, is religious about time management. He sees time as the most valuable capital a person has and, in a startup, efficiently… Read More

Working Geek: When Adobe Marketing Manager Dana McAlexander isn’t in the air, you’ll find her on horseback

by Monica Nickelsburg on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 at 1:28 pmComment

Most new hires spend their first day learning software tools and hanging pictures. On Dana McAlexander’s first day with Adobe, she flew to New York City. She’s constantly jet-setting because… Read More

Working Geek: Gates Foundation Chief Strategy Officer Mark Suzman takes leadership cues from former boss Kofi Annan

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 23, 2017February 24, 2017 at 7:35 amComment

Mark Suzman’s resume includes a doctorate from Oxford to top off a bachelor’s from Harvard, a correspondent gig for the Financial Times in Johannesburg, London, and D.C., and an advisory… Read More

Working Geek: How Gabe Frost balances building a startup and running a Microsoft engineering team

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 17, 2017February 17, 2017 at 1:53 pmComment

With two full-time jobs and a toddler, Gabe Frost knows a thing or two about the importance of time management. But he doesn’t necessarily think about “work-life” balance in traditional… Read More

Working Geek: How Amplero’s Olly Downs is ‘learning to be a good CEO’

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 8, 2017February 9, 2017 at 8:02 am1 Comment

In early 2016, Globys spun out its A.I. marketing software business Amplero. The plan was to hire a new CEO to bring the product to market, but things started accelerating… Read More

Working Geek: New DocuSign CEO Dan Springer returns to tech after 3 years as a stay-at-home dad

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 at 3:07 pm1 Comment

Just two weeks ago, DocuSign named cloud tech veteran Dan Springer CEO after more than a year searching for the right candidate. Springer founded cloud tech startup Responsys in 2004 and led… Read More

Working Geek: TINYpulse Chief Product Officer Matt Hulett’s 11 tips for running meetings and making time for family

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 at 10:40 pmComment

About a year ago, Seattle startup vet Matt Hulett returned from a two-year stint as CEO for ClickBank in Boise, Idaho. When he arrived, he talked with 60 companies over… Read More

Working Geek: Why DomainTools’ CEO Tim Chen rejects social networks

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 at 12:01 pmComment

For the CEO of a cybersecurity firm, Tim Chen has some surprisingly luddite tendencies. “I’m old school,” he says, explaining why he avoids all of the popular online social networks.… Read More

Working Geek: How Google Maps product manager Liz Hunt unplugs

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 11, 2017January 11, 2017 at 3:40 pm1 Comment

Details about Liz Hunt’s work as a product manager for Google are kept tightly under wraps. That’s because she’s working on new products for Google Maps that the Bay Area tech… Read More

Working Geek: From elephants to Seahawks, Vulcan’s Keith Rosema has a hand in it all

by Kurt Schlosser on January 6, 2017January 5, 2017 at 5:10 pm1 Comment

Keith Rosema calls his job “probably one of the most diverse opportunities anywhere.” As the head of the technology group at Seattle-based and Paul Allen-founded Vulcan Inc., Rosema has his… Read More

14 busy tech leaders share their tips for managing everyday work and life

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 at 2:29 pmComment

With the New Year approaching, you’re probably thinking about what you can improve on in 2017. If your resolution is to get better at maintaining a balance between your busy… Read More

Working Geek: How these 13 tech execs run their meetings

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 22, 2016December 28, 2016 at 3:55 pmComment

Meetings get a bad rap. They’re time-consuming, labor-intensive, and they can easily get off-topic. But it’s difficult to run a business without getting the team together, at least once in… Read More

Working Geek: PayScale’s data guru Katie Bardaro shares tips for managing work and life

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 at 2:05 pm1 Comment

For the past eight years, Katie Bardaro has been working her way up PayScale’s ladder. Today, she’s vice president of data analytics for the Seattle-based compensation data company. “In my… Read More

Working Geek: BoldIQ CEO Roei Ganzarski’s 3 principles for managing everyday work and life

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 at 1:42 pm1 Comment

As a father, president and CEO of BoldIQ, and a member of the UW Global Business Advisory and WTIA boards, Roei Ganzarski’s time is in high demand. At BoldIQ, a Seattle… Read More

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