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Photo of Isai Lopez Rodas in a grey tshirt that reads "#FirstGen College Grad UC Santa Cruz" with name and Software Engineer title listed on right of photo
Carbon Five

Carbon Five

Carbon Five Roll Call: Isai Lopez Rodas, Software Engineer

Carbon Five Roll Call is a blog series introducing you to our team of product managers, designers, and software engineers at Carbon Five. Meet the team and learn how we can help support your next project. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Isai! Name: Isai Lopez Rodas Title: Software Engineer Hometown: Petaluma, CA

Roll Call Blog Series - Ifeanyi Iyke-Azubogu, Software Engineer Intern
Carbon Five

Carbon Five

Carbon Five Roll Call: Ifeanyi Iyke-Azubogu, Software Engineer Intern

Carbon Five Roll Call is a blog series introducing you to our team of product managers, designers, and software engineers at Carbon Five. Meet the team and learn how we can help support your next project. Now introducing, Ifeanyi! Name: Ifeanyi Iyke-Azubogu Title: Software Engineer Intern Hometown: Baltimore, MD College/Universtiy: University of Maryland College Park Emoji of choice: ⏳

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Alice Wenner

Alice Wenner

#C5Mentors: Anna Neyzberg on Making the Tech Industry Accessible for All

Anna Neyzberg’s first job in the tech industry was not great: women employees weren’t encouraged to speak up, and when they did, management didn’t pay attention. Now a software engineer at Carbon Five, Anna co-founded ElixirBridge in 2016 to teach people from underrepresented groups how to code. In our final post in a series celebrating

Carbon Five-mentorship-outreach-anniversary
Alice Wenner

Alice Wenner

#C5Mentors: Emily Mi Cai on Leveling the Playing Field in College Admissions

Carbon Five Product Manager Emily Mi Cai has spent the past three years working with Minds Matter to help a high school student in her community navigate the college admissions process. In our fourth post in a series celebrating 21 years of mentorship in honor of Carbon Five’s 21st anniversary, Emily discusses why she’s passionate

Carbon Five-mentorship-outreach-anniversary
Alice Wenner

Alice Wenner

#C5Mentors: Gintel Gee on Diversifying the Design Field

As a teenager growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Carbon Five Senior Product Designer Gintel Gee taught herself the basics of design by creating graphics on her computer and connecting with a community of peers on online message boards. Looking back, Gintel wishes she had had a mentor to answer her questions and direct

Courtney Hemphill-Carbon Five-Mentorship
Alice Wenner

Alice Wenner

#C5Mentors: Courtney Hemphill on Empowering Women in Tech

In addition to her roles as a partner and VP of product management at Carbon Five, Courtney Hemphill was also the company’s first female employee. In our first post in a series celebrating 21 years of mentorship in honor of Carbon Five’s 21st anniversary, Courtney discusses her passion for empowering women in tech by volunteering

Carbon Five Roll Call Banner featuring Louise Laub, Senior Product Designer
Carbon Five

Carbon Five

Carbon Five Roll Call: Louise Laub, Senior Product Designer

Carbon Five Roll Call is a blog series introducing you to the team of product managers, designers, and software engineers at Carbon Five. Learn more about us and how we can help support your next project. Now introducing, Louise!  Name:  Louise Laub Title: Senior Product Designer Hometown: Palo Alto, CA Carbon Five Office: San Francisco,

Carbon Five Summit 2021
Alice Wenner

Alice Wenner

Carbon Five Virtual ‘Summit In Place’ Conference Emphasizes Allyship, Career Development, and Camaraderie

From May 25 to 27, Carbon Five team members gathered virtually for the first ever remote Summit, the company’s annual internal conference. Named “Summit In Place,” the three-day event saw employees log in from New York, California, Tennessee, Washington, and other locations around the U.S. to participate in workshops focused on diversity, inclusion, equity, and

Contemporary Jewish Museum Levi Strauss
Alice Wenner

Alice Wenner

Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month with the Contemporary Jewish Museum

In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, Carbon Five has been amplifying and celebrating voices from the Jewish community throughout May. We caught up with our friends at the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) — a past Carbon Five client — to learn more about how Jewish Americans have influenced Bay Area culture, how the pandemic

Roll Call Banner - Grace Song at Carbon Five
Carbon Five

Carbon Five

Carbon Five Roll Call: Grace Song, Senior Product Manager

Carbon Five Roll Call is a blog series introducing you to our team of product managers, designers, and software engineers at Carbon Five. Learn more about us and how we can help support your next project. Meet Grace!  Name: Grace Song Title: Senior Product Manager Hometown: Long Island, NY (aka Strong Island), NY 🗽 Carbon