Posts by Jennifer McMaster

I have been thinking about long term goals.  It would be so great if someday I could have a farm.  I would love to have a winery in the country, on a few acres of land or an animal sanctuary.  My grandparents had a farm when I was growing up. They owned one hundred acres…

Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for this year. These pictures are everything!  Holly really poses and in some of them you can just hear her say “Look at me, I’m a model!” I can’t wait to mail these cards out, they will be the best ever! If I don’t write again…

Everything has been going so great at my new position. They have tossed around the idea of me becoming Scrum Certified, but I have to take it out of my tuition money so I’m not really sure if I want to do that. It’s good to know they care about my career and my advancement…

The holidays were very uneventful this year. But now I do have some great news. I have secured a full time position as a Senior IT Project Manager working for the largest Insurance payer out there. Finally, benefits, vacation, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401K. Everything we need to be happy once again. And the…

My contract has ended and I am so sad. I really loved working on the New Business Activation team. What wonderful people they were…so kind and caring. Fortunately, I have a large children’s hospital interested in my resume. The interview was very tough, but I think the hiring manager might take a chance on me…

Today we brought home the cutest, newest addition to our little family. Her name is Holly. And boy is she a spitfire. She doesn’t let Bailey rest for one minute. And she is part wolf because she howls all the time. It is adorable. She must have howled with her brothers and sisters in her…

So let me tell you a little about my new job. It is a contract Project Manager position and I am on the New Business Activation Team for a large health insurer. This particular team implements new, cost-effective Medicaid programs for Louisiana; creating the blueprints, use cases, playbooks, and overall project plans, so that they…

Finally! In two short days I will begin my new position as a Project Manager at a large Health Insurance Payer. The absolute best part? It is a seven minute commute. But I asked on the interview what framework do they use and my new supervisor has told me they use Waterfall. Ahhh, back to…

Did I tell you all I won a scholarship for my PhD?  5K and a trip to the HIMSS Convention in Orlando! I am so honored! Ahhh Florida…what wonderful weather!!! It was 82 degrees and sunny for our entire stay. It makes us want to move to Florida! Our hotel, the Parc Soleil was beautiful;…

I received some bad news today. My position was closed due to our new software being shipped back to Japan to be worked on by the coders. There were just too many defects and not enough completed work. I do not see this as a reflection upon the work that I completed or that my…