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Ask The Programmer Episode 255 - Guest Brian Magrogan Shares AI Tools and Uses for AV Programmers

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Brian Magrogan, Senior Systems Programmer & Network Systems Engineer at Verrex, to discuss his experience using AI as an AV Programmer and ways AV Programmers, AV Professionals, and people in general can effectively leverage AI effectively.

Be sure to also check out Brian's previous appearances on episodes 138 and 139.

Brian Magrogan can be found on social media as @bmagrogan. Verrex can be found at verrex.com.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 254 - Dan Ferrisi Asks What to Know About Hiring & Retaining Programmers

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Dan Ferrisi, Group Editor, Commercial and Security, at Emerald, to discuss his question about what integrators should know about hiring and retaining internal programmers.

Dan Ferrisi can be reached on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ferrisi-55675a7/), CommercialIntegrator.com, and Securitysales.com.

Be sure to also check out Dan's previous appearances in episodes 253, 237, 236, 212, 213, 200, 199, 182, 181, 173, 174, 124, and 125.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 253 - Dan Ferrisi Asks About the Future of Dedicated Control Systems

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Dan Ferrisi, Group Editor, Commercial and Security, at Emerald, to discuss whether dedicated control systems will continue to be an essential part of installed AV systems, or whether they will become less prevalent as more products offer apps and their own control capabilities.

Dan Ferrisi can be reached on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ferrisi-55675a7/), CommercialIntegrator.com, and Securitysales.com.

Be sure to also check out Dan's previous appearances in episodes 237, 236, 212, 213, 200, 199, 182, 181, 173, 174, 124, and 125.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 252 - Can a Technical Manager be a Programmer?

James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss the roles and skill sets of a technical manager and a programmer, including where they are similar and where they differ, and explore whether a manager can also be a programmer.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 251 - Maintaining Technical Skills as a Technical Team Manager

James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss the role of a technical team manager, the unique skill set required, and the importance of maintaining technical skills.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 250 - Guest Jamison Vandenberg Promotes AV Career Paths to Student Workers

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Jamison Vandenberg, Academic Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, to discuss how he promotes AV career paths to student workers through hands-on training and experience.

Jamison Vandenberg can be reached on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamison-vandenberg-04068430a/ or by email vandenbj@uwgb.edu.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 249 - Guest Jamison Vandenberg Shares a Passion for AV & Path to Learning

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome Jamison Vandenberg, Academic Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, to discuss his AV journey, his pJames King and Steve Greenblatt welcome Jamison Vandenberg, Academic Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, to discuss his AV journey, his passion for AV, and his commitment to learning and teaching AV.

Jamison Vandenberg can be reached on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamison-vandenberg-04068430a/ or by email vandenbj@uwgb.edu.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 248 - What Does it Take to be a Succesful Manager of AV Programmers

James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss the role requirements, skill set, personality traits, and dedication required to be a successful manager of AV Programmers.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 247 - Reflections on 2025 and 2026 Predictions

James King and Steve Greenblatt review 2025, discuss their observations and reactions, and share some predictions for 2026.

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Ask The Programmer Episode 246 - Guest Chris Kelly Shares The Vale of Soft Skills In IT and AV

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Chris Kelly, Senior IT Support Specialist at Creighton University and Chair of the HETMA Advisory Board, to share how his background in social work contributed to his soft skills that provide great benefit to his career in IT and AV.

Chris Kelly can be found on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-kelly-272155122/, the HETMA Community https://community.hetma.org, and via email at advisory@hetma.org.

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