Author Archives: Brian

Today is a monumental day – six months since I left my former employer.  As I wandered through this journey, I wondered where I would be in six months, and now that I’m here, things are hopeful and God is … Continue reading →

When I got home last night, my new monitor was sitting on the table, so I installed it this morning.  It’s really hard to balance the color/brightness with the monitor next to it.  What was my main monitor (a Dell … Continue reading →

Learning some new skills today (a new schematic program), and I came home with homework and a big old college book to study. Band practice tonight! Day 172 mood: A very satisfying day.

Today was all about research.  There are some new technologies out there, and some new materials and some new methods for manufacturing.  I have to get up to date!  Fortunately, a lot of people write “white papers” about these sorts … Continue reading →

Yeah, the first day of summer.  It was supposed to be 100 degrees today.  It sure feels like it. I was in the office today, chatting with a potential vendor.  Our team was really impressed by their presentation.  I had … Continue reading →

Day 169 I had to go into the office today to discuss a shift in strategy.  I like the new strategy, but I’m now even more out of my area of expertise than I was on Friday.  In many ways, … Continue reading →

It’s getting so hard to write these updates!  I’ve been putting in some extended hours, and my evenings have been full.  This is really the first time I’ve had enough of a break to write! I’d like to say that … Continue reading →

Sort of a mixed bag today, though on the whole, good.  Yesterday, I finalized a process environment for the new process within my selected free layout tool.  Today, I would need to create an environment for the old process.  It … Continue reading →

The weekend was nice… and now it’s back to work.  My day didn’t start off so well, and it sort of set the mood for the day.  Even so, I learned a bit more about ESD, I went through the … Continue reading →

Band practice was incredible last night. Over the past week, I have been getting the sense that Company #3 is where I belong right now and in the future.  God does not seem to be pointing me anywhere else (though … Continue reading →