In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla welcomes longtime friend and DevOps Endpoint Engineer David Richmond. Fresh off his PowerShell Wednesday presentation, David shares insights into the power of splatting in PowerShell, centralizing automations, and driving organizational change through best practices and leadership. The conversation explores the evolution of automation practices, Git adoption in Ops, secrets management using Azure Key Vault, and how empowering others can multiply technical impact. It’s an inspiring blend of deep PowerShell knowledge and practical career development advice.
What You’ll Learn:

• What splatting is in PowerShell and why it’s such a powerful coding practice
• How to organize, simplify, and clean up your scripts with hash tables and ordered dictionaries
• David's journey from solo IT support to leading centralized automation efforts
• Pro tips on Git, module development, credential management, and code organization
• The benefits of creating training sessions and fostering a team-wide PowerShell culture
• Why data-driven automation metrics can win leadership support
• How PowerShell can scale your impact and accelerate your career

Bio & Links:
David Richmond started writing scripts in the Macintosh OS days (the 90s!) and hasn't stopped. Currently working in the every-OS endpoint engineering / devops space, particularly focused on internal automations team skillups in PowerShell and beyond.

• https://discord.gg/pdq
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-s-richmond/
• https://dev.to/celadin
• https://bsky.app/profile/davidsrichmond.com
• Splatting PowerShell Wednesday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oesn0HgGxE
• https://github.com/PoshCode/PowerShellPracticeAndStyle
• The PowerShell Podcast Hub: The PowerShell Podcast: https://pdq.com/the-powershell-podcast
• The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_cbpGxZOHS4
• Help topic: help about_splatting