Description: documenting the journey of an american in ireland
My life both personally and professionally has always been defined by achieving goals and milestones. Whether it was playing college basketball in Boston, paying off student loans, or living and working in Europe, I have always been charged up by setting ever-evolving targets and challenging myself to achieve them.
2008, the same year my mother traded in Minnesota winters by joining our west coast family for the California sunshine, I was a year out of college and joined a small tech company 30 minutes north of Boston that helped software pro’s become more efficient at their jobs. Eight years later, in the winter of 2016 as my two-year expat assignment wraps up I am stepping down from my position as head of Europe for SmartBear.
My time at SmartBear has been nothing short of amazing, and now it is time to write a new chapter. This spring I am packing my bags for California. I will deeply miss the charm and buzz of Galway and its people but I can’t wait to spend more time with family, enjoy some sunshine, finally learn to surf in Manhattan Beach and dive into the exciting and daunting west coast tech universe.