Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 367 | Gaines Kergosien - Surrounded by Excellence
Guest:
Gaines Kergosien talks with Dave Rael about organizing events, rewarding interactions, community, and getting involved
Gaines Kergosien is an associate director at UBS, organizer of Music City Code conference, Microsoft MVP, and serves as board member for the Nashville Technology Council and Nashville .NET User Group. He also presents at software development conferences throughout the United States. With over 15 years in solutions development, his work includes consulting for such companies as Bridgestone, Deloitte, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), American General (AIG), Lexis Nexis, Gibson Guitars, and Cardinal Healthcare.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Gaines Kergosien
- - Origins and nature of Music City Tech
- - Mary and Gaines - sharing conference experiences
- - The rewards of speaking at conferences
- - Gaines and his passions
- - How Gaines got started in software
- - Gaines's story of failure - using a non-unique identifier and paying the price for the mistake
- - The things that have Gaines most excited
- - Gaines on tech leadership roles
- - Gaines's book recommendation
- - Gaines's sources of pain and suffering
- - The difficulty of human interaction relative to technical concerns
- - Gaines's prediction for the future of software
- - Gaines's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Gaines
Resources:
Gaines's book recommendation:
Gaines's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Listen
- Ask for assistance
- Measure the value you create
