Learning

Udemy Streak! Some changes to my approach…

I posted about this before but I am a huge advocate of online learning and have been for a while.  As I mentioned before Udemy offered a challenge in January 2024 to see if users could establish a 12 week streak.  When I wrote that post I was sitting at 68 weeks…  And now (as […]

Docker!

If you’ve seen my other posts – you’ve seen I’ve been doing a bit with n8n lately.  One of the quicker ways to get n8n going locally is to pull a docker image and go…  I did this on an AWS free tier account to make sure I was doing some hands-on ‘super light’ config

Vector Databases!

I’m a few weeks into playing with n8n on the side. I’ve worked with EAI tools and integrations way back, and more recently with platforms like Zapier, Workato, and Zoho Flow. It’s interesting to see how each one tackles the low-code/no-code automation space. n8n has my attention lately – thanks to its deeper developer features:

Leveling Up: My Focused Plan to Modern Cloud & ML Engineering

I’ve spent most of my career in software development leadership — as a manager, director, and senior leader who loves staying close to the code. Whether volunteering for on-call rotations or diving into complex systems like our ETL pipeline built with Spotify’s Luigi framework (Python), I’ve always enjoyed hands-on tech work. My main responsibility was

Wow – FREE Udemy?

I am a huge Udemy fan – I am now on my 72 week of my current streak (but have used it for years), so I was pretty excited to see Wake County, NC is offering a free Udemy Business account to library card holders! https://www.wake.gov/news/wake-county-launches-free-online-learning-platform-library-cardholders This is a subset of what you can get

Reflecting on Leadership and Continuous Learning

In my career, I’ve always believed that great leadership isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about empowering your team to find the best solutions and grow along the way. Whether it’s through removing blockers, encouraging growth, or staying hands-on to ensure my teams have what they need to succeed, I strive to be

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