Your co-workers aren't your adversaries
I started my career by studying mechanical (BASc) and then mining (MASc) engineering at the University of British Columbia, which somehow eventually led to managing an Arctic research outpost for NASA. After several years of consulting and developing software for field scientists, I took on a position managing the development of open-source software projects related to libraries and archives. Our office was very quiet.
Currently, I’m the Director of Project Management at TTT Studios in Vancouver, BC. We’re a digital innovation studio focussed on developing custom software for web, mobile, and wearables.
In that time I also obtained my PMP designation (which, sadly, doesn’t come with a badge), and became certified as an Integral Facilitator (also no badge).
Aside from being a PM, I’m a husband, dad, caregiver, and bubble tea enthusiast.