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About me

[Director of Engineering with 20+ years building software and teams]

John Pfeiffer began with DOS on a 486, tweaking DOS to make games work and BBS's...
Then there was Internet -> University -> Linux -> Software Engineering -> People Management
Interesting places and cultures I've enjoyed:
California -> Tennessee -> France -> Los Angeles -> Bulgaria -> England -> SF Bay Area
Interesting things I've learned: Football (soccer) -> Piano -> Karate -> Guitar -> French -> Bulgarian
Still working on: Be Good, Change the World

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Recent Posts all posts

  • One of the Hardest Parts of the Job - Leading Through Layoffs management 2024-02-29
  • Compensation Planning is Sudoku with Feelings management 2023-11-25
  • Front Line Manager or Director - Managing People Managers management 2022-12-03
  • Monkeys Stealing Spoons - Why managers struggle and what to do about it management 2021-12-29
  • Bitcoin is a bad business model and when to invest in your Cost Center management 2021-01-23
  • Career Development and Software Engineering Roles management 2018-12-31
  • Working successfully with remote contractors management 2018-01-20
  • Productivity is a Myth management 2017-06-29
  • Creating Economies of Scale in Software Development management 2012-07-29
  • Technology Careers (part 1) management 2012-02-27

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