[Cs3] Fwd: Wednesday, April 29 - 5:30- in MSB 120 - CS Industry Partnership Seminar - Jake Sanchez from Progressive

[Mikhail Nesterenko]

CS3 students,

Come, listen to a representative from Progressive Insurance.

Thanks,
--
Mikhail

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> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:08:23 +0000
> From: "Burritt-Peffer, Deanna" <dburritt at kent.edu>
> To: CS Undergraduate Students <cs-ugrad at cs.kent.edu>, CS Graduate Students
> 	<cs-grad at cs.kent.edu>
> CC: "Nesterenko, Mikhail" <mnestere at kent.edu>, "Delozier, Gregory"
> 	<gdelozie at kent.edu>, "Bektic, Meldin" <mbektic at kent.edu>,
> 	"Burritt-Peffer, Deanna" <dburritt at kent.edu>
> Subject: Wednesday, April 29 - 5:30- in MSB 120 - CS Industry Partnership Seminar
> 	- Jake Sanchez from Progressive
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> INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP SEMINAR
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> All students are welcome. Learn how computing is used to solve real-world problems and meet professionals applying these skills in industry.
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> Speaker:  Jake Sanchez
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> Date:     Wednesday, April 29
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> Time:     5:30 ? 6:30 PM
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> Place:    Room 120
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> Title: Delivering Advanced Technology By Embracing Culture
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> Abstract: Progressive embraces diversity and was recently named Forbes Best Company Culture award. Jake plans to cover his experiences at Progressive that have made it an outstanding work environment and some specifics on how Progressive keeps their diverse culture alive and enhances their ability to deliver advanced and effective technology solutions.
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> Bio: Jake Sanchez, a 2015 graduate of Bowling Green State University, has worked at Progressive Insurance since graduation. He currently serves as a Software Developer Consultant and Front End Development Capability Leader.
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> Jake has always had a passion for writing JavaScript to create usable, accessible front end applications. Inclusive design has been at the heart of his work. In his current role, he works broadly across organizations by developing and maintaining core front end libraries consumed by more than 100 Angular applications. He also helps foster a strong front end development culture by collaborating with hundreds of developers and mentoring many others.
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> Jake currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife, Becca. He is an avid long distance runner, guitar player, and golfer.
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> ?I am really excited for the opportunity to share not only my software engineering journey, but also the amazing experiences I have had while working at Progressive.?
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