After reviewing my contribution to the Oracle community he agreed to submit the nomination for me. I talked with Stewart Bryson, Oracle ACE Director. Well, around March or April timeframe, it was mentioned in a company meeting that if anyone has the goal of joining the ACE program, reach out to one of our current ACEs or ACE Directors and work on a plan to get there (again, a testament to how the RM organization works and thinks). If I don't know the answer to a question, I can easily reach out to the entire company and get a response from experts like Mark, James Coyle, Andy Rocha or others within minutes. That’s one of the great benefits of working at Rittman Mead. We also have an internal system that allows us to share our know-how amongst each other. If you're an avid reader this blog, you're well aware that Mark Rittman and others love to share their technical knowledge. It's that simple. One thing about the Rittman Mead organization, sharing what we know is a part of the ethos of the company. So now what is an Oracle ACE to me? I think it is someone knowledgeable about an Oracle product (or products) who enjoys sharing their knowledge and loves contributing to the greater Oracle community. I've found that networking and sharing your experiences are both wonderful ways to get noticed by other Oracle experts. Before I knew it, I had taken advantage of many knowledge sharing opportunities and built a decent list for my Oracle ACE nomination. Then, the other conferences continued to accept my abstracts! During the first couple of years, I kept blogging, speaking, wrote an article for RMOUG SQL>UPDATE Magazine, and joined in on a couple of ODTUG ODI expert webcasts and OTN ArchBeat podcasts over the past couple of years. To my amazement, the first abstract submitted, for UKOUG 2012, was accepted. My goal was to challenge myself to grow as a public speaker, something I had never been very good at in the past, and to share my data integration know-how, of course. This lead to submitting my first abstracts to several Oracle User Group conferences. I wrote my first blog post ever shortly after joining Rittman Mead, sharing an innovative way to integrate Oracle Data Integrator and GoldenGate for data warehousing. That's quite a mouthful! Now let’s find out how I got to this point in my career. If you're not familiar, the Oracle ACE program "highlights excellence within the global Oracle community by recognizing individuals who have demonstrated both technical proficiency and strong credentials as community enthusiasts and advocates". In fact, I really wasn't sure what an Oracle ACE even was. When I began with Rittman Mead back in March 2012, I wasn't planning on joining the ACE program. I mean, my path to becoming an Oracle ACE since joining Rittman Mead! With sharp humor and her trademark candor, Ramsey lets listeners know we can have tough conversations that move the dialogue forward, rather than backward, if we just approach them in the right way.Boy, that escalated quickly. Well, That Escalated Quickly includes Ramsey's advice on dealing with Internet trolls and low-key racists, confessions about being a former Online hater herself, and her personal hits and misses in activist debates with everyone from bigoted Facebook friends and misguided relatives to mainstream celebrities and YouTube influencers. In her first book, Ramsey uses her own experiences as an accidental activist to explore the many ways we communicate with each other - from the highs of bridging gaps and making connections to the many pitfalls that accompany talking about race, power, sexuality, and gender in an unpredictable public space.the Internet. After a crash course in social justice and more than a few foot-in-mouth moments, she realized she had a unique talent and passion for breaking down injustice in America in ways that could make people listen and engage. Faced with an avalanche of media requests, fan letters, and hate mail, she had two choices: Jump in and make her voice heard or step back and let others frame the conversation. But then her YouTube video "What White Girls Say.to Black Girls" went viral. Or a commentator on identity, race, and culture, really. In this sharp, funny, and timely collection of personal essays, veteran video blogger and star of MTV's Decoded Franchesca Ramsey explores race, identity, Online activism, and the downfall of real communication in the age of social media rants, trolls, and call-out wars.įranchesca Ramsey didn't set out to be an activist.
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