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Young Talent on the Mainframe The Inside Story 1

Tim began his career in IT right after University in 2016 – To say he was surprised when he was handed a COBOL Textbook is an understatement! However, nearly 8 years later, he has developed a passion for the Mainframe, Developer Advocacy, and helping organizations get the most out of their technology.

Born and raised in the United States of America, Tim pursued a degree in Computer Information Systems at the University of Michigan – Flint. After 3 years as a mainframe software developer at a large US based insurance company, Tim found his passion as a developer advocate, helping developers be the best at their job that they can be.

What would make him leave such an amazing job, you ask? Well, when given get a job offer in Switzerland, it’s hard to say no! Now Tim is a client technical specialist at IBM Switzerland, helping customers get the most out of their mainframe platforms and helping them adopt modern development practices. It’s very safe to say that he’s now living his dream life, traveling Europe, talking to clients, and living life to the fullest.
 
When not talking Mainframes, Tim is hopefully on a train traveling somewhere, two of his main passions. If he’s at home, he’s probably building Legos, playing games with friends, or entertaining one of the many visitors from America who love to come visit the beautiful country.

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QED 2024 Playlist
QED 2024 - Video

QED 2024

Young Talent on the Mainframe

Young Talent on the Mainframe The Inside Story 1

Mainframe modernization

The meaning of mainframe modernization

Building API layers for the mainframe How to break a monolith

Building API layers for the mainframe How to break a monolith

Art and Tech Exploring

Art and Tech Exploring function and emotion

Scania’s Data Mesh Journey

Scania’s Data Mesh Journey

Mareike Hoffmann

Customer feedback summarization using GenAI

Curiosity for Creativity

Curiosity for Creativity

Building platforms in the English countryside

R2 D2 or Bender AI

R2 D2 or Bender AI assistants in business

Vedrana Miholić

QED 2024 Conference Closing

Krešimir Musa

QED 2024 – Let’s go!

Michal Oshman

Playground Courage – Choosing Action Over Fear

Dino Jurina

Panel discussion Playground from leadership perspective – safe to fail

Vedrana Miholić

Panel discussion: Platform playground

Paul Stovell

Panel discussion: Mindset of a modern software developer

Vedrana Miholić

Official QED Conference Opening

Navigating AI Transformation An OpenShift Approach

Navigating AI Transformation An OpenShift Approach

Rosalind Radcliffe

Keynote talk The Role of an Executive Individual Contributor in Large Transformations

Sam Newman

Keynote talk Is Fun Fundamental

Luka Stepinac

Empowering organizations with Data Contracts A Path to Incremental Data Governance

Sascha Scharich

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