The author has a degree in business and technology, is a retired executive who worked in the information technology profession starting out as a systems analyst, He also has experience in a non-technology profession as a manager of procurement administration and held positions within the information technology profession as a manager of multi-national systems, director information systems, senior vice president, vice-president/chief information office, and ending his career as the chief operating/chief executive officer for a software development company, During his forty career the author worked in manufacturing, financial services, and wireless industries following the models outlined in this book.