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Software Architecture Book Published!
Last fall I had the privilege of joining the world’s foremost researchers in Software Architecture at the International Conference on Software Architecture (ICSA) Lite. The results of our time together were collected and we continued to collaborate over the next several months remotely. I am honored to be listed amongst the authors of the newly…
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Acquire Like You Fight: DAU MOSA Series
In August of 2023 I was invited to be the guest speaker for the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) “Let’s Be Modular and Open Series” of talks. Here is the video of that webinar (direct link) Let’s Be Modular and Open Webinar – MOSA Implementation with PEO Aviation | www.dau.edu Description: DoD MOSA is an integrated business…
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My Brief at the 2022 Defense Standardization Program
In the fall of 2022 I was invited to speak on behalf of PEO Aviation at the Defense Standardization Program (DSP) conference. My remarks begin at just after 23 minutes into the video, below, following the PEO Ground Combat Systems presentation and is followed by open Q&A.
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Enterprise Architecture for the World’s Largest Aviation Fleet
I recently had the privilege of publishing an article on the Architecture & Governance magazine for our work in Army PEO Aviation. Read it here:https://www.architectureandgovernance.com/elevating-ea/enterprise-architecture-for-the-worlds-largest-aviation-fleet/
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The Whole Team Owns The Whole Product
This is a story about a software team. I feel like it applies to many teams, since I have adapted the principle to other startup concepts, beyond software startups to include church planting and the coffee industry. Nonetheless, it began for me with software teamwork. It has, over time and application to much broader domains,…
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Launching the Foundry by Alchemy
We never could get quite enough coffee in our lives, so my wife and I launched the Foundry Coffee Roasting Co from our initial foray into the coffee world with Alchemy Coffee. What a rush! Candace is super creative and we have some super creative folks that work with us, so this video is thanks…
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A Holistic Approach to Open Systems Architecture for Army Aviation
Preamble: I had the privilege to present in Philadelphia for the 75th anniversary of the Vertical Flight Society (VFS). Unfortunately, I cannot share this paper on my site because it is part of the proceedings of the VFS, however, below is the link to the technical paper itself on the Forum75 website. Note that I…
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MIT Entrepreneur Bootcamp!
I just started an MIT Entrepreneur Bootcamp! It’s been great so far and I like being in the distributed collaborative environment. It’s funny, really, I have been involved with several startups, was in an incubator for a while (more about that later, perhaps), and even helped establish an Innovation Challenge project for the Army Virtual…
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Asymmetrical Life – an open letter to you, Mirror.
Oh Mirror, You have reflected back to me a part of my life that had suffered from deep and systemic atrophy. I think that most of us live in a constant state of low-grade turmoil. OK, for some that is not so low-grade, but it certainly ebbs and flows regardless of what the center-line is. …