Alex Birch's Page

How do you spend your day? (aka what's your job?)

Programmer

What's your hometown?

Hyrum UT

Favorite activities?

Running, reading, playing basketball, making a fool of myself by playing golf, and making friends

Spirituality?

Deist, working on the details

I'm a fan of Machado de Assis' summary:
God, for the happiness of man, invented faith and love.
The Devil, jealous, made man confuse faith with religion and love with marriage.

What's your long-term goal? If you don't know yet, that's OK!

Just one goal?

To be a father, work in a start up, and continue to have a wonderful group of friends.

Achieving our long-term goals involves a lot of baby steps. What goal are you working toward right now?

Working in a start up. I'm currently programming as a consultant but looking at moving to a more person oriented position.

How would you like KF community members help you achieve this goal?

Encouragement, Advice, Referrals, Information

Are there ways not listed that you would like KF Community members to reach out and help you?

One of my personal goals that I need dire help with is helping Ralph Nietrzeba play golf on the Merion Golf Club. Ralph grew up in Butler, PA. He was the first of his family to go to college. He earned a 4.0 from UPenn, earned a scholarship to the University of Washington to attend medical school.

He currently helps the Make-a-Wish foundation and has helped many kids receive their wishes. He has been an amazing mentor to me and if there is one thing I could do before I die, it would be to help him play a round there.

We ask that each member makes a pledge to the community: What help can you offer to your fellow members?

I would be glad to:
offer any of my technical advice;
introduce them to people in my network; and
help them with any Brazilian questions.

If you had to put your personal philosophy on a bumper sticker, what would it be?

Life happens while you make other plans