As I mentioned in my post Kickstarter: a data analysis exercise, I am a guitarist. So, basically, my life surrounds the following: (Please note, I chose an unordered list…for convenience purposes as I write in MarkDown…but this could, just as easily, be an ordered list.) Father of 2 lovely girls Husband to Jocelyn Hannan Platform [...]

I am a data nerd. I am a platform geek. I am passionate about commerce. These are things that, if you have met me, you know. What you may not know (unless you have seen the fingernails on my right hand) is that I also am a guitarist. Music represents a unique creative outlet that [...]

It has been a long time since I’ve written on this blog… and, frankly, I miss it. While I have been writing, sometimes at excess, for work purposes…my personal author activities have been overwhelmed by the activities of the summer (see previous posts for more). With that said, my daughter is now healthy and my [...]

This is a cross post from PaymentsAPI.com. Recently, PYMNTS.com posted an interview with Retail Decisions entitled Fraudsters Take No Prisoners But Retail Decisions Can Strengthen Your Strategy for Prevention. The entirety of the interview is just under 10 minutes, and I would encourage anyone who has interest in this topic to set aside the brief [...]

This is a cross post from PaymentsAPI.com. I rarely cross post…but this presentation is important to watch and something I will be discussing in the next several posts. If the Messages From The Edge series is about translating, and communicating, the requirements of the software development community…then, perhaps, you will allow me a bit of [...]