I am a husband to a beautiful wife named Whitney and Dad to a wonderful baby boy. Yay! :) Damien Augustus Shaffer has come into this world on March 15th 2010.
In my professional life, I have accumulated over 4 years utilizing a wide range of technologies to develop software solutions for my current employer. Most of this time was spent learning methodical approaches within different environments to broaden my programming knowledge and project planning abilities. These environments include both open source and Windows based development, mainly Web.
I also dabble in Social Media and it applications in today's culture and marketplace. I consider it a hobby but some may say its an obsession. ;) I enjoy it immensely.
One can only imagine that in a state of happiness you may have found your balance in life. But staying focused is tough. If we”ve approached the asymptotic value of happiness, when can we stop and enjoy? Each day we stop to look around and “be happy” our happiness digresses into a state of responsibility…
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Who is the worlds youngest billionaire? Answer: Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook. A whopping 8 days younger than Mark Zuckerberg. How does a tech-savvy person bridge the gap between great ideas and the facilitation of those ideas into a working business? Dustin seems to be doing just that with his new venture. I am often stifled by…
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I was 21. I was in the middle of discovering who I wanted to be in life and had only the idea that the world I was in was larger than the town I lived in. Oh, and gas prices were $1.10. The terrorist attacks in New York ten years ago from this date made…
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It”s tough. Real tough. Every once in a while I want to loosen my grip and let out a little slack. If only just to take a moment to look around. My eyes often see flashes of the many versions of myself and I like some more than others. In one version, I am a…
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I will be speaking at Columbus State University Center for Career Development about how social media can improve your job search and professionalism online. Join us at 12:30-1:30pm Wednesday Schuster Student Success Center, Room 101 (9/7/2011)…and FREE PIZZA! Social Media Workshop with Lucas Shafer 12:30-1:30 Schuster Student Success Center, 101 More about the Career…
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http://standandstretch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1.jpg” rel=”nofollow”>MKXMG26H98PU Come listen to me on July 28 as I will be speaking at the Third Annual Summit for Threat Preparedness and Response for the Public Safety Academy. I have been invited to attend the summit to help encourage use of digital channels to build trusted and reliable sources of urgent information. I will be speaking about building awareness…
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