Hello,
I'm Zach, former NI employee, and long-term LabVIEW consultant at my own business EZ-TechStop. User groups are near and dear to me. I ran the OC UGM for 12 years and enjoyed the community that was built in that decade plus. I currently have a LinkedIn group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14209340/ that is meant as a resource and home for those who do not have active user groups in the Western US. It is also a speaker pool and resource for user groups trying to get started. We are currently collaborating with Irvine (OC), SLC (WaFL - Jason Dahl), and San Diego (Mike Le). These are other passionate leaders you should get to know if you don't already. I want to get Phoenix and LA off the ground this year and help folks in New Mexico connect with the greater community.
If you need a speaker or other resources, please reach out. I've just joined Cyth and the team is excited to help support technical content on LabVIEW and LabVIEW FPGA tutorials and topics.
Zach Olson, CLD
zach.olson@cyth.com