David Kerr’s winding career path led him to a place with true transparency

Career journeys can be straight and narrow, or windy paths that take you where you never thought you’d go. In the technology industry, your planned path can be disrupted by the marketplace. For David Kerr, technology allowed him to explore many paths — one that even took him oversees to Germany. Kerr’s executive stints include leadership […]

Xtern Finalist Day engages college students with 2018 tech internships

Summer may be over, but the TechPointX talent team is already looking forward to 2018 with the culmination of Xtern Finalist Day on Friday, November 10. Xtern, the largest and longest-running of the TechPoint’s talent pipeline programs, will take place starting late May 2018 and will run through August until universities are back in session […]

Gayle Ocampo’s computer programming mother inspired her career in tech

Born in the Philippines, but raised in Noblesville, Indiana, Gayle’s interest in technology was sparked by her mother’s career as a programer. Her interest grew to passion after taking several programming classes in high school. “I loved the problem solving aspect of programming. There was always something new for me to learn.” Pursuing her newly […]

Trade mission to India nets 500 jobs, sister state and plenty of good will

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb returned last week from his third international trade mission in his first nine months as governor. This time he took Indiana’s economic development message to India. Of course, technology jobs are a key focus of the state’s relationship with India, which is undoubtedly why the governor invited TechPoint President and CEO […]

4 lessons that led me to an entrepreneurial career in Indianapolis

If you would have asked me eight years ago what I imagined my career path would look like, it would have looked completely different than path I’ve actually followed. And I’m so glad it has turned out that way! In college, I imagined myself working on the business side of a life sciences company – […]