Lori joined her first Internet startup as a senior UNIX system administrator at a company that eventually went public. This got her hooked on the thrilling growth and success process and eventually she started an international executive consulting practice. In 2017 she co-founded the ShellCon infosec conference in Southern California and developed RaiseMe, a unique career development effort for nonprofits. RaiseMe has successfully helped people re-career into their first infosec engineering roles and offers IT leadership training courses.

Lori is a mother of five, most of whom have unsuccessfully avoided careers in engineering. :-)

Presentations

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How to Get Experience When You Have No Experience

There's a crushing Catch-22 in the tech world that keeps people from realizing their career dreams. Mentors hear this exasperated plea for help: "How do I get experience doing something new when the companies I am talking to only want to hire people who already have experience?" Two engineering senior leaders will explain how candidates can gain work experience by volunteering in various opportunities, from meetups to open source projects to service to the country. Learn to find volunteer opportunities and integrate your accomplishments into your resume and interviews.

 

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Careering with Both Sides of Your Brain - What do I want to do, and how do I go get that job?

Looking for a new career, or even just the next right position? In this creative, yet tactical talk, Lori & Bryna will help you gather feedback, explore your aspirations, and leverage your skills to go get that job.

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Reborn in IT

Some of the most talented people we work with come into the IT profession orthogonally, after starting out in different fields at the beginning of their careers. They all face the same challenge: These special candidates have the potential to be much better choices than conventional contenders, but first they have to do battle with the notoriously cookie-cutter hiring guidelines in the IT Industry. In this session we'll discuss how to make re-careering dreams come true.

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