worklife
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Remote Work
What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to? The biggest risk I’d like to take is switching to a fully remote work setup. I want to retire and live outside the city. I’ve thought… Continue reading
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My Home Lab
What have you been working on? In my home lab, and I’ve started to document all my work in this blog: Continue reading
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Building Effective Teams Through Empathy
Do you see yourself as a leader? It would be arrogant to say yes. That question should be asked of those who have worked with me on various projects and teams. What I can say is that I strive to… Continue reading
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The Spark of a Future Engineer
Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. Sponsoring the New Workforce. Every new project demands assembling its own dedicated team. And as a project lead, I don’t always have the same personnel from one initiative to… Continue reading
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One More Thing: A Life in IT, Passionately Lived
How would you describe yourself to someone? I think this question only comes up in two situations: In either case, we need to be ready to answer it — whether to present ourselves professionally or to help the doctor gauge… Continue reading
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Electronic Focus
What do you listen to while you work? No music at work, LoFi House or Electronic Jazz at home. I work in a NOC (Network Operation Center), and when I’m there, any kind of music throws off my concentration. Some… Continue reading
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Why I Still Love IT After All These Years
On what subject(s) are you an authority? Well, I’ve been working in data centers for over 25 years. I got into this field back when most small and mid-sized companies hadn’t yet implemented TCP/IP networks, Active Directory, antivirus software—let alone… Continue reading






