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Week 0 -Drupal 8 meets my CSUF Master's Project

I’m excited to take my first steps in defining, designing, implementing and project managing a new application that will provide a Support System to the Drupal community. As a first step I have two items that I need to prepare and research so that I can get started on the project to create a Drupal 8 Support System site. First, I need to learn best practices on git so that I can create an environment model with a 4-teir development process. This will allow me to push my code up from local to dev

Software Engineering, Business Analyst

Project Pressure, it happens

Anyone that has worked on a Software Development Projects can relate to the concept of project pressure because of somebody changing requirements. Whether the change comes from upper management, peers, customers, or even self-inflicted, it exists and it’s not going anywhere. One thing that I’ve learned is that as project pressures increases (because of change in requirements), its easy to forget the one thing that unites the project, that all stakeholders share a common objective; to build a pro

El Periódico – July 2019

Recap The first week of July was an emotional rollercoaster for me. My dad had to get surgery to remove an appendix mass that had built up to the size of a cucumber. I had my yearly checkup and had a cavity filled. I got my grade for the Ethics class that I enrolled in June and it was an A. =) I went fishing and caught 4 halibut and 1 sea bass. It was a fun trip however it was exhausting as it was a 16-hour activity. We celebrated my wife’s birthday by heading out to our winery in Livermore. Tr

El Periódico – June 2019

Update June was a month no travel. I kept myself local. I did have multiple visitors from Japan which was enjoyable and allowed me to have some great conversations. My daughter turned two this month and we celebrated her birthday at a local park near the house that I grew up in. Photos of the Month N/A Contemplation > Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. * Henry Ford Random 1 The Equipo Azteca site was officially launched to sell t-shirts. Che

El Periódico - May 2019

May was a quick moving month. I was able to attend the Google I/O conference and unfortunately, I didn't find it rewarding. I felt that the conference really segregates the attendees, location is horrible, and their approach on transportation did not work out well. This time around the people managing the special areas that highlight the Google Tech were not welcoming and gave off a vibe that they are just there because of an obligation. I think for the price that one pays, its best to take adva

El Periódico - April 2019

The month of April is always a special month as my son celebrates a birthday. We had a nice BBQ at our new house in the East Bay. It was a success as we had over 70 friends and relatives join us for good ole hotdogs and hamburgers. Travel ROAD TRIP to visit the neighbors up north: Seattle and Oregon. Photos of the Month Contemplation > Self-criticism is a sure sign of maturity and the first step toward eliminating any personal weakness. -MLK Attended DrupalCon 2019 - Seattle, Washington Got

El Periódico - Mar. 2019

The fiscal year is now over, so it's time to welcome FY19! I work for a Japanese company and a collegue of mine mentioned that in Japan his old company would celebrate the new fiscal year with a celebration in which they crack open large bottles of sake. The goal is to build the moral and get people fired up. I opened an account with unsplash and will move all of my travel photos there. I've linked my profile to the menu and have also added it to linkedin. Here is one of my photos on unsplash:

El Periódico -Feb. 2019

This year, February brought lots of rain to the Bay Area. Our hills are lush green, and I can't keep up with all the weeds in my garden, however I'm not mad. Gotta’ take the water anytime mother nature wants to give. The month was truly one with lots of ups and downs and I'm happy to have battled through. With a big miss in my professional life and a big scare in the personal life, I'm grateful to have my family as they help provide the resilience that is needed to overcome. Travel No travel.

El Periódico - Jan. 2019

Wow, the first month of 2019 started off slow but finished with supersonic speed. I was able to accomplish a lot at home. We did a big purge of junk from our backyard. Most of it was from a tree that was pruned in December. It's nice to own a truck in times of eliminating unwanted goods. We did do a nice trip to Monterey as we went to visit the aquarium. We started the year with our little beagle being sick. We ended up paying a lot in vet fees and were not able to pin point the issue. I believ

El Periódico - Dec. 2018

I must have taken down over 20 tamales this month as December was filled with lots of gatherings. Especially now that there are lots of kids, there are plenty of reasons why we gather. This month my wife and I attended the John Legend concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland. It was really nice to get out and have a date night with the wifey. We really got to enjoy ourselves and had a great time before, during, and after the show. I can't wait for us to schedule our next date night. Special thanks

El Periódico - Nov. 2018

November of 2018 has officially ended. A month summed up by school projects, work shack ups, pollution, travel, and family gatherings. Travel * Playa de Carmen, Chichén Itzá Guadalajara, and Tonala Photos of the Month Playa de Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico Contemplation > Be realistic, demand the impossible. - Che Guevara Video most watched Having a 1 year means that you have to constantly find ways to keep them occupied. I've used this video on various occa

El Periódico - Oct. 2018

October came and left. With so much going on in my school, work, and home life there wasn't too much extra time to spare with updating my blog. But now that I'm grabbing the bull by the horns, I do want to begin my El Periódico posts. The idea is to provide a recap of the month before on the first of each month. The goal will be to provide information that I can potientially use in a future request by me. =) There is no real order of topics or categories, as I'm starting off in a free style man