After 20 years, Edmund retired from the Army in 2013. He’s currently a senior Drupal engineer working on the site for VA.gov, with a company called AgileSix. While Edmund’s very happy where he is, it’s been an interesting road getting there. Edmund’s found tech to be a natural landing spot for veterans. And, the tech…
Anytime you start a new project, you’re gonna fail. Everyone does. It’s just part of the learning process. If you’re like me, when failing, you’re completely crushed and shocked that you didn’t just come out of the womb knowing exactly how to do whatever you were doing. Can you believe it? Humans aren’t just “perfect”….
A portfolio is an introduction of yourself, and an exhibit of your work. Depending on what field you’re in, it may look really different. Let’s go over some ways you can improve your portfolio. Organization Technically speaking, a portfolio could be a cardboard box full of articles. However, no one’s going to sift through that….
Daniel was 17 when he went into the military. While growing up in Oklahoma he was “that kid” in highschool. A football player always looking for a fight, and it was what it was. But the propensity to go from 0-100 real quick was there. It was 2007, and the war in Iraq was hot….
WordPress. That’s a word that means multiple things, and has a lot of aspects to it. I remember when I was a kid a lot of people would say “Oh, their parents work for WordPress,” and all I could think was “Well, um…” To this day I couldn’t tell you what my dad does for…
Picture this. You’ve written yourself a resume, applied for a remote job, and you’re preparing yourself for your first time fully working from home. Your hours are your own. You wanna take an hour-long lunch break? Have at it. It’s freeing. But with that freedom requires the discipline to keep your focus. Sure, you think…
During the start of the pandemic in March of 2020 the DOD really didn’t know what to do. They told people that if they weren’t essential not to come into work, so Dan was able to stay home fully paid for 93 days. He played all of his video games, and once he got bored…
Working out of the office can be a real struggle, but especially when you’re managing seasonal depression. Here are a few tips for managing some of those struggles.
Dan grew up in suburban Atlanta in the 80’s, and his options were kind of join the military, or work at a feed store. His dad retired from the army, and was involved in the intelligence community. When he was old enough to need to pick a direction, Dan’s dad told him to join the…
Scott Deluzio’s journey starts right around the tragedy of 9/11. He was 24 and in college, and 9/11 was just one of those events that brought things into perspective. He was inspired to join the military, but so was everyone else, so he decided to hold off until after school and revisit the concept after…
