Bill Sheppard

2. What was the timeframe you worked at Microware?

9/89 - 9/97

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

Western Regional Sales Manager

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

BB King concert, DAVID Developer's Conference

President's Club at Laguna Niguel

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

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

7. What was your reason for leaving Microware?

My boss (Tom Michel) had just been fired and an interesting opportunity presented itself at JavaSoft (Sun). Plus I was never going to find a wife willing to move to Iowa!

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

Business Development and Marketing at Sun, focusing on J2ME technology and the digital TV market. Working with cable companies, settop box manufacturers, standards bodies, etc. to enable a global Java-based standard for digital television.

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

Met Dr. Riki Alcheck in May, 1998, married her two years later in May, 2000. Adopted Mocha, a gorgeous and spirited Weimaraner/Vizsla mix in July 2001, and had our first child, Shira, in May 2004.

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.

Attached.

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

I think these people are well-represented, but Eric Miller, Dave Kimble, Arthur Orduna, Tom Michel.