Recent Posts

Failure of Management - Unlimited PTO

Posted on Mon 14 August 2023 in Jobs • Tagged with job, meta, leadership

Unlimited PTO is a perk more and more organization are offering their employees. Unfortunately, many managers and organization are managing this poorly and failing their employees. What does this management failure look like?


What should a software engineering interview look like?

Posted on Thu 06 July 2023 in Jobs • Tagged with job, meta, leadership

I've interviewed a lot of engineers at various stages in their careers. I've utilized existing interview processes, built new ones and improved upon all of those. What do I think an ideal interview process would look like? Read on for details.


The Launch of Viva Printworks

Posted on Sun 21 May 2023 in Side Activities • Tagged with meta, viva printworks

The start of a new project is always exciting. This project is a brand new business: Viva Printworks!


Automatically checking for broken links using Github Actions

Posted on Mon 13 February 2023 in Side Activities • Tagged with technical, Pelican, meta

This blog is over a decade old with over 100 posts. This post covers my recent work to find links that have broken so that I can fix them quickly.


Updating the design of the site

Posted on Thu 17 November 2022 in Side Activities • Tagged with technical, Pelican, meta

I've updated this site with a new theme and some under the hood improvements. This article covers those updates and what I hope to accomplish.


Talking about rejection in job searches

Posted on Mon 24 October 2022 in Jobs • Tagged with job, meta, job search

Rejection is part of the job search. But, it's done so poorly that candidates have awful experiences. What does a current job search look like?


Upload your resume, then re-enter it to apply for this job

Posted on Tue 13 September 2022 in Jobs • Tagged with job, meta, job search

Talking through my current role search - How often do I need to re-enter my resume information after uploading?


What Job Source is using which ATS?

Posted on Tue 06 September 2022 in Jobs • Tagged with job, meta, job search

Talking through my current role search - Which Job Source is using which ATS?


I am looking for an engineering leadership role

Posted on Thu 18 August 2022 in Jobs • Tagged with job, meta, leadership, job search

After a recent layoff, I'm looking for a new role


10 Soft Skills to Look For in Senior Software Developers

Posted on Sun 26 June 2022 in Jobs • Tagged with job, meta, leadership

My thoughts on the top soft skills senior software developers need to be successful, republished from Woven