As I reflect on my year, I realize that leading several groups within an Information Security team was a significant departure from being deeply focused on technical details. Despite not meeting my resolution to be more healthy and lose weight, I made progress as a better business partner and took time off to focus on completing my private pilot’s license.

I’ve traded in my web development worries for a low-maintenance static site hosted on GitHub pages using Jekyll. It’s been a refreshing change of pace, and I’m excited to share more content with you!

How I built an integration with Google Analytics with ASP.NET

I wanted a quick and easy way to get a short URL for my blog posts, so I used the bit.ly API and created a simple function in C# to handle it. With this function, you can easily shorten any URL by passing it as an argument.

I recently encountered an issue with our secure site not rendering in Internet Explorer on Windows XP machines, resulting in 4,000 Schannel errors a day. After trying various troubleshooting steps, including modifying registry keys and certificate settings, the problem was eventually solved by requesting a new SSL certificate with a reduced key length.

SNOWFROC 2010 was well worth it again.

As a Computer Science major, I’ve often heard that CIS majors are not as technically proficient, but after interacting with them, I realized they have a strong business-oriented perspective and are capable of making good IT decisions. This experience made me appreciate the complementary nature of CS and CIS majors, realizing that they will likely work together to ensure efficient systems.

As someone who’s worked in IT for several years, I’ve encountered numerous misconceptions about my role - from being expected to fix problems on demand to not being valued as a critical part of an organization. In reality, my job is diverse and demanding, requiring technical skills, management abilities, and problem-solving expertise.

I recently installed tube fenders and rear corner protection on my Jeep TJ, a project that required some prep work and patience. With the help of my step-dad Luke, we were able to complete the install in about 10 hours, and the result is a sleek and durable look that I’m really happy with.

I helped my co-worker troubleshoot an issue where his exported PDFs from InDesign CS4 had a two-pixel white line on the right-hand side, which turned out to be an issue with Adobe Acrobat itself.