Thanks to some divided attention on our part from having Monki Gras, Kubecon and Google Next back to back to back – not to mention a child that suddenly and unexpectedly got sick at school this week – this post is coming out a few days later than we’d originally planned, but it is time to let our community know that Kelly Fitzpatrick is leaving RedMonk.
When she joined us seven years ago, our hope was that Kelly would bring in equal parts a modern Georgia Tech-honed tech comms professor with her training as a medieval historian to the tech field, and that’s exactly what she did. From her passion for good documentation to her interviews and instructor-quality explanations of various tech trends across all forms of media, Kelly helped audiences – both developer and executive – understand technology better. And given her crazy travel schedule over the years and her enthusiasm for hosting our traditional RedMonk beers, many of you have probably hoisted a pint or two with her as well. Our clients have enjoyed working with her, and so have we.
But now it’s time for her to continue to grow in a new role, and while her news is not ours to share, suffice it to say that she’s not going too far.
We’ll undoubtedly be tackling the difficult job of finding someone to fill her shoes at some point in the near future, but we’re not opening the hiring floodgates immediately because we need some time to recover from a couple of very busy months and because, well, [gestures broadly at everything]. When we and the world around us have both had a chance to catch our breath, we’ll begin thinking about who the next monk might be in earnest, but until then please join us in wishing Kelly a fond farewell. Thanks for all the hard work, Kelly, and best of luck in your next stop.
