ALEX

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ALEX
Hi, my name is Alex Podoksik. I am second year in
MSIS program. So far, I have taken only 5-6
classes. I was born in Kiev, Ukraine, and I
lived there until the age of 22. After High
School I studied Electrical Engineering, first in
Kiev Technical Community College where I received
an associate degree, and then, later, two years
in Odessa University. In 1992 I and my family
immigrated to USA. A year after arrival, I
continued my education in Temple University of
Philadelphia, but I did change my area of study
I graduated with major in Chemistry, and minor in
Computer Science. First I worked as chemist
for few pharmaceutical companies for a couple of
years. Then I decided to utilize my other
background and I became a software developer.
Since then, for around 5 years I have been living
in computer world. My first computer job was at
First USA Finance MIS department as a computer
programmer. I was developing and maintaining
various financial applications for financial
analysts. Currently I am working for National
Board of Medical Examiners as a software
engineer.
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MARGARET
Hi, my name is Margaret Hilsbos. I am in my
second term as a full-time MSIS student.
Where Im from originally Glen Arm, Baltimore
County, Maryland Where I live now Springfield,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania Other places Ive
lived - Tulsa, Oklahoma Sierra Vista, Arizona
Hartford, Connecticut Germany, Italy, Korea, and
Japan Undergraduate degree B.A. Sociology,
Rutgers Where I work now Full-time student at
Drexel Other places Ive worked - U.S. Army
(radio systems repair) GE AstroSpace (project
engineer and business analyst bought by Lockheed
Martin) PricewaterhouseCoopers (SAP
implementation consultant) HCI background
Systems implementation consulting, SAP
Workflow HCI interests Workflow Accessibility
for the under-served