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September 27-30, 2021
Seattle, Washington, USA + Virtual
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Monday, September 27 • 4:50pm - 5:40pm
(IN-PERSON) A Solution to the Tension Between Worker Shortage and the Hungry Hungry Developer - Jordan Hewitt, Damn Good Technology

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One of a company's biggest complaints is the lack of skilled tech workers, but browse Twitter or LinkedIn, and it's filled with posts of developers with beautiful portfolios begging for work. Why is this happening? And is there a solution?

Jordan is now a freelance developer and IT consultant having worked with clients for around 3 years. But just out of college he had trouble landing programming jobs. As a proud neurodiverent, he offers a solution for the hiring shortage, with the belief that each person has unique gifting and that hiring can be transformed into something fun and energizing.

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Jordan Hewitt

Founder/CEO, Damn Good Technology
Jordan is a freelance software developer, specializing in application full stack development, scripting, and automation. His first exposure to open source technology was as an apprentice at OSDL in high school, where he had the opportunity to walk inside Linus Torvalds' cubicle. Since... Read More →

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Monday September 27, 2021 4:50pm - 5:40pm PDT
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