Update on my life.

[Datawiz]

Only 1 or 2 of you knew that I lost my job in January. (long story, shitty jealous manager....)

Tried to get a replacement job, but all along, really wanted to go back out on my own. I was out of the house from 1996 until 2009. When the housing market crashed in 2009 down here, my gig at the time disappeared. I painted myself into a corner needing a job.

This has been an extremely rough patch in my life, and I've incurred more debt than I wanted to, but I should now be able to start eliminating that debt quickly.

Long story short, I am finally back, finally independent, and no longer ever working for the man. The contract I just closed today, along with others already on the books, has finally put me over the income level I ever made working for the man from 2010-2014. Kiss my ass employers. :bye: Pipeline is filling up fast.....finally.

[justlookin]

:cool1: :datawiz:

[DAB]

woot!!

[RED-85-Z51]

So...what do you do?

[Bucwheat]

:cert:happy for you .

[DAB]

So...what do you do?

he's what you would call a professional electron manager. :type:

[Datawiz]

So...what do you do?

I do a lot, but the bulk of my business is is doing contract work for companies using an existing cloud-based application system, as well as bringing my own clients into my private cloud. It's a SaaS model, which means my customers pay a subscription fee for the software, in addition to paying me for writing it up front.

Bottom line, I automate companies, and am now taking a lot of them from the old Windows world of client-server software, into the cloud. Desktop, tablet, mobile, I do it all. I'll always be a geek. :lol:

[VITE1]

I am happy to hear you have done what you've wanted too. :seasix::datawiz:

[78SA]

Congratulations! :party:

[Shrike6]

Good news! Happy for you and your family.

[GRN ENVY]

Woo-hoo!!!!! Time to celebrate

[Datawiz]

Woo-hoo!!!!! Time to celebrate

Sipping a cold Heineken as we speak. BTW, I'll get you that link for the camera. Just been buried. ;)

[GRN ENVY]

Sipping a cold Heineken as we speak. BTW, I'll get you that link for the camera. Just been buried. ;)

No worries, I've been swamped as well, there is a story behind needing the dash cam, lets just say I don't trust the police down here anymore

[mrvette]

Good for you!!! and it sounds so similar to what my son's wife does, but she is still incubating Grandchild #1.......so offline a bit now.....but clients are looking forward for her return.......so they say.......

:seasix::hurray:

[Datawiz]

No worries, I've been swamped as well, there is a story behind needing the dash cam, lets just say I don't trust the police down here anymore

:lol:

PM sent.

[lspencer534]

Good for upi, OP! I'm self-employed because...well, basically I just can't work for someone else. I tried it once--got fired. Don't look back: You'll be happier and make more money on your own. Remember: You can't get rich working for the other guy.

[syf350]

damn, pretty stupid higher ups to allow a manager to let you out the door from all the good shit you were doing IIRC.

[carlton_fritz]

I do a lot, but the bulk of my business is is doing contract work for companies using an existing cloud-based application system, as well as bringing my own clients into my private cloud. It's a SaaS model, which means my customers pay a subscription fee for the software, in addition to paying me for writing it up front.

Bottom line, I automate companies, and am now taking a lot of them from the old Windows world of client-server software, into the cloud. Desktop, tablet, mobile, I do it all. I'll always be a geek. :lol:
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[Chuck A]

very cool, indeed
great news

[Chuck A]

very cool, indeed
great news

[snide]

Congrats, Craig, and best of luck to you.


No worries, I've been swamped as well, there is a story behind needing the dash cam, lets just say I don't trust the police down here anymore

I've never trusted the police... :leaving:

[LATB]

Good news :seasix:
Self employment can be great.

[island14]

:cert:

[MrPeabody]

So are you doing well enough to hire Skia?

[Marc]

Congrats Craig :cert::cert:

[simpleman68]

Craig, I've been offline for a bit but checking in here and there. I'm realllly glad to hear things are rolling forward for you. I've been wanting to ask for a while but didn't want to bring up a hard subject.

Kickass brutha!! :dance::cert::hurray:

We'll be in FL from mid Jan to mid April again this year. Looking forward to catching up with you folks down there.
Scott

[Datawiz]

Craig, I've been offline for a bit but checking in here and there. I'm realllly glad to hear things are rolling forward for you. I've been wanting to ask for a while but didn't want to bring up a hard subject.

Kickass brutha!! :dance::cert::hurray:

We'll be in FL from mid Jan to mid April again this year. Looking forward to catching up with you folks down there.
Scott

Thanks Scott! Really looking forward to hanging out when you are back down. :cert:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Really good to hear, no wonder you had all that time to play with the cars and help your daughter.
So.......what, I give it a couple of years before Google or some mega company comes knocking on your door to offer you billions for your company????? :yesnod:

[yell01]

Congrats Craig. Glad to hear your back on your feet. :cert:

[Datawiz]

Really good to hear, no wonder you had all that time to play with the cars and help your daughter.
So.......what, I give it a couple of years before Google or some mega company comes knocking on your door to offer you billions for your company????? :yesnod:

I'm trying to go in that direction, that's for sure, but what's happened in the last two months is people all over the country have realized that I am pretty much THE expert on this platform. :yesnod: A LOT of work has come in. Will be in Orlando at a trade conference for it in October, and am hoping a lot more will come from that too.

[Kerrmudgeon]

I'm trying to go in that direction, that's for sure, but what's happened in the last two months is people all over the country have realized that I am pretty much THE expert on this platform. :yesnod: A LOT of work has come in. Will be in Orlando at a trade conference for it in October, and am hoping a lot more will come from that too.

Can you protect the technology or ideas connected with it? Trade mark, or patents? :bigears:

[JRD77VET]

Congrats Craig :cert:

[Datawiz]

Can you protect the technology or ideas connected with it? Trade mark, or patents? :bigears:

I don't own the platform, a $2B market cap company does now, but I can certainly protect any application I write on it, but the majority of the work is coming in as consulting hours, several companies on annual contracts, because I'm the only one who seems to be able to help them. It's such a new platform, that it's kind of like the wild wild west. :yesnod:

Regardless of the consulting, the long term money is in building solutions that I continue to host. Coin drop mentality...software as a service.

[Norm]

Good for you, way to go! The American Dream! :seasix::cert:

[simpleman68]

Thanks Scott! Really looking forward to hanging out when you are back down. :cert:

Yeah man :yesnod: You'll get to meet our new son too :angel:
Comin' out of the oven around New Years or so.
Scott

[xXBUDXx]

That's awesome, Craig!!

Do you think you could help me set the clock on my VCR? :waiting:

[JRD77VET]

That's awesome, Craig!!

Do you think you could help me set the clock on my VCR? :waiting:

If it's blinking 12:00 , it's correct twice a day :yesnod: