Self-Introduction: James McElhannon

Thu Apr 27 17:10:26 UTC 2006

*** Full legal name (as you use it is fine) 

James McElhannon

*** City, Country

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

*** Profession or Student status 

I'm a technical product manager for a software company in the international aviation industry.  I write a ton of technical documents.

*** Company, School, or other affiliation 

I have a BS in Computer Science, an MBA, and I'm a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

* Your goals in the Fedora Project 

*** What do you want to write about? 

I'm open...  At first, I saw the 'command line survival guide' that I'd like to claim.

*** What other documentation do you want to see published? 

More documentation for the uninitiated, for those curious Windows users who know that Windows is not the answer, but they are scared...

*** Do you want to edit for grammar/writing and/or technical accuracy? 

I would prefer to write my own material first, but that would be fine if that's what is needed.

*** Anything else special? 

Sorry, but I can't juggle... :)

* Historical qualifications 

*** What other projects or writing have you worked on in the past? 

I write technical documents at work every day.  I've also self published Introduction to SQL, available on LuLu.

*** What level and type of computer skills do you have? 

I have excellent Windows and Unix/Linux skills.

*** What other skills do you have that might be applicable? User interface design, other so-called soft skills (people skills), programming, etc. 

I have experience with programming in multiple languages (Visual Basic, Visual C++, C and C++ on Unix and Linux, Pascal, ...  I have done GUI and CUI design work.  I have extensive experience as a project manager.

*** What makes you an excellent match for the project? 

My education, experience, and desire...

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