Eli Weinstock-Herman (Tarwn)
Thank you for visiting my personal site. Inside you will find additional information about my career, professional interests, and activity in social and blogging communities. If you have any questions or suggestions for the site or my career, I would love to talk more. My direct contact information is below and you can find me on Twitter, LinkedIn, and LessThanDot.Contact Information
Eli Weinstock-Herman
Tarwn
Raleigh,
NC
USA
35° 53' 6.69" N
78° 31' 9.74" W
Books
(from the Recent Books page)
Objectives
I tend to start with the big picture and then align my shorter term tactical objectives to that larger picture. As part of setting my 2010 Goals I clarified my long term vision:Vision: To achieve a role that is responsible for a diverse set of business and technology challenges that require the development and implementation of strategic solutions while continuing to execute or drive improvement at the operational level.
Part of my 2010 goals is to develop nearer-term objectives that align with this vision. While the wording could probably use more work, it captures the intent well enough for my own understanding and further energy polishing could be better spent executing.
Defining Moments
Throughout our lives there are moments that we remember, that expand our viewpoints or provide experiences we can later draw on. I am thankful that my career has been included a variety of responsibilities across a number of business models, environments, and roles. These opportunities have not only required learning a range of skills and technologies, but also provided opportunities to learn from people across a diverse set of specializations and personal experiences.
One Moment: Several years ago I was part of a Kaizen (improvement exercise) that was attempting to solve an inventory tracking problem as part of a larger task. The group had talked through the problem and determined that we could build a software solution within a few weeks that would solve the root problem. The operations manager, on hearing our proposed solution, suggested an alternative that involved construction paper and tape. At the end of the day we had not only solved an IT problem in record time, but we had done so at the cost of a few dollars and a short drive to a supply store.
