Metrics and Growth When I first started on the project, we had less than six months before the first production satellite was scheduled to begin providing data for processing and delivery for what we hoped would be our premier customer, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The data center was ready on time. Unfortunately, the launch […]
I had my first shift of the year last week. Going to our beach is always a pleasure, but when I have the opportunity to see wild dolphins and their unique ’Strand Feeding’ behavior, I also feel so very fortunate. Strand Feeding is when dolphins herd fish up onto the beach by making a wave […]
Overview of the objective, design and implementation Summary In 2009 I was hired to build, bring online and operate a state of the art computer data center in Toronto Canada. The purpose of the computer data center was for the processing of large amounts of raw binary data collected by, soon to be deployed, low […]
It has been building for more than 15 years. Honestly, probably much longer than that, particularly for my wife. We have moved around a lot. Our homes, discussions and thoughts about where we go from here have consistently been been about going back to both of our roots. A farm life.It started to materialize with […]
When I was young, our family owned and lived on a farm in the eastern pan handle of West Virginia. That farm had been passed down through generations of my fathers family for over 200 years. Some of my earliest memories are of life on the farm, particularly with my brothers. We lived in a […]
When I was young I wanted to be like Jacques Cousteau. He spent his life traveling and exploring the waters of the world and bringing us along with him via his television show. I graduated from high school and entered college with the intent of becoming a Marine Biologist like Jacques. Although we moved a […]
I have lead a successful, wonderful and extremely varied life and career! I owe it all to my wife and family. Without their love and support, I am convinced it would have been much less everything. Only when I stop and think about it or tell a story do I realize how varied and, perhaps, […]