Wow! I just received word that I received the Microsoft MVP Award for a second year in a row. This last couple of weeks has been truly busy! With this award I will be travelling in mid February up to Washington state to participate in the MVP Summit.
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Starting my first day at AT&T IPAG group.
Today begins my first day at the eNOC (Enterprise Network Operations Center) IPAG (short for Internet Protocol AGgregation) group. Training should last approximately 5 to 6 weeks, and consist of some deep-dive topics relating to Ethernet switching. The good news is that I’ll be joining my good friend Edgar (who accepted a position on the “first†wave (I’m on the second wave), and my original CMAC manager Kelly will be joining us as well!
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Protected: A day in the park
"Happy Mother’s day Mom! I love you so very much!"
-David
"I love you very much, and I hope you like my pictures!"
-Ryan
Between our busy schedule, and that of my boss, we were finally able to celebrate my 15year Service Anniversary. Since Jana has introduced me
to Sushi, I decided that we would celebrate by going to our new favorite Sushi restaurant Nagato’s Sukiyaki.
In the picture to the right is the owner, Don, where he stands at the front bar creating all the works of art (aka "dinner").
Truly a wonderful place to eat if you are at all into Sushi…
We spent close to $150 that night, and boy was that a great night for me and Jana!
I was recently invited to join the Moderator Team at Microsoft’s “Window’s Mobile Owner’s Circle” forums by my good friend Jack Cook, and it goes without saying that I readily accepted!
I will be working with the existing team members: Jack Cook (whom I work with currently at MobilitySite), Laura Rooke (whom I was honored to work with at MoblityToday way back when), Johan van Mierlo, Linley Meslier, and Mina Mistry.
Below is Jack Cook’s announcement:
Hi Everyone!
I wanted to pass on to you that today we have added a new moderator to our midst. David Matson, aka Elrendhel, will now be part of our group offering support to users we spend so much time with.Laura and I have known and worked with “Elrendhel” for years, so we know firsthand the kind of support he offer us. He will be a great addition to our team! Initially when we started the forums, when ever there was a question on Wi-Fi, I would ask David if he could jump in and help out and of course, he always would. Well it appears as if he likes it here and has agreed to jump in often.David, it is again a great pleasure and a unique privilege to once again be working with you. Thank you for agreeing to spend some time with us!
So now we have two mods on the east coast (Johan and me), two on the West coast (Laura and David) and one (Linley) on the other side of the globe basking in the sun on the Island of Mauritus. Life is good and it becomes better every day when I look at who I am working with. I am appreciative of all the efforts from all of you. Not only are you helping the users that visit but I am learning an immense amount from all of you …. That is very cool!
Thank you for the warm greetings and kind words Jack, it is good to know that I am once again amongst good friends!
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15 Years of Service…
Well, today marks the 15th year that I have worked for the phone company.
Originally, I worked for Pacific Bell, which was later (in approximately 1997) purchased by SBC Communications, which later bought AT&T (in 2005).
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Protected: Our private Wedding…
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A Marriage proposal…
Good news everyone! Yesterday I proposed to Jana, and she accepted! No plans have been made, and no dates have been set, so we’ll end up playing this by ear. WooHoo!!
Now that the overal infrastructure of the new website is complete, I am now going to focus on getting some of the aesthetics taken care of. I think I will focus initially on getting the Picture Gallery back in working order, then work on the index page menu bars (left-side and top).