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Working in the Past: The STEM Gender GAP

(Dis)Encouragement  I was inspired (and encouraged) to write this post based on the work of Hazel Garcia at InvestmentZen. Her recent article presents some pretty stark realities about the STEM gender gap, particularly in my own state of Indiana, which…
Jason Ward
May 12, 2017
Culture

Part-Time Work, Full-Time Passion

We work a lot. By "we" I mean Americans. By "work" I mean engage in the production of capital, mostly. By "a lot" I mean as individuals we put in more hours than individuals in most other developed countries (source). Sure,…
Jason Ward
March 15, 2017
CultureNewsOur team

Meet the RocketBuild team: Tyler Poling

Meet Tyler Poling, Senior Director of Technical Solutions. Tyler is a tech-focused strategist with many years of experience in technology leadership at agencies and corporations. He has a background in marketing, project management, technical direction, creative direction, cross-department communication, and…
RocketBuild
December 28, 2016
Culture

Hour of Code in Middle School

Today, in order to kick off Computer Science Education Week, we volunteered with TechPoint Foundation for Youth in their partnership with IPS Harshman Magnet Middle School.  The goal was to engage all 500+ of their students in one day! RocketBuild…
RocketBuild
December 5, 2016
Culture

RocketBuild team member of the month

Each month, we award someone who has exceptionally demonstrated one of our core values. They've done an above-and-beyond job of putting their Team First, demonstrating how they're Passionate, had a really tough Goal and crushed it, or in some other…
RocketBuild
August 29, 2016
Culture

Being an Intern

For many, treating an intern as a team member, let alone a real human being, is a foreign concept. Most interns are tasked with taking out the trash, refilling coffee cups, and walking the boss’ dog. Please don’t get me…
RocketBuild
August 12, 2016
CultureNews

What our Hour of Code Taught Us

We were recently contacted by Women & Hi Tech who, as a partner with TechPoint Foundation for Youth, reached out encouraging STEM professionals to mentor programs for the Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis.  The goal of which is to support the Indianapolis…
RocketBuild
July 1, 2016
Culture

require ‘women.tech’

Before we get this party started, I should tell you that I’ve only been working as a developer for a few months. However, my interest in this career was piqued a few years ago, and when I began to research…
Angie Martaus
June 21, 2016
Culture

Meet our Mission Log

Next time you're in the RocketBuild offices take a look as you're heading up the stairs.  We've added a piece of art which doubles as a the "strengths" section of our resume. Rocket Fueled Each card on the wall has…
RocketBuild
June 2, 2016