It’s Been Awhile
Howdy friend. It’s been quiet here for some time now, but as is typical around a new year, I’m renewing my efforts to stay active on this blog (especially since I’ve mostly stopped using social media). This is in no small part to me now working for AWS Professional Services as a Senior Consultant in the public sector, a role for which improving my writing will be particularly valuable.
My silence should not be interpreted as inactivity, because a heck of a lot has gone down since I last posted:
- Got promoted to the Director of Engineering for a 20+ person team (this actually happened in late 2017 but I’ve never mentioned it here)
- Led that team through a painful acquisition process that required reducing the team by about a third
- Experienced the joy of having a paycheck delayed by two full weeks during the holiday spending season
- I celebrated my 40th birthday with a trip to Germany and Ireland
- Was laid off when my employer ran out of money, without warning and with no final paycheck (about this much more could be said, but going to keep it short for now)
- Dipped my toes into independent consulting for a few months while searching for a new job
- Was hired by Amazon as a Senior SDE to work on their Last Mile team (the folks that get packages from delivery stations to your doorstep)
- Transferred to AWS as I mentioned above
Pretty bonkers 18 months, but things are starting to settle down, and I’m eagerly anticipating the new normal of 2020. More to come!