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So I don't want to spend a lot of time talking about myself, but I suspect it's important to at least

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give some kind of introduction.

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I have been working in the software industry as an independent contractor for twenty five years, a

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little bit more now.

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And I've also been teaching at the university level since nineteen ninety one, which means I do have

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a Ph.D. actually I have a Ph.D. in English literature and computer science and in education.

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But don't hold that against me.

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I teach at the university because I enjoy it and it is certainly not my main source of income.

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I have won a bunch of awards regionally, nationally and internationally, including an Apple Award

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at one point.

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And I've held contracts with KeyBank, with General Motors, with Hewlett-Packard, with Sprint and

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many, many others across Canada, the United States and Europe.

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And well, and then I can talk about myself endlessly.

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But at the end of the day, I've been working in this field for a long time.

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I've been teaching for a long time, and I really enjoy teaching.

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So let's get to it.