It's been a long while since I've made a blog post. 185 weeks to be exact.
In that time the investments in my career development I documented here took root -
I was hired by a company called REI Systems as a Management Analyst supporting the NASA SBIR/STTR program. In that role I supported a NASA civil servant our of Ames Research Center named Rich Pisarski.
After a year there - the contract moved to a company called BryceTech and I moved with it. During this time I continued to support Rich; but expanded my role to lead and support a wide range of other program operations as well.
After a year at BryceTech - an opportunity opened up back at REI Systems to serve as a Business Analyst on the "NASA PETs Team" - which was developing an application called ProSAMs for the SBIR/STTR program. I was hired for this role in February of 2024 and have been there ever since.
Life is very very different now than it was in 2022 when I made my last post here.
- I have a 2 year old daughter now.
- My wife 'retired' from full time work to be a stay at home mom.
- Our house has continually tried to bankrupt us with flooding basements, roof leaks, and endless renovations.
- Generative AI has come screaming into every professional (and personal) conversation and introduced the suggestion of a paradigm shift in just about every industry.
- There was an election that has resulted in more "in these unprecendented times" sorts of conversations (especially for those of us working with the government).
- Prices have steadily risen on pretty much anything and everything.
So it has become apparent to me (once again) that continued growth is necessary just to survive - and talking about growth on LinkedIn and through this forum in 2022 was a contributor to my success. So it stands to reason I should keep talking about it now. With the help of Claude I've created a pretty detailed professional growth plan - and reigniting my voice was a part of that plan.
I look forward to sharing the rest of it.
CHG
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