Welcome! This is Kirk's home on Github - a one stop-shop where you can learn about what I do, what I believe, what I'm learning, what I'm working on, and all that good stuff. For a good high level overview of my career, my LinkedIn page is a great place to start.
I'm a leader, and I still do some architecture, and every so often I write software. I work at McGraw-Hill Education, where I am a Vice President of Engineering. I work on fun ed-tech problems with a bunch of really great folks, and in my role, I get to deliver software to K-12, Higher Education, and Professional markets. The breadth of problems we're attacking is really fun and rewarding.
I have lived in Colorado since 2009, after growing up in Arlington, VA and living in and around Washington DC. I'm a graduate of James Madison University, where I earned a BBA with a double major in Computer Information Systems and Economics. Go Dukes!
I do presentations sometimes. I've spoken at a number of company events, and last year I spoke at the Develop Denver conference about how engineers can get more serious about managing their career and managing up. I've also spoken at meetups (EdTech Denver, Boston Angular). I find that I can best organize my thoughts using Powerpoint, so I have decks...lots and lots of decks.
Other things about me:
- I'm a lucky husband to a wonderful wife.
- I'm a dad to two awesome little dudes.
- I love playing sports, enjoying the great outdoors and working out.
- I read a lot!
- I play guitar infrequently and extremely badly
- I used to brew beer pretty often, but now I specialize in drinking it, preferably at new breweries, wherever I find myself.