Back in the High Life
September 7th, 2007 by Todd Biske
Okay, well maybe not the “High Life”, but I’ve had that Steve Winwood song in my head. On Monday, I am returning back to corporate life after nearly a year with MomentumSI. In a nutshell, a year as a consultant has shown me that the corporate world is where I am most comfortable, and best suited for my career goals. MomentumSI treated me very well, and I’m very impressed with their team and their offerings. I learned a lot from the excellent team that they have, and do plan on keeping in touch with them, offering insight from the corporate practitioner’s perspective as they continue their success. I certainly thank Jeff, Alex, Tom, and the rest of the MomentumSI team for the opportunity.
I’m not going to reveal where I’m going, other than to say that it’s a Fortune 500 company in the St. Louis Metro area where I reside, and I’m not returning to A.G. Edwards/Wachovia (AGE isn’t a Fortune 500 company, anyway). I’ll be an enterprise architect, involved with SOA, and other cool architecture topics. While I’m sure people will figure out where I’m working, this blog represents my own personal thoughts and opinions, and not that of my employer or anyone else (and there’s a disclaimer on the right hand side of the blog that states exactly that). I’m very happy that I’m going somewhere that doesn’t mind that I’m a blogger, and I fully intend on adhering to their policies regarding it. So, it’s back to the world of big IT and corporate politics for me, and I’m looking forward to it. While my colleague James McGovern has lamented about the lack of corporate EA bloggers in the past, he can add me back to the list!
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September 7th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Is MomentumSI’s loss, AB’s gain? (Just a guess). All the best in your new job.
September 7th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Congratulations and good luck with the new position! You gotta “buy” me a beer the next time I’m in STL…:)
September 7th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Sorry, no beer for anyone. I don’t drink, and I also will not be working for A-B. That will the last I comment on the new employer!
September 7th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Sorry…I attempted to make the connection with “High Life” (as in “Miller High Life”), Fortune 500, and STL.
Oh well, I’m not getting much of anything else right today either, so this shouldn’t be surprising…:)
Anyway, best wishes on the new position!
September 7th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Thanks! I hadn’t thought about the “High Life” connection, although A-B doesn’t produce Miller Beer anyway.
September 7th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Congrats Todd!
I am sure that both you and the family will appreciate the new travel arrangements (Assuming that as a consultant you had to travel extensively and now you do not).
September 10th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Good luck on your new role.
September 17th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Good luck, Todd. I hope you keep blogging, though, and don’t get lulled into “easy” corporate life!!!