about
Reading this blog will probably give you a better impression of who I am than this article, so geht-on-up-ouwtta-heeur (as is said in the state of my birth)!
Ok, fine, don’t take my advice…
Contrary to my Southern Belle heritage, I’m probably one of the geekiest people I know with the possible exception of my husband. I am the ideal wife for a geek in that I actually get excited when my husband says “hey, can we go to Fry’s and get a new terrabyte NAS today?”
I have been a developer for 14+ years, with a slight detour into technical training and back out again. I’m a “UI nerd” and am constantly absorbing new information about web standards and design. My passion is creating beautiful, elegant web interfaces both on the graphics and coding sides though I’ve done plenty of web forms, mobile dev and even some work with the Microsoft Surface SDK. Most of my experience has been with Microsoft technologies and my favorite language is C#, but I’ve dabbled in Ruby on Rails and even tinkered with PHP. My latest obsession is object oriented Javascript focused mainly around jQuery.
Besides my ever-present fascination with technology and the internet, I rotate through several other interests in phases of obsession including photography, photoshop design work, and web and software projects. I’m also a digital packrat and keep a gigantic collection of urls at Del.icio.us as well as copious digital notes in my favorite wiki variation. In my time away from the keyboard I train in Aikido, and have many “right-brained” hobbies such as beadwork, temari, kumihimo, decorating and general crafts. Because of my line of work and strange combination of interests, I have yet to find many other women who I have a lot in common with, but I guess that’s also what makes me somewhat unique.
So now you know, and “knowing is half the battle”.
August 19th, 2007 at 8:58 am
My apologies for denying your friendship request.
It was one of those mad clicking moments and hitting all the wrong spots.
Please send another invite as I’m always interested in hearing from other zonie techies.
Cheers!
Brent
January 24th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Hi Lin,
I would like to discuss a position with us (Capgemini). Were looking for a UI/UX Specialist.
My coordinates are below:
Gregory Wilfred / Capgemini FS-SBU
Recruitment and Staffing
Office: +1 847.384.6100 (Ext -17662)
gregory.wilfred@capgemini.com
May 28th, 2008 at 8:07 am
My husband and I are a bit like you and your spouse. We both love woodworking and power tools. I had a project to do at our church and the tools I had just weren’t working. So, off to the store we go. On the way home, I called the lady who asked me to do the project to thank her for asking me to do the project. There was a long pause as she was trying to figure out where I was going with this. She got a good laugh when I told her that I just got a new chop saw!!!
June 18th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Hello,
I ran across your beautiful photo “India Silk” and would like to ask if I could produce one print? I’m an Interior Designer and would like to use it in the reception area of an Indian Company.
Thanking you in advance!
Andrew
August 5th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Hi Lindsay,
Would you be open to considering a career move to Raleigh, NC?
DUTIES:
C# Software Engineer in our Raleigh, NC office. In this position you will design and code enhancements, updates and custom requests to SoftPro’s suite of products. Additionally, you will be responsible for:
• Writing detailed Specifications (include pertinent technical information for support, documentation, and testing, and any assumptions or limitations which arise during the development which are not obvious).
• Completing thorough unit testing including using a de-bugger when possible to identify bugs during development.
• Entering any existing bugs or sugs into the bug/sug tracker.
• Following established procedures for file management and backup, version control, coding, commenting the code, updating the bug/sug tracker and/or making entries in history files, and documenting error messages.
• Working collaboratively and cohesively with all team members
SKILLS SOUGHT:
• C# .NET experience with focus on Windows Forms development
• Significant Object-Oriented development experience in C++, Java or any .NET-aware language
• ADO.NET and SQL Server 200x experience
• Data Structures and Algorithms experience with solid understanding of relational database design
• Strong experience in Visual Studio
• Visual C++ and MFC experience a plus
• Quick learner, self-starter with strong customer service, troubleshooting and communication skills
• Must exhibit a high-level of analytical skills and attention to details
Any interest?
Regards,
Chris Pritchard
(904) 998-9414
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Lindsay I love your site, it is great. I loved this blog post especially because it gives a little insight into who you are personally. You seem like a very nice person with a good head on your shoulders. It is awesome that you have that kind of relationship with your husband where you can share interests and perform hobbies and activities together. It will help keep your marriage happy and long lasting. Keep up the good work.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:23 am
I enjoyed reading your blog post. All too often it is the guy who is the geek and the wife hasn’t a clue what he is talking about so i think it is really refreshing that you both share the same interests. I too spend a lot of time at the keyboard and am one of those people who like to be busy. Even of I am trying to relax by watching the TV I am also flipping through a magazine or mentally thinking about what I have to do tomorrow.
June 1st, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Lindsey,
I am looking for a Web Programmer if you know anyone looking for a job can you send them my way?
Thanks,
Bree
August 18th, 2010 at 9:08 am
Lindsay,
I have a contract to permanent position available in the Phoenix area. Would you be interested in the opportunity? They need heavy experience in C# and .Net. If you are interested, my email address has been provided and my direct line is 916-273-4555. Thanks in advance!