Matthew Crossman
I am a Systems Engineer at Fidelity Investments. My role consists of a mixture of DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering in support of Web Development. I graduated with a Masters in Computer Engineering from UMass Dartmouth back in 2016, but the first steps of my career began in public school when I enrolled in the IT shop at my local vocational high school. My skillset gives me a unique opportunity to dive deeply into complex technical issues while also translating decisions to non-technical audiences who need to make critical decisions about the systems they depend on. I enjoy working with computers, helping others, and giving back to the community.
Session
In this panel-style talk, we will learn how the tech industry is partnering with local K-12 schools to expose students to engaging career paths at young age. We will explore this topic from various perspectives ranging from: the benefit to the industry of igniting tech curiosity early, how these efforts impact DEI, why the education community cares about this, why parents and families care about this, recent public school engagements, and more.