One of the more fulfilling moves I’ve made in my young career is joining Perficient. In my 9 months at the company, I’ve had the opportunity to help promote our work around cloud and DevOps by writing blogs, supporting sales, and attending industry events while witnessing how digital transformation will impact the future of our […]
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Perficient Dallas Team Prepares Farm for New Hope Equine Festival
Blog contribution by Tim Branham, Perficient Dallas General Manager Colleagues from our Dallas office recently traveled to Argyle, Texas, to help prepare the grounds of a 50-acre horse farm called New Hope Equine for the organization’s annual Fall Festival. More than 50 hours of service were delivered. New Hope Equine provides horse therapy for children […]
Perficient Healthcare Strategist Gets Surprise Marriage Proposal at World Series Game
A lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, Priyal Patel was ecstatic when the team won Game 5 of the World Series. “I was born and raised a Northsider, so the Cubs have been a part of my upbringing,” she said. Many special moments in her life have happened within the Friendly Confines, and Sunday night brought yet […]
200 Miles “One Step at a Time” – Perficient Marketing Director Joins Husband’s Race Support Crew
“And he’s off!” Liza Sisler posted on Facebook along with a picture of her husband John running down a woodsy North Carolina trail early Wednesday evening. Liza, a marketing director at Perficient, has joined John on an incredible journey. He’s running 200 miles – non-stop – to raise awareness and funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. His solo […]
Not a Regular Friday in the Office: Our Minneapolis Team’s Annual Boat Cruise
Sailing the shores of scenic Lake Minnetonka, one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes, is a summer tradition that colleagues in our Minneapolis office look forward to every year. This year’s event began shortly after lunch on a Friday in late July. Our General Manager Art Quinn greeted nearly 50 colleagues with his “famous” jokes and quickly […]
How a Perficient Project Manager Found the Perfect Timing for PMP Certification
Karen Ouyang recently completed the required training to renew her PMP (project management professional) certification, and she’s thankful she made the investment at this point in her career. She first considered the PMP certification about eight years ago but decided to wait to further expand her on-the-job project management experience. “When I started to study for […]
Perficient Digital Visual Designer Dedicates Evenings to Equine-Assisted Therapy
Gina Dust was running on a trail with a friend three years ago when a barn in the distance caught her attention. She saw horses outside, and her love of animals prompted her to dig deeper. She researched the location and discovered the horses were part of Equine-Assisted Therapy, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to […]
Perficient Minneapolis Team Gives Back Through Annual Paint-A-Thon
Our Minneapolis team recently dedicated two weekends to a good cause. We participated in the Twin Cities Metro Paint-A-Thon program, which helps low-income seniors and people with special needs live independently despite their inability to perform maintenance themselves or hire a contractor. We teamed up to not only restore a house exterior but also the […]
Quarterly Gathering Takes Perficient’s San Francisco Team on a Local Taste Tour
Blog contribution by Nikhil Singhal Every quarter, our San Francisco team gathers together for our popular “quarterly events.” We always strive to put together a new experience that brings some big laughs and needed relaxation. This time around, we hopped on a bus and headed to Marin County to visit a few local breweries. Our […]
Perficient’s Milwaukee Office Goes to the Dogs
Dog lovers in our Milwaukee office recently came together in strong support of their four-legged friends. Colleagues participated in the Wisconsin Humane Society’s annual Tails on the Trail fundraiser, a 5K run and 1-mile walk, and they raised $520. A large portion of the Humane Society’s annual fundraising comes from the event. “The event itself was […]
Perficient Minneapolis Office’s Annual Picnic Fosters Top Workplace
Perficient’s Minneapolis office celebrated its annual picnic at Brookview Park in mid-July. Along with our annual holiday party, the picnic is an opportunity for colleagues to meet each other’s families, play lawn games, and spend an afternoon filled with laughter and good conversations. Children and adults alike took part in a variety of games, including […]
3 Colleagues Explain How Perficient Helps Them Succeed
Today’s successful enterprises measure progress with more than just balance sheets. They count the number of top-notch people who can say the company’s nurturing environment enabled their talents to flourish. For nearly two decades, Perficient’s entrepreneurial mindset has attracted the kind of self-motivated and inspiring people who enable our company to expand and prosper year […]