Jeanette Fairless

Jeanette Fairless has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. Jeanette began their career at Pacificorp as a Programmer Analyst, eventually being promoted to Senior Systems Analyst. Jeanette gained experience in large system support, project management, and technical leadership during their nine-year tenure. Following this, they worked at Price Waterhouse Coopers as a Senior Associate in IT Consulting. Jeanette then joined Standard Insurance Company as the Manager of Web Services, where they managed front and back-end developer teams and spearheaded the development of eCommerce and web applications. At Lattice Semiconductor, they served as the Internet Manager. Jeanette then worked at Tektronix as the Global Webmaster, responsible for overseeing all websites worldwide and managing global development teams. Jeanette interned at Thetus Corporation in the role of DevOps Intern, where they contributed to the build and deployment processes of the Savanna product. Jeanette was subsequently employed at Jive Software as a Technical Support Engineer, handling support issues for Jive customers. Currently, they hold the position of Technical Account Manager at Lithium Technologies. Overall, Jeanette brings extensive experience in various technical roles and has a strong background in project management, team leadership, and web development.

Jeanette Fairless completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Business from Oregon State University from 1988 to 1993. Jeanette then pursued further education at Harvard University from 2004 to 2006, but did not complete their Master's degree in computer science. In 2015, they attended Epicodus and obtained a certification in Ruby/Rails, Javascript/Jquery, CSS, and HTML, with a focus on Ruby and JavaScript.