Dec 3, 2020Leaving Home Depot — Parting thoughts after 5+ years with THDToday is my last day with The Home Depot. Looking at what lies ahead for the retail organization I’ve spent 5 1/2 years at. — NOTE: This was written and published on December 3, 2020. I’ve since started and posted about my next adventure, along with a little on how I chose it, here. Today is my last day with The Home Depot. Those are words I never thought I’d write. One, because I never…Home Depot17 min read
May 8, 2020Five Books To Start Learning To CookMy favorite books to recommend to those exploring home cooking for the first time while waiting out COV-19 — It’s a new world, and in addition to Zooming and Webexing and watching way too much Netflix, a lot of people I know are experimenting with cooking at home for the first time during the Coronavirus-induced stay at home situation. …Cooking7 min read
Aug 10, 2019Terry Theise’s Wine Tasting FrameworkAdapted from Reading Between The Wines by Terry Theise. All quotes from this source. — Adapted from Reading Between The Wines by Terry Theise. All quotes from this source. The Nine Aspects Of Flavor That Matter according to Terry Theise, wine importer and writer Clarity “For me it is the first of first principles. Flavor should be clear.” For me this is the most profound of the nine aspects. It’s the simplest thing…Wine3 min read
Jun 1, 2019Why Build A Summer Intern ProgramMany larger public companies have formal intern programs. This post is primarily aimed at my fellow technology leaders working at a… — Many larger public companies have formal intern programs. This post is primarily aimed at my fellow technology leaders working at a growing startup or tech org, or to a branch of a larger org that doesn’t have a program. Note: If you’re here because you’re looking for an internship yourself…Programming4 min read
May 14, 2019The Developer Internship Interview From The Other Side Of The TableFive thoughts on interviewing for a software engineering internship as a Computer Science student or recent code academy graduate, from… — Five thoughts on interviewing for a software engineering internship as a Computer Science student or recent code academy graduate, from the perspective of an Engineering Manager who’s just wrapped up hiring a 2019 internship class. 1. This might be the toughest tech job to land in your careerCoding4 min read
May 28, 2018Machine Learning Spends A Year In BurgundyNote: this post in its present state is a placeholder for a later transcription of my talk at the 2018 ML4All machine learning conference… — Note: this post in its present state is a placeholder for a later transcription of my talk at the 2018 ML4All machine learning conference in Portland, OR. It contains references to material, code and image credits related to my talk. …Java Script2 min read
Dec 4, 2017“So my friend tells me you do programming…could you build a site like YouTube?”This is the big opportunity that my friend told me about, the phone call that I needed to drop everything for and take. — “So my friend tells me you do programming…could you build a site like YouTube?” This is the big opportunity that my friend told me about, the phone call that I needed to drop everything for and take. Sigh. I get this call once or twice a year. Or it’s an…Startup5 min read
Jan 30, 2015It’s a Fantastic Time To Be A Startup in PortlandVisualizing startup deals in the Portland OR Metro Area to understand how investment in our region is changing. — Visualizing startup deals in the Portland OR Metro Area to understand how investment in the area is changing and how we compare to the rest of the PNW. Of note: CrunchBase was our primary data source for this study. At some point we’d love to incorporate data from AngelList and…4 min read
