A new beginning

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.
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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
By Ron Huber on 05.09.08 7:29 pm
Congratulations on your position, as well as for what I’m sure will prove to be a *great* decision for yourself and Drupal!
By Caleb G on 05.09.08 9:19 pm
Hey, congrats! Glad you’re going to be hanging around. Hopefully we’ll get to see you and Amy before we leave.
By Mir on 05.09.08 10:14 pm
Congratulations! Sounds like an exciting new adventure.
Michelle
By Michelle on 05.09.08 10:30 pm
Great news, Ken. I look forward to more geekery coming from you and Larry :) See you in Hungary? Cheers, Simon
By lyricnz on 05.09.08 10:35 pm
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 ;-)
By darren mak on 05.10.08 1:02 pm
Cheers Ken!
By eric on 05.10.08 1:20 pm
Congratulations Ken! Sounds like a great move for everyone involved.
By heyrocker on 05.10.08 2:18 pm
Congratulations, Ken! Great to hear you will still be involved with the Knight Drupal Initiative!
By clouseau on 05.10.08 7:45 pm
Congratulations Ken. Sounds like a great opportunity.
By Ajay Gallewale on 05.11.08 12:06 pm
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?
By Ben on 05.11.08 8:46 pm
I plan to maintain the Domain Access module at least through Drupal 7. Morris isn’t the only company using that module.
By Ken Rickard on 05.11.08 11:00 pm
Congratulations, Ken. I hope the new job works out well for you. : )
By Ryan on 05.12.08 8:50 am
Welcome aboard, Ken! I look forward to working on more awesomeness with you in the coming months.
By Larry Garfield on 05.12.08 11:57 am
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