Omaha .NET User Group July Meeting
Start Time: July 31 2025, 11:00 PM
Hosted By: Farm Credit Services of America
Now = 7/28/2025 11:37:19 PM Start = 7/31/2025 11:00:00 PM
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Sponsored by : Cordova

Posted by beolson at July 28 2025, 5:43 AM

We're pleased to announce our upcoming .NET user group meeting! Join us for an informative session covering Incremental Refactoring where you'll gain valuable insights and connect with fellow developers in our community.

This meeting is perfect for .NET developers at any level who want to expand their knowledge and network with like-minded professionals. We're looking forward to another great session of learning and discussion.

Hope to see you there!

Host:
Farm Credit Services of America

5015 S 118th St, Omaha, NE 68137

Topic:
Small Steps, Big Impact: Unlocking Value Through Incremental Refactoring by Jake Esser, Nathan Ferrel

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, many organizations are grappling with aging technology stacks and mounting technical debt that threaten agility, innovation, and competitiveness. The challenge is not just technological it’s deeply intertwined with business strategy and product evolution. This session explores how a thoughtful, incremental approach to refactoring can unlock significant value without the disruption of massive rewrites or high-risk transformation projects.

We'll examine how aligning business goals, product priorities, and technology strategy enables sustainable progress. By treating technical refactoring as a cross-functional effort rather than a purely engineering concern, FCSA has been able to improve system resilience and continuously deliver customer value.

Speakers:
Jake Esser

As the VP of Applications Development at Farm Credit Services of America, Jake leads efforts to modernize and scale applications in a complex environment, driving progress through incremental improvements and fostering alignment between business, product, and technology teams. A former collegiate athlete, Jake has consistently driven value by blending technical expertise with a strong focus on cross-functional collaboration and strategic alignment. Known for building high performing team cultures grounded in trust, accountability, and shared vision, his teams operate efficiently and in sync with one another to deliver impactful, coordinated results across the organization.

Nathan Ferrel

Nathan is a Lead Application Developer at FCSA with 26 years of enterprise-level software development experience, which means he remembers when deploying meant copying locally compiled files to a shared drive and source control meant ZIP files and hope. For the past 15 years, he has called FCSA home, focusing on software architecture and the ongoing care and feeding of complex codebases. Nathan is passionate about moving the architecture needle in thoughtful, incremental ways. He believes in adding value with every step while keeping systems stable enough to sleep at night.

Sponsors:
Cordova

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Thanks,
Matt Ruwe
mruwe@omahamtg.com
.NET User's Group Co-Leader

Brian Olson
bolson@omahamtg.com
.NET User's Group Co-Leader

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