Name: Black In Leadership
Start: 2018-05-22T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-05-22T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Oakland Museum of California

Black

In Leadership.

An Evening of Networking & Conversation with Engineering Leaders in Tech.

Saturday

December

31st

2016

11:30pm

RSVPs Closed

The day we've all been waiting for

You're invited.

Lyft invites you to join us for an evening of networking and conversation with Engineering Leaders in Tech! Explore the Oakland Museum of California while DJ Prince spins 90s R&B. We promise delicious appetizers, creative signature cocktails & mocktails followed by a dynamic panel of local black engineering leaders.

Space is Limited.

LEADERSHIP

PANEL

Kyle bailey

engineering manager,

airbnb

maira benjamin

director of engineering,

pandora

KUNMI AYANBULE

engineering manager,

Lyft

arquay harris

director of engineering,

slack

mekka okereke

director of engineering,

google

kunmi AYANBULE

engineering manager,

lyft

MEKKA OKEREKE

director of engineering,

google

The

Schedule

600p

Doors open

Grab a Drink, Tour the Museum & Network

700p

leadership Panel

745p

Q&A

900p

event ends

The

Lineup

Three senior tech leads share what led them to work for Coralient, and why they’re staying for the long haul. You’ll also get a sneak peek at some work we’ll be shipping in Q2.

1

Evan Rostrand

CTO // Corialent

As CTO, Evan Rostand is responsible for making Coralient a more agile, unified, and integrated company. Rostand joined Coralient as a junior developer just six years ago, and has played a key role in the company’s rapid growth in key markets.

Topics

His journey from freelance developer at Google to startup CTO:

Why Coralient is poised for massive growth in 2016.

How he has helped Coralient adopt a “responsive philosophy.”

Fun Fact

Evan lives in a houseboat in Sausalito, bikes every morning across the Golden Gate Bridge, and makes sure to squeeze in a 20 mile ride every Sunday.

2

John-Paul Ramilly

Tech Director

John-Paul (JP) Ramilly is responsible for managing all aspects of the development lifecycle at Coralient. JP joined Corialent last Spring and has so far helped the team build and ship 107 new product features.

Topics

His journey from the digital ad agency world to Startupville USA:

Three new product features he’s most excited about for Q2.

Why every team member should be a “lighthouse.”

Fun Fact

JP won the Bay Area Windsurfing Open last June, and lives in Mill Valley with his wife and twin boys. He organizes Coralient’s annual hackathon every July.

3

Jessica Jost

SR. Developer

Jessica Jost is a senior developer, and is currently building a suite of game changing mobile applications. She specializes in Ruby on Rails, but has a crush on JavaScript. She joined Coralient in November after selling her fashion tech startup to Yahoo!

Topics

Her journey from freelance developer at Google to Senior Developer:

Why Coralient is poised for massive growth in 2016.

How she has helped Coralient adopt a “responsive philosophy.”

Fun Fact

Fun fact: Jessica is on the board of one of SF’s largest advocacy groups for women in tech. She regularly writes for TechCrunch and loves her pug, Ada Lovelace.

The

Location

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