Zach Leatherman

  • Omaha developer Leatherman to join Boston design studio, stay in Omaha

    A tweet earlier this month yielded a couple dozen congratulatory replies for Omaha developer Zach Leatherman. After spending six years with one of Omaha’s largest corporations, Union Pacific, Leatherman (left, with wife, Traci) announced he is making a move to work with Boston-based Filament Group. The six-person design studio is, according to our tipster, John…

  • Prairie Portrait: Zach Leatherman of Union Pacific

    Silicon Prairie News: You’ve worn a couple different hats during your tenure at UP. What do you enjoy most about your latest gig, as a front end architect? | Zach Leatherman: I love building stuff. It’s the process of creation that gets me up in the morning. But what’s the point of building something in…

  • Prairie Moves: Sean Freitag, Eric Clymer, Shift and more

    What is Prairie Moves? – Published Tuesdays (one day late this week) and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for…

  • Prairie Moves: Scriptito, SkyVu, Benaissance and more

    Published every Tuesday (one day late this week), Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please…

  • Prairie Moves: Gina Adam, eCreamery, Snapp & more

    (Photo by David Sim via Flickr) Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post,…

  • Prairie Moves: RockDex, Smelly Puppy, Uppward & more

    (Photo by Mark Michaelis via Flickr) Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post,…

  • Prairie Moves: Dan Young, Hillary Brown, Chad Stansbury & more

    (Photo by ActiveSteve via Flickr.) Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please…

  • Prairie Moves: Tripleseat, TAI, New BLK & more

    Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com.

  • Dialing up Call Spinner: Startup Weekend team stays on the line

    Call Spinner, a phone number that when called pairs you up with another random caller, launched nearly two weeks ago at the second Startup Weekend Omaha, September 10-12. Not only did the team of four take away the competition’s top prize of $300, but they kept and have continued to work on their service.

  • Call Spinner wins Startup Weekend Omaha (team demo videos)

    Congrats to Call Spinner for taking home top honors at Startup Weekend Omaha, a 54-hour event challenging attendees to present ideas, form teams, plan, implement, and then finally present their just-born startup to a panel of judges. Second place was awarded to Everpresent, a web and smartphone app that prompts you to record important moments…