Eagles Make Aeries

Lori has been a part of Aeries since 2022. She was originally introduced to Aeries during her role at a school district. "I immediately was able to tell the pride the Aeries had and was able to witness how each employee genuinely enjoyed what they were doing. I wanted to be able to take the good energy and feed it to others, just like I was experiencing!"

As a member of the Training Department, she works with each job role at a district to prepare them for success. Some days are spent onsite training districts, while others involve taking support Zoom calls. She is also involved with scheduling training requests, updating documents, and providing the best customer service for our clients. She says, "Being flexible and ready at the drop of a hat just makes the day interesting. At the end of the day, if our clients are happy and satisfied, then it is a win for the day.”

When Lori isn't helping districts increase their Aeries knowledge, you can find her spending time with her precious grandbabies or visiting the casino.

Before Tracey came to Aeries in 2019, she was an Aeries Administrator and #CALPADS Coordinator for a small high school district. Now, as a Business Analyst, her day-to-day is a “dynamic blend of activities”, as she says. She collaborates with stakeholders and developers, gathers requirements about current features, and provides recommendations for improvement. Her team recognizes that efficiency allows educators to spend more time on teaching, and less time on paperwork. When she’s not helping customers out, Tracey enjoys spending time with her horse and husband. Plus, she’s guided by her favorite quote, “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway”!"

Breana began her role at Aeries in 2023. Her diverse professional background includes working with professional sports teams like the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Galaxy and contributing to managing accounts on SAAS platforms for home renovation and medical software.

Now, as an Account Manager, she serves as the liaison between a school district and the tools required to manage student data efficiently.

"I collaborate closely with all our departments to ensure that our districts receive the most excellent experience possible. I get to connect with district officials over meetings and chat with them about the amazing benefits of Aeries", she said.

Breana discovered her love for KPOP music during the COVID-19 pandemic, and especially loves listening to BTS with her husband and two daughters. Additionally, she enjoys attending conventions, events at her local boba shop, and attending sporting events like LA Galaxy Games.

Since joining Aeries in 2018, Kevin has held various exciting roles: Quality Control to Business Analyst to writing SQL for the initial Ed-Fi implementation to automated testing, and now presently Load Testing in DevOps. He previously was an IT Director who used Aeries for 18 years, which allows him to contribute to the team from a customer's perspective.

His skillset has increased in various platforms including Python, .git, Azure DevOps, AWS, Automated Testing, Docker, VS Code, VS Studio, SQL Queries, CI/CD Pipelines, FastAPI, OpenAPI, Ed-Fi, Playwright, Locust, and many, many more!

He shared about how much he loves learning new things: "The DevOps Team keeps the unseen things up and running, so I'm happy to say I get to work on foundational stuff. When I look up on a typical day, most of the day is already gone which means that I'm having fun while working and I enjoy what I do."

When he's not working on researching, you can find Kevin on his Harley, swimming, learning about all things "tech", and of course, spending time with his grandkids.

Kim has been with Aeries since 2022. In her role as a Junior Software Developer in the Product Division, Kim helps creating a reliable SIS that helps support student learning and enhances communication among students, teachers, and parents. A majority of her days are spent writing code, testing its functionality, and documenting changes, all while learning new features to better support customers.

She says, "Programming is a team sport, and collaboration is essential to our daily workflow. By working together, we can develop better solutions."

When she's not creating innovative solutions for our users, Kim enjoys exploring new cuisines, experiencing unique pop-up events, visiting Disneyland, and kickboxing.