by vfitzjarrald | Sep 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Over the past few years I have moved from EdTech leadership into product management full time. This site’s Product Management section captures selected case studies; the full timeline lives on my CV.
by vfitzjarrald | Feb 5, 2025 | Personal, Star Wars
The Jedi are fully engaged in the war with the seperatists. There are no Jedi keeping the peace. Jabba the Hutt’s son is kidnapped by a rival gang leader. The Chancellor wants the Jedi to help and the only two Jedi available are Obi-Wan and Anakin who are...
by vfitzjarrald | Feb 5, 2025 | Personal, Star Wars
10 yrs after the events of The Phantom Menace. We enter a time of seperation. A Naboo transport escorted by two fighters lands on Coruscant. As it lands on the platform, we see R2-D2 and one of teh guard captons on the fighters. The Transport is destroyed, killing the...
by vfitzjarrald | Jan 23, 2025 | Star Wars
Hey Jar Jar! I remember being a kid when this first came to the theatre. I watched it a half dozen times on the big screen and had a bunch of toys (figures, Legos, even jedi communicators). It holds up surprisingly well now, but it does drag a bit for the first half...
by vfitzjarrald | Jan 22, 2025 | Star Wars
Starting in January, I decided to do a chronological rewatch/play of the canon Star Wars Video and Game Media. This is the third time I have done a full chronological watch, but adding in the games and the new series makes it a joy :-). This review is amazingly...
by vfitzjarrald | Jan 16, 2025 | Star Wars
Watching Star Wars tra-la-la. So, I would say that I am a Star Wars nerd. I have watched every piece of cannon video, played every video game, and even read several of the books/comics. This year, there is a small amount of new Canon Content releasing from Disney and...
by vfitzjarrald | Oct 1, 2023 | Featured, Star Wars, Travel
Episode 2 (September, 2023) Whelp, what can I say, we went again. As soon as I got back from my whirlwind trips on the Halcyon, at Batuu West, and then Batuu East, I wanted to dive into everything and really truly understand how the Halcyon fits into the grand world...
by vfitzjarrald | Oct 1, 2022 | Featured, Star Wars, Travel
Episode 1: Good we Hope? (September, 2022) Back in 2022, I was fortunate enough to be able to go to Disney World for a Trip on the Galactic Starcruiser. My mom and sister are big Disney people, and I joined onto a trip that they were taking. This is my diary of that...
by vfitzjarrald | Mar 24, 2016 | EdTech Leadership, Featured
Well, it is official… I am moving. In some ways, this move is more difficult than if I were moving in real life. I am moving my virtual life, from where it has been for two decades and trying to engage in the fight for privacy that I have been advocating for so...
by vfitzjarrald | Dec 22, 2015 | EdTech Leadership
Last week, Congress passed, and President Obama signed the Omnibus Spending Bill (HR.2029). Attached to that bill was the most widely opposed CyberSecurity Law in history – known as CISA (Division N of the Omnibus Spending Bill). Many Technology Companies,...
