Eric Beecher
Eric Brechner is a husband and proud father of two sons, the younger of which has autism. He has worked on autism insurance benefits and serves on the University of Washington Autism Center advisory board. Professionally, Eric is a career coach for underrepresented midcareer software professionals and founder of Ally for Onlys in Tech. He is widely known within the engineering community for his book “Agile Project Management with Kanban” and his blog “I.M. Wright’s Hard Code.” Prior to coaching, Eric managed development for Xbox, Windows, Azure, Office, and Dynamics, and was director of engineering learning and development for Microsoft Corporation. Before Microsoft, he was a Senior Principal Scientist at Boeing, and a developer for Silicon Graphics, GRAFTEK, JPL, and Bank Leumi. Eric has published two books on software best practices, holds eight patents, a BS and MS in mathematics, and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. He is an Affiliate Professor evenings at the University of Washington’s Bothell campus.