About
I am a senior-level software engineer with extensive experience in VFP, C#, LAMP (PHP), & SQL Server development across the entire SDLC and the Business Dimensional Lifecycles. I have industry experience ranging from municipal government and real estate to financial applications and clinical technologies. I have developed full vertical/custom application solutions on various platforms. I am an entrepreneur, having started or co-started four distinct companies (Blackstone Providence, Data Integration Management Company, Firm3d, and The Application People). I currently publish Tod means Fox (Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, SQL, & Visual FoxPro blog) and Rabbit Stew Lounge (a site dedicated to discussing politics, humor, and music: you can join, just use invite code VFOXPRO1).
By day, I am a Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing (BI/DW) Consultant for the Contraste Group (Contraste Europe), specializing in Data Integration and the Dimensional Modeling. My current assignment is with ING Investment Management, working on an extensive new BI and DW application featuring various Microsoft technologies.
By night, I work with my son on designing Lego towers and tunnels, Thomas & Friends train track routes, and on keeping his butt clean (hey, he’s two. Go on. Ask him yourself!)
Contacting Me
I am currently living in Belgium with my family. You may reach me via email at tod at blackstoneprovidence dot com, or via snail mail using:
Blackstone Providence
11 South Angell Street
Suite 389
Providence, RI 02906
Tod does mean Fox
In Middle English, ‘todd’ means ‘fox’ which probably in some way refers to ‘fox hunter’. Is it just a coincidence that someday I would be a FoxPro developer and have my very own Fox blog? Probably, but hey — it is a little odd. Tod (with a single ‘d’) is how my name is actually spelt. In Scotland, tod refers to an especially clever or wily person. I’d like to think that this is no coincidence!
Spanish: Zorro
Arabic: Fanak
Italian: Volpe
The metaphysical meaning of Fox
Fox: Shape shifting, Cleverness, Observational Skills, Cunning, Stealth, Camouflage, Feminine Courage, Invisibility, Ability to Observe Unseen, Persistence, Gentleness, Swiftness, Diplomacy, Wildness, Adaptation, Slyness, Wisdom, Protection, Provider, Intelligence
Being able to camouflage self (which is also a trait of a Gemini, which I happen to be). It is about using our instincts and creative energies. When we learn to detach from our surroundings and to observe with all of our senses we will be able to anticipate and create the future as we wish it to be.
Site design
The design of this site is based off of the iBlogr 2.1 theme made by Nurudin Jauhari. I used this theme as a launching point to build my own. A lot has changed though. In fact, almost every line of the CSS file has been updated along with every image. I wanted Tod means Fox to be unlike any other WordPress theme around.
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence consultant, with expertise in business analysis, data modeling, and data integration. Extensive experience developing vertical and integrated desktop and Internet applications spanning municipal, clinical, and financial industries.
