Pam (Weber) Heckmann

2. What was the timeframe you worked at Microware?
10/1991 - 5/1997

3. What was your job title(s) and what did you do at Microware?
In order: Customer Support Engineer, Manager Customer Support, Principal Software Engineer (1 month), Manager of Networking Software

4. What is your most interesting or vivid memory of Microware?
The parties. Trying to code the Windows Cross-development BSP on Friday night while drinking and redoing all my work on Monday. I did not remember it failing so bad on Friday.

5. What were some of your favorite times at Microware?
Moving to the new building and helping. It was fun hanging out with everybody in a non-technical way. I enjoyed the people. Quirky but fun (I was likely the most quirky.) I enjoyed rollerblading at noon with any
Microwaroids.

6. Have any experiences, skills, or habits that you picked up at Microware made an impact on your life? Please share them with us.
Anything is possible. No matter how hard it is there is a resource (person, book, webpage) out there that will help find a solution.

7. What was your reason for leaving Microware?
I decided to move on.

8. What have you been doing career-wise since Microware?
Worked at ABC Virtual doing Web and C coding. Worked at Icon Laboratories doing telecommunications,
C++, SNMP. I have been contracting lately doing Java development and C.

9. Tell us about your family: spouse, significant others, kids, pets, etc.
Rick and I were married September 22, 2001. We have one son Joshua who is 14 months old. I have three
horses now (Cody, Jan and Jack.) Many cats. No longer have a dog or chickens. But plan on that someday.
Rick is a software developer contracting at Wells Fargo.


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.

11. Do you ever see other former Microware employees and do you have their email addresses?
Yes. I see quite a few people. David Bill. Renee. Allan.