Last Day at Intellitactics
Well, tomorrow is my last day at Intellitactics. I have enjoyed my time with the company, though I have to admit, it has been much shorter than I originally thought it would be.
With this job I have had the opportunity to travel to new places, meet lots of new people, and learn a lot about how other companies and government organizations deal with IT Security. In the last 17 months I have traveled to Albany, NY; Philadelphia, PA; the Pentagon (what a place!); Fort Walton Beach, FL (vacation here); Fayetteville, NC (July here is miserably hot); San Diego/Coronado, CA; Calgary, Alberta; Palo Alto/San Franciso/San Jose, CA; Washington, DC; Raleigh/Durham, NC; Ottawa, Ontario (my first time to the Canadian Capital city); Richland, WA (I enjoyed this trip so much and the beauty of this area that I am disappointed I won’t be going back to follow up on the sale I helped with out there); and Toronto (NOT the Canadian Capital!)/Cambridge, Ontario.
Along the way I learned a lot about business travel. For instance, if you’re flying US Air, NEVER CHECK A BAG! And, if you’re flying US Air, never expect to get anywhere on time. Really, what I learned is Airtran and Southwest are the best two airlines to fly to and from the Hampton Roads, VA area. Try to avoid US Air and United at all costs!
Thanks to some of the people I have met along the way I have found great ways to spend time in some of these cities along the way.
For instance, it was Paul at Hurlburt that told me about the Sheraton on Okaloosa Island I stayed in for two weeks while I was there on business and the family was down on vacation. Right on the beach facing the Gulf of Mexico. That was a wonderful time.
Or Mike H. in Coronado taking me to the Coronado Brewing Company (I hope that’s right) for lunch. I’m a picky eater as most know, but the Pepperoni Calzone is amazing!!
And also there is Hank in DC. He introduced me to the Virginia Railway Express (OK, Tyler had mentioned it once, too). It is so much nicer to work in DC when you can ride the train in from Fredericksburg instead of trying to drive in and out everyday! Not to mention the hotels and food are a heck of a lot cheaper in Fredericksburg. Though you have to be careful parking at the VRE lots, they like to tow (I speak from experience).
And especially to all of the Intellitactics employees I have had the privilege to work with. It has been a very interesting place to work (you know what I mean).
I’ve definitely had a good time traveling overall, despite US Air losing my suitcase the second week in Ottawa. And I have really enjoyed the work and the people.
If you ever find yourself needing a full SIEM solution, or maybe just an appliance for log monitoring and compliance reporting, I would strongly recommend Intellitactics and its people. I hope to be able to continue work with them as I return to the IT Security team at LaRC where I was first introduced to the company.