another from Pittsburgh

Submitted by Andrew Walters
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Hi all - I am Andy Walters, a team lead for a computer-aided engineering software company near Pittsburgh, PA. I've been doing civil and mechanical engineering software for 17 years, much of the time writing C++ code but also being involved with process and organizational improvement. I've bounced between the technical and management tracks a few times and finally decided that while I enjoy the coding, I [i]love[/i] the management challenges. In my current position I am managing six directs in five locations. As a result, I really value the podcasts that talk about virtual teams. Many thanks to Mike & Mark for the fabulous content, to the forum posters for the great discussions, and to my good friend Joe for pointing me to the podcast. I will be at the Chicago MT conference and am looking forward to meeting roughly 100 of you. :wink:
Submitted by Greg Akins on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 10:11 am

Welcome Andy.

Glad to see another from the 'burgh here. I'm jealous about the conference. I couldn't quite swing this one (hopefully I'll be in New York).

Submitted by Brandon Franklin on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 11:16 am

Welcome, Andy! We may need to have a 'burgh meet-up soon.

Submitted by Will Duke on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 12:28 pm

Welcome Andy. Since Joe did you the favor of introducing you to MT, you're in Karma debt to introduce someone else. :)

Submitted by Mark Horstman on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 9:20 pm

Go Primanti Bros., and welcome Andy!

Mark

Submitted by Tom Hausmann on Wednesday January 16th, 2008 4:07 am

[quote="awalters"]
I will be at the Chicago MT conference and am looking forward to meeting roughly 100 of you. :wink:[/quote]

Indeed, welcome! I held a position not far from Pittsburgh...but now work out of Milwaukee.

See you in Chicago.

Submitted by Andrew Walters on Wednesday January 16th, 2008 8:16 am

[quote="mahorstman"]Go Primanti Bros., and welcome Andy![/quote]
You're right, Mark - I do need to "Go [to] Primanti Bros." - it's been too long. :)

And thank you to the greeting committee. You know how to make a newbie feel at home!

-Andy

Submitted by Todd Grivetti on Saturday January 19th, 2008 6:23 pm

Andy,

Welcome to the forums. I truly enjoy seeing the variety of talent we have on this site.

Haven't been to Pittsburgh yet, only to Philly on business.

Todd

Submitted by Bruce Wilson on Saturday January 19th, 2008 8:13 pm

I used to live in Pittsburgh, but that was many years ago. Welcome, and I understand the issues of moving away from doing the (fun) technical stuff, but enjoying the people stuff of management. I haven't written serious code in about 7 or 8 years, and I miss it. But I really get even bigger kicks out of helping someone else to be successful. So it's worth it.