I was born in Winston-Salem. North Carolina. I go by Greg. I went to BYUI in 1980 when it was still Ricks College. I received a BS in computer science and Portuguese from BYU in 1988.I worked for Microsoft, WordPerfect, Novell, Corel, FamilySearch and ICS prior to coming to CES/BYU.My wife and I were married in 1986. We have 25 children. They range from 6 years old to 34. We also have 8 grandchildren.
Hobbies, interests:
- Puzzles - solving and creating
- Recreational math
- Genealogy
- Cooking
Conversation starters:
- I was in a movie with Courtney Cox
- Bill Gates (Microsoft founder) invited me to his house for barbecue
- A Utah state highway patrolman once gave me the keys to his cruiser and said, "Drive as fast as you want."
- Eric Schmidt (Alphabet CEO) told me the product my team created was "Awesome"
- My first "real" job was computer operator on an IBM System 360 mainframe in 1981