Employee Spotlight – Maria Belan-Crawford
What motivates you every day? The first thing that comes to mind is my team. I feel extremely lucky to work with amazing people, and I learn something new from them each day. Something else that motivates me is IQ’s mission of impacting lives through technology – knowing I play some role in that is […]
Employee Spotlight – Sebastian Thiem
What motivates you every day? Learning. Don’t get me wrong, I also enjoy tackling the difficult problems we face in this career. But nothing is more rewarding than finding out that you’re totally wrong about something, that you need to try a new approach, learning that new approach, and then coming back to face the […]
Employee Spotlight – Vijeta Prasad
What motivates you every day? The thought that I am contributing to a bigger cause, like a small piece of a big puzzle, motivates me everyday. I like how my work contributes to making a better quality product, be it a medical device or transportation systems. Working with a highly talented team brings in a […]
Employee Spotlight – Chui Ong
What motivates you every day? I am having fun everyday. Building software is like playing with Legos for me. Instead of building with Lego bricks, I am building with lines of code. I get a lot of satisfaction from thinking about how the program should be built, how bugs should be resolved and finally getting […]
Employee Spotlight – Rupert Christie
What motivates you every day? I enjoy the fact that projects I am working on will be used in the real world. Other things that motivate me include solving problems and my contributions being appreciated. Briefly describe what you do at IQ. I am a Software Engineer Intern at IQ. I’m currently part of a team working on […]
National Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. If you, or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, the National Alliance on Mental Illness has numerous resources. You can call the NAMI Helpline at 800-950-NAMI. If you are in a crisis, you can text “NAMI” to 741741. More resources can be found at the […]
Making History
WE are all playing a very big part in impacting what I will call Workplace History. Let me tease that out a little… Every 80 years – in 2021, 1941, 1861, and 1781 – America faced a crisis. Each crisis changed our economy and our society in deep and long-lasting ways, that forever afterwards split […]
Employee Spotlight – Zach Hull
What motivates you every day? I am motivated by the fact that what I am doing has an impact on the lives of people. The most satisfying part of my job is writing code and then seeing how it is actually being used in the real-world. There is no better feeling than pointing at something […]
2021 IQ Inc. Professional Development Conference
The 2021 IQ Professional Development Conference was a huge success! We had some great presentations from IQ employees. After last year’s fully virtual conference, this year was a hybrid in-person/virtual conference for both attendees and presenters. All of the presenters did a great job covering a wide range of topics, including: Material Design Social Media […]
CISPAC Back To School Drive
In August, IQ Inc. held a school supply drive to help support the Community in Schools – Pittsburgh & Allegheny County (CISPAC) annual “Back to School” event. This event helps to support our local students! IQ Inc. donated almost 50 backpacks, and a variety of school supplies such as calculators, pencils, pens, notebooks, markers, etc. […]