[TriLUG] have a job, need a job

[Scott Lambdin via TriLUG]

I do have an idea for a new software.  It seems so simple, but
non-existent.

Alan, I looked at my company's job list, but none were worthy of you.  As
written.  Yell at me if you want an exploratory interview with a medium
sized company.

I don't have a garage.

On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 9:09 PM, Greg Brown via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> > Or... if you're hoping to find a talisman to effect a corporate takeover
> of your company, apparently I have a knack for that, too!
>
> Step 1:  Start up a company in the garage.
> Step 2: Convince Alan to work at said company.
> Step 3: Be acquired and profit!!
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 10:54 PM, Alan Porter via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Two years ago, I stood up in front of the group, showing off my shiny new
> > Oracle employee badge and asked if any of you could help me get rid of
> it.
> >
> > Soon after, I did find a new gig at Lancope, an established network
> > security company with a small start-up "cloud team" here in the Triangle.
> > We had a good run for a year... we made a proof-of-concept cloud-based
> > security monitor, and I learned a lot along the way.  I got to work on
> > everything from our Linux-based network VM appliance to our back end REST
> > server to our Angular web UI to our cloud deployment system.
> >
> > Now that is what I call "FULL stack development".
> >
> > Call me lucky, but Lancope caught the attention of Cisco, and now I have
> a
> > shiny new Cisco employee badge!  Don't get me wrong -- if you're going to
> > be acquired by a big company, Cisco is a hundred times better than
> Oracle.
> > At least people don't pity you when you tell them where you work!
> >
> > But in the process of being acquired, our start-up project has been
> > moth-balled, and we're now just a part of another larger Lancope/Cisco
> > project.  All of the stuff that was appealing about working for the small
> > autonomous start-up team has sort of dried up.  There's still work to do,
> > but it's not what I was looking for when I left Tekelec/Oracle.
> >
> > So again, I ask the crowd if they know of any cool projects that could
> use
> > a Linux hacker like me.  Although I've done embedded systems and device
> > drivers and even made internet-connected ovens, these days I tend to lean
> > more towards full stack web development, a little stronger on the back
> end
> > than on the front.  The reason I like smaller projects is that you get to
> > work on both, and then some.
> >
> > Or... if you're hoping to find a talisman to effect a corporate takeover
> > of your company, apparently I have a knack for that, too!
> >
> > Either way, look me up at http://AlanPorter.com/ .  You'll find my
> resume
> > and a bunch of other rubbish there.
> >
> > Thanks for listening.  See y'all at The Frontier on Thursday night.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > .
> >
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