One thing I want to point out is when she joined, we had only 16 engineers in site reliability engineering [1] but now it's 26 [2]. Running the fifth most visited website and the greatest thing you can find in the internet with only 16 engineers is CRAZY. Such well-needed expansion shows its effect on every day life of me as a developer.
Kudos Victoria! Thank you for all of your work for the movement, even though some of them might not be easily seen or understood by everyone. [1]: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Staff_and_contractors&oldid=107326 [2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/role/staff-contractors/ Best On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 6:21 PM Nuria Ruiz <[email protected]> wrote: > Many thanks for your work in these two years, Victoria. You leave the > Technology team in much better shape than you found it. > > For those of you not in the know I think is worth mentioning that in her > tenure here Victoria has created the Technical Engagement team to better > attend technical contributors (already mentioned on this thread), hired a > director of security that has, in turn, build a solid security team, given > weight to MediaWiki as a platform and created a team that will steward > MediaWiki's development . She has also overseen much of the technical work > that has gone into our litigation against the NSA, has instituted a process > to better do promotions and has hired support staff that has made the work > of all of us in the department much (much!) easier. > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 12:02 PM Nuria Ruiz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Many thanks for your work in these two years, Victoria. You leave the > > Technology team in much better shape than you found it. > > > > For those of you not in the know I think is worth mentioning that in her > > tenure here Victoria has created the Technical Engagement team to better > > attend technical contributors (already mentioned on this thread), hired a > > director of security that has, in turn, build a solid security team, > given > > weight to MediaWiki as a platform and created a team that will steward > > MediaWiki's development . She has also overseen much of the technical > work > > that has gone into our litigation against the NSA, has instituted a > process > > to better do promotions and has hired support staff that has made the > work > > of all of us in the department much (much!) easier. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 10:17 AM Chico Venancio < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Victoria, > >> > >> I echo Isarra's comment here, it is the Wikimedia community loss to see > >> you > >> part. > >> In particular, I was able to see your leadership in the formation of the > >> Technical Engagement team, consolidating initiatives around volunteer > >> developers and leveraging the work for the communities. > >> > >> Wish you the best on this new challenge. > >> Chico Venancio > >> > >> > >> Em seg, 14 de jan de 2019 às 15:06, Isarra Yos <[email protected]> > >> escreveu: > >> > >> > Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only > improved > >> > under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. > >> > > >> > All the best. > >> > > >> > -I > >> > > >> > On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote: > >> > > Dear all, > >> > > > >> > > I have some difficult news to share. > >> > > > >> > > A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came > >> up > >> > for me to exercise the full spectrum of my skills as the CEO of an > early > >> > stage mission oriented startup. It has been a mighty struggle between > my > >> > commitment to my team, the Foundation and the movement and this > >> > opportunity to bring all my skills to bear and build something from > the > >> > ground up to do good in the world. I will not lie to you - it has not > >> been > >> > easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I > >> accepted > >> > the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the > >> > Foundation will be Feb 1st. > >> > > > >> > > These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my > >> > professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and > what > >> > fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team > >> like > >> > no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure > of > >> the > >> > movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much > stronger > >> > team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have > >> personally > >> > made friendships that will last a lifetime. > >> > > > >> > > The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit > >> > corporation supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. I will be leading > >> an > >> > exceptional team of AI and earth system science experts striving for > >> > improvements in human well being through data driven insights. Our > focus > >> > areas are drawn from the UN’s sustainable development goals of no > >> poverty > >> > and zero hunger with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa. > >> > > > >> > > I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on > >> the > >> > way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free > >> > knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have > >> built > >> > leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge. > >> > > > >> > > Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little > >> > over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the > >> finest > >> > people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will > >> have my > >> > ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on > >> > organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have > ahead > >> of > >> > us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the > >> Tech > >> > team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired. > >> > > > >> > > I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to > all > >> > of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a > >> > Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not > >> walking > >> > away from something; I am walking towards something that is very > >> > important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly. > And a > >> > lot! > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > Victoria > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > Wikitech-l mailing list > >> > > [email protected] > >> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikitech-l mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikitech-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l -- Amir _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
