Elsewhere Online
A collection of links to my other places around the internet.
Blog
This blog is my journey exploring the intersection of technology, theology, and creativity, where readers engage in discussions about religion in the digital age, trends in UI/UX, collaboration tools, and storytelling, all viewed through a unique, humorous, and contemplative lens.
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The Betten Dog - 📜
A Swiss German folk tale about a mysterious dog that appears in Betten and accompanies nocturnal wanderers, especially wrongdoers, without causing harm.
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The Weatherman In Pörtlialp - 📜
A Swiss German folk tale about a mysterious ghostly weatherman who appears in Pörtlialp that is believed to bring bad weather.
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Bespreekbaarheid: The Missing Ingredient in IT Organizations - 💻 📞
Explore the concept of Bespreekbaarheid, a Dutch term that encourages open dialogue and transparency, and discover why it's crucial for success in IT organizations. Learn how it fosters innovation, enhances problem-solving, and builds trust among team members.
Role Playing Game Posts
A collection of writings on Role Playing Games I am working on at this time. Some of it is really bad, and some of it I am proud of. All of it can be made better.
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What Makes a Human? - 🎭 🧚 📝
This draft on TTRPG Characters delves into the complex and multi-faceted nature of human identity, exploring it through the lenses of biology, philosophy, and culture. The author argues that being human is not solely defined by our biological makeup but is a combination of our cognitive abilities, emotional experiences, and social interactions.
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The Right Set of Skills - 🎭 🧚 📝
Explore the essential skills needed in today's fast-paced environment. Learn how to adapt and grow in your career with the right set of skills.
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Character Status, Communities, and Cryptic Alliances AKA How Gamma World Does Alignment - 🎭 ☢️ 🧬 📝
As characters have adventures, they will gain a...
Social Media Posts
My posts over on Mastodon
Senior Enterprise Architect, Software at Southern California Edison
As an IT Strategist and Architect, I harmonized the company's business objectives with the IT landscape, developed comprehensive roadmaps and strategies, and ensured their alignment with financial, business, technical, and regulatory aspects. I drove the overall quality of the assigned IT domain, resolved strategic issues, and facilitated the company's Agile transformation by emphasizing value, quality, and speed. My leadership involved managing team conflicts, signing off on significant domain-related decisions, and representing the domain in company meetings.
- Maintained a broad cross-domain understanding, developed new processes, standards, operational plans, and domain standards.
- Authored white papers providing in-depth problem analysis and tradeoff discussions, and ensured overall product, platform, and project technical quality.
- Oversaw the appropriate establishment, selection, and use of Engineering Services from the domain, producing deliverables aligned with the company's objectives.
Product Engineering and Build Process Manager at Southern California Edison
I am responsible for the end-to-end management of the Product Engineering and Build processes, and I maintain governance control over all these processes. As an advisor, I contribute to the improvement of Product Engineering and Build processes. Additionally, I provide advice to teams engaged in these processes on how they can enhance their outcomes, drawing on best practices from other enterprise efforts.
- Report on end-to-end Product Engineering and Build activities.
- Review key performance indicators and identify improvement activities for the end-to-end Product Engineering and Build processes
- Document and maintain the Product Engineering and Build process maps.
- Develop quality standards and governance checkpoints to ensure resources assigned to the Product Engineering and Build know what quality outcomes look
- Review and resolve Product Engineering and Build process issues.
- Communicate Product Engineering and Build processes changes.
- Engage with stakeholders so services run smoothly
Solution Architect for SCE.com
Technical team lead and single-point of contact for technical accountability on SCE's eCommerce channel from project concept through completion.
- 50% cost savings on SCE’s first mobile app for iOS and Android
- $12M savings on SCE.com rebranding project’s costs using agile methodologies focusing on expected outcomes
- Seat on IBM’s Digital Experience Customer Advisory Council
- 20 index point increase in user satisfaction through a mobile first strategy
- Developed technology portion of business case for capital program - $70M
- 40% increase in self-service transactions
- 10 x increase in mobile page views to +40% of site traffic
- 75% increase for turn on/off service and 75% decrease in manual order processing
- Represented SCE’s digital and ecommerce interests on the Utility Information Technology Benchmark (UNITE) group.
Founder of The One Ring - Tolkien Online
Founded and managed the most popular website dedicated to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings.
- Recognized in leading periodicals such as Los Angeles Times, CNN, and The Guardian UK
- Interviewed and featured in Wired Magazine September 2001 Issue
- Ranked as a top 10,000 website by Alexa
The Password Challange
Check the strength of your password based on mathematical models that take into account the latest hacking techniques!
- Includes a dictionary of the most common passwords
- Includes a dictionary of the most common English words
- Includes a dictionary of the most common passwords that have been hacked already
Procedural Text Generation
An application that generates text using procedural methods.
- A work in progress to help build an automated story telling computer
- Over 100 tables of various objects and qualities.
- To Do- Look into Mustache engine
Mastodon Bots - Random Board Game Night
An application of the Procedural Text Generation system to create a new game for you to play every hour.
- Need ideas for your board game night. Look no further. We have you covered!
- Uses tables from the Procedural Text Generation system I am using for computerized fiction
Random Star Constellations
An application I threw together to output a bunch of Procedurally generated star constellations.
