• Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Allie Gauthier 🎉 Allie is a Talent Acquisition Lead and joined us in April of 2020!⠀ ⠀ How would you describe the team at Avatria?⠀ “The team at Avatria is incredibly down to earth. Everyone at Avatria is a team player who is willing to help out if anyone needs assistance. We are all passionate not only for our own roles, but for our clients, industry, and team. It's a fun and humble team that I am proud to be a part of.”⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Allie and the rest of the team on our website
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    Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Allie Gauthier 🎉 Allie is a Talent Acquisition Lead and joined us in April of 2020!⠀ ⠀ How would you describe the team at Avatria?⠀ “The team at Avatria is incredibly down to earth. Everyone at Avatria is a team player who is willing to help out if anyone needs assistance. We are all passionate not only for our own roles, but for our clients, industry, and team. It's a fun and humble team that I am proud to be a part of.”⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Allie and the rest of the team on our website
  • We just released Episode 5 of the SKU-ed #podcast and it’s all about Immersive Reality and it’s role in eCommerce!⠀ ⠀ In this episode, Stephen and Anando bring on special guest Mark Persaud, an expert in the IR space who will help us unpack what AR/VR is and how these technologies can be applied to your commerce experience.⠀ ⠀ Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
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    We just released Episode 5 of the SKU-ed #podcast and it’s all about Immersive Reality and it’s role in eCommerce!⠀ ⠀ In this episode, Stephen and Anando bring on special guest Mark Persaud, an expert in the IR space who will help us unpack what AR/VR is and how these technologies can be applied to your commerce experience.⠀ ⠀ Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
  • Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 John Vurdelja 🎉 John is a Director on the Services team and joined us in June of 2015!⠀ ⠀ What was your proudest accomplishment at Avatria?⠀ “Success in recruiting. Recruiting can be extremely difficult and frustrating, especially when it’s not your day job. I put in significant effort for our recruiting initiatives, and was finally able to breakthrough with a handful of full-time hires in a short time span, which allowed us to grow significantly and fill various needs that we had at that time. (including hiring a full time recruiter!) I’ve found that I’ve learned the most when operating out of my comfort zone, and that’s why I’m very proud of what I was able to accomplish in recruiting.“⠀ ⠀ Learn more about John and the rest of the team on our website!
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    Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 John Vurdelja 🎉 John is a Director on the Services team and joined us in June of 2015!⠀ ⠀ What was your proudest accomplishment at Avatria?⠀ “Success in recruiting. Recruiting can be extremely difficult and frustrating, especially when it’s not your day job. I put in significant effort for our recruiting initiatives, and was finally able to breakthrough with a handful of full-time hires in a short time span, which allowed us to grow significantly and fill various needs that we had at that time. (including hiring a full time recruiter!) I’ve found that I’ve learned the most when operating out of my comfort zone, and that’s why I’m very proud of what I was able to accomplish in recruiting.“⠀ ⠀ Learn more about John and the rest of the team on our website!
  • In honor of Women’s History Month and her birthday, our next #Avatriahero is Jean E. Sammet. She was apart of the team that developed the COBOL programing language and she later developed the FORMAC programing language. She also was the first women to serve as president for the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). We need to continue to improve, but we are so appreciative to Jean E. Sammet and women like her, that helped pave the way for women in STEM.
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    In honor of Women’s History Month and her birthday, our next #Avatriahero is Jean E. Sammet. She was apart of the team that developed the COBOL programing language and she later developed the FORMAC programing language. She also was the first women to serve as president for the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). We need to continue to improve, but we are so appreciative to Jean E. Sammet and women like her, that helped pave the way for women in STEM.
  • Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Brian Perry 🎉 Brian is a Functional Architect and Delivery Lead on the Services team and joined us in Jan. of 2018!⠀ ⠀ How would you describe the team at Avatria?⠀ “Talented, caring, practical, humble. This starts with the leadership team, who lead by example. It’s a fun group and I appreciate that the happiness of the team is such a high priority across the organization.”⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Brian and the rest of the team on our site!
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    Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Brian Perry 🎉 Brian is a Functional Architect and Delivery Lead on the Services team and joined us in Jan. of 2018!⠀ ⠀ How would you describe the team at Avatria?⠀ “Talented, caring, practical, humble. This starts with the leadership team, who lead by example. It’s a fun group and I appreciate that the happiness of the team is such a high priority across the organization.”⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Brian and the rest of the team on our site!
  • Otis Boykin was born in Dallas, lived in Paris, but also spent much of his life in Chicago. So he is an obvious choice for our next #AvatriaHero. ⠀ ⠀ Otis was an inventor with many patents and best known for inventing a wire precision resister and a control unit. His resisters were an important advancement for the U.S. military’s guided missiles and for IBM computers. His control unit was also a large advancement for pacemakers. Otis passed in 1964, but we are forever grateful for all of his inventions and advancements.
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    Otis Boykin was born in Dallas, lived in Paris, but also spent much of his life in Chicago. So he is an obvious choice for our next #AvatriaHero. ⠀ ⠀ Otis was an inventor with many patents and best known for inventing a wire precision resister and a control unit. His resisters were an important advancement for the U.S. military’s guided missiles and for IBM computers. His control unit was also a large advancement for pacemakers. Otis passed in 1964, but we are forever grateful for all of his inventions and advancements.
  • Have you seen Hidden Figures? For our next #AvatriaHero we would like to recognize one women not mentioned in the movie, Melba Roy Mouton. ⠀ ⠀ Although Melba wasn’t highlighted in Hidden Figures, she headed NASA’s team of mathematicians who were called human computers. She then worked her way up to becoming the Program Production Section Chief at Goddard Space Flight Center. ⠀ ⠀ Melba’s computations were essential to NASA and she received the Apollo Achievement Award and an Exceptional Performance Award from NASA before her retirement in 1973.
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    Have you seen Hidden Figures? For our next #AvatriaHero we would like to recognize one women not mentioned in the movie, Melba Roy Mouton. ⠀ ⠀ Although Melba wasn’t highlighted in Hidden Figures, she headed NASA’s team of mathematicians who were called human computers. She then worked her way up to becoming the Program Production Section Chief at Goddard Space Flight Center. ⠀ ⠀ Melba’s computations were essential to NASA and she received the Apollo Achievement Award and an Exceptional Performance Award from NASA before her retirement in 1973.
  • Our next #AvatriaHero is Frank Greene!⠀ ⠀ Frank started his career in the Air Force and eventually rose to an air force captain. He served as an electronics officer, creating high performance computers for the National Security Agency. ⠀ ⠀ After the military he helped found two technology companies and he was a part of the Fairchild Semiconductor team who achieved the fastest memory chip speeds for its time. ⠀ ⠀ Representation for African-Americans in technology was near and dear to Frank. He started a scholarship program for African-American students in the San Jose area and he also founded a venture capital firm, New Vista Capital, which invests in primarily minority entrepreneurs.
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    Our next #AvatriaHero is Frank Greene!⠀ ⠀ Frank started his career in the Air Force and eventually rose to an air force captain. He served as an electronics officer, creating high performance computers for the National Security Agency. ⠀ ⠀ After the military he helped found two technology companies and he was a part of the Fairchild Semiconductor team who achieved the fastest memory chip speeds for its time. ⠀ ⠀ Representation for African-Americans in technology was near and dear to Frank. He started a scholarship program for African-American students in the San Jose area and he also founded a venture capital firm, New Vista Capital, which invests in primarily minority entrepreneurs.
  • Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Connie Kim 🎉 Connie is a Senior Functional Consultant on the Services team and joined us in June of 2020!⠀ ⠀ What was your favorite culture crew event at Avatria?⠀ “Everything from care packages (inclusive of Jeni’s ice cream, pumpkin carving kits for Halloween, and swag), work from home workday trivia, to socially distanced picnics in the park -- everything the Culture Crew organizes has been amazing and keeps the spirits high! If I had to choose just one favorite event though, it would definitely be the health and wellness challenge which highlighted the importance of both mental and physical self-care which is so critical to prioritize in today’s society. You received points for different activities you accomplished for the day, such as organizing your home, taking 20 conscious breaths, doing a 30 minute workout, or not going on social media for the day. It didn’t hurt that there were wellness prizes at the end too! 😊⠀ ⠀ It was refreshing that the company encouraged everyone to be and stay well and to be conscious of incorporating healthy habits for the long run.”⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Connie and the rest of the team on our website!
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    Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Connie Kim 🎉 Connie is a Senior Functional Consultant on the Services team and joined us in June of 2020!⠀ ⠀ What was your favorite culture crew event at Avatria?⠀ “Everything from care packages (inclusive of Jeni’s ice cream, pumpkin carving kits for Halloween, and swag), work from home workday trivia, to socially distanced picnics in the park -- everything the Culture Crew organizes has been amazing and keeps the spirits high! If I had to choose just one favorite event though, it would definitely be the health and wellness challenge which highlighted the importance of both mental and physical self-care which is so critical to prioritize in today’s society. You received points for different activities you accomplished for the day, such as organizing your home, taking 20 conscious breaths, doing a 30 minute workout, or not going on social media for the day. It didn’t hurt that there were wellness prizes at the end too! 😊⠀ ⠀ It was refreshing that the company encouraged everyone to be and stay well and to be conscious of incorporating healthy habits for the long run.”⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Connie and the rest of the team on our website!
  • In honor of Black history, we would like to recognize our next #AvatriaHero Dr. Mae C. Jemison. ⠀ ⠀ Mae is an engineer, philanthropist, author, physician, entrepreneur, and a former NASA astronaut. Mae served as a doctor in the Peace Corps before becoming the first black women to go to space in 1992. She was a mission specialist on the space shuttle, Endeavour. ⠀ ⠀ After NASA she founded a technology research company, BioSentinent and formed a non-profit educational foundation, the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for excellence. If all of her accomplishments weren’t enough, she is also a published author and has written books for children and adults.
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    In honor of Black history, we would like to recognize our next #AvatriaHero Dr. Mae C. Jemison. ⠀ ⠀ Mae is an engineer, philanthropist, author, physician, entrepreneur, and a former NASA astronaut. Mae served as a doctor in the Peace Corps before becoming the first black women to go to space in 1992. She was a mission specialist on the space shuttle, Endeavour. ⠀ ⠀ After NASA she founded a technology research company, BioSentinent and formed a non-profit educational foundation, the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for excellence. If all of her accomplishments weren’t enough, she is also a published author and has written books for children and adults.
  • We just released Episode 4 of the SKU-ed #podcast, and it’s all about Innovation in the workplace. In this episode, Stephen and Anando bring on special guest @Nondini Naqui to talk about what innovation is, how to establish a culture of innovation, balancing customer vs business needs, and more!⠀ ⠀ Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
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    We just released Episode 4 of the SKU-ed #podcast, and it’s all about Innovation in the workplace. In this episode, Stephen and Anando bring on special guest @Nondini Naqui to talk about what innovation is, how to establish a culture of innovation, balancing customer vs business needs, and more!⠀ ⠀ Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
  • Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Leo Rotstein 🎉 Leo is a Director on the Services team and has been with us since May 2015!⠀ ⠀ What is your favorite part of our office space at Avatria?⠀ ⠀ “Our office space gives us a place to call our own and grow our company culture. In our early years while operating out of a co-working space it was great to have a home base, but the office never completely felt like our own. Now we have a space that has been built out and designed by the same team members that get to use it day in and day out, so it really reflects what we value and gives us an opportunity to focus on what matters to everyone. I know that with everything going on the office can seem like a thing of the past, but I am really looking forward to the day we can all go back and take advantage of the awesome space we have built ourselves.”⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Leo and the rest of the team at https://buff.ly/38jBMuX
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    Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Leo Rotstein 🎉 Leo is a Director on the Services team and has been with us since May 2015!⠀ ⠀ What is your favorite part of our office space at Avatria?⠀ ⠀ “Our office space gives us a place to call our own and grow our company culture. In our early years while operating out of a co-working space it was great to have a home base, but the office never completely felt like our own. Now we have a space that has been built out and designed by the same team members that get to use it day in and day out, so it really reflects what we value and gives us an opportunity to focus on what matters to everyone. I know that with everything going on the office can seem like a thing of the past, but I am really looking forward to the day we can all go back and take advantage of the awesome space we have built ourselves.”⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Leo and the rest of the team at https://buff.ly/38jBMuX
  • If you loved Netflix's “Queen's Gambit” then you'll love our next #AvatriaHero, Feng-hsiung Hsu. ⠀ ⠀ Hsu is the principal designer for IBM's Deep Blue chess computer, which defeated Grandmaster Garry Kasparov in a dramatic 1997 match ending in a score of 3 1/2 - 2 1/2. The match and creation of Deep Blue can be further found in Hsu's book Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess Champion and even viewed in the documentary, Game Over: Kasaparov and the Machine.⠀ ⠀ For all those playing chess online, you have Feng-hsiung Hsu to thank.
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    If you loved Netflix's “Queen's Gambit” then you'll love our next #AvatriaHero, Feng-hsiung Hsu. ⠀ ⠀ Hsu is the principal designer for IBM's Deep Blue chess computer, which defeated Grandmaster Garry Kasparov in a dramatic 1997 match ending in a score of 3 1/2 - 2 1/2. The match and creation of Deep Blue can be further found in Hsu's book "Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess Champion" and even viewed in the documentary, "Game Over: Kasaparov and the Machine."⠀ ⠀ For all those playing chess online, you have Feng-hsiung Hsu to thank.
  • Happy birthday to #AvatriaHero Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer! In 1843 she wrote the first published algorithmic instructions for a proto-computer, built by mentor Charles Babbage, that could be programmed to compute not only numbers, but symbols, letters, and rules to represent larger entities such as music, pictures, and text. Ada also theorized a widely used concept still used today called looping, which is a repeated series of instructions. She is further celebrated each second Tuesday of October as a way to recognize women’s achievements in STEM.
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    Happy birthday to #AvatriaHero Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer! In 1843 she wrote the first published algorithmic instructions for a proto-computer, built by mentor Charles Babbage, that could be programmed to compute not only numbers, but symbols, letters, and rules to represent larger entities such as music, pictures, and text. Ada also theorized a widely used concept still used today called looping, which is a repeated series of instructions. She is further celebrated each second Tuesday of October as a way to recognize women’s achievements in STEM.
  • Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Nate Macaso 🎉 Nate is a Technical Consultant on the Services team and has been with us since October of 2019!⠀ ⠀ What was your favorite philanthropy event at Avatria?⠀ ⠀ “I was blown away at how Avatria was quick to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Avatria went above and beyond to match any donations toward charitable organizations fighting for equality and justice. As a person of color, I truly felt accepted and I am proud to work for a company that puts a lot of stock into diversity and inclusion. “⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Nate and the rest of the team on our site!
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    Our next #MeetTheTeam member is 🎉 Nate Macaso 🎉 Nate is a Technical Consultant on the Services team and has been with us since October of 2019!⠀ ⠀ What was your favorite philanthropy event at Avatria?⠀ ⠀ “I was blown away at how Avatria was quick to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Avatria went above and beyond to match any donations toward charitable organizations fighting for equality and justice. As a person of color, I truly felt accepted and I am proud to work for a company that puts a lot of stock into diversity and inclusion. “⠀ ⠀ Learn more about Nate and the rest of the team on our site!