Gregory & Lisa Cottrell Bentley

2.  What was the timeframe you worked at Microware?

Lisa: February 1996 - November 1997

Greg: June 1994 - August 1998

3.  What was your job title(s) and what did you do at Microware?

Lisa: Senior Software Engineer in Test Group and Product Group

Greg:  Customer Support Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Principle Software Engineer (all in Ports)

4.  What is your most interesting or vivid memory of Microware?

Lisa:  The move to the new building.

Greg:  Getting all the shell prompts and forcing Mike to shave his head.

5.  What were some of your favorite times at Microware?

Lisa:  Getting to know the other employees at dinners out and Microware sponsored parties.

Greg:  Playing darts in the break room.

6.  Have any experiences, skills, or habits that you picked up at Microware made an impact on your life?  Please share them with us.

Lisa: 

Greg:  Things that I learned to do, or learned not to do?  I learned to decompile code in my head, and even to disassemble some. 

7.  What was your reason for leaving Microware?

Lisa:  Microware changed it's policy on individuals working from home (even only a few hours per week).

Greg:  Uncertainty of Microware's future.

8.  What have you been doing career-wise since Microware?

Lisa:  Homebased webdesign and photography business for a couple of years (very part-time currently), now an aspiring novelist and full-time Unschooling Mom and Girl Scout Leader.

Greg:  Started working for NewMonics, Inc. in August 1998.  Moved to Tucson, AZ, in August 1999.  NewMonics was purchased by Aonix in summer of 2003.  I'm still working there as a Senior Lead Software Engineer. 

9.  Tell us about your family: spouse, significant others, kids, pets, etc.

As is obvious, we are married to each other.  We got married the month after Greg started at Microware in 1994.  We are celebrating our 10 year anniversary this year with a month long trip to Europe (spending at least a week traveling with Allan Kirkhart).  We have two daughters:  Zoë Miranda Cottrell Bentley (9-2-1996) and Teagan Sage Cottrell Bentley (9-21-2000).  We have 4 cats that are all native Iowans: Mysti, Connor, Duncan, and Astrid.

10.  Please attach up to three pictures of yourself, family, pets, and etc. to appear in the Reunion Highlights DVD.  We prefer .jpg and .gif images.

One 2002 family photo in a .jpg file attached and one from December 2003, we'll send a new one in May when we get a new family photo taken.

11.  Do you ever see other former Microware employees and do you have their email addresses?

We are both regularly in touch with Allan Kirkhart via e-mail;  we are planning on visiting him in Europe in September 2004.  One or the other of us talks with David Bill a couple times a year.  Lisa talks with Tad Anhalt (or his wife) about once a month via e-mail.