Introductions

[Luke Crouch]

Just like the national-level organizers' thread ...

This is the Introductions thread. New members are invited to introduce themselves. A brief format is suggested.

Name
How long you've been in Tulsa
Occupation and/or Affiliations
Something you want to get from the forum or something you want to get done in Tulsa

Anything else you want to add but don't write a book. There's plenty of time to get to know one another.

I'll start:

Hi.
Luke Crouch
Born-and-raised for 31 years
Web Developer for Mozilla
I want to help build and grow a civic technology group that makes visible positive impacts in our community

[Susan Marie Lugar Oliver]

I'm Suzy Oliver.

I work for myself at Megaritz Software. I am trying to write my own mobile apps, but that's not going very well (it's really easy for that kind of job to get put on the back burner, and my life has been incredibly stressfully the past year and a half with aging parents and my being the oldest child and the only one in the Tulsa area full-time), so I am tutoring ACT/SAT and practically all subjects, but mostly math and computer science for middle school through college. I was also teaching math and computer science at TCC as an adjunct professor but enrollment's down, so, this semester, I am not teaching there.  I am checking out other possibilities with working for companies as a software developer. 

I worked as a programmer for 14 years, then homeschooled my autistic son for a number of years, then nobody would hire me after that gap in programming even though I went back to school and worked on a Mobile Development degree from TCC, which I finished last May. I worked at Aviation Simulation Technologies for 6 months recently doing C++ and flying simulators; it was the most fun I've ever had working, but they went under I'm not that good with web sites yet, though I've taken all the classes on HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. What I excel at is solving almost any kind of algorithm and turning it into code. I've done years of C and C++, and I feel very comfortable with C# and Objective C.

I would just like to help out and do something for Tulsa, which has been my home all of my adult life. (I was born in Temple, Texas, near Killeen and Waco, and grew up in Borger, Texas, near Amarillo.)

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[Jacob Hunter]

Hey, everybody!

My name's Jacob Hunter

I've been a student at the University of Tulsa since August of last year

I am a freshman computer science major

I am hoping to broaden my network and apply my critical thinking/programming skills on the local level with this forum. With any luck, I'd also love to get an internship for this summer!

[Tom White]

On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 7:53 AM, Luke Crouch <luke....@gmail.com> wrote:

Just like the national-level organizers' thread ...

This is the Introductions thread. New members are invited to introduce themselves. A brief format is suggested.

My name is Tom White, I've lived in Oklahoma all my life but moved to Tulsa in 1999.

I'm a software developer, mostly database and business applications. I've done some web work mostly in PHP, but after reading some messages here I am learning Django by doing a small project. I currently work at a trucking company where I'm migrating some systems to PostGIS, which was new to me two years ago but I'm starting to like it. I used to volunteer as an EMT and did some mapping involved with that, map books and the like. I also have website focused on crowd-sourced amateur radio GIS data, but it needs some TLC that I've been unable to provide.

I'm intrigued by the idea of using public data to make Tulsa better. I saw a thread on reddit asking for the best place to live in Tulsa and thought that would be a great place to start - publish some maps comparing crime rates to build starts and maybe property values, school ratings and so on.

I currently have 2 year old triplets, and my wife is not in great health, and so I don't have a lot of time right now to get out and go places. But I'm extremely interested in this project and would like to keep up with what is going on so that when I do have some spare time in a couple of years I would be able to play a more active role.

[Carlos Moreno]

Carlos Moreno
Moved to Tulsa from San Jose / Silicon Valley CA 15 years ago.

Graphic Designer for CAP Tulsa (http://captulsa.org/) and I own a design / branding company, and a sci-fi/fantasy publishing company (http://www.auryncreative.com/).  I am also president of TulsaNow (http://tulsanow.org/) an advocacy group for smarter land-use and transportation policy.

I like connecting dots.  I'm interested in programmers & creative folks getting more involved in local government, and introducing gov. organizations such as the Economic Development Commission, the Planning Department, INCOG, the Transportation Advisory Board, etc. to tools that allow for more civic engagement and input.  Government works best when it is of, by, and for the people.

-c.

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 7:53:58 AM UTC-6, Luke Crouch wrote:

[Paul Johnson]

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 7:53:58 AM UTC-6, Luke Crouch wrote:

Name
How long you've been in Tulsa
Occupation and/or Affiliations
Something you want to get from the forum or something you want to get done in Tulsa

Paul Johnson

3 years

Field engineer for SMARTECH in Austin, Texas (but I'm based out of Tulsa Airport), insane mapper for OpenStreetMap US

I want to pound nails into the coffin of proprietary maps. 

[Mario Garcia]

Hi 

Mario Garcia

Moved to Tulsa 15 years ago.

Director of IT for Sleep REMedies LLC. 

Just like Luke said, I want to be apart of a group that makes a difference and closes the gap in civic technology.

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 7:53:58 AM UTC-6, Luke Crouch wrote:

[Brent Gardner]

Hi,

Brent Gardner

Tulsa Born-and-raised 35 years.

Software Developer for Tiger Natural Gas

I would also like to see and be part of a civic technology group in Tulsa.

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 7:53:58 AM UTC-6, Luke Crouch wrote:

[Luke Crouch]

Welcome Mario and Brent! Hope to see you at a Friday co-working or a Monday meeting!

-L

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[Josef Green]

Hey Guys! 

I'm Josef Green. 

Born in Tucson Az. 

I'm 26.

Served four years in the Navy as an IT. 

Served 3 in the USAF Reserves as a 3D152. 

Serving in the Oklahoma ANG with the 146th ASOS out of Will Roger's ANG Base. 

Prior DO for Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.

Currently doing Physical and Cyber security for Department of Energy's Southwest Power Administratioin, Downtown Tulsa.

I help out with The Demand Project. It's a local group, pretty new, that works with local and state law enforcement to fight the sexual exploitation of minors as well as all human trafficking. They've tasked me with looking into helping research for their workshops for parents to help them become more tech savvy and protect their children on the internet, video games, phone security, etc. and limit their exposure to predators. They've also tasked me with basically looking into creating their batcave. They mentioned interest in finding companies that are willing to donate their old workstations, etc to non profits. They have a proprietary program used to keep track of their numbers, rescued victims' information, rates of impact, etc. They also want to expand their network transnational. I know Office 365 is free for non profits and that could possibly be useful for that end. Seeing as how the majority of my IT skills have been from OJT in the military, I figure there are better minds than my own out there. I'm hoping to meet someone interested in pointing me in the right direction. 

Thanks for allowing me into your group! 

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 7:53:58 AM UTC-6, Luke Crouch wrote:

[Luke Crouch]

Welcome Josef.

Sounds like a cool project. I'll start another thread for it ...

-L

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[Samuel Odewale]

Samuel Odewale

Been in Tulsa for four years...loved every nanoseconds of it

Process Engineer for an Oil Company: Working on my web development skills as a hobby

I am looking to add value to the group with the hope of learning a thing or two.

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 7:53:58 AM UTC-6, Luke Crouch wrote:

[Carlos Moreno]

Welcome Samuel!
Let us know how we can help you with your learning, web development skills-wise.

-carlos

[Keith Lewis]

My name is Keith Lewis.

I am an Business Systems Analyst/Developer with Avis Budget Group.  I have lived in Tulsa for 2 1/2 months now, but most of my family is in this area.  I mainly use C# and VB/VBA, and I am just getting started in web development.  I like to be a community contributor, and want to help out any way I can.  

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 7:53:58 AM UTC-6, Luke Crouch wrote:

[Luke Crouch]

Hi Keith, welcome! Thanks for joining the Meetup too - please come meet folks at any of the meetups.

You may have noticed there's an all-weekend meetup for CodeAcross 2015. [1] We're organizing some projects and a venue, but it will be a great way to see what Code for Tulsa is all about, so mark it on your calendar if you can!

-L

[1] http://www.codeforamerica.org/events/codeacross-2015/

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[Theodore Ward]

My name is Ted Ward, I grew up in Claremore and moved back to Tulsa in 2002 from Denver where I worked as a Java developer. Since then I've been teaching programming and security at OSUIT and now TCC. I have experience with many programming languages. I like web development, mobile and low level programming/hardware hacking. I have a few open source programs on SourceForge (AstroGrep, OSU Quiz).

I want to collaborate/contribute knowledge, ideas, and effort wherever I can to help foster a hacking and technical culture in Tulsa. I enjoy technology and believe a strong technological foundation will lead to a brighter future. I have various ideas and even some partially completed code for projects that I think could be fun or useful for a wider audience, but I am not the most focused person you will ever meet...

[Luke Crouch]

Welcome Ted! Thanks for introducing yourself! If you haven't joined the Meetup yet, be sure to join so you'll get notifications of our meetups:

http://www.meetup.com/Code-for-Tulsa/

Sounds like you would also like Tulsa Web Devs if you haven't joined it already?

http://on.fb.me/tulsawebdevs
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105329276617610687480
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Tulsa-Web-Devs-4064077

We need a better intro page, but for now, here's our current "roadmap" of projects ...

* Crow Creek Community
We're working with Blue Thumb OK [1] to build up http://savecrowcreek.org/ to connect crow creek residents with lawn-care providers who will offer "Blue Thumb Approved" lawn-care services to minimize impact on the Crow Creek watershed. We're also working on turning Blue Thumb's clipboard-style data collection into a mobile web app.

* What Works Cities

We're working with City of Tulsa IT department and other departments on using data to measure and improve city services. [2] We've had a couple of really good meetings and design sessions involving city IT, Fire, and Police departments to identify problems, design solutions, and learn what data sets are required to implement the solutions. This will lead into our CodeAcross 2016 event in February, where we plan to form teams to work on some of the projects we've designed. I need to publish that list and get it online soon.

Everyone's pretty much in holiday mode right now, though we plan to start up again in earnest in January, so please join the groups to stay involved as things get going again in 2016.

Again, welcome!

-L

[1] http://www.bluethumbok.com/
[2] https://www.cityoftulsa.org/news/news-stories/2015/whatworkscities.aspx

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[Charlie Evans]

My name is Charlie Evans. I have lived in Tulsa since 2005 (attended TU). I'm currently a Programmer Analyst for Helmerich & Payne. My professional background is focused around the .NET framework. I have recently started using Angular 1.x for projects and diving deeper into the world of web development. I am looking for ways to get involved with the community and to learn new things.

[Keith Lewis]

I hope you don't mind me reaching out,  but how are you interfacing between angular and the backend DB? I am just starting

On Mar 24, 2016 4:51 PM, "Charlie Evans" <charlie.gle...@gmail.com> wrote:

My name is Charlie Evans. I have lived in Tulsa since 2005 (attended TU). I'm currently a Programmer Analyst for Helmerich & Payne. My professional background is focused around the .NET framework. I have recently started using Angular 1.x for projects and diving deeper into the world of web development. I am looking for ways to get involved with the community and to learn new things.

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[Josef Green]

Hey Ted,

Sorry guys I've never been active on here yet, but I saw this in my emails. Ted, are you related to Josh Ward from Claremore? He's one of my Navy buddies.

cheers!

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[Charlie Evans]

Hey Keith,

No problem on reaching out! I think the point is for us to talk to each other and learn :)

We used WebApi 2 for the two applications I helped build (as well as SignalR for real-time data updates). H&P is a heavy .NET shop that is starting to get into web development so we are using what we know and adding in new and exciting things.

Don't hesitate to ask more questions if you have them!

[Keith Lewis]

Oh. WebAPI... Must be nice😀 we are serving off 2005 with ASP.NET 2.0. We can use 3.5 since it is still actually a 2.0 base,  but 4.0 while installed,  does not play nice with IIS 6, or SSRS 2005.

[Charlie Evans]

I'm guessing some sort of legacy system? SQL Server 2005 support ends April 12th, so it may be beneficial to start looking to migrate to the newer stuff. 4.0 won't be enough unfortunately since Microsoft ended support with 4.0, 4.5 and 4.5.1 earlier this year.

[Luke Crouch]

Dropping code-fo...@googlegroups.com to bcc while you guys geek out on .NET & Angular ... :)

If you'd like to include more folks, please start a new thread (not this Introductions thread).

Thanks,

-L

[James Wagner]

James Wagner
Native Tulsan, lived here off and on for 34 years, but most recently for the past 7 years
I'm the Principal Transportation Planner for INCOG (we are the regional planning entity for the Tulsa metro area)
I'm interested in using technology to help people make better informed transportation decisions.

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 7:53:58 AM UTC-6, Luke Crouch wrote:

[Theodore Ward]

Well, better late than never, but no relation to Josh. Although I was in the Navy.

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