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MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" > <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Founder &amp; President, <a href="http://www.barefootinc.com">Barefoot Productions, Inc.</a></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> Software Journeyman (Developer / Engineer / Architect / Visionary)</font><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> Author / Pilot / Photographer / Chef / Entrepreneur</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="160" align="middle"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmetzler"> <img border="0" src="images/linkedin.png" align="absmiddle" width="16" height="16"></a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/dmetzler">LinkedIn</a></font></td> <td width="160" align="middle"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=750553656&ref=profile"> <img border="0" src="images/facebook.png" align="absmiddle" width="16" height="16"></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=750553656&ref=profile"> Facebook</a></font></td> <td width="160" align="middle"> <img border="0" src="images/skype.png" align="absmiddle" width="16" height="16"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> Skype: don.barefoot</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <p align="left"> <b><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Ten-second resume:</font></b><p align="left"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Professional desktop and mobile application software developer since 1988.&nbsp; Experience writing software for network engineering tools, games, data visualization, scientific applications, image processing, user interfaces, client/server, custom controls, XML/RSS feeds, database access, network communications, screen savers, system utilities/services, device drivers, system hooks, shell extensions and geographic information systems in C, C++, Objective-C, C#/.NET and Java technologies. I have experience in Windows and OS X application development and porting applications from Windows to/from Macintosh OS X.</font><p align="left"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Responsible for the architecture, design, development, testing and assisting with the release of more than 60 software applications.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <b><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Facts and trivia:</font></b></p> <ul> <li><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">I was born during the first <a href="http://www.superbowl.com/history/recaps/game/sbi">Super Bowl Game</a> (the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10).&nbsp; Shortly thereafter, the <a href="http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/snowstorms.html"> worst snowstorm</a> on record hit the Chicago area.&nbsp; I think this is why I like the cold and snow of Winter.</font></p> <li><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">I started my first business at age 10, based on encouragement from my Mom.&nbsp; I was fixing household electric appliances and electronic devices in the <a href="http://www.ilparks.org/golfview/main.htm">neighborhood</a> where I grew up.</font></p> <li><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">I have been on stage and performed with <a href="http://www.blueman.com">Blue Man Group</a> at the <a href="http://www.luxor.com">Luxor</a> in Las Vegas.</font></p> <li><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">I am an avid collector of all things related to <a href="http://www.wackypackages.com">Wacky Packages</a>, which <a href="http://www.topps.com/">Topps</a> recently re-introduced.</font></p> <li><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">My nickname is that of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1">famous Russian satellite</a>.</font></p> <li><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"> I have been a private pilot since September 1991.&nbsp; Some day I hope to get my helicopter rating.</font></p> <li><p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Favorite foods: I like most foods but really enjoy Thai, Greek, Japanese (sushi), Spanish (tapas) and <a href="http://www.whitecastle.com">White Castle</a>.&nbsp; Yep - White Castle.</font></p></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="474" id="AutoNumber4"> <tr> <td width="112" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>Education:</b></font></td> <td width="362"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" > <font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <a href="http://www.uww.edu/">University of Wisconsin, Whitewater</a> (1987-1988)</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" > <font face="Tahoma" size="2">B.S. Computer Science - December 1988</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" > &nbsp;<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" > <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><a href="http://www.wiu.edu">Western Illinois University</a> (1985-1986)</font><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" > <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><a href="http://www.cod.edu">College of DuPage</a> (1984-1985)<BR>&nbsp;</font></p><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" > <font face="Tahoma" size="2">(<A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi">John Belushi</A> also attended College of DuPage and UW-Whitewater.)</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="474" valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="112" valign="top"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>Interests:</b></font></td> <td width="362"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Digital photography, mountain biking, skiing, astronomy, image processing, 3D graphics, video games, spicy foods, collecting hot sauces, creating software, building user interfaces, Hawaii, flying airplanes and helicopters, music and my iPod (16,000+ songs), snowmobiling, sushi, cooking, new technologies, and reading.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="474" valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="112" valign="top"> <b><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Memberships:</font></b></td> <td width="362"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <a href="http://www.coloradopilots.org/">Colorado Pilots Association</a><BR><BR> <a href="http://www.oisv.com/">Organization of Independent Software Vendors</a><BR><BR> <a href="http://www.aisip.com/">Association of Independent Software Industry Professionals</a></font> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><BR><BR> <a href="http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org">Cloud Appreciation Society</a><BR><BR><A href="http://www.emf.org">Electronic Music Foundation</A></font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="474" valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="112" valign="top"> <b><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Favorite quotes:</font></b></td> <td width="362"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> "We are what we imagine ourselves to be."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.</font></b><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" >&nbsp;<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> "Whatever you are, be a good one."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> -Abraham Lincoln</font></b><p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" >&nbsp;<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> "When I believe in something, I fight like hell for it."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>-Steve McQueen</b><br> <br> "I think making love is the best form of exercise."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>-Cary Grant</b><br> <br> "Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>-John Wayne</b><br> <br> "I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>-Ronald Reagan</b><br> <br> "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>-Abraham Lincoln</b><br> <br> "I live for myself and I answer to nobody."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>-Steve McQueen</b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" >&nbsp;</p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> "Remember that the airplane takes off against the wind and not with it."</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" ><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <b>-Henry Ford</b></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="474"> <tr> <td width="112" valign="top"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> Favorite movies:</font></b></td> <td width="362"> <ul type="circle"> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Once Upon a Time in America</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Once Upon a Time in the West</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Heat</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Bladerunner</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Thief</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">The Usual Suspects</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Without Limits</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">Miracle</font></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2">The Hunt for Red October</font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="480" align="middle" colspan="3"> <hr noshade color="#6666ff" size="1"></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24%" height="22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px solid; 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