... Tone deafness of the WMF, and thank my phone for silly spelling.
On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 7:47 PM, Todd Allen <toddmal...@gmail.com> wrote: > You're talking to one now, and I know several others. Now speaking for me, > I would never want to be "VP of anything", and so I'm certainly not asking > this on my own behalf, but that's not necessarily true of everyone. > > Regardless, I'd at least like to see some preference given toward > volunteers who might apply and encouragement for them to do so if > qualified. There's been, to put it mildly, some tone deafness of the VPN in > dealing with the community, and though some of the people engaged in that > were indeed volunteers as well, I have no idea if that was actually their > idea. (I hope not.) Perhaps having some people who have been volunteers > actually in charge might help to bridge that disconnect. > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Todd, >> >> I'm not speaking for WMF or Lila here, just repeating what I've heard in >> other circles: it's rare to find a software engineer or designer who's an >> experienced Wikimedia content contributor. More common, but still far from >> plentiful, are experienced engineers who've contributed to MediaWiki and >> other open source tech tools. Pinging Quim in case he can give us some >> demographics of Wikimedia's volunteer tech pool and whether he thinks it >> might be possible to find an engineering executive in that pool. >> >> Pine >> >> Pine >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 6:21 PM, Todd Allen <toddmal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Lila, >> > >> > Will any consideration be given toward selecting a new leader for the >> > engineering team who has been an active volunteer with a Wikimedia >> project >> > for some period of time? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Todd >> > >> > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Lila Tretikov <l...@wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> > >> > > Dear all, >> > > >> > > >> > > I wanted to let you know that Damon Sicore’s last day with the WMF was >> > June >> > > 30th. Damon has served as the Vice President of Engineering and >> played a >> > > role in our strategic thinking as we retool to fulfill our mission of >> > > delivering free and open knowledge to the world. We wish him well. >> > > >> > > >> > > Some of you may have questions about this transition and our plans for >> > > Engineering leadership. There’s a small FAQ attached below that should >> > > address some of the immediate questions about next steps. While I know >> > you >> > > may have additional questions, we can’t share more regarding personnel >> > > issues. Thank you for respecting that confidentiality. >> > > >> > > >> > > ~~~~Lila >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > Q. Why did Damon leave? >> > > >> > > >> > > Damon’s departure is a personnel issue, so we are not able to comment >> on >> > > it. Thank you for respecting that confidentiality and Damon’s privacy. >> > > >> > > >> > > Q. Who will manage Engineering and Technology? >> > > >> > > >> > > Lila and our interim Chief Operating Officer Terry Gilbey will be >> sharing >> > > oversight for the Engineering and Technology teams at the C-level. >> > They'll >> > > work closely with the strong leadership of the audience verticals and >> > > individual teams. Lila, Terry, Katie Horn, Toby Negrin, Trevor >> Parscal, >> > Wes >> > > Moran, and the C-team are committed to doing our best to minimize >> > > disruption to your day-to-day work, and to support you during this >> > > transition. >> > > >> > > >> > > Q. Who will guide Engineering decisions and set goals? >> > > >> > > >> > > The basic direction for the Engineering team is articulated in their >> > > approved Q1 goals. The team will continue to deliver on these >> > commitments. >> > > The audience team leads will meet regularly with Lila to ensure that >> > their >> > > work remains aligned with the WMF’s technical vision. >> > > >> > > >> > > Q. What does this mean for the new Engineering and Technology >> department >> > > structure? >> > > >> > > >> > > The department structures for Engineering and Technology remain the >> same. >> > > The audience verticals reflect the emerging strategy, and we believe >> they >> > > remain the best way to organize the WMF’s teams, based on the work we >> > have >> > > ahead of us in the next few years. >> > > >> > > >> > > Q. Will there be any additional department reorganization as part of >> > this? >> > > >> > > >> > > We’re not planning any additional organizational changes. >> > > >> > > >> > > Q. What does this mean for the ongoing CTO search? >> > > >> > > >> > > We are already underway with the CTO search; this will continue as >> > planned. >> > > The CTO role is an important part of executing against the WMF’s >> > > engineering strategy. We look forward to bringing on board a new CTO >> with >> > > the leadership, perspective, and skills that the position entails. >> > > >> > > >> > > Q. Will we recruit for a new Vice President of Engineering? What is >> the >> > > timeline? >> > > >> > > >> > > Our priority will continue to be filling the CTO role. 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