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Gregory Richardson

Gregory Richardson

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