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Andrey Butenko
Informatics, 2021
As of 2021, Andrey was working as a software developer at Amazon Web Services. He was also volunteering as a Python instructor with the Microsoft TEALS Program.
Eric Cohen
Informatics, 2021
In 2021, Eric was working as an Operations Associate at a Geospatial Data Science company called Fraym, which is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia: "I'll be moving out there at the end of September. My work includes software automation and integration and I am also in charge of improving the IT infrastructure to ensure that we are compliant with the Cyber Security Best Practices and government policy. I also have a new contract job with D.C. Public Library, where I am assisting them in a research project as it pertains to virtual reality."
Greyson Fields
Informatics, 2021
As of 2021, Greyson was working as a product manager at VMware, working on the Cloud Commerce team.
Greyson reports: "I'm working across all of VMware's products and services, helping build an end-to-end SaaS and Subscription Commerce Platform."
Locksley Kolakowski
Informatics, 2021
After graduating from the Informatics program, Locksley TA'd for INFO 200 for one more quarter. Then she joined Accenture as a Software Architect Analyst. She's starting the online MSIM program this fall with her two siblings, who are also Informatics alumni. Her twin sister is working at Avanade and her brother at Amazon.
Seth Kurke
MLIS, 2021
As of 2021, Seth was an archivist/Indigenous studies outreach coordinator for Documentary Educational Resources based in Watertown, Massachusetts. They have a large repository of films made by ethnographers and anthropologists documenting various aspects of Indigenous life around the globe. He was hired to revamp their catalog to make it more accessible and also to do outreach to Indigenous communities documented in the film for efforts of digital repatriation. Since it is a new position, Seth has the advantage of creating a workflow for the position and establishing standard practices.
Matthew Mun
Informatics, 2021
As of 2021, Matthew was working for Amazon as a software development engineer.
Ashmann Syngle
Informatics, 2021
As of 2021, Ashmann was working as a software engineer at HBO Max.
Erik Thomas-Hommer
Informatics, 2021
As of 2021, Erik was working as a Software Developer at Amazon while trying to start a hospitality SaaS company on the side.
Julie Varee
MLIS, 2021
After graduating in 2021, Julie was offered a position in the library & archives at the Anchorage Museum. As the Community Outreach Archivist, Julie is helping to ensure the archives include individuals and groups from historically marginalized communities in the story the museum tells about Anchorage and Alaska. Part of Julie's outreach work is engaging a more diverse group of community members in programs, exhibitions and archival collections. In addition, Julie continues to learn about processing large and small collections and assisting with research requests.
Nicholas Xu
Informatics, 2021
As of 2021, Nicholas was working as a program manager at Microsoft Azure Edge + Platform.