Meet the N2i Committee

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Rochelle Petty

I am a Junior Developer at Everbrite LLC. We run our production applications on the IBMi Power Server. My Primary languages are CL, RPG, and DB2 SQL, and the UI: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Sencha.

My position is a fast-paced job and it includes Help Desk phone calls for the IBMi, UI applications, Jira tickets, and development projects. My management team gives all developers plan, design, and development opportunities and responsibilities to maintenance, maintain, and/or modernize the production applications.

I’m also heavily involved in my local user group, WMCPA, I currently hold a position as VP Board position and the Social Media Director in the committee group. And, I’m an active member of WMCPA’s Women in IT (WIT), and Student Competition Committee. My newest opportunity is being a liaison for WMCPA’s student chapter at Gateway Technical College including tutoring opportunities.

On a National level, I’m a member of COMMON user group and within this group, I am a part of the COMMON/IBM advisory team called N2i (New to IBM i). We plan and develop educational sessions for the conferences that are focused and geared toward those individuals with less than 5 years of working on the IBM i. We also have monthly video group meetings with specific topics to engage and create a networking platform for all new users or new to the user group.

I also hold a board position on the CEF – COMMON Education Foundation and am responsible for managing & creating social media marketing. I have started speaking at these sessions that we create; which is a new area for me and something that I enjoy.

Also, I volunteer as a TLC at the COMMON Spring Conferences.

Rochelle’s education includes:

• Technical Degree in SharePoint Development – 2017

• AS Web Development with a focus in SharePoint Development – 2019

• Programmer/Analyst AS400 Certificate. – 2019

• Currently Working on, Graphic Communications: Desktop Publishing Certificate – 2020

Marina Schwenk

Marina started her career in January 2015 at Everbrite LLC in Greenfield WI after graduating from Gateway Technical College in May of 2014 with an Associate’s degree in IT Software Development. Marina works as a Senior Programmer Analyst/IBM i admin at Everbrite and her primary development is RPG, SQL and Java. Marina earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems Software Development from Bellevue University in June of 2017. Marina is an IBM Champion, the President for the Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association(WMCPA) users group, a member of COMMON’S New to IBM i (N2i) committee, a COMMON board member, a member of COMMON America Advisory Council (CAAC), the COMMON board liaison for the COMMON America Advisory Council (CAAC), a private tutor in English and Programming for students at an associates or bachelor’s degree level, a public speaker on topics ranging from RPG, SQL, personal development, standards and unit testing. Marina was named a IBM fresh face(Now raising stars) in 2019. She has also completed two open source projects the first is logging in RPG and IBMiUnit, a RPG unit testing framework.

Jasmine Kaczmarek

Jasmine Kaczmarek is a Software Development Manager for M.R. Williams in North Carolina. With over ten years of experience on the IBM Power System as a Full Stack Software Engineer and Technical Lead, her passions include modernization, API development, integration of gamification techniques into business applications and mentoring new developers. Jasmine is an avid promoter of adopting open-source languages into traditional RPG-only businesses to aid in the development of modern user experiences. She also has a keen interest in hobby development projects using Unity and improving outdated small business websites. In addition to being a member of the N2i Committee, Jasmine is a member of the COMMON America Advisory Council (CAAC).

Megan Olson

Megan Olson began her career at Fortra in 2021 as a Software Engineer Intern after earning her degree in Software Development in 2020. She now serves as Lead Engineer and Product Manager for multiple Powertech products on IBM i, including Powertech Encryption and Authority Broker. Megan has a strong technical focus on system security, Agile product development, RPG programming, and platform innovation. Recognized by TechChannel as a rising talent in the IBM i community, she is committed to shaping the platform’s future, most recently joining the QUSER and Southeast Michigan (SEMIUG) IBM i user groups. She is deeply passionate about programming on IBM i, mentoring new developers, and contributing to the platform’s continued growth—passions that led her to join the N2i Committee.

Maura Grogan

Maura is currently a Senior Tech Lead at Vermont Information Processing and has been working on the IBM i for almost 7 years, primarily in RPG and CLLE. She spent the past two years helping her company with succession planning, in preparation for impending retirements. This led to Maura updating the company’s internal knowledge sharing developer documentation as well as webinars. Currently Maura serves as a mentor to developers, while primarily working on internal tool enhancements and processes. Outside of work, Maura serves on the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains. She like to crochet, bike, and work on puzzles in her free time as well.