Welcome, this is Mike Axelrod’s blog. I live in Fairport NY. That’s a suburb of Rochester New York. That’s in upstate NY, (not anywhere near NYC). We are up by lake Ontario halfway between Buffalo and Syracuse.
Professional stuff:
Currently I spend most of my working time as a software engineer at Pictometry, the aerial Oblique Photography company. Additionally I have spent some time as an independent consultant specializing in Social Media Engineering where I have offered my clients architectural planning, advising and development. I have a large breadth and depth in computing technology experience. My career has taken me from the logic gate (hardware) all the way up through operating systems, embedded systems, graphics application development, world wide web applications and social media. Currently I find myself diving ever deeper into the world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as I help create next generation GIS tools for Pictometry customers.
Click on my LinkedIn profile button on the right to learn more about my professional path. Oh, and hey old friend, please look me up on Facebook, I miss you.
Currently I Am:
- Developing software for Pictometry.
- Teaching at the Rochester Institute of Technology as an adjunct professor.
Recently I have been:
- Developing a social media rich website using Drupal for WXXI
- Working with Earley and Associates to help clients plan and develop Semantic MediaWiki based solutions.
- Building semantic wikis for Ontoprise and contributing to SMW+
- Contributing small bits to Wikipedia.
Personal stuff:
I’m also an artist, with a focus on woodworking, woodcarving and wood turning. I currently volunteer as a board member of the Rochester Woodworkers Society. I also spent many years as an amateur musician in various garage bands, but not so much anymore. I live with Stefanie the one I married and two kids (Melanie and Lydia), and a dog named Percy.