Matt Ingenthron's Stream of Consciousness

Monday June 07, 2004

And now for something completely different...

Yes, this is an introduction entry. I figured it's only appropriate to begin with such an entry. I chose the more interesting title in order to be a bit more unique.

I would challenge the audience of this blog to the bit of trivia the title purports to be, but that would be too easy for an audience of programmers and Unix geeks.

So, just a quick note about me. As of a couple weeks ago, I've been working for Sun for 4 years as a Systems Engineer. SEs at Sun are all over the place, and no two of us have the same job really. For that mattter, as I move from helping one customer to another, my job tends to change. Sometimes you're working with a really technical customer, and sometimes things get bogged down in politics or religion [I'll rant about this one later :) ]. Nonetheless, it's been a good move for me and I'm pleased with how the last 4 years have progressed. for the most part.

Back to the intro...

I support a wide swath of customers in the Southern California and Southern Nevada area. Generally these customers are commercial in nature-- a mix of ISVs, utilities, manufacturing and even the casino gaming type folks. It's a lot of fun. I really enjoy working with ISVs-- that tends to keep my skills the sharpest. Though, sometimes the job is winning the hearts and minds based on things other than suitability for the application.

I'm also involved in a couple of local organizations. The UUASC and the LA JUG. I'm enjoying this stuff as well.