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Born in NYC, Doc's education was focused on people, specifically in the area of Psychology, following in his father's footsteps. Realizing that he didn't want to go on to graduate school at the time, Doc fell into the software development arena and has spent most of the past 30+ years in that space.

More recently, Doc's focus has been on Agile Software Development, facilitation in all its forms, and photography.

Doc has authored two books: "Of Course You Can!" which is a guidebook on doing Network Marketing; and Lightbringers and Lamplighters (listed here on Goodreads), which is an allegory about the spread of ideas and pushing our own boundaries.

Doc is currently working on a book about facilitation, based on his work on facilitation patterns ...more

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“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.”
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“I love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!”
― Charles M. Schulz

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“Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.”
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“I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”
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