A new beginning

Posted on May 9, 2008 by agentrickard

Palantir

Today is my last day at Morris DigitalWorks. After a ten-year run in the newspaper industry, I am leaving to work full-time with Drupal development.

I am joining the team at Palantir, where I will be doing some programming, training and consulting for Palantir and their growing client list.

Tiffany Farriss and George DeMet have put together a great young team, and I am very excited to be coming on board. The company just moved into its new offices in order to keep up with demand for their award-winning services. Palantir is hiring more developers, too.

I also get to work with Larry Garfield, whom I greatly respect. We worked together on the GoPHP5 project, which helped chart a course for the future of Drupal.

For me, the decision came down to priorities and passions. I think that the Drupal community can do some amazing things, especially supporting the goals of free speech and freedom of information. I will continue working on the Knight Drupal Initiative as a central part of my Drupal contributions.

I am staying in Augusta, where my wife is about to start an exciting new career as well. More details to come over the next week or so, as I get organized in my new home office.

Comments

Hi Ken, Congrats on the

May 9, 2008 by Ron Huber (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 193

Hi Ken,

Congrats on the new gig. Sounds like a great opportunity and I am looking forward to seeing great things come from your team.

Ron

Congratulations on your

May 9, 2008 by Caleb G (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 194

Congratulations on your position, as well as for what I'm sure will prove to be a *great* decision for yourself and Drupal!

Hey, congrats! Glad you're

May 9, 2008 by Mir (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 195

Hey, congrats! Glad you're going to be hanging around. Hopefully we'll get to see you and Amy before we leave.

Congratulations! Sounds like

May 9, 2008 by Michelle (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 196

Congratulations! Sounds like an exciting new adventure.

Michelle

Great news, Ken. I look

May 9, 2008 by lyricnz (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 197

Great news, Ken. I look forward to more geekery coming from you and Larry :) See you in Hungary? Cheers, Simon

Flipping through my Google

May 10, 2008 by darren mak (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 198

Flipping through my Google Reader items at my Daughter's piano lesson, I wasn't expecting to read about a career change for you, but congratulations to both you and your wife. Change is always exciting and challenging at the same time, but we must follow our passions! I know we will all benefit from your new focus!

Let's just hope you still have a Krispy Kreme expense account ;-)

Cheers Ken!

May 10, 2008 by eric (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 199

Cheers Ken!

Congratulations Ken! Sounds

May 10, 2008 by heyrocker (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 200

Congratulations Ken! Sounds like a great move for everyone involved.

Congratulations, Ken! Great

May 10, 2008 by clouseau (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 201

Congratulations, Ken! Great to hear you will still be involved with the Knight Drupal Initiative!

Congratulations Ken. Sounds

May 11, 2008 by Ajay Gallewale (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 202

Congratulations Ken. Sounds like a great opportunity.

Ken, Congrats on the

May 11, 2008 by Ben (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 203

Ken,
Congrats on the exciting new opportunity! One quick question: Now that you're leaving Morris DigitalWorks, do you plan on staying active on the development of the "Domain Access" module or is your focus shifting elsewhere?

I plan to maintain the Domain

May 11, 2008 by Ken Rickard (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 204

I plan to maintain the Domain Access module at least through Drupal 7. Morris isn't the only company using that module.

Congratulations, Ken. I hope

May 12, 2008 by Ryan (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 205

Congratulations, Ken. I hope the new job works out well for you. : )

Welcome aboard, Ken! I look

May 12, 2008 by Larry Garfield (not verified), 3 years 38 weeks ago
Comment: 206

Welcome aboard, Ken! I look forward to working on more awesomeness with you in the coming months.

Hi Ken, I'm a bit late

August 5, 2008 by alex_b (not verified), 3 years 26 weeks ago
Comment: 207

Hi Ken,

I'm a bit late here, but nonetheless: all the best for a new job that looks really exciting. More Ken Rickard for Drupal, yeay :)

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