Mar 2019 - Present
Anthony Mays
- @anthonydmays
- Pouring into the next generation of tech talent
- Los Angeles, CA
Resume
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Software Engineer, Google
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributor, Black Enterprise
Jun 2015 - Jan 2018
Contributor, The Huffington Post
Portfolio
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Finally updated anthonydmays.com to better highlight who I am and what I do as a public speaker and career coach. Check it out!
Published an article what I learned from my most significant failures over the past 20 years in tech. My aim is to help those looking to grow in their own tech careers by taking an honest look at w...
Privileged to serve on a panel of black alumni of the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science at UC Irvine. Truly an honor to be featured! https://www.ics.uci.edu/community/news/view...
Love the work that Junior Achievement LA is doing! Inspired by these young entrepreneurs! https://twitter.com/DigitalLA/status/1114213098888384512
Public speaking
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Speaking at BITCON 2021 Preparing to speak at #BITCON2021 on Oct 15th to share about the engineering life. I've got 20 years of experience to pour out, talking about the highs and lows of being bla...
What's up Billow? Great to meet the Black employees and allies of Zillow in Irvine, CA for Black History Month https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6628750002678304768/
Grateful to go back to my city and encourage the next generation of young folks with my story. Thanks to Compton College, UC Irvine, Dominguez Hills, and the GearUP program for the chance to inspir...
Cool to share some wisdom with recruiters at LAX Tech Recruit! https://twitter.com/lynne_foster/status/1151955648646483968
Featured in
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Featured in an alumni article with the UC Irvine school of Information and Computer Science (ICS). What an honor! https://www.ics.uci.edu/community/news/view_news?id=2111
Representing my hometown isn't just about wearing the hat. It's about going back to my community and paying forward all that was given to me. Being straight outta Compton doesn't mean I leave forev...
Really enjoyed my conversation with Ade on the Living Corporate podcast discussing the topic "STEM While Black" https://www.living-corporate.com/2020/01/14/170-stem-while-black-w-anthony-d-mays/
What an incredible honor! Recognized as INROADS Top 50 alum for their 50th anniversary celebration. https://twitter.com/INROADS/status/1313857907440709639
YouTube
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Hosted the Building Everyday Equity series on the Google Developers channel on YouTube discussing product inclusion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSmCTqX9fRA
Did a livestream playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and discussing technical interviewing. Fun times! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjQPYRlTpWM
Published my first ever YouTube video on the topic of technical interviewing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-qRjDM3SMg
Here's my latest COUCHella performance entitled "The Calling". Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft3D7Wj-teU
Blog articles
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Shared some thoughts on things I don't like about the state of diversity and inclusion in tech and explain some anti-patterns I've noticed during my time as a practitioner. https://anthonydmays.com...
Wrote an article featured in NewCo Shift on the topic of the often hidden costs of being a minority in tech. https://medium.com/newco/the-new-black-tax-and-the-cost-of-being-a-minority-in-tech-bfa2...
Wrote an article on the importance of finding and including tech talent in the underrepresented neighborhoods across America. https://blog.techinclusion.co/hacking-the-hood-how-tech-can-solve-its-p...
Wrote the most important article on technical interviewing I've ever produced. Honing your general problem solving process is one of the most important things you can do to shape your ability to so...