In-Climate: Software with Terra.do
Join us for In Climate: Software, where industry leaders will discuss the power of software in advancing climate solutions.
Our Moderator:
Jason Curtis
Jason is co-founder of Option Zero, a fractional CTO and software consultancy for climate companies. He also co-created Terra.do's 8-week Software For Climate course, building on his decade of experience in software + climate.
Our Panelists are all alumni of the Software for Climate program from Terra.do.
--Ben Jedlovec, Sr Principal Product Manager at Opower (Oracle Utilities). Ben worked in sports analytics for 16 years in data science, product, and leadership roles, including six years working on MLB’s Statcast tracking system. After becoming interested in climate and energy, he enrolled in two Terra.do courses to learn the industry. Now, he is a Senior Principal Product Manager at Oracle Utilities (Opower) and advises EV charging data company Paren.
--Kara Kytle, Technical Program Manager at x, The Moonshot Factory. On her climate journey, Kara completed Terra.do's Software for Climate and Learning for Action programs before deciding to focus on the electrical grid. Last November she joined Tapestry, X's moonshot for the electrical grid. Previously Kara worked as a software engineer and technical leader in startups and major tech companies including Google and Amazon. This is her third role at Alphabet.
--David Hoff-Vanoni, Lead Software Engineer at Topanga. He is a full stack software engineer with over a decade of experience building data-driven products across numerous domains. Motivated by an increasing concern for our climate and a desire to refocus his career towards positive impact, he completed the Terra.do Software for Climate course to learn about climate problems and the role software plays in solutions. He recently joined Topanga as a lead software engineer, working on the StreamLine smart scale solution that empowers foodservice teams to operate more efficiently and reduce waste.
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