[Cialug] Ok, Introduction..

[David Champion]

Jim, feel free to come down the the CIALUG meeting tonite, if you're 
available.

-dc

Jim Cole wrote:
> I signed up for the APC event and so I might see some of you guys there.
> 
> I wanted to introduce myself since I haven't attended any meetings and 
> I'm a
> newbie to Iowa.
> 
> I've worked in IT for almost 20 years..first in a television station (9
> years) and now I work for McKesson Corp implementing surgical systems in
> hospitals around the country. McKesson is huge on telecommuting so they've
> let me live in Mankato, Mn(3 years), Rhode Island(5 years) and now Nevada,
> IA(6 months) other than the 1.5 years working out of the office in
> Roseville, Mn.
> 
> I either travel to the customer data centers and/or connect into them
> remotely from my house to do my work..which is mostly on SQL 2000/2005 and
> Windows 2000/2003 machines but I've also spent a few years on HPs, IBMs and
> even DG unix machines running Oracle.
> 
> I'm liking Iowa..my family(wife and 2 kids) are liking it. I think this is
> the place where I belong.
> 
> Anyway, I'd like to network with you guys and get some IT friends from the
> area. Since I work out of my house and my office is in Mn(I go there once a
> year)..It's hard to actually meet local IT people. I think if I had a local
> job it'd be different but you're kind of isolated when you work from home.
> 
> I'll see some of you at the APC event,
> -Jim
> 
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