by Douglas | May 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
I currently hold maybe nine (9) professional certifications at the moment. And I’ve had probablly 15 in my life if you count those I let expire. I passed all but one the first time. How? I put my foot down on the gas and made studying a major part of my life for...
by Douglas | May 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
AI-Assisted Learning: Putting the Concept to the Test I listen to Nathan Whitacre, host of The AI Daily Brief almost every day. A couple of months back, he covered a concept that stuck with me: one of the most effective ways to learn AI is to let AI train you. So I...
by Douglas | May 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
I traded in my Macbook Air M3 for a MacBook Air M5 with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB drive 1. It’s light, yet fast 2. No fan or noise – although it can get warm when I task it 3. I not only run macOS, I also run Linux and Windows via Paralles VM 4. Battery last...
by Douglas | Feb 17, 2026 | Doug Was Built Not Born, Thoughts
I received tons of feedback following my post last week. So I’m sharing another flashback from my job search last summer: Networking.I was already an active member of Project Management Institute and ISC2 and regularly attended local AWS User Group meetings. With more...
by Douglas | Jan 9, 2026 | Thoughts
Maintaining professional certifications not only cost you time, but also money. My Certified Federal Contractor Manager (CFCM) certification renewal came to an end on Dec 31st. I had enough CPEs to keep it, but decided to forgo renewing it due to cost and lack of...
