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Speaker Bio and Disclaimer
zProfessional musician (too long).
zChevron Corporation – 1981 – 1991.
zMarcus Software Designs, Inc. – established – 1990. zMy opinions. DAMA staff and personnel are not in any way responsible for the content and quality of this discussion. So please forgive them.
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•Background in music – compose and perform.
•Professional musican until Lennon was murdered in Dec of 1980.
•Discovered computers while working in a business-side job.
•Began programming to solve business-related problems.
•This discussion is based on my 20 years worth of experiences and interpretations of those experiences.
•Also it’s based on my 36 years of experience of working in teams.
•This alpha-level presentation is an attempt to pull many ideas together to support a point of view – that is: if one truly is committed to delivering solutions, then a certain level of ruthless attitude is necessary. Again, my opinion.
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