My last day at Orion Software

So today was my last day at Orion Software. From May I will be a stay-at-home dad, working in the mornings and if the kids play with, in the afternoons.

We will be focusing on Shirley’s Ascidian research. She is in a catch 22, she can’t get funding to do research because she hasn't published enough, and she can’t publish because she hasn't any funding.

Initially I will be setting up systems to help her to publish. I will also be helping with some of the basic work in the lab upstairs. Anything to help with getting her research back on track.

We also have some plans to get the Just Blue site to be ‘the’ site divers will go to to identify what they see underwater. So I will be doing a lot of work getting a classification and identification system going.

Keep an eye on the web site www.justblue.co.za, it will be going through some radically changes over the next few months!

As for Orion Software, its been a long and interesting ride. 20 years ago it was just Rory and myself working from a room in his mother’s house in Newton Park. Today Orion Software / iSAT has around 25 employees.

I have enjoyed the diverse challenges I have had over the last 20 years, but the time has come to move on and face new challenges. The first few months are going to be challenging, especially until we get to the stage of generating some income. But if we don't do it now we wont do it ever.

So think of us as we start this new endeavour!