For years I've been enmeshed in startups, enjoying the adrenaline filled funding cycles, wacky ideas, breakneck development cycles and incredible people. I've finally been tempted off the midway rides by a Vancouver post-startup, one45 Software. The promise of working on a mature project with a very large user base to solve problems that will have large societal impacts was a powerful pull. Couple that with smart people and a stable, revenue positive company in a funky heritage building and I was hooked.
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career one45 reflection vancouver work Posted on: October 16th, 2010 under lifelines with 1 comments .
After taking a few months off and spending some time with my family and fiancee, it’s now time to jump back into the fray. I’m primarily looking for jobs in the Vancouver and Calgary areas but I’m also considering making a serious go at telecommuting. Most of my recent experience has been in the identity 2.0 space but I’m very interested in exploring new industries and problems.
So, if you have a good problem or need a deep thinker for your team, keep me in mind.
I'm currently looking for full-time opportunities in the Greater Vancouver area. My real work experience is just like the below... only better with more cool technologies, a variety of nutty co-workers, lessons in code, love and life... and crammed with cowboys and sizzling gypsies. And a small Operetta too but I don't talk about that unless there is a lot of beer involved, sorry.
Read more... Shortly after we moved into the TD Tower (we took two floors in a rather nice office tower just a few blocks from our old office) we had what was, and still is, my most Halloween-ish Halloween at work. Usually you only get the occasionally really keen marketing person…
This was a very cohesive and fun time for myself and, I think, the rest of the staff at GT. The company was expanding rapidly in spite of the small series of setbacks. Those setbacks made it feel more real and only enhanced morale more. This was also a frantic period of growth and saw my own small department balloon to 6 people; that’s huge for a PKI group!
This was the next phase in GT’s evolution; a major staff increase. After the move we jumped from 30 employees to around 60. Some of what would become close friends joined while GT was here: Pam, Erin, Jason, Laura.
This was also where GT has it’s first major staff cut. We lost 25 people that Christmas when Bob Wolfe started as CEO. It was tough but it also crystallized the company and led to a very productive quarter.
Brian started here around this time as well in what was to be our second job together. I really enjoyed this year at GT and I was able to stretch and be challenged quite a bit as I had a chance to do many jobs relating to getting the new PKI department developed.