Know Your (IT) Role
Published in The Business News on November 8th, 2021. The information technology and medical industries have a lot in common. We both put a lot of importance on privacy, we’re both snazzy…
Effective > Smart
Published in The Business News on October 20th, 2021. An IT coworker once told me that, “ IT guys struggle to accept others ideas, because we are too used to being the…
Working on Working Remotely
Published in The Business News on October 10th, 2021. Working from home isn’t the same as working in the office. Keeping a standard nine to five schedule may work for some but…
Distraction Equals Vulnerability
Published in The Business News on September 27th, 2021. For the past couple summers, the debate over in-person vs. at home schooling has been a constant topic. Everyone seems to have an…
Ownership Amongst Managers
Published in The Business News on September 20th, 2021. Ownership is one of the key traits, that define a manager. Managers have accepted responsibility for more than just their job. All of…
Temet Nosce (Latin: Know Thyself)
In my time working with Brian, HawkPoint’s Software Architect, he has had some really excellent observations, and I wanted to share what I’ve learned from him. Teaching Zigzag to A…
South Sister Mountain Climb
In 2012, I decided to climb a mountain. I had this thing, back then, where I forced myself to do something physically demanding, every year, just to prove that I…
IoT and The Camera In The Bathroom
Published in The Business News on January 1st, 2018. This past summer, I was discussing plans with my family to attend the Minnesota State Fair. We decided that leaving by 7 AM…
Planning For Success In IT
Published in The Business News on August 29th, 2018. Benjamin Franklin once said, “a failure to plan is a plan for failure”. Now, I never met Benjamin Franklin but I…
Defining Need In The Age Of Gadgetry
Published in The Business News on April 4th, 2017. Remember when the iPhone was first released in 2007? Did you get one? If you did, do you recall thinking that…