Ep. 78, Shaun Lawrie: Procrastination, pixels, and PowerShell
Aired August 14, 2023 | 67 min
Shaun Lawrie, an enthusiast who's made waves in the PowerShell community, shares his love for defaults, a sneak peek into his PwshPaint project, exciting insights into the PwshSpectreConsole project, and the unconventional strategy of "weaponizing procrastination."
Meet our guest
Shaun Lawrie
Shaun Lawrie, an IT professional hailing from Wellington, New Zealand, is driven by his passion for automating tasks. With a decade of experience in QA, development, site reliability, and delivery, he has contributed to some of New Zealand's most prominent web platforms. Shaun is currently the platform engineering lead at PartsTrader Markets Limited, where he spearheads a team dedicated to enhancing delivery processes, upholding quality standards, and automating various aspects of their operations.
Meet the hosts
Andrew Pla
Andrew Pla, a seasoned IT professional with over 10 years of experience, has spent the last 5 years mastering PowerShell. An ardent member of the PowerShell community and a Microsoft MVP, he loves sharing his knowledge and leveraging automation to solve complex problems. You can always find him connecting with others on the PDQ Discord and troubleshooting, with the firm belief that a problem shared is a problem halved.
Jordan Hammond
Jordan Hammond spent years as an exchange server administrator. One day, it dawned on him that he could automate many of those mundane tasks using PowerShell. And just like that, his journey into PowerShell began. Jordan has spent the past several years working at PDQ perfecting his automation and PowerShell skills.