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The geek in query: Dan Wittmer The employment title: Senior Software program Improvement Engineer, Macintosh Business Unit (Silicon Valley Campus) How long have you been with all the enterprise?
My hire date was 2/25/2002, so it’s been almost seven years now entirely with MacBU. Prior to being hired, I interned twice with all the Entourage team here in SVC. As a full time employee, I started on the Network library / MSN Client for the Mac, moved to Mac IE for the last patch, and subsequently moved Entourage, the email / PIM application that ships as part of Office for the Mac. You’re an Apple dev working for Microsoft a few miles from Apple’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino. Why do you work for Microsoft instead of Apple?
I function at Microsoft, specifically MacBU,Office Pro 2010 Key, because it has been an incredible place for me. The internship program was awesome, providing me with the opportunity to function on cool projects on an extremely fun and dynamic team. The internships provided a good foundation for transitioning from academic programming to programming in the industry, allowing me to pick up a large number of best practices, etc., in a very short period of time. The internships were also a lot of fun. It was probably one of my best summers: working from 8 AM to 5 PM -- getting a ton of perform done but also goofing off in the hallways with my mentor, other interns and other team members. After function I'd go skating for 4 hours at the Vans skatepark. Then throw in some surfing and parties … those were good times. As a full time employee the company has treated me extremely well. Given the size of Microsoft,Microsoft Office 2007 Key, one would assume that the individual gets lost -- however that is not the case. The individual does get recognized, be it in the form of a bonus or promotion or just a thank you from management. Work/life balance, as well as flexible working hours, are also very important. Granted,Microsoft Office 2010 Product Key, this assumes you're getting your work done -- but both of these allow me to do things like surf before perform or on occasion work remotely. Wait -- you surf before operate?
Growing up in Switzerland I always wanted to learn to surf, and I finally got the chance during my first Microsoft internship. A co-worker was an avid surfer and agreed to take me out surfing. His teaching method involved “here’s a board, knock yourself out” … but I wouldn’t have wanted it to be any other way. I’ve been hooked on it ever since – there's just nothing like the sinking feeling when you realize you’re about to take a big wave on the head. What else do you do outside of work?
Skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding occupy a large portion of my free time. I started skateboarding when I was about 12 years old and have stuck with it through the years. I used to enter all of the mini-ramp contests and would do demos on the weekends all over Switzerland. That was an awesome “weekend” occupation in high school – I got paid to skate and hang out in different towns. Now, I’m just enjoying all of the skate parks that are popping up all over the place in the Bay Area. So, which are you: Mac or PC?
Mac. I grew up implementing a PC, but wanted to be a Mac owner/user since around 1994. I watched as Apple almost died and finally make the switch in 1999. I haven’t looked back since then -- nor bought another PC. People love to play up the Mac vs. PC drama – how to you reconcile the schism for yourself
I try not to get caught up in it. Ultimately,Microsoft Office Pro Plus, what matters most to me is what “system," both hardware and software program,Microsoft Office 2010 Pro, is most natural to me in terms of fit, idioms, usability etc. and which I see providing the most value. As this is a matter of perspective, I don’t see much sense in getting too caught up trying to figure out which one is “better” or converting people from one to another. Links, please? Dan's team: Microsoft's Macintosh Business enterprise Unit (Macbu): Rob Vreeland, MSFT employee who took the portraits of Dan: MurphyDogStudios.com