Our Story
For nearly two decades, household brands have relied on DevelopIntelligence for their strategic learning needs.
Our History Began with a Quest for Something Better
In 2003, serial entrepreneur and tech guru Kelby Zorgdrager was in the thick of the tech scene working as an engineer and struggling to stay abreast of the latest technologies and apply them to the problems he was solving at work. Kelby realized his struggles with ongoing education weren’t unique. Technical training was fundamentally broken. He and his fellow technologists were dependent on continuous learning to be successful, but the only training available was cookie-cutter information delivered by educators who hadn’t written code in decades. There had to be a better way.
DevelopIntelligence then emerged as a pioneer in delivering custom learning experiences focused on software development, open source technologies, and technology leadership development. Finally, there was a learning solution for technologists, by technologists.
Since its inception, DevelopIntelligence has been committed to finding the industry’s brightest technologists, marrying the latest in technical expertise with content that is highly customized for each client. The result? Highly adaptable experts who are able to quickly pivot – mid-course if need be – to meet changing business needs in real time and grow with your learning environment.
Over the past two decades, we’ve meticulously compiled data, tested and refined our learning approaches, and partnered with both internal L&D and R&D to deliver highly impactful transformational tech training programs.
These experiences have shaped and formed how we deliver learning to all roles within the R&D organization, and allowed us and our clients to win numerous awards and industry recognition.
Kelby is still the CEO. He consistently draws on his 20 years of experience in the technical learning and development industry as well as an insatiable curiosity about the ever changing world of technology to offer our global clients expert guidance and fresh, data-driven solutions for effective learning.
Over the past few decades, we’ve provided
Over
62,300,000
expert-led learning hours
Programs in
30
countries
Training to over
13,500
engineers
Over
120
active trainers, with an average of over two decades of experience each.
Over the past few decades, we’ve provided
Over
62,300,000
expert-led learning hours
In 2019 alone:
120+
active trainers, with an average of over two decades of experience each
Programs in
10
countries
Training to over
13,500
engineers
This Past Year In Review:
“Good engineers like to solve problems, so if they don’t feel like they’re being challenged, that’s an issue. Beyond compensation, they want the opportunity to learn new things and to grow within their career. And if they don’t feel like they’re growing in their roles, they leave.”
Our Core Values
1
Win as a team
We celebrate our successes and failures together, for the greater good of DI, our clients, and our instructors.
2
Being hungry is our mindset
We go the extra mile to win and achieve success.
3
We act with integrity
We act with authenticity and honesty and do what we say we are going to do, no matter what.
4
GSD Certified
We get shi* done, on time, with quality, and for the betterment of our students.
5
Run towards the snake
We see challenges and opportunities and run towards them instead of fleeing from them.
Around the Office
Customized Technical Learning Solutions to Help Attract and Retain Talented Developers
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DevelopIntelligence leads technical and software development learning programs for Fortune 500 companies. We provide learning solutions for hundreds of thousands of engineers for over 250 global brands.
“I appreciated the instructor’s technique of writing live code examples rather than using fixed slide decks to present the material.”
VMware
Thank you for everyone who joined us this past year to hear about our proven methods of attracting and retaining tech talent.
