About Me

Let’s just do this FAQ style, shall we?

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are you and why the M?

There’s a lot of Frank Taylors. The ‘M’ makes me more googleable. So I’m Frank M. Taylor.

How can I contact you?

My handle for the internet is Paceaux. If you’d like to find me, that’s what to search for. But if you’re old-school and still want to click things…

Or send me an email:

What’s Paceaux and how do I pronounce it?

When I was getting my degrees in French and Spanish, I somehow picked up the nickname ‘Paco’ — and it stuck.  Paco is  a Spanish equivalent for ‘Frank’.

Then a few years later, a friend of mine from Louisiana, named Chiceaux, plugged Paceaux into a Halo2 game.

Paceaux is the Cajun French way of writing a Spanish name. You pronounce it Paco (or Paqueaux)

Wait, you speak French and Spanish? Are you even American?

I’m also decent with Hebrew and Portuguese and I’ve dabbled in Russian and Chinese.  Right now on Duolingo I’ve got over 1000xp in Portuguese, Hebrew, Arabic, Turkish, Welsh, and Gaelic.

I’m also learning to translate old-Alfish because I think I’m about to lose my house.

And yes, I’m really American.  If you’re interested  in my lifelong passion for languages, there’s a blog post for that.

Where do you work?

I work at Red Hat. They do Linux things and Cloud things and very helpful computery things. I do content management and front-end things.

What kind of work do you do?

I started life as a front-end developer, being focused around HTML5 and CSS3, and specialized in developing for content management systems. That evolved in to jQuery, then JavaScript, and then node.js. I dabbled in C# and .net, even some .net core along the way.

All the while I was working with one specific content management system called SDL Tridion. I am a 6-time SDL Tridion MVP. I’m now a senior Drupal Developer.

I build cool stuff that people want to use.

Do you want to work on this great app idea I’ve got for equity?

No.

Do you want to work on my website?

No. I have a full-time job. I don’t need the work. If you ask nicely, I might recommend you to someone.

Weirdly Asked Questions

Are you a religious guy?

No, but I’m a faithful Christian. When I write about my faith, I try to be honest, truthful, and sincere — without being obnoxious or boastful.  Any time I write about my faith, trust me, I’m more uncomfortable about it than you (It’s not like there’s a ctrl-z for the internet).

Are you married?

I’ve been married for over 20 years to my beautiful wife, who served in the Air Force for 6 years and managed to be a remarkably good shot.

How many kids do you have?

Three. They’re great big dorks and I love ’em. No, you can’t see pictures.

Infrequently Asked Questions

Do you like guns and shooting stuff?

Yes. I own a few guns that I shoot regularly. I also own a recurve bow that no one ever asks me about…

Are you some sort of tea-party loving gun nut?

No.  But, this one time, I wrote an angry, ranty,un-informed, blog post on guns.

Are you some sort of anti-gun liberal?

No. But, this one time, wrote an angry, ranty, un-informed blog post on guns.

How did you end up on the Fox News website?

I wrote an angry, ranty, un-informed, blog post on guns.