I've been working in IT since 1994. First as a software developer, later in infrastructure, then in systems architecture and project management, and now in management. Few of my positions had anything in common with the next job other than:
- I was retained to solve problems unfamiliar to the firm
- I've been progressing away from technology and towards business management
Some highlights:
| # continents I've worked on | 3 |
| # times I was employed or referred by a former classmate, coworker or boss | 15 |
| # countries I've worked in (including brief assignments) | 5 |
| # different countries from which my employers originated | 5 |
| # of former employers no longer functioning | 10 |
| # times I was laid off | 3 |
| # times I was promoted | 3 |
| # mass layoffs witnessed | 3 |
| # olympic games broadcast | 1 |
| # of multi-million-dollar projects scrapped | 1 |
| # historic financial meltdowns witnessed from within an investment bank | 1 |
| # times clients failed to pay me | 3 |
| # times employers failed to make payroll | 2 |
| # policy manuals created | 80+ |
| # consumer buyer guides written | 1 |
| # of press releases written | 4 |
| # of employer websites (re)launched | 5 |
| # certifications undertaken | 3 |
| # start-ups joined | 6 |
| # start-ups consulted for | 5 |
| # businesses launched | 3 |
| # countries kicked out of while on assignment | 1 |
| # of anniversary dinners interrupted by work phone calls | 1 |
| # of coworkers who quit after a single day on the job | 1 |
| # of CEO/Presidential departures witnessed | 3 |
| maximum # of times I was assigned to a new boss in a single year | 3 |
| maximum # of times I was assigned to a new boss in a single day | 2 |
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