© 2009 - Aaron Packard

 

Welcome to aaronpackard.net...

Last Update: July 10th, 2009

 

Aaron Packard

New York 2006

A BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT THIS SITE --  I originally created this site to network with potential clients, employers, and business associates.  I am a  senior management executive and consultant in the Information Technologies and Management Consulting fields.  Over the years, though, the site has grown to include other areas of personal interest, not related to my profession.

Comments and suggestions for improving the site are always welcome. 

Recent Updates --  Expanded content to include hobbies and pastimes, as well as information about the philanthropic organizations that I sponsor and participate in. Most recently, two new sections have been added: 

  • Gratis - a section where I have posted a few technical whitepapers and a bit of open source code that I have authored;

  • I have expanded content to include hobbies and pastimesand

  • Vinyl Records - a reference, search, inventory, and pricing tool that includes my collection of vintage and rare vinyl albums.  

 

Professional - Curriculum Vitae & Resume

 

Click on the sprockets !

SENIOR MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE, PMP -- Over 20 years of leadership and consulting experience spanning a multitude of industries and ventures. 

  • Publishing / Media / Magazine / Advertising

  • Architecture / Engineering / Construction

  • Healthcare

  • Education

  • Professional Services

  • Federal & State Governments

Click the link below for more information on my background and expertise

Click here to visit the Curriculum Vitae section at aaronpackard.net

 

Interests

 

Click on the vinyl !

AUDIOPHILE -- In one of the more interesting comebacks in today’s world of MP3-players and bug-sized ear-plugs, the format of choice while I was growing up is becoming popular again... Vinyl ! 

This is due to a simple fact: Vinyl sounds better. Vinyl embodies a listening experience. One can sit in their easy chair, drop the stylus on the turntable, and lean back. While listening - one can admire the artwork on the cover, the lyrics on the album’s sleeve, and laugh at the big hair that decorates the gatefold. This 'experience' is why millions of people, myself included, became music fans.

An online database of my record collection is now available.  Pricing and grading are included.  Visitors are welcome to peruse it and use it as a reference tool!

Click here to visit the vinyl records section at aaronpackard.net

 

Pastimes

 

Click on the coin !

NUMISMATICS, COMING SOON -- A new section of this website is being developed.  Features will include an online assay tool, database, news & updates, and popular links.

Please come back and visit in the near future for more information.

 

 

Hobbies

 

Click on the hops !

 

 

ZYMURGY -- The science, art, and craft behind making fermented beverages.  This craft has been around since the stone-age. Egyptians mastered it by making honey-mead.  Europeans made it as a potable alternative to the unsafe drinking water of the times.

I've been homebrewing beverages now for about 15 years.  Porters, pilsners, lagers, bocks, stouts; brewing each variety is a unique process.  The effort is time-consuming and can be challenging, but the final product is the reward.

Online is a sample of past brews and labels that I have created over time.  For some, I've also included the recipes.

October 2007 - New - Additional pages have been added to the collection.  Due to ongoing popularity of inquiries from beginning homebrewers, two tutorial sections have been added:

Click here to visit the zymurgy section at aaronpackard.net 

   

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