The Dojo has moved to Atlanta!

I was quiet there for a while as I was busy changing my whole life around. Now that I have, I will get back to blogging about my technology experiences.

In February I began as the Senior Director of IT for Zoo Atlanta.


This is an amazing opportunity for me. I get to work with brilliant people and magnificent animals. I have the opportunity to interact with nearly a million smiling visitors a year. And I am now able to (am compelled to!) get back to more hands-on tinkering and programming.


The Zoo is a non-profit, and what that means is my IT budget is an order of magnitude smaller than what I am used to. And yet the demands may be the greatest of my career. We're open 363 days a year. We have a complex topography, exotic species, and the aforementioned million annual visitors.

I also have a new city within which to build professional and personal networks. I spent my career in Washington, D.C., and so this is a big change for me. The Atlanta technology community has been welcoming, and zoos are very collaborative, so I'm off to a good start.