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Lately it occurs to me
What a long strange trip it's been.

strange may be a bit of a stretch, but it has been pretty long. In all honesty, it really doesn't feel like it's been that long - staying on top of and then riding certain technology waves keeps things interesting.

For more detail than most people might be interested in, feel free to visit my LinkedIn profile.

Or just keep reading. Here's a chronological list of the jobs I've had along the way.

Louisville, KY
1974: Rent-A-Teen, St. Matthews YMCA
1974: Louisville Courier-Journal, paper delivery
1975: Victoria Station, dishwasher
1975: Consolidated Sales Co, stockboy
1976: Variety Records, retail clerk
1981: WFPL-FM Radio, control-room technician
1982: Naval Surface Weapons Center, engineering co-op
1983: General Electric - Engineering Physics Lab, engineering co-op
1984: General Electric - CAD Operations, engineering co-op

Syracuse, NY
1985: General Electric - Space Systems, systems engineer

Cincinnati, OH
1986: Cincinnati Incorporated, software engineer
1988: Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, protocol conformance testing
1989: Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, campus network design and installation
1991: Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, Lotus Notes / IBM Domino specialist
1993: NC Group: consultant, Lotus Notes / IBM Domino

Louisville, KY
1994: SARCOM, consultant, Lotus Notes / IBM Domino
1995: Kaizan, consultant, Lotus Notes / IBM Domino
1996: Skylimit Resources Corporation, technical consulting
1999: Ironmax, support engineer
2001: Skylimit Resources Corporation, technical consulting
2007: Bradmer Pharmaceuticals, IT Director
2010: Cafepress, operations support / monitoring engineer / SRE
2017: Appriss (Equifax), automations / monitoring engineer / SRE
2022: Circonus, Solutions Engineer
2023: Skylimit Resources (dba Best Technical), technical consulting
2024: FractionalSE.com, 'fractional' solutions engineering services
2024: NewThink.ai, GenAI / ML consulting