Welcome to the Business Technology Networking Group, sponsored by the Association of Business Technology Professionals of DFW (ABTP DFW).  We are a networking group of business leaders in transition that are involved in the delivery of technology as either a practitioner or service provider. There is no cost to participate and membership also entitles you to participate in the monthly chapter meetings.  We meet on the 4th Tuesday of every month at the Las Colinas Country Club from 4:00 - 5:30 immediately prior to the ABTP DFW Chapter meeting.

Laurence Lachman BIO:
I am a Data Scientist and Senior Machine Learning Engineer with extensive development and leadership experience. I can assess a company’s infrastructural needs, provision their systems, and help them take their AI and machine learning models from conception to production on-premise and in the Microsoft Azure Cloud. I have experience in applying statistical programming and exploratory data analysis techniques, and building machine learning and AI predictive models in behavioral marketing, HR management, natural language processing, and oil and gas domains.

In addition to the emerging technologies of AI and machine learning, my experience runs from the creative energy of complex shader programming to the engineering rigor of manned flight simulators to the intricacies of web and cloud-based development.

I am an innovative, pragmatic, and results-driven leader with a demonstrated record of success for delivering high quality solutions across a diverse range of industries on-time and within budget. With 16 years of experience, I am adept at leading multi-functional development teams during all phases of the project lifecycle from inception to release, utilizing Agile or traditional methodologies. I have shipped 11 commercial quality software products, hold nine patents, and have four patents pending.

Event Content:

• The beginning - Startup running out of money, the challenges and frustrations of finding a new opportunity, the challenges of having been in a leadership role at a startup for many years, sending out resumes and cover letters and receiving radio silence in return, tacit age discrimination and resume arithmetic

• The middle – Every journey begins with a first step. Finding ABTP/BTNG, and all the people that came into my life.  Dallas Startup Week.  Messages from the universe. Intuition.  Divergence Academy.  Reinventing myself.  Finding my passion.  "All In", Financial struggles, challenges, and adversity

•  The end - You only get one chance to make a first impression.  Opportunities.  Staying true to myself.  New messages from the universe.  Interning.  Linked In.  Introductions made on my behalf.  Landing successfully.  Gratitude.  Retrospective.

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The event is free to the public.