Michael Rowe
I have been a professional software engineer, architect, and manager for many years. I’ve worked across a range of industries on many different technologies and in a wide variety of team environments. I’m very interested in the practices and methods that teams can adopt to improve their effectiveness and the quality of their output.
For even longer, I have been interested in theatre. I have worked in commercial and amateur venues around Melbourne as both tech crew and lighting designer. These days I mostly light shows for community and independent theatre.
I’m studying for a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin University, majoring in English and Philosophy (currently on hold).
This site collects pieces I have written across of these interests. Much of it was originally published on other sites I own, including:
- mikerowecode.com - my software and technology-focussed blog
- mikeroweblog.com - my personal blog and diary
- rowe.lighting - my lighting design portfolio, with occasional extended notes on my design work
- back-of-the-stalls - a project I almost started early in 2020 to review live theatre—it stalled because there was no live theatre
There is also some work published only on this site. This is primarily draft and in progress pieces, and (undergraduate) papers and essays I have written as part of my study.
I sometimes post on “Fediverse” social networks at @mrowe@zirk.us.