Block 300

Rose City Software Quality Engineers hosting

A naive view of agile software development discounts the value of traditional management. Managers can play a critical role in team alignment, team member development, and cross-company coordination. Chris will share his experience along with specific tips on how to be an effective manager in an agile world.

About Chris Brooks

Chris has spent the last 25 years working in a wide variety of software development organizations. He has:

Developed simulators to research new cockpit designs for the US Air ForceBuilt software for semiconductor and electronics manufacturingLed teams in the construction and shipping of an online banking platform that served seven of the ten largest banks in the USLed an organization responsible for delivering health and wellness solutions to over 30 million users at many of the largest employers and health plans in the US

Most recently, Chris was...

VP of Engineering and CTO at Fiserv / Corillian through its growth phase, IPO, and eventual sale to CheckFree. Chris led the product engineering and product management functions for over seven years.Original CTO at TSSI / ProjectDX where he remained until its sale to Renew Financial. SVP of Engineering at WebMD Health Services

Connect with the Portland tech community at Cvent's CrowdCompass open house. Explore our space, network with top industry professionals, and enjoy a drink on us!

Event Highlights:

• Welcome speech from CrowdCompass’ VP of Engineering, Mark Lawler
• Opportunity to network with industry professionals of Cvent
• Entry into the CrowdCompass raffle with the grand prize of a Nintendo Switch & accessories
• Food and refreshments including alcoholic beverages
• Nintendo games set up to be played against our staff

Eat, drink and talk tech at the 4th Annual TechCrawl. Over 30 offices open to tech folks.

This year, we will have two tracks:

• Product Track: Companies that build and sell their own products only. Includes Jive, CrowdCompass, TFNW, PuppetLabs, Zapproved, Urban Airship, Elemental, Jama Software, Vadio and more.

• Agency Track: Agencies that create and deliver services and products for other companies. Includes Response Capture, TFNW, Corsource, Aruba Networks, ESRI, Forix, Metal Toad and more.

Free to attend with Meet-up RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/Innovation-in-Motion/events/223841329/

Come and see the results of a 48 hour hackathon focused on the intersection of design and development.

1:30 - 2:00

Meet and greet. Come have a drink and say hello to the developers and designers who spent the weekend bringing their mobile innovations to life!

2:00 - 3:30

Demo time! See for yourself what gets created when mobile development and mobile design come together.

3:30 - 4:30

Awards! Prizes! Stuff that participants win! Meet the winners in real time!

"Hey wait a second... I want to participate in the entire hackathon weekend!"

"No problem - sign up for the entire hackathon at littleoregonlaboratory.com"

Eat. Drink. And talk tech at the 3rd Annual TechCrawl. Here are 4 reasons you won’t want to miss it.

1. Stay connected to the ever-growing tech community in Portland (nice!)

2. Win an iPad (whoa!)

3. Win tickets to TFNW and MFNW (double whoa!)

4. Win tickets to GeekWire Summit (shut the front door!!)

How it works:

5:15 to 5:45 Kick-off and Networking Reception @ Block 300

Directions to Block 300 here

Head to the future CrowdCompass and Puppet Labs offices at Block 300 for some pre-crawl networking in the first floor lobby reception area. Grab some food, a drink and your TechCrawl map. If you’re feeling lucky enter for a chance to win an iPad and a full pass to TechFestNorthWest, MusicFestNorthWest and GeekWire Summit.

5:45 to 6:00 TechCrawl Announcements

Get the latest info on the event and then head off to tech land.

6:00 to 8:00 Crawl, Drink and Eat!

Crawl, drink and eat your way through tech companies in Portland.

Participating tech companies will be announced this Friday. Add your company to the Crawl by contacting [email protected]

8:00 to 10:00 After Party @ OnDeck Sports Bar sponsored by GeekWire

The party continues at OnDeck Sports Bar.

Don't be late for the drawing happening at 8:45.

This year we will be giving away an iPad and a full pass to TechFestNorthWest, MusicFestNorthWest and GeekWire Summit.

Special thanks to our TechCrawl Sponsors:

CrowdCompass: Go mobile. Get popular. Make it happen even faster with a CrowdCompass app for your event, conference, trade show, or large meeting.

Puppet Labs: Puppet Labs makes IT automation software that helps system administrators manage infrastructure throughout its lifecycle, from provisioning and configuration

Block 300: Block 300 offers rare, large blocks of space in a premier downtown location.