How to Advance Your Technical Career: The Developer Career Masterplan

​What if you could devise a clear plan for your developer career, to reach senior levels and beyond? What if this plan could be built with the guidance and inspiration of some of the top players in the industry? 

​Search no more. The Developer Career Masterplan is a 15-step process to design your own masterplan, that was created with the input of Java Champions, Open Source developers, Developer Advocates, Distinguished Engineers, Community Managers and much more. 

​In this interactive presentation we will bring together many of these experts, and with them, you will work on your own plan. It is a unique opportunity to have all your career questions answered, so you can come away with clarity and actionable steps to build the career you want.

​About the Speaker:

​Heather VanCura is a Vice President at Oracle, leading the Java Community Process (JCP) program and MySQL Community Outreach team. With 20+ years of experience at Oracle and Sun Microsystems, she actively engages with the developer community as an international speaker, event organizer, and mentor. She has visited six continents and over fifty countries meeting developers and helping them to engage in standards-related and open source projects. Heather is passionate about promoting diversity in technology and volunteers with organizations like Women Who Code and IEEE Women in Engineering. Her extensive involvement includes serving on the boards of Dress for Success and FIRST LEGO League NorCal. Heather's dedication to empowering developers and advocating for diversity makes her a respected leader in the industry.