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Let’s start with a big disclaimer: everything in this article is my personal experience with the Oregon Surf soccer club as a coach and parent for the 2016 boys, which were part of the “Development Academy” program in the 2024-2025 timeframe. I started coaching at Northwest Elite FC early in 2023 and before it rebranded […]
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Hi there. My name is Tom Pacyk and this is my small home on the web. I love the intersection of design, technology, and communication, which is a combination that led me to a career in sales and marketing roles at places like Zoom and ServiceNow. They're a bit old now, but I also had the opportunity to publish a couple of books along the way.
Portland, Oregon is home for me, my wife Beth, and our three kids, but I'm actually a Midwestern transplant—I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and went to school at Purdue and Illinois. When I find some free time I'm probably going to concerts, rooting for the Portland Timbers, or working on my Sunshine Burn Photography project.