Steve and I had worked together at a previous company but the opportunity presented itself to bring Steve over to TripleLift and I jumped at the opportunity to have Steve join one of my teams. Without saying another word it should be obvious that given the chance to work with Steve again I would. Steve is a consummate professional. Steve is always calm and cool under pressure. He is a great communicator who isn't afraid to attack weak technical (or business) arguments but he's a people-first, high-empathy guy who never walks over people to get the job done. More importantly Steve is able to tailor his approach to the audience. I was always impressed watching Steve lead technical talks with more junior engineers; watching as he was able to distill advanced technical concepts down into understandable bits specifically tailored to the level of his audience. Over his tenure with TripleLift Steve grew his remit and accepted more responsibility. He was keen to learn and develop his skills especially in the areas of technical and people leadership. I was able to delegate significant chunks of team leadership work to Steve and know that it would be handled adeptly and with care. I was, obviously, upset to hear that Steve was going to be moving on from TripleLift. Steve gave us ample notice and literally went out of his way to ensure his knowledge transfer and off-boarding was as smooth as possible. On one of his last days I thanked him for how diligent and hard-working he had been during his off-boarding period and his response really struck a chord with me. He said, "Curt, TripleLift will have 100% of my effort and attention until my very last day". The last few days (or weeks) on a job can be a real slog but here's a guy who gives 100% until the very end. In my books this is the very definition of integrity. In retrospect, Steve demonstrated this day-in and day-out while he worked for us. In an increasingly remote first world this is an absolutely vital character trait.

In my eyes Steve is a great example of what a solid senior full-stack developer is. Steve ticks all the boxes for me in this regard. Steve has a broad perspective on delivering value to the customer not only via the frontend but also the backend. Steve can be trusted to take a project from concept all the way to delivery and to provide that senior-level leadership to the team along the way. When you work with Steve you get the sense that he's "done this before": he has a quiet confidence which in my eyes is indicative of a seasoned professional. It has been a pleasure working with Steve.

Steve and I had worked together at a previous company but the opportunity presented itself to bring Steve over to TripleLift and I jumped at the opportunity to have Steve join one of my teams. Without saying another word it should be obvious that given the chance to work with Steve again I would. Steve is a consummate professional. Steve is always calm and cool under pressure. He is a great communicator who isn't afraid to attack weak technical (or business) arguments but he's a people-first, high-empathy guy who never walks over people to get the job done. More importantly Steve is able to tailor his approach to the audience. I was always impressed watching Steve lead technical talks with more junior engineers; watching as he was able to distill advanced technical concepts down into understandable bits specifically tailored to the level of his audience. Over his tenure with TripleLift Steve grew his remit and accepted more responsibility. He was keen to learn and develop his skills especially in the areas of technical and people leadership. I was able to delegate significant chunks of team leadership work to Steve and know that it would be handled adeptly and with care. I was, obviously, upset to hear that Steve was going to be moving on from TripleLift. Steve gave us ample notice and literally went out of his way to ensure his knowledge transfer and off-boarding was as smooth as possible. On one of his last days I thanked him for how diligent and hard-working he had been during his off-boarding period and his response really struck a chord with me. He said, "Curt, TripleLift will have 100% of my effort and attention until my very last day". The last few days (or weeks) on a job can be a real slog but here's a guy who gives 100% until the very end. In my books this is the very definition of integrity. In retrospect, Steve demonstrated this day-in and day-out while he worked for us. In an increasingly remote first world this is an absolutely vital character trait.

In my eyes Steve is a great example of what a solid senior full-stack developer is. Steve ticks all the boxes for me in this regard. Steve has a broad perspective on delivering value to the customer not only via the frontend but also the backend. Steve can be trusted to take a project from concept all the way to delivery and to provide that senior-level leadership to the team along the way. When you work with Steve you get the sense that he's "done this before": he has a quiet confidence which in my eyes is indicative of a seasoned professional. It has been a pleasure working with Steve.

Steve and I had worked together at a previous company but the opportunity presented itself to bring Steve over to TripleLift and I jumped at the opportunity to have Steve join one of my teams. Without saying another word it should be obvious that given the chance to work with Steve again I would. Steve is a consummate professional. Steve is always calm and cool under pressure. He is a great communicator who isn't afraid to attack weak technical (or business) arguments but he's a people-first, high-empathy guy who never walks over people to get the job done. More importantly Steve is able to tailor his approach to the audience. I was always impressed watching Steve lead technical talks with more junior engineers; watching as he was able to distill advanced technical concepts down into understandable bits specifically tailored to the level of his audience. Over his tenure with TripleLift Steve grew his remit and accepted more responsibility. He was keen to learn and develop his skills especially in the areas of technical and people leadership. I was able to delegate significant chunks of team leadership work to Steve and know that it would be handled adeptly and with care. I was, obviously, upset to hear that Steve was going to be moving on from TripleLift. Steve gave us ample notice and literally went out of his way to ensure his knowledge transfer and off-boarding was as smooth as possible. On one of his last days I thanked him for how diligent and hard-working he had been during his off-boarding period and his response really struck a chord with me. He said, "Curt, TripleLift will have 100% of my effort and attention until my very last day". The last few days (or weeks) on a job can be a real slog but here's a guy who gives 100% until the very end. In my books this is the very definition of integrity. In retrospect, Steve demonstrated this day-in and day-out while he worked for us. In an increasingly remote first world this is an absolutely vital character trait.

In my eyes Steve is a great example of what a solid senior full-stack developer is. Steve ticks all the boxes for me in this regard. Steve has a broad perspective on delivering value to the customer not only via the frontend but also the backend. Steve can be trusted to take a project from concept all the way to delivery and to provide that senior-level leadership to the team along the way. When you work with Steve you get the sense that he's "done this before": he has a quiet confidence which in my eyes is indicative of a seasoned professional. It has been a pleasure working with Steve.