Yes, that’s right Columbus… after nearly a decade here, it’s time for me to move on. But don’t worry Columbus, you’ll always be a special place in my heart – and likely irreversible damage to both my psyche and liver for me to remember you by.

Leaving Columbus is a bittersweet thing for me. I’ve got a great group of friends, a metric crap-load memories, experiences I’ll never forget, and a network of some of the greatest colleagues and co-workers in the biz.

Speaking of the biz, the decision to leave Quick Solutions was not an easy one. QSI is chock full of some of the smartest, most passionate, and dedicated folks I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. I’m really going to miss the team I worked with every day, and I’m especially sad I won’t be around to see the team continue to push the boundaries and reap the rewards of some of the seeds of change we’ve planted together.

So what’s next for me?

I’m headed to The ATL

That’s right, on February 14th I’ll be packing up my car and heading down to Atlanta. I’ll be spending Valentine’s day cruising down I-75, followed by an evening tearing up Atlanta with some crazy cats I know down there.

And then on the 16th, I’ll be starting my new gig as member of the rockin’ VersionOne development team. I spent a full, as in 13-hour-long, day visiting/interviewing with the VersionOne crew a short while back and I’m really excited about being part of what has the potential to be a truly legendary team.

I’m really looking forward to getting back into the product business and focusing on a domain that I’m passionate about – helping drive continuous improvement in an Agile team, building products for Agile teams. Sweet, right!

I’m pumped to see just how far this team can Agile and Lean, and I’m really looking forward to sharing those experiences with you, as we go.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!