[ale] Titles

Brandon Colbert colbert.brandon at gmail.com
Tue Dec 23 08:00:57 EST 2014


Thanks for the feedback.

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 12:59 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

> On 12/23/2014 12:40 AM, dev null wrote:
> > I still think "Solutions Architect" is the best title ever.
>
> I was one of those BEFORE being a TIA then an EA.
>
> Basically, I got to pick from already approved solutions created by the
> higher
> level architects to solve client problems.  Sometimes we were shoving a
> square
> peg into a triangular whole, but it had to be done to meet "standards."
>
> In all 3 of those roles, it was great because customers didn't get to me
> unless
> they had budget - unless it was an estimation task (usually limited to 5-10
> hours tops).  Clients would come in with $50K thinking that was way too
> much and
> we'd return an estimate for $2M. ;)  Not what they expected, but what they
> needed to hear.
>
> Who says businesses don't like IT and that they are too slow, too
> expensive, and
> just don't understand the business needs?
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