Archive

Fragments, experiments, and supporting pages preserved from the earlier version of this site. These are snapshots rather than current positioning, kept because they were part of the site and remain interesting archaeology.

Reflections

Now

Recalled slowly, a journey taken all too quickly. I look back and recognize my evolution . The changes in need of formal attention. Supporting others is my calling. That IM blooping into view is what makes my heart skip. A teammate in need of assistance. Whether system expertise, pair programming, interdepartment coordination, brainstorming, general guidance, or literally anything . All that. That makes me happy. Excited .

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View

Work. Energy . The fire to complete and the focus to remain vigilant through moving goals and tightening constraints. These that make meaningful our collective unconcious are best drawn out through investing . Making the personal investment and encouraging investment. By sharing ownership . Allowing and encouraging the participation and buy-in at an honest, emotional level. This comes from the constant active decisions of the team. The members, the leaders, the associates, and the stakeholders. Concious speaking mirrored by deliberate acts of listening.

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About fragments

Self

  • Value: Exploration, Connection, Play
  • Thrive in: Chaos, Unknowns, Failure
  • Desire: Collaboration, Energy, Clarity

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Past

  • Support: How do I most benefit my surroundings? Multiply impact through others.
  • Design: Why do the things work? Why don't they? Poking at the limits. Eschewing accepted wisdom.
  • Physics: Analytical methods. But sitting on fundamentally imperfect information. Estimation, 'good enough', a focus on the doing of reality.
  • Introspection: Meta-cognition. Considered action through self awareness. Ego watchdog.

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Process

  • Plan: Why is this important? What's the core value? Has this been done before? How did they do it? Identify the dependencies. Rank uncertainties.
  • Act: Fill in uncertainties. Remove blocking dependencies. Do the stuff.
  • Reflect: Did we fufill the core value? What got in the way? What burden have we added? Opportunities uncovered?
  • Iterate: See 'Plan'

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Future

  • Expression: New Challenges, Abilities, Outlets
  • Team: Passion, Skill, Family
  • Culture: Clarity, Feedback

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Old project pages

Ratchet & Clank Future: ToD

  • Front row with management worth emulating
  • Crystallized core support identity
  • Crunch time completion of new features

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Red Dead Redemption

  • Full development cycle
  • Massive code and asset base
  • Constant interdisciplinary collaboration

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Grand Theft Auto V

  • Extensive coordination with remote studios
  • Understand and champion design goals
  • Ongoing mentorship and direction with team

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Experiments

They — restored

A modern restoration of the intended experience, now driven by the exact story states and palette recovered from the WordPress export.

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They — published 2016

The actual published span markup from WordPress running with the original 2016 jQuery/Velocity animation code and stylesheet.

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Artifact

2016 résumé

The period résumé that sat behind the original site.

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