We have a wide range of ages within our Big kids and Daredevils – from Gen X to Gen Z.
How does age influence how we look at Tech? Today, we’ll talk to some of our team about influential tech in their life, and see how when they were born changes their answer.
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CEO & President
David excels at propelling Slingshot towards their goals and oversees the strategic direction of the company. He’s been described as ‘intense, driven, caring, and passionate’ both at work and play. At work, he enjoys watching his team explore, imagine, and reinvent to do the best by their clients. At play, he drives Karts at insanely high speeds and scares his wife half to death. It’s all or nothing. Which means he gives it all.
National Champion Kart Racer
Official USA Team Driver in Le Mans, France
Gets pedicures with his daughters
CIO, Chief Product Owner
Chris has spent the past 20 years creating innovative technology solutions. He’s built products that generate an average of $25 million annually without breaking a sweat. Chris believes that technology can help drive business, not inhibit it. He views his role as simply making technology work for Slingshot’s customers.
Restoring an Old Jaguar
Loves long walks and bikes rides with family
Has loyal but crazy Standard Schnauzer named Molly
Principal UX/UI Designer
As UX Lead, Rachel helps guide the design team through strategy, interviews, creation, and testing. Designing software and apps to be both intuitive & beautifully impactful plays into Rachel's strong desire to connect others. Relying on her Fine Arts background & honed intuition, she gets sudden flashes of ideas and follows them wherever they lead.
Backpacked 14 countries
Reiki Certified
Has 2 mini dachshunds
Senior UX/UI Designer
If we could give an award for best desk decorations, it would go to Cheyenne. As part of our design team, she’s extremely creative. Cheyenne is a problem solver who is extremely adaptable, and this helps her design software that is fascinating and insightful. She always finds ways to add delight and brighten the atmosphere wherever she is.
Pictionary Champ
2019 AIGA Flux Best in Category
In one word: kind of a rebel
Principal Developer
Mike was our first ever employee, and we're happy to say he’s still with us 13 years later. He’s one of the best at understanding our client’s perspective, being able to translate ideas into what needs to be built. As someone who enjoys simplicity, he’s incredibly organized. After hours, you can find him playing basketball or working on his video game website completionator.com
Extensive video game collection: Over 3,000
Out of control at Happy Hour (Kidding! He orders water.)
Can probably beat you at basketball
Principal Developer & Team Lead
Born and raised in Louisville, Doug's interest in technology started at 11 when he began writing computer games. What began as a hobby turned into his career. With broad interests that range anywhere from snorkeling, science, WWII history and real estate, Doug uses his "down time" to create new technologies for mobile and web applications.
First job was a paperboy
Favorite cookie is all of them
Allergic to laundry
Senior Developer, Team Lead
Mike is a .NET developer with a background in project management. At Slingshot, he's a team lead specializing in getting projects done on time and on budget. Whenever he needs a break from work, he enjoys beating Doug and Nathan at Jenga. At home he has two Goldendoodles and is a brand new father. Sometimes he even gets sleep!
Faster swimmer than you.
Played rugby until he turned 40 and fractured a rib. Ouch!
Once ate 65 tater tots in 5 minutes.
Principal Developer & AWS Architect
Steve is one of our AWS certified solutions architects. Whether it's coding, testing, deployment, support, infrastructure, or server set-up, he’s always thinking about the cloud as he builds. Steve is extremely adaptable, and can pick up the project and run with it. He’s flexible and able to fill in where needed. In his spare time, he enjoys family time, the outdoors and reading.
Started programming in 3rd grade
Spelling Bee Champion
Flexible, but not in the splits kind of way
Principal Developer & Senior Xamarin Developer
With over two decades of experience, Chris is an expert full-stack developer, although the last few years his focus has been on mobile apps. Chris leads our Xamarin effort, and views himself as a meticulous craftsman. When he leaves the office, he heads home to his family in his blue and white Ford Mustang.
Skyline order: 2 coneys extreme and a Kizito cookie
Loves spending time with wife and kids
Reads news, blogs, and shampoo bottles
Senior Developer
Understanding what people are trying to say, versus what they are actually saying is one of Nathan’s great strengths and he uses this superpower coupled with technology to create solutions to problems. An early bird, he is usually the first to arrive and works in the dark until Chris arrives and turns on the lights. When the day is over, he goes home to enjoy a few of his favorite things; tv, bourbon, and petting dogs. Preferably all at the same time.
Bourbon Aficionado
Eats food other people bring to the office
Bluntly honest
Senior Developer
When he first applied, Michael completed our initial programming test faster than anyone else. He has over 15 years of experience, and enjoys using test-driven development to ensure his clients get the best product. Michael is the office jockster, having an amazing sense of humor. We call him a builder of all things: not just software, but decks, bookcases, and more!
Maker of wonders, both digital and physical.
Comfortably situated within two-standard deviations of greatness.
Studied Kung Fu
Senior Developer
Laura wasn’t always a developer: she started as an academic researcher in quantitative psychology! After moving to Louisville and looking for a career switch she attended a coding bootcamp as has been a .NET developer ever since. Laura loves making and creating, anything from fixing up old furniture to projects with her kids.
Hockey fan - favorite team Nashville Predators
First website made with Dreamweaver in college
Avid reader - Scifi and non-fiction
Director of Marketing and New Business
Savannah is our one-woman marketing department. She posts, writes, and creates all things Slingshot. While she may not be making software for you, she does have a minor in Computer Information Systems. We’d call her the opposite of a procrastinator: she can’t rest until all her work is done. She loves playing her switch and meal-prepping.
Dog Mom to a Schnoodle named Otis
National Champion University of Louisville Cheerleader
Excessive collector of mugs: 102 total
Director of Operations
Currently serving as the Director of Operations for Slingshot, Maria’s focus is to develop policies and procedures to help with the company’s growth and employee development. Her passion for running a business is rooted in her desire to help companies be successful. When she’s not in the office, she’s spending quality time with her family and friends.
Volunteers at homeless shelters
Enjoys Kickboxing
Loves to travel the world and try new foods
Ukraine Delivery Manager
Artem is a department delivery manager in our Ukraine division with a .net development background. He has a deep interest in new technologies and board games. Growing up, he wanted to become an archaeologist. Instead of digging up fossils, he realized he likes thorough code assessments.
Attempted to publish his own board game to android platform.
Always loses to his wife in Dixit.
Principle Full Stack Developer
Andriy is a Ukraine .NET developer with experience in Android development. At Slingshot, Andriy loves working on our pet insurance client, so he can help take stress away from pet owners. Andriy became a father just a few months ago. He also enjoys playing chess and is interested in learning facts about other cultures.
Translated "Murder on the Orient Express" into Ukrainian.
Has not drank alcohol for the last 10 years.
Principal Full Stack Developer
Alex is a Ukraine .NET developer with a background in project management. At Slingshot, he's a team lead specializing on our PetFirst project. At home, he considers himself "the boss," but his wife and 2 rebellious children don't think so.
Knows over 6 languages
Dreams of shaking hands with the Terminator
Principal QA Analyst
Yulia is Ukraine QA Engineer with a background in project management. At Slingshot, she's a development team lead and QA engineer. She would describe herself as a wife, mother of two beautiful daughters, and an optimist. After work, she likes to ride her bike with her family.
Love to travel around Europe by car
Never says no to deliciously cooked meat
Frontend Developer
Vitalii is a Ukraine Frontend developer. At Slingshot, he's a member of the development team. In childhood, he dreamed of becoming a football player.
Spent one night in the forest alone
Loves traveling around the mountains
Senior Xamarin Developer
Lyubomyr is a Ukraine Xamarin/.NET developer. At Slingshot, he works on the New Roots project, helping to develop the mobile application for iOS and Android, as well as supplemental APIs for mobile platforms. He enjoys playing snooker (similar to billiards), tennis, basketball, board games, and computer games.
Collects wines from different countries
Almost always washes his car before heavy rain
Principal QA Analyst
Bohdan is a Ukraine QA Engineer. At Slingshot, he's a team member specializing on the PetFirst project. Bogdan graduated from the Veterinary University and loves working with pet insurance.
Graduated from the Veterinary University
Fan of Chelsea football club for more than 15 years
Senior Developer
Andrii is a Ukraine Xamarin/.NET developer. At Slingshot, he's worked on the PetFirst, UofL, and Dr Dictate projects. He's the owner of picky-eater snowshoe cat named Snowball. He enjoys playing soccer, hiking, and bungee jumping.
Hopes one day to climb on Everest
Amazing singer (when drunk enough)
Project Manager
Olivia comes from the world of product development and spent the last seven years driving projects from concept to completion. An engineer by training, she gets a kick out of simplifying complex problems with lots of moving parts. Olivia spends her free time rock climbing, hiking, or doing anything outside!
Loves rock climbing and hiking - most recently through the Grand Canyon
Teaches Irish Dance classes in her free time
Mom to a bobtail cat named Tim and his sister Rocket
Senior Developer and Architect
David is a full stack developer with a passion for business. He's active in the development community by mentoring, presenting, and organizing development and entrepreneurship initiatives. David considers himself a daredevil developer because he likes to experiment with new technologies when they solve real problems. When he's not working, he's exercising, learning, or spending time with his wife and step-dog.
Has a fully automatic espresso machine
Can bench-press more than 250 lbs
Proud step dad to a border collie chow mix named Darwin
Lead UX/UI Designer
Eric is driven by curiosity and an eagerness to roll up his sleeves and lend a hand on any project. He is passionate about the human side of technology, bringing an empathetic set of eyes to his work with the goal of making the world — or at least the internet — a better place, one experience at a time. These days the Big Kid in him is probably daydreaming about the next adventure. You might (eventually) run into him on the trails of Cherokee Park or at a crowded music venue.
Number of weddings DJed: 2
Has willingly jumped out of perfectly good aircraft
Last meal? Easy choice — Indian buffet
Senior Developer
Chris is a full stack developer with over 25 years of experience. He is a creative architect/developer who has the unique ability to quickly review business processes and determine the best approach for software automation. His main goal is to help companies realize their full profit potential. Chris describes himself as a Big Kid. By remaining forever young, you never grow old and bored.
He's been DJing since he was 15
Restores classic cars for fun
Has a Golden Doodle that sheds all over the place
Senior Developer
First learning HTML and JavaScript on his own, his desire to learn more only grew from then. With a litany of different programming languages in his pocket, he uses that broad knowledge to provide a well-informed picture to any project. Jeff describes himself as a Big Kid. Always tinkering with and taking things apart as a kid, he has taken that approach into his adult life
Enjoys hosting podcasts.
Collects bourbon and baseball cards.
Has a knack for tinkering and fixing things.
Senior Developer
Blaise has developed applications to help the great state of West Virginia government operations. With great curiosity and wide interest, Blaise has learned writing, cooking, and history from people he describes as ‘well qualified as Big Kids.’
5-year expert in waiting tables.
Documenting his cooking progress.
Practicing product photography.
Principal Developer
Jonathan is first and foremost a problem solver. Even before becoming a full time developer, he relied on technology and some basic programming to make life easier in a variety of jobs. He's worked on projects of all types: greenfield to legacy support, and startups to Fortune 100. Jonathan would describe himself as a daredevil because he's not afraid to ask "why" or to challenge the status quo. He stole his life motto from every infomercial ever- "There's got to be a better way!"
Listens to way too many podcasts.
Two time Startup Weekend winner.
Used to live on a sailboat.
Principal Developer
Dan has had a diverse career path, all the while using his programming skills along the way. Ultimately, it was Dan’s passion for problem solving that led him to becoming a full-time software engineer. Dan is a big kid who loves to laugh and learn new things. When he’s not hard at work, Dan enjoys traveling (he once flew on 16 different airplanes in 45 days) and spending time with his family and friends.
Cannot resist a bad pun.
Collects Hawaiian shirts.
Loves fixing and building stuff.
Senior UX/UI Designer
Tim is a UX/UI Designer with more than 7 years of experience. For him, design is also an emotional release. Tim is happiest when every pixel is in its perfect place. He describes himself as a curious daredevil, because he loves to experiment and find new challenges in order to learn something new. In his spare time, Tim enjoys traveling with his family and tuning-up cars.
Loves to collect Lego.
Dreams of living in a house in the forest.
Fond of tuning-up cars.
Principal Product Owner
Sarah Bhatia brings people together. In her decade plus of product and product-adjacent experience, her focus has been on cross-functional collaboration, asking lots of questions, and getting big results. She excels at strategy development, and getting the right brains in the room to solve big problems. Sarah would describe herself as a daredevil, because she's not afraid to ask "dumb" questions, get smart answers, and take (calculated) risks.
Was once trapped in a room with the Stanley Cup.
Has a 100-pound Bernedoodle named Dover.
Loves renovating old, ugly houses.
Senior Developer
Aubrey has several years of experience in C# and .NET, but likes being a polyglot developer; she’s currently becoming proficient in Rust. Before software, she worked as a translator from German to English, and spent some time in genetics labs working on wolf spiders. Aubrey would describe herself as a daredevil on account of her 'try anything twice attitude' and love of Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Fond of baking bread.
Speaks at least two languages (and codes in way more).
Project Manager
Teresa has over 20 years experience with customer solutions, and 8-plus years in project management. She's also a mentor in change management, business analysis, and quality assurance. When not at work, she enjoys being creative by composing music, creating art, and designing clothes. She’s a Big Kid, and tells people: “I am a kid at heart, and I am still figuring out what I want to be when I grow up.”
Avid long distance walker and hiker.
Started sewing and designing clothes at the age of 3.
Still watches cartoons she grew up on.
Senior Mascot
Slingy is a Lemur from Madagascar who embodies the Big Kid and Daredevil spirit. He's creative, adventurous, and caring. When Slingy's not flying through flaming hoops or hosting office dance party's, he's coloring, designing, or hanging out at Cheyenne's desk. When asked if he's a Big Kid or Daredevil, Slingy will always reply "Both!"
Watch Slingy's Origin Story
The only thing he's afraid of is airplanes.
Has a crazy-long bucket list, including cliff diving, swimming with sharks, and running with the bulls in Spain.
His role model is Evil Knievel
Senior Developer
John’s passion for development is driven by a desire to break things and ask the question “why?”. He believes in the need for client interaction and pushing the boundaries of software development (which is what led John to Slingshot). He describes himself as a daredevil; he's constantly forcing himself out of his comfort zone and always questioning the way things are and whether they could be improved.
Spent many years as a lifeguard, and got to guard many of the Disney World resorts.
An avid bass fisherman.
Has never had a cup of coffee.
Senior Project Manager
Rachel’s been a project manager for the past 15 years. She's done all types of methodologies and projects. When asked her favorite thing about PM, she says it always comes back to the people. She relates to being a "big kid," because she loves to be creative and free-spirited, but also likes to plan and organize. When she’s not working, she also has a hobby photography business and loves to explore the outdoors with her family.
Cat mom to two Himalayan cats.
Boy mom to two adventurous and energetic little boys.
Favorite place in the world is the beach.
Senior Developer
Richard has loved technology for most of his life. He's been developing software for a variety of companies: from startup survivors to billion dollar behemoths. Richard is a Big kid who enjoys playing games and exploring the world, making sure to never take things too seriously. He likes to read and write, and hopes that his mark on the world is always perceived as a positive one.
Listens to death metal.
Makes video games for fun.
Collects classic literature.
