Whenever people ask me about my job title and what I do for a living, I always struggle to answer. Am I a programmer, web developer, software engineer, solution architect, technical lead, or technical director? I’ve held each of these titles during my career, and I’m still not sure which one fits me best.

However, what I do know is that I leverage my 20 years of experience and excellent intuition to solve problems. So, please take a look at my work and see the actual problems I have solved.

Micromanagement The Silent Productivity Killer

I’ve learned a lot about teamwork and productivity throughout my career. One key lesson that stands out is the danger of micromanagement. Let me share some observations from my experience:

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Consultants Are Like Avocados

Do you think consultants are useless? Think again! 🙌 My latest article is a Friday-perfect, lighthearted counterpoint to Steve Jobs’ grumbles about consultants. Get ready to change your mind!

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Talking about AI and ML at Onet

I’m is explaining how Ringier Axel Springer Polska and Onet are innovating with #AI and #MachineLearning - e.g. to ensure the diversity in the media.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

After a decade of working with AWS, I am thrilled to share that I have earned my first professional certificate as a Solution Architect. I am both surprised and humbled by this achievement. 23T0L60C6NE41F3G ( https://aws.amazon.com/verification )

Quote - How much fun can you have today

HOW MUCH FUN CAN YOU HAVE TODAY… WITHOUT TOTALLY FUCKING UP TOMORROW? Check other quotes here

SSL Certificate

I’ve got this client which is each year asking me to renew their SSl certificate. It’s EV, so it requires a little more paperwork, and a new lady from the office was helping with the process. After three weeks of pushing scans and talking with Indians, we finally got a certificate. I replaced the old one and sent an e-mail that it’s up and running. She asked me to send her a copy - I thought - it was a good point.

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NodeMcu (ESP8266) water level monitor with a voltage sensor

This subject in the theory looks very easy. Just get NodeMcu board, plug sensor from the family of sensors (HY-SRF05, HC-SR04), some kind of voltage sensor and we are good to go. But you can get couple of unexpected issues here. Let’s start from the NodeMcu unit. It’s specific.

Arduino double relay keypad lock

I needed key-less way to open my garage door. Quite often I forgot my remote, so just need something easy to open them without remote. Because I have regular “ring type” opener (click and release to open door) needed something to “click” door for me based on something which I remember (not own – remote / key / etc). Basic idea – keypad + arduino + relay to click the button.

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USB to TTL / Serial MacOS Mojave

Got a bunch of these little f*ckers and couldn’t make them to work with my Mojave fresh install. Previously they were working, and now they are gone. I wasn’t sure what exactly I’ve got. I just run Serial Detect to identify what model do I own: Then I googled driver for MacOS Mojave. Because original website: CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers likes to file, I made a mirror on my server.

Quote - Get out of life what you deserve

“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Day by day, and at the end of the day-if you live long enough-like most people, you will get out of life what you deserve.” — Charlie Munger