Curt Harpold, High Performance Computing Specialist

How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a light bulb?

Four. One to change it, one to rewire the socket so that Netscape light bulbs won't work in it, one to re-engineer Sun's light bulbs into something unrecognizable (and non-functional), and one to convince the justice department that all Microsoft light bulbs are conforming to anti-trust laws.

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Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation
7900 Westpark Drive, Suite A110
McLean Virginia 22102

Email: curt.harpold@east.sun.com
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Activities

Southern Area HPC Specialist
Providing support for High Performance Computing and Technical Computing activities in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas.
Training Materials for SE's and Sales Rep's, such as my SPARC Booting FAQ

Other Activities

Member: East Coast Technology Center Committee
Founding Member (now Emeritus): Southern Area Technical Council
Ambassador: Technical/SPARC
Expertise: General/Systems Integration
Other: In the fifteen years before coming to Sun, I worked as a Sr. Software Engineer for several Systems Integrators, specializing in Imaging Systems for the Intelligence community.
More importantly, I am a home-brewer (creating beer from the elements), a folk/ Morris musician, a SCUBA instructor, a sailor, and a barbershop bass (I'm looking for a lead for my next quartet).
I also worked my way through college as a magician and fire-eater.

Curt's Favorite Links (constantly changing)

A collection of Interesting places to go.

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