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Annmarie Lanesey - Technology Disrupter!

Authored by on Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018

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Albany Business Review has named Annmarie Lanesey, President and co-founder of Greane Tree Technology, one of their 2018 Disrupters, "the people and companies shaping technology." Annmarie is being recognized for her contributions to technology workforce development through AlbanyCanCode, the organization she founded to match local aptitude to opportunity. Annmarie will be honored at the May 3 Disrupters Luncheon, along with fellow Technology Disrupters Dick Frederick, Karthik and Guha Bala, Deb Leach, Antonio Civitella, and Danielle Merfeld.

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Greane Tree CTO Named to Business Review's 40 Under 40

Authored by on Wednesday, Mar 8, 2017

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Joseph Payette, Jr., Greane Tree's Chief Technology Officer, has been named one of Albany Business Review's 40 Under 40. Joe's quiet strength is at the core of Greane Tree's success. His uncompromising craftsmanship, steadfast self-discipline, and diamond brilliance keep our code clean and our customers happy.  Please join us in celebration at the May 12 Luncheon and Awards Reception. Congratulations, Joe, and thank you!

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Annmarie Lanesey at Wonder Women Mentoring Breakfast

Authored by on Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017

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Annmarie Lanesey will be one of the facilitators at the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber's Wonder Women Mentoring Breakfast on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. with registration and breakfast, followed by three 20-minute table rotations to discuss topics such as Work? Life? BalanceIf you are competent, it’s time to be confident!Moving your career to the next levelLessons learned: What I wish someone had told meHaving difficult conversationsAnnmarie is excited to join other "

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Annmarie Lanesey Named New York State “Woman of Distinction”

Authored by on Sunday, Apr 10, 2016

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New York State Senator Neil D. Breslin has named Annmarie Lanesey, President of Greane Tree Technology, a 2016 “Woman of Distinction.” The annual award honors “outstanding women living and working in New York State whose contributions have greatly enriched the quality of life in their communities and beyond.” Annmarie will join other inspiring and distinguished women from across the state on May 10 in a ceremony at the Legislative Office Building.

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How Art and Technology Coincide

Authored by on Monday, Mar 21, 2016

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Annmarie Lanesey, President of Greane Tree Technology, has been fascinated by the intersection between art and technology since she was an undergraduate at RPI, studying for her Bachelor of Science in Electronic Art Media and Communication. She is thrilled to join the panel discussing "How Art and Technology Coincide: Exploring Our Region's Creative Jobs in the Technology Sector." This free program, sponsored by the Center for Economic Growth and the Greater Capital Region Workforce Development Boards, will be held on March 30, 2016 from 8:30 to 10:30 am at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, 660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany.

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GTT's Tech Valley Talent Pipeline featured in Inc.

Authored by on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016

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In November 2015 I posted a piece in the EO (Entrepreneurs Organization) Octane blog, about my journey to realizing how we need more diversity in the software development industry.  Since then, I've pushed that realization into action, where Greane Tree Technology has been able to pull together some resources and partners to actually start building an inclusive talent pipeline in the Capital Region.   EO gave it a nice title - How This Entrepreneur Is Making Waves in the Tech Industry | Increasing the diversity of those who hold tech jobs can be an important step forward for the industry - then the piece was syndicated to Inc.

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Breaking Through the Tech Talent Shortage

Authored by on Friday, Nov 20, 2015

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Shout out to Tech Crunch's Baron Schwartz, a voice joined recently into the growing chorus calling for a breakthrough in developing talent to grow our tech-based economy.  In his November 6th piece, The Tech Talent Shortage Is a Lie, Schwartz points out that the term "talent" refers not to people who are fully trained and ready-to-be-hired, but to people with the aptitude and potential, who nevertheless need traning. "Who should be responsible for developing talent? On one side, we have enthusiastic, curious people without much experience.

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Why Inclusivity Is the Foundation for a Better Software Development Approach

Authored by on Monday, Nov 9, 2015

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Octane, the magazine of Entrepreneur's Organization featured Annmarie Lanesey's journey as an entrepreneur in their October 2015 editorial series called "31 days of #WOMENtrepreneurship." In it, Annmarie links her passion for software development and her quest to open STEM careers to people from all economic backgrounds.  From where I sit, custom software development isn’t mysterious, remote or risky. It’s what my company and I do every day, successfully. Our case files cover a range of problems: moving workflow management from paper systems to a web portal, unlocking the mobile device market for companies that had legacy API’s, and enabling a publisher to host a high volume of streaming video, as well as print content.

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Joe Payette Talks Test Driven Development at November 6 NYS Forum Meeting

Authored by on Sunday, Nov 1, 2015

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Joseph Payette, Jr., Greane Tree's Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, and Frederick Brandyburg, Principal Consultant, CA Technologies, will present a program to members of the NYS Forum on November 6, 2015 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The program is titled "Cleaning the Windshield: Maximizing Results through Test Driven Development, Behavior Driven Development & Model Based Testing." Testing during software development has been likened to looking out the windshield while driving–it lets you see where you are going and arrive safely at your destination.

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Annmarie Lanesey to Lead October 23 Workforce Readiness Discussion

Authored by on Sunday, Oct 11, 2015

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Greane Tree Technology President Annmarie Lanesey will moderate a panel entitled "The Future Of Workforce Readiness: Education & Business Partnerships." The event will take place on October 23, 2015, at the Troy Middle School, from 8 to 10 am, with registration and breakfast at 7:30. Appearing on the panel will be: Bob Horan, Superintendent of Schools, Schodack Central School DistrictReg Harnish, Chief Security Strategist, GreyCastle SecurityBruce Potter, Superintendent, Berkshire Union Free School DistrictKelsey Kohler, Global Shared Service Organization Design Leader, MomentiveSteve Janack, Principal, Janack GroupThe panelists will discuss current and future skills shortages affecting industry, talk about how educators and businesses can work together to address skills gaps and enhance education, and look at opportunities to support the goals of the Upstate Revitalization Initiative through development of STEM-qualified talent in the region.

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