Okey Dokey,

 

2 months without a post is a little out of control.  In my own defense, there has been a lot going on.  Most notably, I've made a change in career at ESRI into Technical Marketing.  My time in Product Management was fantastic, and I can't stress enough what a talented group of developers I've had the pleasure of working with.  Guys like Art, Jay, Ryan, Steven, and the rest of the Server team (Even the non-bloggers ;-) are incredible.  Likewise all the other folks I've worked with for the past few years in Software Products and Product Management.  I feel fortunate for my time with them and the experience was great, but it was time for a change.

 

As such, I have been fortunate enough to move into a role where I get to spend more time doing my 2 favorite things in GIS - building applications for real scenarios and working with ESRI customers.  This was my favorite part of working in Product Management, so why not do it full time?  I have some serious rust to knock off the web development skills, and a whole lot of new stuff to learn, but on the positive side, I'm spending a lot of time coding and working in 9.2.  Did I mention what a great product this is?  You Server and IMS folks out there are in for a real treat, let me tell you. Desktop, GDB, and developers too.  Powerful stuff.

 

I have to make the point that I feel lucky working for a company that allows for movement into new and challenging positions internally.  It's always nice to face new career challenges.  It keeps your work interesting, and ESRI definitely respects that.  It really is a great place to work.

 

So, as I embark on this new chapter in my career at ESRI, I'm very excited.  Hopefully I'll get over the hump on the learning curve soon and start contributing to the ESRI Developer Community.  In the meantime, I just might be coming soon to a trade show near you.  If you're there, be sure to stop in and say Howdy!

 

 

Jeff