Thomas Achebe

@thomasachebe

COO, Meridian Trust Bank. Former port guy. Shaker furniture, U-12 soccer, jollof (Nigerian, obviously). Lake Oswego.

📍 Portland · 🔗 Meridian Trust Bank · 📅 Joined 2017

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Thomas Achebe @thomasachebe · 5 Oct 2026

U-12s won 3–1. Two goals from set pieces in the playbook. The playbook is 14 pages. Several parents have asked if it's a bit much. It is not a bit much.

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Thomas Achebe @thomasachebe · 28 Sep 2026

Third dining table is at the sanding stage. The first two left home with their owners. The third has about four years before it needs to. Shaker furniture and children both reward patience.

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Thomas Achebe @thomasachebe · 13 Sep 2026

Jollof Sunday. Nigerian. Long-grain parboiled, tomato base reduced for ninety minutes, the smoky bottom layer is the point not a mistake. The Ghanaian version is a fine dish for people who are wrong.

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Thomas Achebe @thomasachebe · 1 Sep 2026

Median account-opening time last week: 36 minutes. Four years ago it was four days. Nobody notices speed. They notice its absence. That's fine. That's the job.

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Thomas Achebe @thomasachebe · 16 Aug 2026

Spent Saturday at Barbours Cut in Houston with my father, who is 79 and still knows every crane operator by name. Most problems are scheduling problems. He taught me that on these docks.

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Thomas Achebe @thomasachebe · 24 Jul 2026

Moved a printer 140 feet. Saved 900 staff-hours a year. Operations is mostly noticing where people walk.

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Thomas Achebe @thomasachebe · 30 Jun 2026

The under-12s have a new set piece. It is called 'Oakland'. It involves a decoy run. It has worked once. We are keeping it.

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