Paul Tevis helps technical leaders to work as effectively with people as they do with technology. He partners with managers, directors, and C-suite executives across a variety of industries about leadership, management, and culture. He is a frequent presenter on the human side of technical work at meetups and conferences.

As a software engineer and engineering manager, Paul has built optimizing compilers, high-precision motion control systems, and SaaS tools. A certified leadership, team, and executive coach since 2017, Paul is the Senior Partner at Middlegame Partners LLC, a consulting firm he co-founded focused on leadership development in software and IT.

Allison Pollard assists technology leaders who need to manage up, down, and across without the overwhelm. For over ten years, she worked at a fast-growing consulting company with Fortune 500 clients in energy, retail, financial services, real estate, and transportation. Her work focuses on improving leadership-team dynamics to deliver business results, including successful acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and faster time to market.

Allison has spoken at local DevOpsDays events and international tech conferences, leading sessions from small workshops to events with 1,000 people. She is a co-founder of Middlegame Partners, where she is the Managing Partner.