Joining the SAO
It was only last week that I was talking about what I was going to be up to next. I’m excited to announce that as of today, I’ll be serving as the interim President of the Software Association of Oregon (SAO) for the next 90 days.
In January I joined the SAO’s board of directors with a very large freshman class of board members. When then-President Harvey Mathews recruited me to join the board last year, he was doing so because of my engagement with the local independent developer and consulting groups here in Portland. I was excited to bring a growing segment of software developers perspective to the board and my first few months on the board have been quite enjoyable as the organization continues to expand its programs.
With Harvey stepping down and me spinning up my own consulting business, the timing seemed right for me to interview for the interim President role and the search committee agreed. I firmly believe there is a great opportunity to link up the experience of current SAO members with that of the entrepreneurial spirit and drive of the independent developer community here in the Northwest.
I’m really looking forward to working with the amazing staff of the SAO to continue its fantastic mission. More to come.
