Hi all,

I apologize for the impersonal nature of this email and the fact that I'm
telling some of you late, but I want to let you know that I have a new job.
I now work for Quintessential School Systems (QSS) in San Mateo. They
develop, sell, and support quality financial apps for public school
districts K-12, and have a generous share of the Calif market.

I have the title of "Senior Technologist" and all I know for sure is they
got the "senior" part right!  I am starting off learning the Ruby language
and using it in a Ruby on Rails framework for new web apps.  I'm actually
working on a customer-facing app right now and will be doing pre-beta
testing with customers shortly! So far the job is great.  I even have an
office with a door -- wow!. The company is small and I like that I'll get to
wear several different hats and learn the business more intimately. QSS is
located in the Bayview Tower in San Mateo, right near the intersection of
Hwy 92 and El Camino Real, for those of you in the area.

San Mateo is a long ways from the Santa Cruz Mtns, where I live. My first
week I did the 100 mile round trip commute on my motorcycle, which was fine
and faster since I was able to use the carpool lanes. Still, it took about
70-75 minutes each way, and it would have been 15+ more minutes if I was in
a car. Several of the guys here take the train to work and convinced me to
give it a try.  I've now commuted two weeks via light rail and Caltrain. The
system works great and I'm hooked. I even bring my bicycle on the train and
there are opportunities do lunch rides in a nearby park (with miles of
singletrack trails!).

I very much enjoyed my years at HP and the chance to meet some really smart,
energetic, generous, and friendly customers and partners. CSY helped shape
my respect for customers and my desire to help them do their job better. I
look forward to the same at QSS.

My contact info is:
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  1-650-372-0200 x627

So that's the news. I wish you all the best.

Jeff