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Stephn_R

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About Stephn_R

Stephen Rodriguez is a recent graduate of Iona College. At Iona College, Stephen earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in Computer Science with a minor in Information System. During his time at Iona, he remained very active in the community as president of the Computer Science Club and working as an onsite IT Specialist. During his summers, he would further his career experience by working as a Software Developer for companies like IBM and Pepsico Beverages.

After graduating, Stephen Rodriguez began his new position as a UI/UX Developer for Gartner in Stamford Connecticut at their Global Headquarters. Recently, he has been awarded with the new position of Software Developer within the new Rotational Program at Gartner.

His true passion exists in his skills as a researcher. As such, he has been published by Inderscience for his work on determining consumer relationships with relation to cell phone churn rates. In addition, he has visited the University of Kentucky to present his CS Thesis alongside his research team at NCUR (National Conference of Undergraduate Research). As technical lead, his focus was on leading and analyzing the development of the new Lexical and Sublexical Analysis Calculator for Children's Literature.

Stephen has a deep passion for the world of Open Source Development. During his term at Iona, he has competed in over 8+ programming competitions at places such as NYU, Rutgers, Yale, and the University of Michigan. Since then, he has continued to help others in becoming better developers by participating in events throughout the year and offering his code to the public for free. Beyond this, he has many personal goals for his career and life, although numerous, it has becomes his drive to become an inspiring and innovative developer.

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    Comment #10075858

    What about Gigster? https://trygigster.com/ They are part of the Summer Class of 2015 for Y-Combinator and are really promising. You basically sign up to be a Gigster and then get …

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    Today marks an important day for us all :)

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    Comment #9680668

    You have to look at this in a different light. Making a difference as Software Engineer is possible. But digging deeper into the root of how its possible is not a career related mo…

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    Comment #9601266

    Damn...how does anyone begin to reinvent the wheel like that? Was there any documentation on how it was done?

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    Comment #9446305

    Chris Coyier I enamored the man for his work and his experience with developing truly innovative work while still pursuing an active "side project" go-getter-ness via Codepen. But …

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    Comment #9369898

    What do you think has changed the most for startups today since when you wrote "The Lean Startup"?

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    Comment #9359638

    fingers crossed I am so happy to see how much effort and consideration that everyone is putting in towards React and Angular as a Modern Web App Framework standard* * - Standard fo…

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    Comment #9205281

    Definitely a well thought out product for the everyday use. I can see this being hyped up quickly

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    Thank you for the kind words! It is daunting to see how much anyone would need to know in order to set up distributed systems. But it is powerful to have. And with great power come…

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    Comment #9061131

    I would trust documentation with a grain of salt. Very rarely do I find intensive and accurate documentation for distributed systems. However, documentation may be helpful for thin…

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