Now: A seasoned and business savvy engineer manager Always thinking about new ways of growing engineers, improving the business, the teams and the processes. Specialties: Team & peer coaching, management. Being an IT executive has completely reaved, ruined and shaken my life. I can never be thankful enough for that. The past: A full stack web engineer with 13+ years of experience. Keen on performance optimization of online services, scalability and architecure. Programming languages: golang, python (django), clojure, javascript, typescript I believe: - that beliefs should be subject to revision - in growth mindset vs. innate talent - in the notion of ownership - in roles vs. status and position - that old guards and new guards can be friends (http://randsinrepose.com/archives/the-old-guard/) - in lean and agile - the principles, that is, not necessarily the implementations - in empowering people - that communication and culture in and between teams make or break a business - that the 'people first' approach wins in the long run - in openness and transparency on all possible levels - in 'consult' and 'sell' vs. 'tell' - that one of the greatest joys for engineering leads is to see their engineers grow both professionally and soft-skill-wise - in hiring for potential vs. hiring for knowledge - that soft skills should be filtered for during the hiring process with great focus - that change is not only necessary but also good - though only if it's conscious - that aiming for clarity gets you 80% there in communication