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Don Zereski
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.
Christopher Johnson
Quality Assurance Manager
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Chris Johnson has been proclaimed the Crown Prince of Production. He's laid back and loves life. He loves to randomly call people "big dummies." He loves his job. He loves HTML so much that he's got an ampersand tattooed on his ankle. He's a multimedia guru, as well as a flamenco dancer. In his spare time he trains bears and builds igloos. What a guy.
Derek Bruneau
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?
Bob Galloway
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."
Heather Grace
Senior 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!
Michelle Greenleaf
Senior Software Engineer
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Oh yeah, Michelle LOOKS like a mild-mannered Senior Software Engineer all right, but get her outside these brick walls and she becomes the reincarnation of a pro golfer who likes to wear bunny slippers! We are not allowed to hold video conferences with Michelle when she is working at home in that fabulous footwear of hers because we are a little afraid of what ELSE she might be wearing (or not wearing)! Anyone who wants to lure her away from our fold need only offer her a pro golf tour and she's yours, slippers and all.
Brian Rogers
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.
Sher Khurshid
Software Engineer
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His name is Urdu and he was born in London. After living in England, Africa and Pakistan, he decided to settle down in....Bennington, Vermont! Why a guy who has lived in such international spots would want to stay in Bennington and come to work at Tripod is something of a mystery, but we suspect it has a lot to do with his beautiful wife, who is currently a student at Bennington College. After all, he lists his hiring at Tripod as only the third most memorable moment in his life, after meeting his wife, and marrying her.
Jason Macauley
Junior Software Engineer
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Around here, Jason is known as "Mac" — which pretty much reflects his easy going attitude. He's so laid back that even cows will take him for a ride. (He grew up on a farm.) But don't mistake him for a slacker. In his idle time, Mac is just as likely to curl up with a book by Sartre or Dostoevsky as he is to play a round of video golf. Just don't ask him about playing for real: He's got his virtual game down pat, but his real game bites. It's just as well that Mac's hooked to his computer — he shoots through e-mail like no one else.
Kate Krolicki
Junior Software Engineer
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Kate and her crazy furry friends can be found roaming the offices late at night in an attempt to save the bat population of the east wing. Kate "the Caped Crusader" as she has become known to us, does good rather than turning her powers to evil. And we sure are glad she is on our side. Besides championing causes she can be found quietly tooling away the day, pondering the significance of member life.
Ed Schwab
Unix Systems and Network Administrator
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Ed is the product of Tripod's first human cloning experiment. See, we took a few cells from our original sys admin, Jon Butler, did some wacky things in a petri dish and baboom! — out popped Ed. They're not exactly alike but the resemblance is uncanny. We actually altered his voice to have a southern accent — pretty good, eh? This makes our cover story that Ed really came to Tripod by way of Virginia a bit easier to believe.
Hank Zill
Assistant System Administrator
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We imported Hank from sunny Florida with his pet ferret named Dora. His golden locks are pretty cool, but not as cool as his shiny red car. Of course, it doesn't do very well in the snow (and it seems like it is always snowin' here in Billsville) — go figure, a guy from Florida with a car that doesn't do very well in the snow.
Zayar MaungMaungkin
Assistant System Administrator
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Zayar has travelled all the way from Burma to join the Tripod staff. He has studied in Burma, Thailand, and Nashville, TN (at Vanderbuilt) before he was scooped up by Tripod in Stamford, CT. Zayar was an avid horseback rider until he ended up with a bum ankle. He has now moved on to bigger and more expensive rides, purchasing a massive 4WD vehicle for the rugged hills of Berkshire county.