Jason’s dream world would be filled with interesting people that constantly have new and innovative ideas and want to talk about them. And chocolate. Lots of chocolate.

Several years ago, Jason Beutler was teaching a college computer engineering class when he realized that his students were writing better code than an outsourced team he was supervising at the same time. And that’s how EduSource was born. With almost 20 years of professional programming experience, you might expect Jason to spend his free time reading fantasy fiction, playing board games, or drinking Mountain Dew. He does. But he also spends a fair amount of time playing competitive sand volleyball and fanning hard-core at Notre Dame football games. His passion for Notre Dame extended to completing his MBA there in 2009. Professionally, Jason is passionate about process improvement and using accountability to grow young developers. He speaks often on this topic, to audiences as diverse as coding conference attendees, classes full of university students, and computer science educators. He’s currently serving on a national committee to measure and quantify the quality of high school computer science education.

Notre Dame University — MBA (2009)

Taylor University — BS in Computer Science / Systems (2000)

On Tyler’s 5th day at EduSource, he got left behind when the team went out for lunch. He ran into the restroom, and when he came back out, the office was empty. But he handled it with amazing grace. That’s just how Tyler is: laid back and hard to ruffle.

Tyler Haire dreams of living in a tiny home on wheels and exploring all of the National Parks. While he’s at the parks, he’ll rock climb and hike, then he’ll wheel on to the next park. Once he tires of the tiny house, Tyler plans to live in Europe. Tyler loves everything technology, including UI/UX, machine learning & AI, video games, augmented reality, and … really any cutting-edge hardware. Another interesting thing about Tyler? He has been creating an animated movie for his favorite album, “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

Purdue University – BS in Computer Science (expected in 2022)

Purdue University – MBA (expected in 2023)

Two parts financial guru, one part parent to adopted teens, one part rock band bass player. Michael is definitely not what you expect when you think of “Director of Finance.”

Often wearing high tops, Michael slips into the office quietly. Though he’s a snappy dresser, Michael doesn’t call attention to himself. In fact, we often don’t realize he’s here (he’s part-time, after all) until we get hit with a question about a missing receipt or credit card transaction. Michael’s stress outlet (other than a deep love for music) is rock climbing or hiking or camping. Basically, anything outdoors. He and his wife also have a serious passion for helping teens through the foster system. Their two adopted children spent most of their lives in that system. And the Neeley family just built a new house with room for plenty more.

Ball State University – BS in Entrepreneurship (2006)

Justin was an Eagle Scout in high school. For his final project, he built bat boxes on high poles and placed them in local parks. But he’s not sure if any bats ever actually moved in.

Justin Powell is a heads-down, ready-to-work programmer. But we’ve still managed to learn some things about him. Music is vital to Justin’s life. In high school, he was part of a competitive marching band, playing trumpet. Music continued to be important through college. Today, you’ll hear him listening to a variety of genres, but never country or rap. Justin likes to hang out with friends, but he’s also pretty happy having some time to himself.

Taylor University – BS in Computer Science (2016)

Katya’s parents moved from St. Petersburg, Russia not long before she was born. She still has a lot of family there, including a sweet grandma who used to make her eat raw quail eggs. (She’s no longer a big fan of eggs…)

Naturally, Katya speaks fluent Russian. That’s likely where she got her love of languages. She is extremely interested in Natural Language Processing and is currently learning Norwegian. If you spend much time with Katya, she’s likely to show you a possum meme or two. She’s enamored with the furry creatures! Katya’s home is in Seattle, so it’s no surprise that she prefers rainy days to sunny ones.

Purdue University – BS in Computer Science & Linguistics (expected 2023)