A geospatial career journey
As a consultant, I have to submit my resume a lot. You always want you resume tailored to the project you're trying to land. In the old days, that meant taking the most recent version, tweaking it, and hope that any gaps from the previous version aren't fatal. But these aren't the old days and … Continue reading A Career Narrative – Not a Resume
As I was building a Python notebook in Databricks, I started thinking about how much Python work I've been doing since I went out on my own. That got me thinking about all of the SQL I had been doing the last couple of years at my previous role, then the Javascript before that and … Continue reading Rings In a Tree
Approximately one year ago, I started independent consulting in earnest. I had spent six years at my previous role and had a number of systems and routines in place to manage my day and help productivity. Those all had to be re-examined. This post will be the first in an occasional series where I break … Continue reading This Consulting Life, Part 1 – Calendar Management
I was having a conversation a few weeks ago, discussing, among other things, the value of time - its management, its conservation, how it is the one strategic asset that matters above all others. During that part of the conversation, it occurred to me that if time is the asset, then people and relationships are … Continue reading The One About Friends
Last week was a good week. Given that I was on vacation with my family in Florida, that statement is pretty much a given, but it was still of note. This vacation was our annual week in South Florida at a timeshare we've had for years. I have often worked some portion of the week … Continue reading Changes In Latitudes…