{"id":14977,"date":"2023-10-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/?p=14977"},"modified":"2023-08-18T20:01:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T20:01:56","slug":"david-weiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/en\/david-weiner\/","title":{"rendered":"David Weiner: Doing Important Work and Finding Satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-fa0e1560 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\"  sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"David Weiner\" width=\"512\" height=\"320\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p>Imagine working in a field that you truly enjoy. One that makes you feel like you\u2019re contributing in a way that benefits the public. This is precisely how David Weiner feels about his position as Customer Success and Project Manager.<\/p><p>As an experienced developer, there\u2019s another side to David\u2019s role with Direct Impact Solutions. He helped build and continues to maintain a software solution for the Oregon Health Authority that keeps track of disease outbreaks in the state. This database system gained significant importance amidst the global spread of Covid-19.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;It was very important work,\u201d David admits with pride. \u201cWe were helping the state of Oregon battle the pandemic. Being part of a team that impacted the way epidemiologists kept tabs on the Covid outbreak was very satisfying.\u201d<br><\/p><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Using Both Sides of the Brain<\/h2><p>David\u2019s hybrid role as a Project Manager and Developer is never boring. As a manager, he enjoys making sure projects are executed properly from start to finish, ensuring all loose ends are tied up. As a developer, David gets to design, create, test and maintain applications. For him, this responsibility is very much like solving a puzzle. And like any puzzle, the end always comes with a sense of self-satisfaction.<\/p><p>While these two roles may be very different, they both require a strong, creative mind. As a self-taught musician and whiz in the kitchen\u2014he loves to experiment with recipes\u2014David is clearly the right fit for the job.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">A Man with Many Interests<\/h2><p>An avid gamer, skilled gardener and proud father to two teenagers, there\u2019s no doubt that David likes to keep busy. During his \u201cdown time\u201d you can find him either writing and recording music with one of his many instruments, or in the kitchen whipping up one of his favourite creations. In his words, \u201cI make a bada$$ bowl of ramen.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine working in a field that you truly enjoy. One that makes you feel like you\u2019re contributing in a way that benefits the public. This is precisely how David Weiner feels about his position as Customer Success and Project Manager. As an experienced developer, there\u2019s another side to David\u2019s role with Direct Impact Solutions. He &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/en\/david-weiner\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">David Weiner: Doing Important Work and Finding Satisfaction<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":14981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-scaled.jpg",2560,1600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-300x188.jpg",300,188,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-768x480.jpg",768,480,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-1024x640.jpg",1024,640,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-1536x960.jpg",1536,960,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-2048x1280.jpg",2048,1280,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-600x375.jpg",600,375,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/employee-spotlight_DavidWeiner_EN-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Direct Impact Solutions","author_link":"https:\/\/www.directimpactsolutions.com\/en\/author\/direct-impact-solutions\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Imagine working in a field that you truly enjoy. 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