Geek of the Week – Page 11 of 12

Geek of the Week: Melissa Winstanley, UW computer science standout

Melissa Winstanley didn’t set out to be a computer scientist, but she has become a remarkable one — and she’s… Read More

Geek of the Week: Artefact’s Fernd van Engelen on design, inspiration and water bottles

Our latest Geek of the Week is looking to change the world, one water bottle at a time. Product designer… Read More

Geek of the Week: Archana Somasegar, 15-year-old advocate for girls in developing nations

Archana Somasegar is an engaging and energetic teenager with a passion — helping girls in developing nations get the education… Read More

Geek of the Week: Craig Simmons on the future of libraries in the digital age

Craig Simmons, our latest Geek of the Week, didn’t originally plan to pursue a career in technology. Back in the… Read More

Geek of the Week: Hipcricket’s Ivan Braiker, broadcast vet in a mobile world

Our new Geek of the Week, Ivan Braiker, first made his mark in the world of broadcasting, building radio networks… Read More

Geek of the Week: Apptio’s Bruce Henry, from nuclear physics to enterprise software

Bruce Henry has worked for years in the technology industry, currently at Seattle’s Apptio, where he describes himself as a… Read More

Geek of the Week: Mike Foley, Bluetooth leader, prepares for new chapter

We almost take Bluetooth for granted, as it zips our data through the air, letting us make hands-free phone calls… Read More

Geek of the Week: Christian Hansson, Tango Card CTO

Christian Hansson’s official title is chief technology officer at Tango Card, but he prefers to go by Chief Geek. The… Read More

Geek of the Week: Eve Maler on data, identity and making the web a better place

Our new Geek of the Week, Eve Maler, has worked behind-the-scenes for years to improve the technical underpinnings of the… Read More

Geek of the Week: Zumobi’s John SanGiovanni on the future of mobile experiences

Our new Geek of the Week, John SanGiovanni, is a veteran of the Seattle tech community with a unique view… Read More

Geek of the Week: Oren Etzioni on Siri, Burning Man and the promise of algorithms

Our new Geek of the Week, Oren Etzioni, is a computer scientist and serial entrepreneur who has a knack for… Read More

Geek of the Week: U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel is on a mobile mission at CES

Posting from Las Vegas: The last time we bumped into Steven VanRoekel at the Consumer Electronics Show, he was working… Read More

Geek of the Week: Lauren Bricker, computer science teacher at Lakeside School

Lakeside School in Seattle produced a couple of the most famous computer scientists in the world four decades ago, and… Read More

Geek of the Week: Vertafore’s Eric Danas, from petrophysics to user-experience design

Eric Danas has worked for more than 15 years in the field of user-experience design — currently working with Vertafore, a… Read More

Geek of the Week: Beth Goza, nerd crafter and Microsoft vet

Our latest Geek of the Week, Beth Goza, is a creative force — the type of person who can jump… Read More

Geek of the Week: Toby Crittenden mixes politics and technology at Washington Bus

Toby Crittenden is a political geek — part of a generation that makes intuitive use of technology as a natural… Read More

Geek of the Week: Chip Brown of Puzzazz on puzzles, bees and making a clock from scratch

Chip Brown, our latest Geek of the Week, spends his days immersed in puzzles and technology as the chief architect… Read More

Geek of the Week: Kristina Wang, aerospace grad student

It’s a fascinating time right now in the world of aerospace, as a variety of projects and ventures seek to… Read More

Geek of the Week: Robert Clarke, 14-year-old tech journalist

A few weeks ago, we brought you the story of Bill Sleeper, the 96-year-old technology enthusiast. Here’s further proof that… Read More

Geek of the Week: Giordano Contestabile, PopCap Games mobile strategist

Our latest Geek of the Week, Giordano Contestabile, is working at one of the most interesting intersections of technology right… Read More

Geek of the Week: Bill Sleeper, 96-year-old tech enthusiast

“Can I give you a demo?” It’s not unusual to hear those words inside the offices of a technology company,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Jeff Teper, father of Microsoft SharePoint

Our latest Geek of the Week, Jeff Teper, had been at Microsoft for about six years in 1998 when he… Read More

Geek of the Week: Matt Shobe, BigDoor chief design officer

Our latest Geek of the Week, Matt Shobe, is in charge of design for BigDoor, a Seattle-based company bringing the… Read More

Geek of the Week: Amazon’s Mai-lan Tomsen Bukovec

Some people tell great stories about camping out for the latest gadgets, but when your life experience includes time in… Read More

Geek of the Week: Ryan Peterson, traffic data guru

We’ve been tracking Ryan Peterson for many years, after a traffic jam inspired him to start TrafficGauge, a Seattle startup… Read More

Geek of the Week: Mai Hoang, Happy Go Techy founder

Many of you will recognize Mai Hoang, our latest Geek of the Week, as the energetic personality behind the Happy… Read More

Geek of the Week: Jared Roach, Institute for Systems Biology

Jared Roach isn’t just our first Geek of the Week with the confidence and style to sport a bow tie,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Starbucks digital chief Stephen Gillett

In its first four months, our Geek of the Week feature has introduced GeekWire readers to an amazing collection of… Read More

Geek of the Week: Adnan Mahmud, Jolkona co-founder

Our latest Geek of the Week, Adnan Mahmud, thinks big about technology as a way to tackle the world’s problems.… Read More

Geek of the Week: Julia Ferraioli, DocuSign evangelist

Our latest Geek of the Week, Julia Ferraioli, knows a thing or two about electronic signatures, graphing calculators, autonomous aerial robots,… Read More