"After studying computer science, I worked as an athletics coach for 13 years before joining Microsoft as a senior program manager. The manager who hired me gave me the opportunity to teach a data visualization CTE course alongside him, as I had the relevant experience managing a team of younger people."
"As the PM for the CI/CD department, I ensured the build and deployment processes for all of Zillow's workflows flowed seamlessly into production. As a result, different teams could put their work into production so users could leverage their features."
"I ran small, effective experiments while working at Zillow to determine whether I could succeed as a career coach, a long-term goal of mine. I asked myself, can I effectively apply my expertise in athletics coaching to engineering and, eventually, career coaching?"
Brian Pulliam, a tech and executive career coach, transitioned from athletics coaching to a senior program manager at Microsoft. After nearly nine years, he joined Zillow as a project manager, focusing on seamless build and deployment processes. He advanced to engineering manager, overseeing software engineers. Passionate about helping others, he experimented with career coaching, launching Zillow's first #dev-manager Slack channel and monthly lunches to foster community and improve leadership skills among managers.
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