Cole Hester
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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Cole Hester shared thisCole Hester shared thisToday I was one of the 13% at Meta that was let go. I give nothing but absolute thanks to everyone that I have interacted with at the company and am beyond grateful for the experiences I shared inside and outside of the data center. I grew as an analyst, leader, and person. It truly has been a special place to work. With that being said, I am now #openforwork. Please help me by sharing this post out to any recruiters that are in search of #analyst or #supplychain help!
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Cole Hester shared thisCole Hester shared thisHappy Movember! As part of our commitment to creating a healthier world and giving back to our communities, we’re excited to help raise awareness for men’s health issues. Colleagues across our organization are coming together to change the face of men’s health — one mustache at a time! Learn more about Movember here: https://bit.ly/3D4Jwz7
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Cole Hester shared this**Multiple Active Job Openings Post** Good Morning! Hoping all are staying safe and warm on this snowy Monday here in Denver! A number of our clients are actively hiring, please reach out immediately if you are interested in any of the roles listed below: -Service Desk Technician (6 month contract w/ extensions; need customer service & IT support experience; 80239) -Help Desk Support (6 month contract w/ extensions; need customer service & IT support experience (A+ cert preferred); 80203) -Project Coordinator (6 month contract; Telecom/cable experience, vendor management experience, JIRA experience; 80112) -Insight Engineer (6 month contract; Experience with data analysis, ETL/SQL, near expert in Tableau, Linux, and AWS; 80112) -Data Engineer ((6 month contract; Experience with data analysis, near expert in ETL/SQL, Tableau, Linux, and AWS; 80112) #itsolutions #hiring #projectcoordinator #itsupport #hiringnow #jobs #jobseeker #jobopportunity #techsupport #hireme
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Cole Hester shared this*JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GREATER DENVER AREA* I hope all are having a safe and warm morning on this beautifully snow-covered Tuesday! Below are a list of open IT focused roles, feel free to reach out if you would like to be considered for one or more! -IP Video Player Engineer (6 month contract w possible extensions/full-time conversion) - Englewood, CO -Network Engineers, 1 senior, 1 mid level (6 month contract with possible extensions) - Englewood, CO -Project Manager (Contract through 6/30/20) - Denver, CO -Senior Project Manager (12 month contract to hire) - Englewood, CO -Kubernetes Engineer (6 month contract w possible extensions) - Englewood, CO -Software Defined Network Engineer (6 month contract w possible extensions) - Englewood, CO -RF Engineer (6 month contract to possible hire) - Greenwood Village, CO -Credit/Accounts Receivable Analyst (Contract thru May, 2020) - Watkins, CO ***Please No 3rd parties** **GCH or US Citizens only at this time** #jobs #projectmanager #jobopportunities #englewood #jobseekers #lendahand #hiring #us #jobdescriptions #IT #staffing #engineer #softwaredeveloper #developer
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Cole Hester shared this**NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN DENVER, CO AREA** I hope you are having a meritorious Monday! I have a number of new job opportunities in the Denver area, full job descriptions available upon request!! -Mobile QA Analyst (experience with ALM, JIRA, Selenium, Web portal testing, scripting, and mobile app Self Care experience testing) -- Greenwood Village, CO -- $30-45/hr -Mobile Device Testing Engineer (experience with wireless mobile technology development and manual testing + scripting experience) -- Englewood, CO -- Pay based upon Market Rate and Relevant Experience -Installer Relations Service Rep (call center environment, awesome growth and benefit options) -- Englewood, CO -- $17.50 ***Please No 3rd parties** **GCH or US Citizens only at this time** #jobs #lendahand #jobdescriptions #englewood #jobseekers #jobopportunities
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Cole Hester shared thisFRESH JOB OPENING POST!!!! SENIOR DEVELOPER in DENVER, CO! Marvelous Morning to all! If you are an experienced developer (5+ years of experience) with experience using: Datacap, Filenet, .NET and Java ; Please reach out via LinkedIn or cole.hester@collabera.com ! Open to relocation & part-time remote! #jobs #developer #jobseekers #java #jobsearch #jobopening #seniordeveloper #net #filenet
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Cole Hester shared thisGood Afternoon and Happy New Years!! I hope all are having a triumphant Thursday! I've resolved to help as many people as possible get as far up the path to their dream career as possible; if you have a desire to begin, change, or grow your career, especially in IT, send me a message or leave me a comment here explaining to me your career goals so that I may lend a hand!! New Year, New Decade, New Job, New You!! 2020 !!! #jobseekers #jobs #lendahand
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Cole Hester liked thisCole Hester liked thisWe are thrilled to introduce the inaugural Woodward Rotation Program cohort. These 14 early-career professionals will spend the next two years gaining hands-on experience across functions, building key skills, and contributing to impactful projects. With mentorship and cross-functional exposure, they’ll grow into the next generation of leaders driving innovation across Woodward. #WoodwardRotationProgram #WeAreWoodward #EarlyCareer
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Cole Hester liked thisCole Hester liked thisI’m honored to be recognized as a 2026 Toast Top Performer in my first full year as a District Manager. Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to celebrate in Puerto Rico alongside incredibly talented teammates from across the organization. It was an amazing week of building new relationships, learning from one another, and gaining fresh perspectives. One question came up repeatedly throughout the week: “What makes a top performer?” The cliché answer is hard work and while hard work certainly matters, I've found that the real foundation is belief and trust. To my team Justin Donnelly, Cameron Morgan, Tony Messa, Nicholas Dicecca, Marina Wheeler, Dylan Woods (and the many teammates I've had the privilege of working with over the past year), thank you for trusting me, embracing change, and believing in the vision of what we're building together at Toast. To my leaders especially my RVP Carlos Diaz thank you for believing in me, giving me the opportunity to step into this role, and trusting me to help build and lead a brand new team through Toast's Strategic Markets initiative. And to the countless people who answered the late calls, responded to texts, shared advice, and offered support along the way, thank you. (To my better half for taking care of life at home, you earned this too!) Your impact is greater than you know. This recognition is a reflection of the people I've been fortunate enough to learn from and work alongside every day. I'm returning with fresh motivation, new energy, and an even greater appreciation for what makes Toast such a fantastic place to work. Excited for what's ahead, supporting the team, and growing deeper into the market even further this year! #WeAreToasters
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Cole Hester reacted on thisCole Hester reacted on thisI am excited to share that I have graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. I’m also excited to announce that I will be joining Woodward, Inc. as part of the Operations Management Rotation Program. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn from the talented leaders and teams at Woodward while continuing to grow my leadership skills. Thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged me throughout this journey. I’m looking forward to this next chapter!
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Cole Hester reacted on thisCole Hester reacted on thisI am officially Cvent Event Management Certified!! So happy to add this to my toolkit 😊 #cvent #events #learning #eventmanagement
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Cole Hester liked thisCole Hester liked thisAfter an incredible run at HRSoft, the company has been acquired and is now part of the Gryphon Investors portfolio. This is a testament to what the team built together over the past 4 years. Thank you to my mentors Abby Sandbach and Alex Miklin for the masterclass in scaling B2B SaaS. I couldn't be more excited to for my next opportunity... growing the partnerships function at meQuilibrium, the first workforce intelligence and well-being platform of its kind. Shoutout to Jennifer Limon and Brad Swingruber for bringing me into the fold. Big things to come!
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Cole Hester liked thisCole Hester liked thisThe job posting said Product Manager, the role was actually Project Manager. Classic 2026 hiring confusion. The candidate figured it out three months in - when nobody cared about user research. Only deadlines. Here's the breakdown that would've saved them 👇 🩷 Project Manager - "Are we on track?" Executes on time, within budget. Stack: Jira, Asana, ClickUp | LLM: ChatGPT Watch out: delivery can win over impact. 💙 Program Manager — "Are teams aligned?" Connects initiatives toward one shared outcome. Stack: Notion, Airtable, Slack | LLM: Claude Watch out: complexity kills speed. 🟡 Product Manager - "Why does this matter?" Drives user value and business growth. Stack: Amplitude, Mixpanel, Productboard | LLM: Perplexity Watch out: vision over feasibility. The simplest way to remember it: Project = what gets done Program = how it connects Product = why it matters Experts worth following: → Project: Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, Elizabeth Harrin FAPM CHA, Susanne Madsen → Program: Jean Kang, Moira Alexander, PMP, ISP, ITCP, IP3P, Bill Dow → Product: Paweł Huryn, Radhika Dutt, Melissa Perrim Wes Bush Which one are you, and does your company know the difference? 👇
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Cole Hester reacted on thisCole Hester reacted on thisHello LinkedIn colleagues! I'm a bit late posting on here but wanted to share a major life update for me. After an incredible 4 years working at Illumina, I resigned from my position at the end of November in order to pursue a lifelong dream of mine: traveling around New Zealand on a yearlong working holiday visa. I've been living in the South Island for nearly 3 months now surfing, mountain biking, hiking, and WWOOFing with local families. In January I spent 4 weeks milking cows on a dairy farm and am looking forward to experiencing other career paths and lifestyles here. While I do intend to return to my engineering career one day, I am thoroughly embracing living in the present moment, learning new life skills, and experiencing all this place has to offer. I'm incredibly grateful for this opportunity and the 6 years of working full time as an engineer to save money and make this dream happen. One day I am confident I will use the lessons I learn here to make a positive impact on our planet and society; I'm excited to see where life takes me throughout the rest of my journey here and beyond!
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Cole Hester liked thisCole Hester liked thisThermo Fisher and NVIDIA collaborate to power AI-based solutions and laboratory automation at scale. When lab instruments can “speak” AI, scientists can spend less time on manual steps and more time on discovery. To make that possible, Thermo Fisher Scientific and NVIDIA are bringing together: - Thermo Fisher’s scientific instruments, lab software, and workflows and - NVIDIA’s Artificial Intelligence platform. Together, we’re building a stronger digital foundation for scientists and laboratories by connecting instruments, infrastructure, and data to AI in ways that can help improve automation, accuracy, and speed across lab operations. Learn more about how we’re pairing instrument and workflow expertise with NVIDIA's AI infrastructure to help scientists accelerate discovery and insights: https://lnkd.in/g7Q-Ci_x
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