4×4: Capstone IT
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member Captsone IT and its Sales Lead (Central Region) Trevor Martin. ABOUT CAPSTONE IT 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! Capstone IT was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1999 by our President Jim Richards, as he wanted to start an IT Solutions company…
Read More4×4: Garmin International
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member Garmin International and its STEM, Diversity and Recruitment Specialist, Kelly O’Connor. ABOUT GARMIN INTERNATIONAL 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! Garmin was founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao. Garmin first set foot in the aviation industry with…
Read More4×4: PREP-KC
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with KCTC member PREP-KC and its Director of Community & Industry Partnerships, Beth McCarthy. ABOUT PREP-KC 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! PREP-KC launched in 2006 to help fill the opportunity gap facing students attending the region’s urban schools. Over the past fifteen years, we’ve…
Read More4×4: 27Global
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with new KCTC member 27Global and its CEO, Steve Roatch. ABOUT 27GLOBAL 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! After 18 years at Accenture followed by a stint as COO for a small software company, I realized there was a market opportunity for high quality software engineering.…
Read More4×4: Mongo DB
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Get acquainted with new KCTC member MongoDB and its Enterprise Account Executive, Aj Kurtz. ABOUT MONGODB 1. Give us your organization’s quick origin story! In 2007, MongoDB’s founders had to manage 400k ads per second a company called DoubleClick. After Google acquired them, they launched their MongoDB database as…
Read MoreWomen In STEM: Eunice Newton Foote
Newsroom Back to List of Articles The KC Tech Council, in partnership with Linda Hall Library, is proud to bring to you a series highlighting women in STEM throughout history. Eunice Newton Foote, 1819-1888 Eunice Newton Foote discovered carbon dioxide’s ability to absorb heat and theorized that if the Earth’s air filled with more CO2,…
Read More4×4: Genuen
Newsroom Back to List of Articles The KC Tech Council team is excited to release 4×4, a quick and easy way to get to know KCTC members! In honor of National Aviation Day, get acquainted with Genuen, LLC and its VP of Aerospace & Transportation, Troy Batson. ABOUT GENUEN, LLC 1. Give us your organization’s…
Read MoreWomen In STEM: Rosalind Franklin & Ada Lovelace
Newsroom Back to List of Articles The KC Tech Council, in partnership with Linda Hall Library, is proud to release a brand new series highlighting women in STEM throughout history. Ada Lovelace, 1815-1852 The only child of poet Lord Byron and Lady Byron, Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace was a mathematician and writer, chiefly…
Read MoreCelebrating Women in STEM
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Celebrating Women in STEM In honor of Women’s History Month, check out some on-demand Linda Hall Library lectures featuring prominent women in STEM. A Shot in the Arm: What You Need to Know about the COVID Vaccines A Shot in the Arm: What You Need to Know about the…
Read MoreTapping Into Your Potential: How to Fast Track Your Dreams Through Apprenticeship
Newsroom Back to List of Articles Tapping Into Your Potential: How to Fast Track Your Dreams Through Apprenticeship Tech is the fastest-growing industry in the world, with over 29,000 KC tech job postings in 2019 alone. If you’ve ever thought about a career in the industry, you won’t want to miss out on the opportunity to…
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