We’re excited to welcome Sean Herman to our team as Web Developer! Here’s what you should know about the latest member of the growing BrightGauge crew:
Sean grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania, probably made most famous by Billy Joel’s hit song. If that rings a bell, then Sean is quick to point out that the song is actually written about neighboring city, Bethlehem. We could get lost in the reasoning behind that, so let’s continue with Sean’s story…
After studying English Literature at Lehigh University, Sean spent about 7 years doing research at FactSet Research Systems, a financial software company. When the time came for his next adventure, he set his sights on Cornell Tech in New York City, a new campus focused on software engineering and tied to the famed Cornell University. After earning his Masters in Information Systems, Sean and his family made the move to Miami so that they could be closer to relatives and also expand into larger living quarters than what NYC offers.
He spent a year working in Django and Python software development at Showroom Logic, a digital marketing company for automotive dealerships. Although the company is local, the engineers all work remotely, so while his dachshund made a solid attempt at a collaborative work environment, Sean missed the team element. It was time to consider other options.
We always ask our new teammates about why they decided to join us, and what they most look forward to accomplishing here. As Sean puts it, he was sold from the beginning on the fact that our company culture is such a priority, to everyone from our Leadership team down to our crew’s freshest faces. Sure, we do a lot of awesome activities together, but Sean points out that our focus on building a work community is also equally important: we strive to keep every day here fun and also emphasize being supportive and cooperative (our Core Values are Humble, Passionate, and Good).
In addition to our great culture, Sean is ready to dive in to his development work! He explains, “With BrightGauge growing so quickly, and serving so many customers, scaling becomes a big challenge. I’ve worked on similar products before, but this is an exciting opportunity to work on some of those big performance and reliability problems that come with success.”
When he’s not helping us build BrightGauge, Sean enjoys spending time with his lovely family: his wife Mary, and his son Jay. He also tries to devote some time to reading science fiction and history works, as well as volunteer his time for web development opportunities. Most recently, Sean completed a big volunteer project for a health tech app as part of the Clinton Health Access Initiative.
Join us in welcoming Sean to Team BrightGauge!