![]() ![]() Currently, just with this level of hope, hope for a future that will involve black folk like us. I am formerly a software engineer slash data engineer slash, now engineering manager. That figured out someone’s gonna come into our world right now. Sorry, my dog is like having a moment right now. I want to know how do you move through this world? Who are you? And so I’m so excited to continue the conversation with you all and I kind of want to just like open it up like I did last time. And, you know, we agreed and decided that we wanted to have more conversations. And I’m so grateful that you all decided to like barrier souls to all these people. But to be honest, we are all black people working at the company, and there’s not that many of us and I put together a panel for the company to listen to our stories of black people working at envision, but just the way that we move through the world and live our lives and our experiences and really beautiful in a really, really powerful conversation that we had. And Christian, you and I have never worked together either. And, you know, Dorsey and I had had some fun times together, but don’t work together directly. ![]() I didn’t vision we all do different things. And all the protests were happening and we happen to all work together. And it just seemed like a mob Ruby like killed as well. We’re having this chat this call and we decided to create this like mini podcast because a couple months ago, we saw the death of murder really, of George Floyd. We’re super excited to have you on this journey with us and we can’t wait for you to hear our stories. This is working in tech while black, Christian Dorsey and myself Jackie are having a series of conversations together and with other tech professionals about our experiences as black people in our personal lives and also in our professional lives. So again, it’s my incredible pleasure to be able to introduce Jackie Velazquez, Ross, Dorsey livanski and Christian Clark. It is, again, I think, a call to action to understand what other people are going through. And this is another one of those cases where for me, hearing that perspective, hearing the energy hearing, the hope, hearing, so much of it is that is about them just is profoundly insightful. The three of them has a huge part to do with it because what they just did was they shared what is it like to work in tech while black and this is going to be the first time In a series of shows that they’re going to be putting together on that topic to be able to share who they are, what their experience has been, what their challenges have been. I think even as I think back to sort of what was the moment or the impetus to start to do my exploration that’s led to these shows. I’m going to remember for the rest of my life. I hadn’t had the opportunity to spend much time together, but they were a part of a meeting that took place a few months ago. We’d worked together a little bit, Dorsey and Christian. ![]() Now I’ve been lucky enough to work in the same company as them. Jackie Velazquez, Ross, Dorsey levinsky and Christian Clark. Now the show today is brought to you by three incredible people. And today we continue to share the mic now series of shows. What’s going on everybody and welcome into the 104th episode of the crazy one podcast as always, my name is Steve Gates. She has a background in Communications that is influenced by her personal and professional interest in people, culture, and media.ĭorcie Lovinsky is a creative, intelligent, ambitious Data Engineer in the New York area who is passionate about providing data analysts and product teams the necessary data regarding end-users’ interactions with products.Ĭhristian Clark is a collaborative results-driven leader incorporating innovative thought, effective product storytelling, and maximum support to initiate long-term relationships and improve an organization’s overall value, growth, and clients’ success. She is one of those people that can strike up a conversation with anyone, connect, relate, and make them feel comfortable. ![]() Jackie Velasquez Ross has have never met a stranger. #SHARETHEMICNOW: Working in Tech While Black part 1 by Jackie Velasquez Ross, Dorcie Lovinsky, and Christian Clark The third of the #ShareTheMicNow episodes was created by Jackie Velasquez Ross (senior recruiter), Dorcie Lovinsky (engineering manager), and Christian Clark (strategic renewals manager) sharing their history, struggles, and hopes of what it is like to be black and work in the tech industry. ![]()
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