CultureNewsOur team

Meet the RocketBuild team: Kyle Huff

Meet Kyle Huff, Software Developer. Kyle started at RocketBuild as his first foray into a second career as a programmer — having previously held roles in business development. As RocketBuild's resident jokester, Kyle brings the fun to every company meeting…
RocketBuild
August 14, 2017
CultureNews

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
Technology consulting

Decoding: API Integrations

"Application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software and applications." - Wikipedia If you're not a developer or programmer, you may be looking at that sentence and thinking to yourself; I still…
RocketBuild
November 14, 2016
Methods

Agile for Everybody

WHAT IS AGILE DEVELOPMENT? The Agile Development Methodology stems from the Agile Manifesto, drafted in 2001, which is a set of twelve project management principles that guide development teams toward quick, lean solutions, which are then reviewed and improved over…
Jason Ward
September 26, 2016
MethodsTechnology consulting

Development is All About Stories

Great Software and Web Development Begins with Storytelling. A critical component of developing exceptional applications is translating the needs, desires and activities of the app's users into working code, or features. While this is an obvious observation, it isn't as…
Jason Ward
September 8, 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
CultureNewsOur team

Meet the RocketBuild team: Nathan Zarse

Meet Nathan Zarse, Senior Director of Marketing. Nathan is a critical thinker and problem solver with extensive experience working at creative and technology services companies. His background includes branding, strategizing user experiences, and designing interfaces. He manages RocketBuild's marketing and…
RocketBuild
May 27, 2016
Culture

Thoughts from GrowCo 2016

I had the chance to attend Inc. Magazine's annual GrowCo conference this year, which is focused on entrepreneurs looking for support and insight on how to grow their businesses. It's a 3-day event attended by people representing all types of…
RocketBuild
May 25, 2016
Methods

The Upward Spiral to Code Poetry

The Most Worthwhile Journey on the Path to Code Enlightenment If you look at the bottom of the page on wordpress.org, you’ll see the words “Code is Poetry” in gray capital letters. I’ve been using WordPress since 2005, and for…
RocketBuild
May 20, 2016
CultureMethods

Continuous Improvement Days and You

Developers at RocketBuild have a consistent routine during the morning work hours. Come into the office, get setup at your desk (or couch if you're at home), maybe clean up some leftover tasks from yesterday, and probably drink coffee or…
RocketBuild
April 6, 2016