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Every week we post something new to our blog – a new employee Q&A, an opinion piece about web design, cool & new things happening in the tech industry, and so much more. We know the web, and we want to share news and helpful tips with you so you can get the most out of your website – even if you don't have a website built by Visionary.
Get to Know: Project Lead Kristin Lang
Published on: Thursday, June 10, 2021
Start off by telling everyone about yourself! Hello everyone! My name is Kristin Lang and I am a Project Lead at Visionary. I grew up on a farm in Oskaloosa, Iowa but went to school in Pella at Pella Christian. After graduating high school, I moved to Des Moines and attended Des Moines Area Community College. I worked full time and went to classes in the evening....
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Enterprise Web Applications Developer
Published on: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Visionary is looking for a highly-motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team to develop and support data-driven web systems for our customers. Candidate should have strong skills in PHP (Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages will be considered), SQL, and JavaScript/jQuery. Must be highly motivated and excited to work in a...
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Feed Your Mind - Simple Ways to Make Your Website Work for You!
Published on: Monday, February 8, 2021
Many businesses have a website and an online presence, but is that website really helping you accomplish your goals? In such a chaotic time - with a pandemic raging - your online presence may have never been more important. We will discuss how to set some simple goals for your website. And we will present some methods to help you make better use of...
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We're Looking for a Project Lead!
Published on: Monday, December 28, 2020
Visionary is looking for a highly-motivated individual to join our team to design and support data-driven web systems for our customers. The Project Lead will assist project managers with various tasks, such as: project communication within the team and with customers, task planning for implementation in web systems, updating project plans, creating...
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Visionary & Combat Hunger
Published on: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
We may be all separated this holiday season, but Team Visionary is still finding ways to come together! Join us in participating in our virtual Combat Hunger food drive. We have set a lofty goal of raising $7,500 for this initiative with Visionary matching the donaton up to $5,000. So, what do you say? Let's see what we can accomplish...
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Emergency Hosting Maintenance October 13, 2020
Published on: Monday, October 12, 2020
Scheduled maintenance will be performed at our hosting facility where your site resides from 12:00am - 1:00am on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Although there may be a brief connectivity interruption, we do not foresee an extended outage from this maintenance. Your site will be available by 4:00am at the latest. All your website's content, graphics,...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Continuity Plan
Published on: Monday, March 16, 2020
As novel coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnoses continue to increase in the Des Moines metro area and around the world, we want to take this opportunity to share our continued commitment to you, to ensure business continuity and provide a safe environment for our employees. We are confident that coronavirus (COVID-19) will not significantly impact...
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Get To Know: Software Developer Nate Phifer
Published on: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Start by telling everyone about yourself. I’m Nathan Phifer, I grew up in Monroe, IA where I went to school. After high school, I didn’t have an idea in mind of where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do. I always knew it had to be something with computers. Therefore, I enrolled at DMACC for Web Development and really enjoyed it. When learning there is always a,...
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Get To Know: Data Analyst Nick Murphy
Published on: Monday, July 1, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: I'm originally from Sioux City, IA, went to Bishop Heelan HS. I was a 4-year letterman in Cross Country and Track. I got a scholarship to run at Iowa State, fastest recorded mile 4:16.9. I studied Kinesiology and got my degree in 09. It was at ISU, I fell in love with dance/hip hop. The culture, the history is fascinating! Love sharing. Did some...
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Get To Know: Project Manager Kevin Studer
Published on: Thursday, June 20, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: I am a lifelong Iowan. I grew up in north central Iowa and attended Wartburg College in northeast Iowa, with internships in Minneapolis and Denver. I loved both cities and nearly went back to Colorado following college, but decided to settle closer to home in Des Moines. I’ve been here ever since. What is your professional background? I have diverse...
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Get To Know: Project Lead Kellee Mullen
Published on: Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: I am an Iowa native and have lived in the Des Moines area for 10 years. What is your professional background? I have a degree in history and microbiology. I worked as a research and development microbiologist with a focus on food safety. That is where I fell into project management. What are your hobbies...
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Get To Know: Software Developer Andrew Brouilette
Published on: Thursday, May 30, 2019
Start of by telling everyone about yourself: I grew up traveling all over the place. I was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to places such as Boise Idaho, Dallas Texas, Atlanta Georgia and Yokosuka, Japan. I landed here in Des Moines, Iowa in March of 2019 to begin my career as a programmer and was so incredibly lucky to get hired on as a Software Developer for Visionary. I...
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Get To Know: Project Lead Emily Manley
Published on: Friday, May 24, 2019
Start off by telling everyone about yourself: I moved to Des Moines to attend college at Drake University and stuck around the area after graduation. My husband, son and I currently live in Winterset with our two very large, very needy, German shorthair pointers. I love anything techy, I’m usually the one trying something new before it hits the masses. What is your professional...
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Get To Know: Software Developer Kevin Connors
Published on: Tuesday, May 21, 2019
What is your professional background? I started programming when I was 14. I did an independent study for an elective credit in high school, supervised by a computer science professor at Washington and Lee University. I really enjoyed programming, so I decided to major in Computer Science at Grinnell College before I even arrived on campus, and never changed my mind. The course curriculum at Grinnell...
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Lutheran Services of Iowa: Jammie and Holly's Volunteering Adventure!
Published on: Monday, March 25, 2019
As a part of Visionary's new VTO policy, (check out our previous blog for background information), Jammie and Holly on our team went to the Lutheran Services of Iowa and helped organize their food pantry. This food pantry is available to those who have assigned caseworkers at LSI. Mostly canned items were available and consisted of fruit, vegetables, proteins, baby food,...
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