For those who don't know, in mid-June I landed a new job. I'll write

For those who don't know, in mid-June I landed a new job. I'll write
later about my thoughts on the job hunt. There are several lessons
learned and things I wish I could do over.

Thank you, friends and family and colleagues, for your help and
support.

I'm excited by this new opportunity, the work, the team I'm working
with, and what the future will bring.

I'm not sure how much I can write about the work, but I can write about
the job. Here's the tl;dr:

5 Ws

Who (with): [1]Hewlett-Packard, [2]Enterprise Security Services,
Americas Security Consulting

What (as): Senior Security Architect

Where: Teleworker/Work-from-Home/the Americas

Why: Ultimately it came down to two factors: platform and place. It was
not an easy choice; the other offers were strong.

How: Perseverance; a great outplacement consultant in Dean Morrow at
hdmsi.com; made luck; networking; a lot of conversations with a lot of
people I trust; family and friends; a lot of conversations with a lot
of people I didn't know.

Q & A

What do you mean by "platform"?

I like choosing the right tool for the job. I like platform
agnosticism. I like security polycultures. I like defense-in-depth. I
like HP's security tools like ArcSight and TippingPoint, but I know
they're not universally applicable.

My interviews and conversations highlighted the platform agnostic
aspect. The folks on my team come from a varied and diverse background,
and leverages all of that experience.

How are you adjusting to Teleworking?

The adjustment has been easy. Easy, except for moving my treadmill out
of the basement to my new home office upstairs. I might need specially
built robots to bring the hulking mass upstairs. I used a walking
desk/treadputer before and want to again.

What do you miss?

I miss my old team and the great folks that worked with me. But I'm
excited by the team I'm working with. They're every bit as smart and
capable, and I'm glad to work with them.
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My original entry is here: [3]Landing. It posted Wed, 17 Jul 2013
02:47:54 +0000.
Filed under: professional, career, Hewlett Packard, hp, job,

References

1. http://hp.com/
2. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-search/search-results.html?ajaxpage=1#/page=1&/cc=us&/lang=en&/qt=enterprise%20security%20services
3. https://www.prjorgensen.com/2013/07/16/landing/