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you've come here expecting something exciting...I suggest you look
elsewhere. Perhaps here: Adventure
Racing |
I'm 35 and a Sr.
Application Architect for a ATM transaction processing
company. I design, model and develop online software
applications for any range of client needs. I have been
married to the same beautiful woman for 13 years and plan on
being married another 100 (if she'll have me). Together
we have three great kiddos that are the inner fire and driving
force of my life.
Recreationally I like to play softball and work on The
Ghost. I enjoy training for triathlons with my son.
I have done a number of tri's in the past five years and it's
time for me to put aside my training and start helping my son
work to finish his first one. We are planning on hitting
the Tri-Raider
Sprint this year in Lubbock. My son is an amazing
young man. Together with my wife and I, when he was only 8, he
was the third leg in the local town triathlon at our gym. I did the swimming, my wife took care of the 12
mile cycling event and my son rocked the 3.2 mile
run!! <I have an image...but I can't find it
to scan in> |
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Some basic notes...if you have already taken a
look at the Projects link then you have probably guessed that
I'm an advocate of Open Source. All of the software I
develop personally I slap on Source Forge and give away.
I'm strongly against Microsoft and SCO both of which openly
state that open source software is "bad" for the
country -- "whatever!". Darl McBride and Bill Gates both would love to
see the open source community dry up and go away. I'm a
simple man who tries to live a simple life and in doing so, in
order to at least rebel against Corporate American tyrants
such as these two, I openly publish my source in hopes
that someone, somewhere will be able take advantage of the the
work and knowledge that I have accumulated. |
| Education |
I
grew up on a farm in a small town. Did that Associate
thing (Architecture and Machine Design) that doesn't
last long if your very ambitious. Followed it up
with a Degree in Computer Science and with some help
from the good Lord I'm going to finish my masters near
the end of the summer. |
| Resume |
As an Application Architect- Research, Development and
Design,
In a role that combines Project Manager, Team Lead, Architect and Developer, responsible for the overall architecture and
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| Favorite
Web-Site |
Without
Question: /. (aka: SlashDot) |
| If
I won $1 meeelion dollars |
The question of "who are you really". Were I given one million dollars I'd pay off what debt I have, give a lot of it the United Way (Wife and Children services) and with the remainder I'd create a scholarship program for kids who don’t fit the mold of the American way.
It does put a heavy burden on my soul that individuality is no longer an
asset but a hindrance. It seems everyone wants everyone
else to be "just like them". Our society
would be so proud of itself if they could raise a
generation of sheep. |
| Favorite
Movies |
I
like anything sci-fi, fantasy and horror related. My
favorites movies (and this can change depending on my
mood) are: Matrix, Alien, 13th Warrior, Gladiator
.. etc |
| Favorite
Foods |
Anything
Mexican for meals and for social outings I love sushi |
| Music |
Heavy,
hard and driving! (oh yeah, and very loud) Tool, Korn, Splipknot, Kid Rock, Metallica...etc |
| What
I want to do when I grow up |
When
I grow up, and my wife doesn't think that's going to
happen any time soon, I would like to write books on
software architecture and development. Not the fancy
ones for smart people...because I always had a hard time
understanding those. I'd like to write introductory
books that help developers who are early in their career
get to the next step without have to read books to
understand the books they are reading. |
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| The
Wife and I |
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| Fighters
of Freedom |
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| My
Wife |
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| Our
Youngest Kiddo enjoying some calf-fries |
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| The
Famous Southern Calf-fries |
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| Ioexcept
himself, hard at work |
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| Playing
Softball |
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Softball
Trophies
I have to admit, the men's team was pretty tight that
year. Finished 1st in Division and 1st in City both
seasons. |
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