So I have spent the past week in Portland, OR at the O’Reilly Media’s OSCON 2010 and learned some useful things for my job, but it has also generated a fair bit of dissatisfaction. The fun talks were more on the geeky side, like how to build a device to monitor the environment. It would [...]

I found what looks to be an excellent opportunity as a Principle Systems Software Engineer at Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.. I will still be in the clinical informatics realm, but now supporting a company whose primary focus is on AIDS trials in Africa and breast cancer in the US. In several respects this is [...]

Well, it looks like the Decision I posted about on Sat Aug 16 2008 might not have been the best decision. I decided to stay under the promise that I would extend the system I had worked on for 2 years to work for all the studies at the center. I guess the adage “a [...]

I made a decision. My office has opened a position on the DPP project. I will serve as the web developer 25% of the time. My remaining time I will be creating BSC core web systems for all of the studies. It is nice to have that decision behind me. Several of the offers I [...]

I thank God that he has given me a couple options to go from here regarding my career. I have received two formal offers from good companies. My current employer, the GWU Biostatistics Center wants me to stay and hopefully will provide me a clearer picture of what that would look like very soon (i.e: [...]

But not always with the answer we would like. I learned this morning that the competitor received the contract to be the coordinating center for TrialNet. What this means for me: I have no idea at this point what my official termination date will be. I really do not have much to do as the [...]

Here is the run down for the past couple months: Anne graduated from Preschool today. She had two excellent teachers this year and is sad to be done. Makes me wonder if she will be like Jason in Foxtrot. She was very beautiful in the dress her Grandma got her. We have been house hunting [...]

So, I have been getting settled into my new job. I accepted the position from George Washington University’s Biostatistics group to join them as a Research Scientist. I know you all want to bow down to me now with such a great title in front of my name. But don’t. I am only half a [...]

Well, I have had a busy week. Three phone interviews today alone, and tw of the places want me to come out for onsite interviews. I know that many will be sad to know that these are not in Ithaca. But…

As some know, I am in the process of sending out my resume to various companies around the US (and some in the UK also). I have an offer from the lab next door to where I am right now that is pretty good. But for right now, I am holding out for Google.