Category Misc.

Architectural Changes in Portland

There are several new buildings and upcoming designs that challenge the self imposed low key style of Portland Oregon, but that appears to be changing. Several of the designs being built on the Central Eastside push the architectural design and…

Northern California Fires

Many Autodesk employees have been affected by the Northern California Wildfires, and a few friends and colleagues that have lost their homes. My heart and love flows out to everyone impacted by this fire as we try to help them.…

Meet Cooper the Puppy

I want to introduce you to my new four legged buddy, Cooper. I have had dogs all my life except the past 5 years but have decided to adopt a new best friend into my life. Cooper is a Golden…

15 ‘Gracious Professionals’

In the Autodesk Lake Oswego Oregon office (Portland area), we are hosting some regional high school FIRST robotics team members as high school interns in our office this summer. These interns are working hard on the Synthesis software that FIRST…

Camping Hacks

Its summer in the northern hemisphere and here in Oregon that means camping and outdoors fun. We recently held a small contest among employees with a US National Park pass as the prize. employees had a week to submit their…

107 Degrees in Portland Oregon

I am working from home today as Oregon prepares to melt from the record breaking heat today of a predicted 105-109 degrees Fahrenheit 40-43 degrees Celsius. That might not seem like much to someone in the sunbaked desert of Arizona…

Oh, The Places She Will Go!

My daughter Katie turned 16 years old today. It is one of those milestones in ones life that bring about change, possibilities, choices, and opportunities. She is smart, funny, beautiful, compassionate, love of thrill and adventure like her dad, and…