May 29, 2019Engineering and Finance Tackling AWS Spend as a Super TeamDespite often being in the top 10 highest company expenditures, AWS (Amazon Web Services) spend is typically not well understood and poorly optimized for savings. No one typically objects towards saving money, yet it can be a very daunting task for an engineering team. Most small to medium engineering organizations…AWS3 min readAWS3 min read
Apr 19, 2019Definition of DoneProject management can be a daunting job. In my line of work, software, it is not uncommon for project tasks to have a vague title and a description that is either sparse or entirely empty. The result is often confusion around the intent of the issue which leads to missed…Project Management4 min readProject Management4 min read
Apr 18, 2019Member-onlyDevOps: A Brief HistoryI had heard the word DevOps mentioned over the last several years, but I never gave it much thought. Perhaps I’m dense; my official job title is DevOps Engineer, however, I’ve since been “promoted” to Hip-Hoperations Engineer. Since attending ChefConf 2015 I’ve learned that having DevOps in your job title…DevOps5 min readDevOps5 min read
Published inNerdy Over 30·Aug 7, 2018Python for Kids: Part 1 — Hello World!Python is a fun programming language that is used to solve all kinds of problems, including the problem of personal boredom. This multi-part tutorial is for people with little to no programming experience. While there are plenty of resources on the internet for kids to begin learning how to program…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
