Wow, it's been quite a while since I last posted. So much has changed in the time between these posts. In this time I have started a new job and officially applied for graduation in this Fall semester. I guess I'll give a little update on both...
The job...
The situation at my previous job began to make me feel uneasy, so I felt I needed a change. I just began to feel like I was not growing and advancing as quickly as I would have liked. On top of that, I was about to be transferred to a new work group for the third time in less than a year. Each time you get transferred you pretty much have to start from scratch as far as building towards a promotion because you have a new boss and a new set of co-workers and you have to learn about what they are doing so you might as well be coming in straight from college. Not a good situation at all...
So the day I found out about being moved I went home and got on Dice.com (excellent source of jobs for you techies looking for work) and started to browse job openings. I saw a posting for a job in Fort Worth doing something that was similar to what I was doing and applied. Low and behold, they called me the next day to set up a phone interview and the rest is history. I've been with my new company for a month now and I am enjoying it. It is a completely different atmosphere and a nice change of pace. If you are feeling unhappy in your current role or position I would suggest you consider making a move. It could literally make you instantly feel better.
School, school, school...
Well, what can I say? I am actually going to finish this whole grad school thing this semester. I have applied for graduation, but there is plenty of work left to do. I am about 75% done developing my simulation. I'm actually taking a break from working on it as I type this post. As soon as I finish my simulation I will be meeting with my professor to fully test it out and come up with some test scenarios so I can execute some runs, gather data, and finally finish writing the paper. Then all I have to do is give the paper to my committee and prepare to defend this thing.
Once all that is done it is one to making that walk across the stage. Maybe I'll do the Soulja Boy when they call my name, haha. I am really looking forward to finishing so I can haev some more free time in my life to be a bum. I'm sure I'll think about a Phd at some point, but not anytime soon. I need some time to be school free. Now that doesn't mean I won't be doing any exciting projects on my own. I mean, I am Black Dilbert for a reason...
So folks, that is what Black Dilbert has been up to lately. I'll be sure to post more often from now on.
