I recently learned that I'll be attending Achievers 2007 in Hollywood, Florida the first week of December. For those not familiar with Achievers (it's actually my first time), Achievers is a big business conference held annually for qualifying platinums. Lots of information about our products, the business and in a warm, fun setting. There's a good writeup for Achievers 2006 on Quixtar.com.
Quixtar IT is going to be represented at each session to answer questions about the web site and other technical issues. I will be attending Dec. 3-7 with several of my IT comrades so if you're there, please stop by if you want to talk tech. If you're not going, don't worry because I'll be blogging each day of the conference and will be available to get answers to any of your questions.
In the meantime, I hope there's time yet to get a base tan before I get sunburned going body surfing during our downtime. :)
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About Brett Folkert
Occuption
I am a Software Architect at Quixtar. The nature of my job and our environment means I have to be fluent in many disparate technologies on a daily basis. I like to think of it as "controlled chaos". I constantly strive to improve our architecture and ensure that wherever possible the underlying technology is transparent to our users. You probably won't notice my handiwork unless you look at the system design, but behind the scenes a lot of thought and hard work goes into making the site perform to our standards.
Background
My IT experience prior to Quixtar was primarily in consulting. I have worked with the U.S. Navy, dotcom startups and Fortune 500 companies. I consulted for Amway in years past (technical lead on GBISLink) before joining the team here at Quixtar. I hold both Master's and Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science. My thesis on neural networking/satellite imagery was published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing.
Interests
I have passions for wine, mountain biking and ancient history. If you want to discuss Cicero over a fine Bordeaux, look no further. I'm also married with two precocious daughters whom I adore. As if work and family weren't enough to keep me busy, I'm also attending law school in the evening.