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fireworks
fourth of july
july fourth
lake union
pyrotechnics
seafair
seattle
Geek of the Week: Tom Bates is the brains behind the fireworks that burst over Seattle on July 4
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amazon
books
comics
jill taplin
outsider comics
retail
Geek of the Week: Amazon vet Jill Taplin applies lessons from tech giant at her tiny comic book shop
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amazon
salal humair
supply chain
The science of getting you your stuff: Amazons Salal Humair fills a critical role in the supply chain
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blair fillingham
microsoft
mtrnl
startups
yoga
Geek of the Week: Blair Fillinghams MTRNL instinct and tech savvy leads to virtual yoga startup
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amazon
amazon go
gerard medioni
Geek of the Week: Gerard Medioni is a man on the Go turning Amazons retail concept into a reality
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sports tech
baseball
lorena martin
mlb
seattle mariners
Geek of the Week: Lorena Martin brings edge to Seattle Mariners as physical and mental data guru
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billie sue chafins
hulu
software
Geek of the Week: Hulus Billie Sue Chafins credits education and hard work for long career in tech
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ascent outdoors
miyar adventures
outdoors
sandeep nain
travel
Geek of the Week: Sandeep Nain walked away from tech and trekked into a passion for the outdoors
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advice
worklife balance
Our 2017 Geeks of the Week offer their best tips and tricks for managing everyday work and life
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amazon
aws
david ham
glamazon
lgbtq
Geek of the Week: Amazons David Ham takes Pride in his work and his role with LGBTQ group glamazon
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azure
azure quantum
megan brown
microsoft
quantum computing
A love for scifi sparked Megan Browns STEM path and led to quantum computing at Microsoft
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jaime teevan
microsoft
microsoft research
Geek of the Week: Take a break and read about Jaime Teevans Microsoft research on working less
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kyle kesterson
travel
which ritual
work remotely
After startup burnout Seattles Kyle Kesterson resets on the road and launches a portal for rituals
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coronavirus
covid
david shoultz
science
university of washington
washington research foundation
David Shoultz seeks tech and science solutions as Washington Research Foundation grants director
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diversity
education
fred hutch
fred hutchinson cancer research center
jeanne ting chowning
science
Geek of the Week: Fred Hutchs Jeanne Chowning committed to diversity and inclusion in science
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astrolabe analytics
batteries
entrepreneur organization
robert masse
university of washington
Geek of the Week: Univ of Washingtons Robert Masse plugs into analytics to build better batteries
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angela lin
innovateen
mit launch
techstars
Geek of the Week: Teen entrepreneur Angela Lin aims to get adults to take her and her peers seriously
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apple
apps
pranav karthik
wwdc
Geek of the Week: At 13 Pranav Karthik develops into true tech geek as he earns WWDC scholarship
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dow constantine
king county
politics
Geek of the Week: County Exec Dow Constantines passion Preserving place where he has deep roots
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artefact
design
sheryl cababa
ux design
Geek of the Week: Could we Should we Sheryl Cababa asks the right design questions at Artefact
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agritech
cannabis
dewey scientific
jordan zager
washington state university
Geek of the Week: Jordan Zager uses plant science to make cannabis more environmentally efficient
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ganesh shankar
portland
request for proposal
rfp
rfpio
Geek of the Week: Ganesh Shankar founded Portlands RFPIO to improve the processes that wasted his time
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amazon
aws
cloud
kevin lin
podcast
Geek of the Week: Kevin Lin walks the talk as he left Amazon to launch startup and host his own podcast
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amy lynch
comcast
Geek of the Week: Comcasts Amy Lynch passionate about connecting people to what they enjoy
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accessibility
education
microsoft
microsoft education
mike tholfsen
With 25 years at Microsoft Mike Tholfsen is old school and a champion of education accessibility
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avvo
kevin goldsmith
Geek of the Week: With Microsoft Spotify and Adobe behind him Kevin Goldsmith finds a home again in Seattle at Avvo
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erik arnold
microsoft
nonprofit
philanthropy
tech for social impact
Microsofts Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success
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activism
cynthia brothers
development
instagram
land use
photography
seattle
social media
vanishing seattle
Geek of the Week: Vanishing Seattle creator Cynthia Brothers on why the citys loss of soul is about more than nostalgia
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amanda sullivan
books
education
stem
stem for girls
Geek of the Week: Researcher writer mom Amanda Sullivan pushes importance of STEM for young girls
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art
cloud
raksha balasubramanyam
skytap
Geek of the Week: Raksha Balasubramanyam learns fine art of helping Skytap clients adjust to the cloud
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ender ricart
liveperson
ux
Geek of the Week: UX researcher Ender Ricart harnesses human knowhow to make bots better
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geek of the week
tech
Whats one piece of tech you couldnt live without Heres what our 2018 Geeks of the Week had to say
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michael ford
microsoft
real estate
Geek of the Week: Microsofts Michael Ford manages massive real estate portfolio in hopes of inspiring workers
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greg newbloom
membrion
science
Geek of the Week: Membrions Greg Newbloom filters out the hard stuff to focus on simple ideas
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games
gaming
gordon li
shotcall
streaming
video games
He always wanted in the game and now Shotcalls Gordon Li is helping fans play alongside creators
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space
space travel
systima technologies
taylor banks
Geek of the Week: Systima Technologies Taylor Banks is a space addict hooked on what lies ahead
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amazon
geek of the week
amazon restaurants
gus lopez
Geek of the Week: Somebody buy Gus Lopez lunch Amazon Restaurants chief has been at the company for 19 years
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edus health
health tech
healthcare
justin chan
medicine
paul g allen school of computer science and engineering
university of washington
Geek of the Week: UWs Justin Chan uses computer science skills to democratize medical devices
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inspiration
year in review
Need a boost for the new year Pacific Northwest geeks share the different things that inspire them
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microsoft
microsoft teams
raanah amjadi
Geek of the Week: A Teams player at Microsoft Raanah Amjadi finds a product and a purpose
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insects
robotics
university of washington
vikram iyer
wireless technology
Geek of the Week: UWs Vikram Iyer uses small insects to tackle big wireless computing problems
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hackathon
jeremiah dangler
slalom
Geek of the Week: Slaloms Jeremiah Dangler helps find solutions to big problems as Hackathon leader
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digipen institute of technology
education
games
gaming
jason chu
Geek of the Week: 30 years later DigiPen and Jason Chu still in the game with unique education model
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levelten energy
maryssa barron
renewable energy
Geek of the Week: Maryssa Barron brings her renewable energy to clean tech and LevelTen
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adyn
elizabeth russo
adyn founder Elizabeth Ruzzo is on a mission to make scientific discovery more inclusive
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annee ngo
esports
education
startup league
vancouver bc
Geek of the Week: Annee Ngo engages students with esports tied to education and real money
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startups
bob crimmins
entrepreneur
startup haven
Geek of the Week: How lifelong entrepreneur Bob Crimmins little poker game ballooned to a 2300person startup group
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automaton
eric peterson
techstars
Geek of the Week: Automaton Golden Idols Ones a startup ones a band Eric Peterson rocks for both
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biotech
bristolmyers squibb
cancer
cell therapy
justine dellaringa
Seattle biotech vet Justine DellAringa sees parallels in science while building her own home
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data
microsoft
raghu ramakrishnan
Geek of the Week: Microsofts Raghu Ramakrishnan geeks out on data how we use it and secure it