Tag Archive | IoT

Verizon

Feb19

Kawohi

  • Been with Verizon for 10 years
  • Currently a consultant aka a recruiter, her permanent position is a tech supporter
  • A lot about career development and community
  • Looking for people who want to stay for the long run

Heather

  • Been with the company for 3 years
  • Started off in customer service moved to tech support and now help people with transitioning between the two
  • Verizon is more than just cell phones, they have a lot of other technologies like light bulbs, nest thermostats, and the GizmoPal
  • They’re location is the hub for accessibility

About Verizon

  • Verizon builds relationships with customers and want to make their lives easier, better, and more manageable
  • Integrated messages between phones and tablets
  • Sell wireless cameras for homes which are super awesome
  • Internet of Things
    • Gear watches
    • Smart bands
    • Thermostats
    • Lightbulbs
    • etc.

Resume Tips

  • Looking for some who really stands out
  • Clean consistent format
  • Be creative
  • Bullet points not paragraphs
  • Put your professional blog on resume, if there is one
  • Put your volunteer work!
  • Objective: cater object to specific company because it helps you stand out

Dynepic

Jan22

Announcements:

  • February 10th, Ron will be giving a talk on how to use GitHub. Go to chscodecamp.com to sign up, there are seven spots left. Bring your own laptop.
  • Everyone should join the Computer Science Facebook group, and also the Women in Computing Facebook!
  • We just got a new sponsorship from Blackbaud, they are providing $500, so that’s great!
  • We need to volunteer more! Sign up to volunteer to earn hours and money for WiC! Contact Sarah if you’re interested. mackeysm@g.cofc.edu
  • Friday there is a seminar on Computer Graphics at 3:30 pm at Harbor Walk West in the auditorium.
  • We will be getting a banner soon, hopefully!

Dynepic by  Zenko

  • A small, woman-owned company that makes connected children’s toys.
  • Been around for about two years now.
  • Won many awards for innovative toys.
  • Quirky- is a talking toy. Using your cellphone, you can send a text that goes back to the company where they do some stuff and eventually your toy talks.
  • The toys can detect sensibilities, can detect what other toys are near them, and uses software to even make appropriate sounds for a particular action.
  •  YouTube video: DynePods Protect your Candy. An advertisement for DynePods and Halloween.
  • DynePods are used to make toys come to life, for instance, Lego helicopters.
  • Make Lab Charleston groups: classes on coding. There’s also an electronics team, so if you’re into that.