Recently, Senior Software Engineer Ryan Hendrickson, became Clarity’s Director of Innovation. In his new post, he will explore, research, and report on emerging technologies, trends, and methodologies, helping us continue to expand our technical offerings. Ryan has 11 years of software engineering experience, and he has been at Clarity since 2015. He is a Software Project Co-Lead. An innovator since childhood, here’s how Ryan got here, and why we’re excited about his guidance as we reach for new frontiers.

Join Clarity’s expert team at the Data Works MD Meetup in November. We’ll present a how-to that provides NiFi basics & shows practical examples. Also covered: using NiFi to move data across servers & networks & how to manipulate & stream data using custom processors. See a demo of open-source tools — Jolt, jQ & JsonPath. Also, how to prototype a REST service with standard processors. Event is scheduled for Thursday, November 7, 6:30 pm – 8 pm in CACI’s auditorium, 2720 Technology Drive, Annapolis Junction.

Our work with students at the University of Maryland’s iSchool in College Park continued this spring. TJ Greenier participated in the iSchool’s Capstone Mentoring Panel — a discussion with undergraduate seniors that took place as the semester progressed. In April, we...