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SEP Wins TechPoint’s 2024 Innovation Service Partner of the Year Mira Award

SEP Recognized as Indiana’s Top Innovation Service Partner, Winning TechPoint’s Prestigious Mira Award Westfield, Indiana – SEP has been named the Innovation Service Partner of the Year by TechPoint at the 25th annual Mira Awards. The Mira Awards, Indiana’s largest…
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Android UI/X – don’t go overboard with your list views

The Android ListView is one of the simplest UI widgets to implement.  There are plenty of ListView tutorials and examples, so I’m not going to talk about how to implement a list. Instead, I’m going to focus on the User Experience and ways to improve your lists. To see a really well implemented ListView, take […]
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Unwinding

Though this blog has focused on a means to improve one’s professional success, there are many other means by which life can be measured, and although I don’t feel my job defines who I am, I accept the fact that I will spend a significant portion of my life at my job. Even assuming I […]
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Android AsyncTasks, for updating your UI

Last time, I talked about how to use Android Handlers for handling a blocking task in the background.  While Handlers are very powerful, they can easily get too complicated for larger tasks. This time, let’s take a look at the Android AsyncTasks. AsyncTask enables proper and easy use of the UI thread. This class allows to […]
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On Recognizing Good People

As a leader, recognizing good people for their work and effort is both the most important and most difficult things that you can do. I learned this during my time in the Army and have carried it through my life for the past ~16 years. As a leader you must earn the trust of those […]
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SEP Ranked a 2012 Best Place to Work

News Release – February 21, 2012 Indianapolis, Ind. — A total of 70 companies have been designated a 2012 “Best Place to Work in Indiana” for creating a productive environment in which employees feel valued, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce announced today. This is the seventh year for the Best Places to Work in Indiana […]
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Skills that I Look for in a Software Engineer

I’ve been with SEP for the past five years, starting right after I graduated from college. A few years ago I joined the recruiting team for SEP, and I’ve been focused mainly on recruiting for our engineering positions.  Recruiting has been busy again recently – career fairs, interviews, interns, etc.  In the spirit of the […]
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SEP Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

Carmel, IN – January 19, 2012 – Software Engineering Professionals (SEP), a leader in custom software development, announced today the promotion of Traci L. Dossett to become their new Chief Operating Officer (COO). “Moving Traci into the COO position is really just a reflection of what she is already doing. We managed operations together for […]
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5 Benefits of Outsourcing Software Development

Outsourcing is the business practice where a company uses outside firms to do select projects and special work that might normally be performed within that company. Some examples of what might be outsourced (besides software development) include payroll processing, shipping and distribution, and accounting. You are essentially sending your work to be done by an […]
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Jeff Gilbert to Lead Indiana Vistage Group

Software Engineering Professionals (SEP) would like to congratulate Jeff Gilbert on being selected as a Vistage Chair. Vistage Chairs™ make up an exclusive group of highly trusted advisors and coaches who are experts in business leadership coaching. With over 600 Vistage Chairs worldwide, these individuals provide fresh perspectives and insights while helping executives overcome obstacles […]
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