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bio website reindel.com
location Canton, MI
age 36
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seen Nov 17 '12 at 20:29
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In summary I am a Christian, husband, father of two adopted children (Guatemala and Korea), and a software developer immersed in Web technologies for almost 15 years. I have experience leading projects on various technology fronts, including Java, .NET (C#) and PHP, and I've used MySQL, SQL, PL/SQL and Oracle for relational database development. I'm currently immersed in Java EE and the Spring Framework, and I enjoy working most with the Java technology stack.


Aug
18
comment What would motivate you to do free programming work for work after work?
@Iterator How many owners will let employees think like an owner without trying to "out owner" them? I would love it if more owners just said, "Run with it!" Unfortunately, the micro manager mentality kicks in and they want to take full ownership.
Aug
18
comment What would motivate you to do free programming work for work after work?
Thank you for the idea and contribution.
Aug
16
accepted What would motivate you to do free programming work for work after work?
Aug
15
awarded  Popular Question
Aug
15
comment What would motivate you to do free programming work for work after work?
@Thorbjorn Actually, I never thought about that, but that is a great question. I'm not sure I would know the criteria to reward them outside of work-related programming. For example, should they be rewarded for contributing to an open source project?
Aug
15
awarded  Editor
Aug
15
revised What would motivate you to do free programming work for work after work?
Added some clarification.
Aug
15
comment What would motivate you to do free programming work for work after work?
@Thorbjorn and for user272735, just to make things crystal clear here, I am NOT trying to figure out how to get coworkers to do free work. As a matter of fact, I WANT them to be rewarded. The crux of the question is do programs or initiatives exist so that they can be rewarded.
Aug
15
comment What would motivate you to do free programming work for work after work?
@Thorbjorn In case you're wondering, I'm not a manager trying to squeeze free work out of employees. Instead, I'm a lead trying to determine what my options are with regard to making recommendations to management.
Aug
14
awarded  Nice Question
Aug
13
asked What would motivate you to do free programming work for work after work?
Aug
13
asked Do you write unit testing or TDD as a line item requirement into your contracts or statements of work?
Aug
8
accepted Is a programmer's gut instinct an acceptable answer with regard to design decisions?
Jul
22
comment Is a programmer's gut instinct an acceptable answer with regard to design decisions?
@Falcon What do you mean tricked you in similar situations, like you thought you were right, but it turned out you were wrong?
Jul
22
comment When to favor webforms over MVC
As a Java "observer" from the outside, I'm very interested in this answer as well.
Jul
22
asked Is a programmer's gut instinct an acceptable answer with regard to design decisions?
Jul
22
comment How do I find young developers to mentor?
I decided to accept Scant's answer because I thought it was true to the spirit of the question. There were plenty of good answers here, and I appreciate everyone's feedback.
Jul
22
accepted How do I find young developers to mentor?
Jul
15
awarded  Citizen Patrol
Jul
14
accepted Where should code refactoring and optimization fit within both an agile and waterfall process timeline?