Transitioning From College to the Workforce
Last week I had the opportunity to speak with the Ferris State University Graphic Arts Association about transitioning from college to the work force. As a follow-up, I thought it would be beneficial...
View ArticleMoving on Up
Can you guess who got promoted last week? Oh sure, it’s a bit of a loaded question (this is my site after all), but it was me! I am now the Lead Software Developer at Independent Printing Co., Inc. In...
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A Year of Career
Hard to believe, but it’s been a year since I started my full-time job with Independent Printing. They’re an excellent company, and have been very, very good to me. This morning, I was surprised by a...
View ArticleWhen Opportunity Knocks, and You’re Too Busy to Answer the Door
Yesterday, I turned down an awesome opportunity. Why did I turn it down? Time: even without this new job I work close to 50 hours a week; adding this in would have added a minimum of 5 hours a week,...
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Time to Stand Up
For the past few months, I’ve been intrigued with the idea of a standing desk. After looking into several examples, I decided to modify my current desk to a standing position: With the help of my dad,...
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Moving Light Years Ahead: My New Career Opportunity
Officially as of today, I will be resigning my position as lead software developer with Independent Printing Co., Inc. My last day with them will be May 18th. I’d like to thank Independent for being a...
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Onto a New Skyline: Pushing the Career Forward
After this week, I will be leaving my position as a senior software engineer with Orion Energy Systems, Inc. I’d like to thank Orion for being a great employer for the past year-and-a-half. Orion was a...
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Having a Virtual Presence
During my time working for Orion, we had a two-way video conferencing solution that we put together to make my remote status more visible on-site. We dubbed it “The Virtual Presence” (or VP for short),...
View ArticleYesterday’s Big News: Promoted!
Yesterday I had tweeted about some awesome news, but then I failed to actually follow up. Sorry about that. The news is: I’ve been promoted to a Senior Software Engineer. After just a year at Skyline...
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Välkommen till Sverige!
Last week I made my first journey outside of the United States. As part of a business trip, I spent a few days in Gothenburg, Sweden to work face-to-face with a client. It was quite the experience, and...
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