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Don Zereski</font><br>
VP of Technology
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Don likes weather, not the way most people like, say a really sunny day,
but weather in general. Sometimes we find him on the roof before a nasty
electrical storm taunting the clouds. Fortunately, he wears rubber soled
shoes. Apart from trying to conquer the forces of nature, Don keeps the
tech guys in line and tells us how quickly we can have new toys. He also
plays a mean game of pool, but if you wanna play, you gotta pay.
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Jeff Vander Clute</font></a><br>
Director of Internet Technology
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It's common knowledge that tech gurus are not like the rest of us. Jeff is
proof enough of that — he is as likely to talk to you in PERL or C++ as
he is in French or English. But unlike many of his no-frills compatriots, Jeff
is no stranger to the finer things in life. In fact, he recently bought a
Jaguar — even though he had been sleeping in the attic at Tripod for months.
We're not sure what that says about his priorities, but he has impeccable taste
(and we really enjoy going through the drive-through at Burger King in his bad-ass ride).
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Brian Rogers</font></a><br>
Software Engineer
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If you ask Brian where he hails from, he'll probably say,
"from the sky — but only when the weather conditions are just right."
Actually, he's most recently from Providence, Rhode Island where he nurtured
an interest in body art. In his idle time, he ponders poking more holes
in his ears and getting more tattoos, yet he's lacking one essential
ingredient: guts. Still, that shouldn't be so hard for Brian. He has a
third degree black belt in Shotokan karate, and a first degree black belt in
Tang Soo Do.
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Bob Galloway</font></a><br>
Software Engineer
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Bob chooses his words carefully. Take his name, for example.
How much more economical can you get with the English language?
He tends to let his collection of eye-popping T-shirts and the occasional
wry witticism do the talking for him. To us, he's a charming and harmless
little fuzzball. But we've noticed that his chat nickname is "Bobsquatch,"
leading some to wonder if he is one of those "quiet types" that winds up being
profiled on "America's Most Wanted."
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Derek Bruneau</font></a><br>
Software Engineer
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Working for a financial investment company can be a lot like working at
Tripod: You've got to be smart, fast, and quick on your feet. Derek has
been spotted giving the tech guys a lesson in sword play. And no one is
quicker on his feet than Derek. He's demonstrated that he's quite a fencer out in
the parking lot. Where else are we going to bash each other with
swords?
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Software Engineer
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Mike comes to Tripod from the snowy peaks of Colorado, Boulder
to be exact. He's been a bit-head since birth. Although Mike
lived in Colorado and was close to the fluffy snow of the Rockies,
he picked the icy slopes of the Berkshires to learn to snowboard.
He works standing up a lot now.
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<font size="+1">Heather Grace</font><br>
Software Engineer
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Faced with a 40 minute commute through the perils of Berkshire County
traffic, Heather plays it smart and leaves for work usually no later
than 5 am. Before coming to Tripod, our hero programmed Trident II
submarines and F117 stealth fighters, so we wonder what mischief she
could be sowing in the hours before the rest of us show up. Working
the dawn shift allows Heather to spend lots of quality time in the
afternoon and evening with her four kiddos, ages 3 to 10. And somehow,
on top of it all, she manages to be fluent in over two million forms
of programming. Some people just don't sleep!
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