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title: "Two of My Favorite Things"
slug: "two-of-my-favorite-things"
date: 2018-01-22T08:46:00-06:00
author: "Justin Biard"
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description: "For the past decade+, I have worked in consulting, architecting, and building solutions for customers all over the United States. It has been a unique and rewarding experience."
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<figure class="feature-image"><img src="/img/73d3e04d/diego-ph-220886_small.jpg" alt="Two of My Favorite Things" width="1500" height="1200" loading="eager"><figcaption><em><em>Cover photo by Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/Ku_L_W-cyDs" target="_blank">Diego PH</a> on Unsplash</em></em></figcaption></figure>

<aside class="callout"><span class="callout-emoji">💡</span><div class="callout-text">In October 2021, I left Shutterfly to focus on finishing my degree in computer science. It was a good run, and I enjoyed working with my team and colleagues at SFLY.</div></aside>

For the past decade+, I have worked in consulting, architecting, and building solutions for customers all over the United States. It has been a unique and rewarding experience.

Today I begin anew. I will focus my efforts on [Shutterfly, Inc.](http://shutterflyinc.com/) Here, I will combine my love of Essbase and Photography. I look forward to the possibilities.  I look forward to working with friends. I am nervous about the transition. I look forward to plenty of learning, coding, in-house consulting, and **losing my status**.

<p>I love solution architecture, and I love consulting. Always will. I don't love the airlines/hotels / etc., that I frequent. Seriously, what <code>tall++</code> a person loves the "extra leg room."</p>

> Especially when achieving Platinum-Extra-Awesome-Sauce status on the road means losing status at home.

<p>Finally, I was a customer of <a href="http://shutterfly.com/" target="_blank">Shutterfly</a> long before I was an employee. Any review for a product or service you hear from me will always be an honest one. Hopefully, though, my decision to join the team at Shutterfly is endorsement enough. I wouldn't be here if I didn't believe in what they were doing.</p>

Cheers!