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To Myers-Briggs I'm an INTJ on the cusp of an E. A war-orphan, I was raised an only child by my mother. Born into a family of engineers and inventors, I naturally gravitated to engineering; model railroading at age 5. By the time I left high school the railroad was well automated (back when mechanical relays and vacuum tubes prevailed.) Home was Gary, Indiana and while attending Purdue University I majored in Electrical Engineering, worked part-time and summers as a motor inspector at the Inland Steel 80" Hot Strip, where I found the air conditioning requirement of early automation equipment to be personally beneficial. I joined the DuPont Corporation as a Design Engineer and moved to Waynesboro, VA. (where in 1969 I automated the 1929 Acetate Chemical process using a Digital Equipment PDP 8E computer supervising five PDP14 industrial controllers -- the computer was programmed using a Teletype machine and paper tape!) I also had the pleasure of an assignment in Londonderry NI in 1973 followed by a move to Charleston, SC in 1976 to construct a fully automated polyester fiber facility (complete with industrial robots). But enough about me...

Saturday, October 22, 2005

FAQ's

PLEASE NOTE: The Frequently Asked Questions link has been UPDATED and placed under the Sidebar heading "BUAD477 References". Clicking this link will launch a single indexed page of categorized questions and my responses.

The FAQ's page also includes a direct link from which to email questions directly to me. I will attempt, but cannot guarantee response within 24 hours of receiving your email. I will respond both directly to the sender of the email AND post the response on the FAQ's page. The FAQ's link on this Business Quest blog will have the date of the most recent FAQ update so you do not need to link to that page unnecessarily. You are encouraged to ASK QUESTIONS EARLY AND OFTEN so everyone can derive the most benefit from this resource.

1 Comments:

Blogger George said...

Who are your main competitors?
1. Tyco Fire and Security – world's leading provider of video surveillance equipment and systems, 1,200 offices in 100 plus countries, $11 billion annual sales (acquired companies include Sensormatic and American Dynamics)
2. ADT – 200 locations, $475 million annual sales (ranked as 4th largest integrator in 2004 SDM survey).
3. Delmarva Systems – largest independent systems integrator in the Mid-Atlantic Region employing 35 technicians in Newport, DE with another facility in Northern Virginia. (Recently acquired by Wireless Facilities, Inc. and ranked as 13th largest integrator in 2004 SDM survey).

Runners UP (alpha order):
Delcollo Security Technologies
Delmarva Communications
North American Video
The Protection Bureau
Prevent Alarm
Red Lion Group
Safe Masters
Security and Data Technologies
Security Instrument
Simplex Grinnell
Wayman Fire Protection

Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:36:00 PM  

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