Bruno Souza and His Amigos Help You to Enhance Your Java Career
Schedule
Sat Oct 18 2025 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Improving | Houston, TX

About this Event
Can't attend in person?
BUT DON'T RSVP!
We'll start the streaming presentation at noon.
We'll have pizza at about 11:30 for those attending in-person!
This will be a special Saturday workshop where Bruno Souza will bring his always helpful insights to show you how to advance your career. As a special bonus Luiz Real and Thiago Gonzaga will be presenting on building more effective relationships and improving Java observability. Regardless if you are new in your career, or more advanced, this workshop will be a powerful boost for you personally and professionally! Even if you can't be there the whole day, be sure to join us for the part that you can!
About Bruno Souza:
Since 1995, Bruno has been helping Java developers advance their careers and work on exciting projects. A recognized Java Evangelist and Java Champion, as well as a board member of the Java Community Process, Bruno founded and leads SouJava, the Brazilian Java Users Society. In his book, "Developer Career Masterplan," Bruno shares insights on career development for senior developers, topics he further explores in his Code4.life project.
About Luiz Real:
Luiz Real is a Software Engineer with over 20 years of experience in Java. Beyond his technical work, Luiz is an active community leader at SouJava JUG and organizer of major conferences such as TDC and DevConverge, where he helps developers share knowledge, build meaningful relationships, and grow their careers.
About Thiago Gonzaga:
Thiago has over 20 years of experience as a Java developer, architect, and DevOps engineer, with a strong focus on observability and cost optimization. He is a community leader at the Java Noroeste Users Group (São Paulo, Brazil) and an Oracle ACE Associate, having organized the local Java Day since 2008. A frequent speaker at conferences across Brazil, Thiago shares practical strategies to help developers and teams build scalable, observable, and modern Java applications.
Sponsored by
Improving is a complete IT services firm, offering training, consulting, recruiting, and project services. Our innovative solutions and processes have helped hundreds of clients across the globe realize their tactical and strategic business objectives. As a result, our 1,000 employees have accumulated extensive technology and management experience in several industries, including financial services, energy, travel, retail, government, and several others.
Our culture encourages both the inspiration and motivation to achieve amazing things. We are constantly striving to live out our values of Excellence, Dedication, and Involvement through the foundation of trust.
Does the Houston Java User Group have a Web Site?
We sure do! You can find it right here: https://hjug.org
Thank you to our Door Prize Sponsors!
Hello2Morrow.com - 1 year SonarGraph license
JetBrains.com - 1 year IntelliJ Ultimate license
Webucator.com - voucher for one online self-paced course.
Want to present at a Houston Java User Group meeting? Contact Scott at scott AT KeepCalmAndRefactor DOT com.
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Where is it happening?
Improving, 10111 Richmond Avenue, Houston, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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