Today is my last day at PCH. I will say that I have learned a bunch here and that I will miss all the people. As a Lead Software Architect at PCH - I have been able to hire lots of great developers to work for me. I have also been able to take on some very challenging projects. I think that in the end - I really did not like commuting to - or living in Long Island. I also can say that I really did like building applications for the web that need to service millions and millions of people. They have 2 web sites in the top 100 - both of which were rewarding and challenging to manage over a  few years. Another facet that I really enjoyed was working on the internal facing desktop applications. We were able to really remodel workflows, business practices and ways of doing business - and it helped the business. I think that the modeling process - understanding the business and modeling it in software is also extremely exciting and something that the team here was able to do amazingly well. Another thing that I am proud of from my time here is how well we developed our process, methodology and standards. We were able to work out what we have referred to as a ‘Scrum Derivative’. We were able to move to a methodology that was agile, yet organized. We could take requirements (user stories, prioritized and scored) and make effective plans that we could deliver on. I love the idea that software teams can get highly tuned and execute repeatably at a high level of complexity…. That whole thing is just great - Live, in Tune, and on Time!

Anyhow - I wish all my former folks the best and I know there are many genuine friends that I will keep in touch with.

So long PCH…

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