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| − | Bill DeVoe is a software engineer and entrepreneur based in Centennial, Colorado. He | + | Bill DeVoe is a software engineer and entrepreneur based in Centennial, Colorado. He was ''Clifford'' , the main coder (both soft- and hard-code) from BattleTech 3025/26 MUSE and was ''Greene'', president of the Federation, on Star Trek TNG MUSE. He has worked at several companies along the Front Range of Colorado, including [http://www.hp.com Hewlett-Packard], [http://www.anark.com Anark Corporation], and [http://www.hidcorp.com HID Global]. |
He is currently authoring a standard for the access control industry as chair of the [http://www.siaonline.org/standards/sc_apc.cfm Security Industry Association]'s Access Point Controller subcommittee. He is also responsible for several aspects of the HID VertX and Edge product lines. | He is currently authoring a standard for the access control industry as chair of the [http://www.siaonline.org/standards/sc_apc.cfm Security Industry Association]'s Access Point Controller subcommittee. He is also responsible for several aspects of the HID VertX and Edge product lines. | ||
His character, Joseph Paul Clifford, is a 1st Leutnant in the 12th Star Guards 7th Regiment, based on Lyons, in the Lyran Commonwealth in 3026. He is currently writing a novel about Clifford's adventures before the Fourth Succession War. | His character, Joseph Paul Clifford, is a 1st Leutnant in the 12th Star Guards 7th Regiment, based on Lyons, in the Lyran Commonwealth in 3026. He is currently writing a novel about Clifford's adventures before the Fourth Succession War. | ||
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| + | Bill began playing BTech in college (1987) and immediately fell in love with the game. His focus has been almost exclusively on the Third Succession War and the universe of the Inner Sphere in 3025/26. Given his character's position within the 12th Star Guards (company commander), he spent a lot of time learning about mercenary unit management for the Third/Fourth Succession Wars. | ||
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| + | He has a good understanding of the weapons and [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] of the Inner Sphere from that era. He also learned more than most of his friends about [[Jumpship|Jumpships]] and [[Dropship|Dropships]] of the era. As a result, he was extremely excited when the Inner Sphere planetary map systems came out. Bill has all of the House books from that era, the ''Dropships and Jumpships'' book, the ''Mercenary's Handbook'', and several of the ''Technical Readout'' source books. | ||
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| + | Generally, he looks forward to providing copyediting the articles and adding a lot of the background information, especially as it pertains to the Third and Fourth Succession Wars. He leaves the Clans and Dark Age stuff to those who know it far better than he does. | ||
===Contributions=== | ===Contributions=== | ||
*For a complete list of my contributions...''[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=bdevoe click here]''. | *For a complete list of my contributions...''[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=bdevoe click here]''. | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 3 August 2007
Bill DeVoe is a software engineer and entrepreneur based in Centennial, Colorado. He was Clifford , the main coder (both soft- and hard-code) from BattleTech 3025/26 MUSE and was Greene, president of the Federation, on Star Trek TNG MUSE. He has worked at several companies along the Front Range of Colorado, including Hewlett-Packard, Anark Corporation, and HID Global.
He is currently authoring a standard for the access control industry as chair of the Security Industry Association's Access Point Controller subcommittee. He is also responsible for several aspects of the HID VertX and Edge product lines.
His character, Joseph Paul Clifford, is a 1st Leutnant in the 12th Star Guards 7th Regiment, based on Lyons, in the Lyran Commonwealth in 3026. He is currently writing a novel about Clifford's adventures before the Fourth Succession War.
Expertise
Bill began playing BTech in college (1987) and immediately fell in love with the game. His focus has been almost exclusively on the Third Succession War and the universe of the Inner Sphere in 3025/26. Given his character's position within the 12th Star Guards (company commander), he spent a lot of time learning about mercenary unit management for the Third/Fourth Succession Wars.
He has a good understanding of the weapons and 'Mechs of the Inner Sphere from that era. He also learned more than most of his friends about Jumpships and Dropships of the era. As a result, he was extremely excited when the Inner Sphere planetary map systems came out. Bill has all of the House books from that era, the Dropships and Jumpships book, the Mercenary's Handbook, and several of the Technical Readout source books.
Generally, he looks forward to providing copyediting the articles and adding a lot of the background information, especially as it pertains to the Third and Fourth Succession Wars. He leaves the Clans and Dark Age stuff to those who know it far better than he does.
Contributions
- For a complete list of my contributions...click here.
- For a count of my edits...click here.
Contact Information
Email:
- Home: bdevoe at ottovon dot com
- Work: bdevoe at hidcorp dot com
Bdevoe 13:33, 1 August 2007 (CDT)