Dan 2

Against our best judgement we hired Dan for the open developer position. Not to be confused with Dan C., who was doing QA with us. I guess that makes him Dan 2, but that doesn't make him any less special.

Dan started on October 23rd, 2006, after a week long bender, I mean break, from his last job. Since then he's been getting up to speed on PHP, and getting to know the code that's laying around the office. In just 3 short weeks he's already off-ed 1 Mac Mini, and aspires to take out any other hardware that gets in his way. Aside from passive destruction he's learned a bunch of stuff in a rather short period of time.

So take a moment to welcome him when you get a chance.

Athena Anderson

Please extend a warm welcome to our newest Firefaller, Athena Anderson.

Athena comes to use from San Diego, CA where she finally decided to make the trek east to New York City.

Name any MMORPG that's out there and Athena's played it! In fact, while at Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), Athena was part of the team that provided the QA and beta testing services for Everquest. Having worked in the online entertainment, biometric security, and e-commerce spaces, her insight and experience in QA will prove to be an invaluable asset to the organization.

Welcome Athena!

Mr. O

This entry is a little over due, but I'd like to let everyone know that Julius O has returned to Firefall Pro. He was with us a little over a year ago when we were mostly in Philadelphia and we're glad to have him back. He is currently working with Dan to provide us with top-notch quality assurance. Though his broad set of skills will undoubtedly lead to him doing a variety of other things, as it has in the past. His entrance brings us up to 5 full time employees.

And thanks to viewers like you for helping us grow.

My name is Jon... Part Deux

All I have to say... or not say...

New Hire

There's a new kid in town. Dan has come on board to help us out with beta testing, and will hopefully move to development within a month.

Firefall has been expanding at an extremely rapid pace. When we started up, I had hoped to have a new employee - bringing the total to 4, by new years. At this rate, we will definitely outstrip that goal, most likely hitting 5 by early december.

The reason the expansion is important has to do with the industry we are in. Being primarily a services based company, our income is directly related to the number of manhours we can produce each week. If each employee is paid at a rate of, say, $30/Hr, but is billable at a rate of $60/Hr, that means that after overhead we can expect a profit spillover of around $20-25/Hr. This goes directly into the rainy day fund and to help cover debts.

Mathematically, all this is blatantly obvious. Psychologically, this becomes a fairly big deal. The fact of the matter is that as long as we can bring enough work in, there is direct weekly profit from every persson on board. Recently I've been envisioning the company as an engine. The more people we have working at a reasonable rate, the bigger the engine is. And clearly, there is no replacement for displacement.

In any case, welcome, Dan. and remember, resumes are always welcome at jobs@firefallpro.com.

My name is Jon....

My name is Jon. I work for Firefall Pro and nobody loves me.

I know that no one here loves me for two reasons. First, whenever it is time for lunch everyone goes out without me. Usually to McDonalds, but recently they have discovered a BBQ resteraunt serving dilectable meats smothered in spicy sauces. I have not been invited. I am the only African American male in this office and I am being denied pork and beef. Nobody loves me.

Second, this past weekend my moral standards were wickedly corrupted as I succumbed to the dancing Mohito. First there was a glass. One which I finished and swore to be my last drink of the evening. Then there was another dancing Mohito. When they dance you have to drink them...it would be rude to do otherwise. Then there was a dancing pitcher. Then there was a dancing resteraunt. Nobody loves me.