I'm a software development professional with 25 years experience in the field for a variety of employers from Fortune Top 50 to startups. My current mission is to act as a Detroit City Organizer for HackerNest, a grassroots nonprofit organization that runs unpretentious community events and epic, meaningful, universally-acclaimed hackathons. Our mission is economic development through technological proliferation, and Detroit has a tremendous and vibrant community of people we love to bring together. Startup Week 2017 is our 1 year anniversary, and we're here to celebrate it and get Year 2 off to a big start!