“I had the chance to work alongside Mike, and he’s one of those chief architects you genuinely enjoy having in the room when things get complicated. He’s incredibly strong with complex database systems, but what really stands out is how he breaks down tough problems into clear, actionable designs. His write-ups make hard concepts easy to develop and document. Mike brings a great attitude to the work, always upbeat, highly motivated, and ready to jump in and solve problems. He’s also not afraid to push back when needed, and he does it in a way that’s thoughtful and professional, which makes collaboration easy and productive. I really enjoyed partnering with him as we worked to reshape the engineering team toward more structure, scalability, and predictable, high-quality outcomes. Some of our best ideas came from long conversations working through tough challenges and landing on clean, elegant solutions. On top of all that, he brings a unique depth outside of work as well, he’s a talented organist and choir director, which honestly tracks given the level of precision and creativity he brings to engineering. Mike is a strong architect, a great teammate, and someone I’d happily work with again.”
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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Portfolio Director supporting the Missionary Department at The Church of Jesus Christ of…
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The careers that will dominate 2026 are being built today. 88% of execs plan to increase AI budgets. So, 81% of Tech professionals want to use…
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FairCom Corporation
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Scout Master
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Children
I love being a scout master. Working with the youth is very fulfilling because I get the opportunity to make a real difference.
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Music Director
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Present 40 years 1 month
Arts and Culture
I also love serving as a music director at the local and regional level for my church: it gives me the opportunity to create and perform many choral and instrumental arrangements. This includes running the music program, directing choirs, arranging music for conferences, playing the organ and piano for congregational meetings, choir, and solo performances.
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Pro CSS and HTML Design Patterns
Apress
See publicationPro CSS and HTML Design Patterns is a reference book and a cookbook on how to style web pages using CSS and XHTML. It contains 350 CSS and XHTML code snippets you can copy and paste into your code. Each pattern can be combined with other patterns. You can interact with all of the examples in the book at http://cssdesignpatterns.com
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English
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