Hello, welcome to my personal README. Hopefully, this gives you some context to understand me better and help devise a strong working relationship.
My Goals at WP Engine include:
- Learning new skills.
- Working with new and exciting technologies.
- Deliving high quality working code.
- Being generally available to help with whatever the team needs.
A lot of my experience prior to WPE was in building backend systems typically in Java. The backend is still where I prefer to spend my time, but really I've worked all across the stack.
I'm not really a morning person by nature, but I've been trying to be since coming to WPE. It isn't too unusual for me to be online and available somewhat early, but I don't really enjoy early meetings etc. I need a little time to wake up!
Outside of work, I enjoy cooking. When the weather is nice (and often enough when it isn't) it is not unusual for me to be outside using my grill or smoker.
- I like to get things done, but I sometimes feel we don't spend enough time thinking through the problem before moving on to coding. I find trying to identify some of the risks in a project beforehand can make a project run smoother and help to get the team on the same page.
- Continued learning and growth as a software professional.
- Fewer meetings/more async distribution of information where applicable.
- Open and direct communication.
I try to periodically check GitHub for PRs that need attention, but I know I can miss things especially if I'm heads down working on something. Feel free to send me a reminder in slack if there is anything you need from me.
I prefer async communication over meetings where possible, though I certainly don't mind hopping on a zoom call if/when that is helpful.
Feel free to reach out to me with anything you feel I can help with.