From: bernie Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:11:48 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Edit page CurrentOccupation X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=e180f1c55feb5b91656d34874cdd05c336ac892e Edit page CurrentOccupation --- diff --git a/CurrentOccupation b/CurrentOccupation index 9a2128e..04d1d47 100644 --- a/CurrentOccupation +++ b/CurrentOccupation @@ -1,27 +1,17 @@ -=== Quit === +=== Current Occupation === -Since early 2006, I've been actively looking into retiring from -ExecutiveRole in DevelerCompany and finding replacements for my -duties. +I'm co-founder of [[http://sugarlabs.org/ | Sugar Labs]], a non-profit +organization -Through May 2007, I kept working to close a bunch of pending projects -in SoftwareDeveloperRole and EmbeddedDeveloperRole. I also seeded an -internal IT department to split the burden of SystemAdministratorRole -among several members of the staff. +I'm an elected member of the Oversight Board and run the +[[http://sugarlabs.org/go/InfrastructureTeam Infrastructure Team]]. +My role is pretty much the same of a CTO in an ordinary organization. -By April 2007, I sold most of my shares to a senior manager, who is -now in charge along with my former partner. As of today, I provide -some free technical consulting and use the company IT infrastructure -for my Internet presence. To my knowledge, the company is healty -and still fast growing. +=== Previous occupations === +While SugarLabs was being gounded, I worked as a volunteer at +[[http://olenepal.org | OLE Nepal]], taking care of the network infrastructure +and communication with the Sugar developers. -=== Sabbatical === - -Since April 2007, I'm currently taking a break from regular work -for travel and study. As of this writing, I'm currently visiting -the UnitedStates. - -With enough time on my hands, I'm looking into getting back in -touch with the FreeSoftware development community and actively -contributing to technically challenging projects. +In 2007, during my "sabbatical", I worked pro-bono in Boston for +[[OneLaptopPerChild]] and in Brussels for [[OlpcEurope]].