I was discussing the pros and cons of building your own PC with Andrew, the Project Engineer for Team Bravo. On one of our many tangents, I questioned the value of spending hundreds of dollars more on a particular motherboard just to get more speed. After all, the computer is going to sit idle most …
The Umbrella Christmas party was on December 19th at our 3rd Floor Conference Room. The entire team was there, including Doreen via webcast! Click here to check out the Photo Gallery on Dropbox. We exchanged gifts and enjoyed a nice holiday meal from Grandma’s Catering. Turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls… yum. Out of nowhere, …
Umbrella Christmas Party Recap and our Rock Band Competition! Read More »
I bet you feel it too… the holidays can be a stressful time. Ask yourself, what brings you Joy, makes you Merry, and warms your heart? For me, it’s getting together with friends and family, decadent food and the decorations. (Except for glitter – its gets all over everything!) I literally decorate every room in …
What Are Your Traditions? Happy Holidays from Umbrella! Read More »
You may have heard that we’ve reorganized our entire service delivery structure at Umbrella. Three teams, each managing a subset of our clients. After seven months, we’ve found our stride and things are going well. The initial restructure brought some challenging moments There were lots of meetings. We were all trying to work through our …
As a tech company it won’t be any surprise that we have, and even promote, the geek culture here in the River Market. As part of that culture, we have an arcade console at the front door of Umbrella. It’s the old Pizza Hut, Pac-Man style, table top console. The only difference is that it …
Want to Work for Umbrella? Better Be Good At Galaga! Read More »
Hello once again audience! Teamwork. I think it’s one of the most crucial elements a company needs for everything to run smoothly. I thought it would be fun to tell you a story of the best team building experience I’ve ever had with coworkers. It started with an idea that turned into a ten day …
Hello once again audience! If you weren’t aware, we really like to get into the Halloween spirit. A lot of us were pretty excited about this year’s Halloween, but little did we know how much of a treat we were in for. Within the last few months, Umbrella has gained a new manager, Luke Ciurej, …
UMS Q3 meeting was held on October 13th and without any planning, it took on a Halloween theme. We had apple cider to drink and managers brought yummy treats. Luke even decorated his brownies as tombstones! Our icebreaker was to transform employees into mummies using toilet paper. Teams of three or four people were asked …
Meeting with Mummies – Q3 Meeting with a Twist… Literally. Read More »
Hello Audience! I wanted to take some time and discuss an issue that has been putting Umbrella employees into a stress induced, hair loss predicament. What could cause such a disappearance of hair follicles you may ask? To answer that question, the mischief-maker would be Ransomware. Ransomware Ransomware is undetectable due to the fact that …