Since I haven’t updated for a while, I figured I’d share what is going on.

As of yesterday, I have been working at my new job working at Coaxis (aka. Viewpoint Construction Software). I started on April 19th after leaving IGT on April 9th. The new job change was due to IGT deciding to close the Corvallis location and my desire to stick in Oregon. So far, it has been a wise decision.

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It sure has been some time since I’ve posted and figure it is time I do so.

Last time I posted I was talking about some documents I’ve been reading. Well since then I’ve made a number of changes.

With the closing of IGT Corvallis at the end of June, I’ve decided that instead of moving to Reno for IGT, that I would interview around and see what I can find. In the few months I applied I was able to get three confirmed offers. Two in Reno and one in Portland. I almost had one in Corvallis, however they failed to get permission to seek a new candidate before they began interviewing candidates…silly companies.

Though one of the offers in Reno was great, I decided to stay in Oregon and accept a position in Portland with a company called Coaxis. They deal mainly with their software called Viewpoint Construction Software which I hear is quite popular with construction companies; which is a good thing for me that I get into a business that is still growing. It is quite exciting and I will be able to contribute quite a lot. The great thing about going to Coaxis is that I get to work with a couple of co-workers from IGT that are already there.

Moving to Portland will also be quite fun and exciting. I’ve been interested in getting up in the Portland area so I am happy to have the chance to move up closer to friends I don’t get to see as often as I would like. Though this means I’ll be farther from friends, girlfriend included, in the Albany/Corvallis area, it just means that I’ll have to make lots of visits to the area.

Lucky for me, I really like to drive my car and really enjoy spending time with friends that it’ll be a great time.

With this whole move and starting a new company it means the end to a current one. I am leaving IGT for the right reasons (for me), and because of this I do not think it will be difficult to go. I will definitely miss working with all the great people I have gotten to know over the couple years I have been there, but the work itself I feel satisfied with. I was able to see my work running in a casino, and the current projects I was developing passed off into good hands. Hopefully I hear from the folks working on the project I spent so much time on and how successful it will turn out for them.

IGT was a great starting company after graduating and I will always remember the experiences with such great people. I look forward though to my next adventures which are starting quite soon.

This Friday (April 9th) will be my last day with IGT, I am then taking the next 9 days to just relax and move up to Portland. I then start day one at Coaxis on April 19th (a day after my birthday).

Here is to exciting and wonderful new changes. And here is to hoping that the people I meet at Coaxis will be as wonderful as those I met at IGT.

Jason

I’ve decided to update the look and feel of my blog.  This allows me to show all my links along with my content, so woo hoo!

Well, it’s about time for a change. Just never figured it would be caused this way.

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JustHost has some great deals for hosting and gives UNLIMITED everything just about.  My domain is currently being transferred from 1and1 to JustHost.  Currently my DNS through 1and1 is pointing to JustHost to handle my new domain hosting.

So far things have been great. Just got my blog uploaded to blog.gilldev.net and will be creating www.gilldev.net to handle my consulting business.

So if you need any help, please contact me and I’ll see what I can do to help.

Thanks,

Jason
jason at gilldev dot net

I’ve decided that I’m going to cut some body fat.  I tried this back in October with success, however it was hard to stick to since my girlfriend wasn’t willing to also try it out.  Well we’ve both made the decision that we need a change in what and the way we eat so we’re both going to take the diet from Tim Ferris – The “Slow Carb” diet – and try to cut some of the extra wait we’ve gained.

Later today I’ll try to post some of the starting details for myself: weight, height, body fat %, etc.

Perhaps a picture as well (how emberassing ; )

Well I’ve been here at IGT for a week and two days.  So far it has been up and down.  At first I was told that I wouldn’t be receiving my computer for a couple weeks, then I got it the second day.  Then I was told that I wouldn’t be receiving my signing bonus until the end of August, then I got it the first Friday after I started!  I was also told I’d be receiving my badge which lets me into the labs and the entrance to the building we’re in on Friday…well I still haven’t received that.  That is mainly due to the fact that they don’t keep track of paper work they have people fill out too well.

That was a big frustration at first.  I was sent a packet of papers to fill out, however since I didn’t have the address of where I would be moving, I had to put down my parents’ address.  That works, but it isn’t quite accurate.  When I got here I then had to fill out a few pages that I already did, but it wasn’t too big a deal.

Outside of the stresses of not receiving things on time, things have been better since I did receive the important things early.  I’ve been working on learning about what it is I was hired for.  I can’t tell too much, however it is the future of IGT, which is a pretty great feeling that I’m on such an important project.  It has been quite boring, frustrating, overwhelming, and interesting since I’ve been here due to everything I have to know.  Most of what I’ve been doing has been dealing with learning about the new system and trying to get it all understood…well there is much more than I was ever expecting.  Hopefully things will sink in soon and I can get onto helping my colleagus out.

Well that’s work stuff.  I’ll post later on how things are outside of here.

-Jason!

Wow what has happened since I last posted…

Well I finished my senior project, Piratopia.

I finished all of the required classesI needed.

I graduated from college with a BS in Software Engineering, an AE in Computer Engineering, and a minor in business.

Went to Washington and Canada for fourteen days.

Watched a couple weddings.

Moved into my new appartment in Corvallis.

And now today I start the first day (at IGT) of my lasting career.

Hopefully everything goes well which I am sure it will.

I’ll post later.

Jason

Once again I’ve slacked on updating my site.  I have no good excuse except that I’ve been quite busy with school this term.  To think that I have roughly 22 days till graduation comes around.  Once it comes around I’ll be enjoying some time off for about six weeks.  After that I’ll be taking on the title of Software Engineer I at International Game Technology.  Though it wasn’t my first pick, the thought of working there sure has grown on me.  I’m definitely looking forward to what the Corvallis area will bring. 

I’ll explain a bit more.  At the end of March I accepted an offer with IGT in the Corvallis location to work in the Server Base group doing C# development work.  Sounds like it’ll be quite interesting.  I just hope I am able to make many friends and that it is a great start to my future.  I’ll definitely miss the people I became friends with at Garmin, however I’ll do my best to keep in contact with them and perhaps one day I’ll apply with them for another shot working on their exciting products.

As for today, I’m currently driving down with 14 students to Santa Clarita, California (next to LA).  We’ll be heading to Six Flags tomorrow (opening of X2 that day!), then to Santa Monica State Beach on Sunday, followed with West Hollywood on Monday.  It’s going to be a blast of a trip!

I don’t know if people are reading this anymore, so if you are, please comment and let me know I still have interested people!

Until next time (which will be sooner),

Jason

I realized that I haven’t updated my site for quite a while.  I blame this on the fact that I’ve been so busy with school projects, my on-campus jobs, and looking for a job.  It’s been quite an intense term so far and not looking like its going to calm down any time soon.  The term ends towards the end of March so hopefully spring break will be fun and a worth while break.  I’ve got another term of five classes starting around April 1st, and I’m hoping it’ll be much nicer.  I’ve got three classes scheduled on site at OIT next term with two online through Chemeketa.  Shouldn’t be too bad of a term though.

Well for those who keep up on what I’m doing, here is a quick update.  I hope that you’ll keep in contact and wish me luck on finishing this term and finding an awesome job for after I graduate.

I’ve been slacking on updating “piratopia.com” so I’ll be sure to update that soon as well.  Be sure to take a look there as well.