computer science & technology

KRYSTAL D. CARTER ’01

Founder & Chief Cloud Enthusiast, Danny Kay Consulting

krystaldcarter@gmail.com

Corporate Organizational Communication, University of Houston

“I start each (work) day with a quick 10–15-minute touchpoint with my senior consulting team. We update each other on each of our active projects. The rest of the day varies based on the projects. It may include project status meetings, system development, meetings with prospective clients, etc. The thing that stays consistent from day-to-day is the goal of being problem solvers for our clients, and it’s even better if we’re able to solve problems that they don’t even realize they have before they have them.”

CAMPBELL CRAVENS ’12

Lead Game Developer, Mega Bad Crew, LLC

campbelljcravens@gmail.com

BS, Advertising, University of Texas

“I am leading a development team building Kitty Esports – a competitive video game for cats to play online solo or cooperatively with their owners. Yes, you read that correctly, cats playing video games. We have been funded by the founder of Blizzard Entertainment and one of the founders of Twitch among many others. My primary role is the development of the game in the Unity Engine. We are gearing up for an open Beta release mid-October and final launch late November 2021.”

GRAHAM GAYLOR ’10

Founder/CEO, VRChat Inc.

graham.gaylor@gmail.com

BS, Computer Science & Math, Vanderbilt University

Prior Employers: GREE Zynga (mobile game companies)

“In the early days of VRChat (2014/2015), most of my day was spent programming the core VRChat product, shipping changes, receiving feedback from our small community, and iterating. As we grew and hired more engineers, my role turned into whatever the company needed at the time – fundraising, HR, product management, strategic planning, and company management. Today, my days consist of team and product management (lots of meetings, design reviews, roadmap discussions), interfacing with external partners (investors, technology partners), and sometimes getting hands on with critical projects (project scoping, QA features).”

RODNEY KENNEDY ’12

Technical Specialist, Millennium Relief & Development

rodney.m.kennedy@gmail.com

BS, Computer Science, Trinity University

Prior Employer: iD Tech Summer Camps

“We use technology to serve clients globally with few members in the office. I’m often making, optimizing, or maintaining our customized database software (FileMaker) or working on projects to help make our organizational process more effective. On any given day, I may need to facilitate a meeting with our tech team, troubleshoot issues with our internet or servers, or program solutions to client issues on our web interface.”

JARRETT WADLER ’09

Product Manager, Cisco

jawadler@gmail.com

BA, Economics (Financial Economics; Leadership & Organization minors), Vanderbilt University

MBA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Prior Employers: Huron Consulting Group OrthoFi

“I continue driving software enhancements I own through the stages of the software development lifecycle (I will happily explain what the steps are during the panel!). I meet with the internal product management team to discuss and update the prioritization of future software feature requests. I speak with current users (customers) for feedback regarding pain points they’re experiencing using our product. I lead Early Field Trials, in which existing customers interact with upcoming features that aren’t out yet, so they can provide feedback.”