Exeunt from IBM Rational
Some of you know, some don’t; but its been a few months now so I’ve decided to put it in official writing. Late last quarter I accepted a new position at IBM, in the Global Technology Services (GTS) division as an IT Architect doing Strategy and Change related work; thus, marking the end of my 4 year stint in Software Group (SWG).
I feel that I leave on a high note. During my last few months in SWG, I led our team to the release of IBM Rational AppScan v7.7 GA (Developer and Build Edition). As the Software Architect and Development Lead for these products, we successfully managed to provide brand new security-related offerings (based on Eclipse) in the IBM Rational portfolio in almost exactly a 1 year timeframe. The products have been setup for a great amount of marketplace and technological potential, and as I exeunt from IBM Rational I leave my team with this potential, knowledge, and my mentorship to break new ground.
All in all, I have enjoyed my years within the IBM Rational brand. I have come to learn about the Rational brand, provided value across various SWG brands (such as Rational, Tivoli, WebSphere), contributed to the open source Eclipse project, led several software products in architecture and development capacities, enhanced my leadership skills, and met a lot of smart people. I don’t discount coming back to IBM SWG, but perhaps in a different capacity.