Home: Milwaukee, WI. Profession: DevOps engineer. Organization: Pathward. Title: Non-Executive Director: Principal DevOps Engineer. Pronouns: He/Him/His. Languages spoken: Yoruba, Okun, Pidgin English, English.
Latest contribution to others: Mentorship on IAC and DevSecOps. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Changing careers. Hobbies: Soccer, biking, music and reading. Last book read: Speed, by Sean D. Mack. Recently viewed and recommended: IBM Technology: “What is NLP?” YouTube series.
Personality profile: Open but calculative and cautious, analytical. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Fearless. How do you define a perfect friendship? Sharpens iron. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Win-win mindset. What is your greatest joy? Building a family and spending time with them. What is your greatest fear? Living a life lacking purpose or significance. What word or phrase do you use far too often? It is what it is.
What was your favorite college course? Physical Geography. What was your favorite childhood toy or game? Ludo game. What book have you repeatedly read? Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Jagun Jagun (The Warrior). What’s the best advice you received in your career? Be decisive and determined. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? Artificial intelligence. What is your favorite app? Udemy.
What change would you like to see in the world?
A world of empathy and free of hate.
What message do you want to send out into the world? Live and let others live. What mega-trend most concerns you? Social media.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Resolute. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Denzel Washington. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My grandparents. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? An engineer. What advice would you give your younger self? Take more risk.
Personal motto: Live with intention. Favorite quote: "The only way to do great work is to love what you do" (Steve Jobs).
