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title: Spectrum News 1 Covers Dev10 Creating Tech Talent | Genesis10
description: CEO Harley Lippman and a local Dev10 Associate talk Dev10 with Spectrum News 1 North Carolina
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# [Spectrum News 1 Covers Dev10 Creating Tech Talent | Genesis10](https://www.genesis10.com/news-center/dev10-charlotte-spectrum-news-1)

 Written by [Angelia Brekke](https://www.genesis10.com/news-center/author/angelia-brekke) | Dec 22, 2020

The need for skilled tech talent in Charlotte continues—despite the pandemic, says Genesis10 CEO Harley Lippman, in a news story that profiles the Dev10 Software Developer Training Program on Spectrum News 1 North Carolina.

“COVID-19 actually has increased the demand for IT people,” Lippman said, pointing out that for every five job openings, there is only one qualified candidate.

<https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2020/12/20/charlotte-tech-company-seeking-non-it-applicants-#>

[Dev10](https://www.genesis10.com/dev10-program) is Genesis10’s Talent Creation Program aimed at building junior software developer talent in highly sought-after skills such as full-stack java that otherwise does not exist. Recruiting locally, training locally and deploying locally, Dev10 identifies local, high-aptitude college graduates and immerses them in a three-month technology training program.

Profiled in the news segment with Lippman and [Angelia Brekke](https://www.genesis10.com/blogs/author/Angelia-Brekke), Managing Director at Genesis10, is Ben Leboutillier. Leboutillier, who has a degree in physics, was working as an EMT when he decided to change careers and become a software developer. Dev10 helped him land a new role as a Data Quality Analyst with a key Genesis10 client in the healthcare industry in Charlotte.  

> “You don’t need four years to learn most roles,” he said. “You can learn it within a few months of classroom and work on the job. That’s exactly what Dev10 was for me.”

[Dev10 recently received a 2020 Tekne Award](https://www.genesis10.com/news-center/dev10-wins-2020-tekne-award) in the Tech Talent Solution Provider category from the Minnesota Technology Association.   

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