Category: Career Growth

  • First Principles, Frameworks & Guiding Principles

    When talking to other engineering leaders (new and even experienced ones – since every situation is different) it’s not uncommon to hear “this is great, your team/processes sound amazing but where do I really start?”. “Where do I start?” is indeed a difficult question. A few clarifications and examples would help. We could identify a…

  • The 6 Different Leadership Styles You Need To Know About

    Sharing an article written by the good folks at officevibe.com about leadership styles. The list could be endless, depending on who you ask and which book you read but I feel this captures them well enough for me to share. It’s a good reminder for those you might have had read too much books in…

  • What to put on a Software Engineer Intern or Junior-Level Resume

    This is a rant from reviewing hundreds of resumes on a Sunday so forgive the occasional sarcasm. I am not a professional resume writer either; merely trying to help make the world a little better, one resume at a time. Sure, some companies filter resumes using tools and keyword search so everyone just throws in…

  • My Quest to be a Better Leader

    My Quest to be a Better Leader

    Engineering Leadership (or management – some engineers are not fans of the term “manager”) is not easy as some people think. Leadership is hard enough, the complexity of people then add to that the complexity of engineers. There’s not a lot of books on the specific subject so it’s not surprisingly that I still hear…

  • Knowledge for the sake of Knowledge. (or not)

    A co-worker shared this article/link below today about what Ph.D is about; prompted by a discussion on productivity, personal ambitions, continuing education. The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D by Matt Might But I might have had a different take away. This to me a good reminder on why you seek out knowledge: (assuming you do) * knowledge for the…

  • sushi, software and success

    Just finished watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi  – a film about Jiro Ono, a 85 year-old sushi master and owner of Michelin 3-Star restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, on his continuing quest to perfect the art of sushi. “Once you decide on your occupation,” says Jiro, “you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in…

  • Job Opportunity – UX Developer for Next Generation Marketing Analytics Cloud Application

    We are looking for ambitious User Experience engineers that wants a new highly graphical, easy to use, multi-device cloud data management and processing for business intelligence and predictive analytics application. Role: To be key engineer implementing a new highly interactive, data intensive cloud service for or business intelligence and predictive analytics application. This service will…

  • Job Opportunity – .Net UX Developer for Marketing Analytics Cloud Application

    High impact project for ambitous .Net UI developer Profile : Self-motivated with a passion for Web development and UX implementation Role : Update the agilone user interface.The design has already been completed; Required skills: * Ability to interpret and fulfill the Designer’s vision for sophisticated UI and high performing applications. *  Creative individual with a…

  • remove/delete svn folders

    Since I’ve been using SVN and stumbled upon this technique I’ve also been using since then This is one of the many (but easiest way) to remove SVN folders (.svn) recursively from a given folder. Effectively “unbinding a folder from SVN“ Follow these easy steps: [more] 1) download this registry file : DeleteSVNFolders.reg (313.00 bytes)…

  • SQL Business Intelligence Developer Needed (Manila, Philippines)

    We are currently looking for a SQL BI Developer Professional to work with us on exciting, high-profile/scale projects. Feel free to contact me or visit http://www.lwsmedia.com/contact.htm. Looking forward to work with you. [more] Company Profile: Agilone LLC Norwalk, CT USA, Los Gatos CA USA , Istanbul, Turkey  and Manila, Philippines Companies who can effectively understand,…