uProfile March 2020: Mia Elise Kro

Favourite Umbraco moment or achievement?

First seeing the “Happy Caturday” login message and realizing that, thanks to Umbraco, the only weekend I had to work was at the launch-weekend.

What in your Umbraco career are you most proud of?

Singlehandedly revamping a government website and whittling it down from 1500 pages to just 500.

What about Umbraco keeps you coming back for more?

Any major website build can easily become a bit of a moving target and this latest one certainly did. But the incredible flexibility of the CMS made the inevitable changes painless to implement.

And, of course, I would be remiss if I did not mention the truly magical support of Umbraco HQ.

I thought this was going to be a solo build but the team at Umbraco HQ wouldn’t let that happen.

What are you currently working on?

Getting Umbraco Certified.

I recently set out on the Master Certification path and look forward to finishing up my requisite coursework this spring.

What are your top 3 best tips for an Umbraco newbie?

1. Build in Umbraco Cloud so you can…
   
   
2. ... Take full advantage of Umbraco Cloud Platform Support. They really are magical.
   
   
3. Watch a lot of TV (Umbraco TV that is).

Any aspirations for your future?

I would love to make it Codegarden and visit Umbraco HQ in Odense.

What is on your desk at work?

One corner of my desk gets a lot of sun, so I’ve set it up to start lavender seeds. Here in Vermont, there are still a few months till anything can be planted outside, but the days are already lengthening in anticipation of Spring.

So, this year, I’m starting my garden on the desktop.

Tell us something unexpected about yourself?

I’m running for President.

And now that I think about it, the reason my campaign hasn’t taken off is probably owing to the fact I didn’t build the website in Umbraco.

What’s playing on repeat on your headset?

I’ve been listing to Juicy Sonic Magic, a live recording The National recently released on cassette.

That’s right, cassette.

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Thank you for sharing your Umbraco adventure with us Mia - and good luck growing both your inside garden and your Umbraco skills 🌱 

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