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MUUG Board Election 2002-03


As part of the October 2002 meeting, we will be holding an election for the positions of directors to the MUUG board. The following nominees are candidates for election. Since the number of candidates (6) is less than the number of vacancies as last set by the board (8), in accordance with MUUG By-laws 5.(c) and 10.(d), the nominees shall be deemed to be elected by acclamation.

Nominee: Gilbert Detillieux, Systems Analyst, University of Manitoba

Supported by: Michael Doob, Professor, University of Manitoba

Gilbert Detillieux has been working with UNIX as a programmer, system administrator, and trainer since 1980. He worked as a computer consultant specializing in UNIX, from 1983 to 1989. He is currently working as a Systems Analyst for the University of Manitoba's Department of Computer Science, where's he's worked since 1989, installing, supporting and upgrading the department's network and UNIX server infrastructure. He was co-founder and past president of the Technical UNIX User Group (now MUUG), and has been an active member of the MUUG board ever since. He also contributed to the implementation of the initial MUUG Online system, in 1992, which he's since maintained through two complete upgrades and numerous revisions over the years.

Nominee: Kevin McGregor, Network Specialist, City of Winnipeg

Supported by: Shawn Wallbridge, System Administrator, Frantic Films

Kevin McGregor provides network administration and system support services for the City of Winnipeg. After having briefly used UTS on an Amdahl mainframe in university in the mid-80s, he dabbled in Coherent and then converted to Linux. He has been a member of MUUG since the early 90s and has served on the board for the majority of that time. Kevin is the editor of MUUG Lines, the group's newsletter.

Nominee: Doug Shewfelt, Systems Specialist, City of Winnipeg

Supported by: Kelly Kitson, Canadian Wheat Board

Doug Shewfelt first encountered UNIX in 1980 at the University of Manitoba. He has been worked in various IT positions for the City of Winnipeg since 1985, and currently supports the City's corporate financial systems. He has been a member of the MUUG board for the past several years.

Nominee: Adam Thompson, Consultant, athompso.net

Supported by: Gilbert Detillieux, Systems Analyst, University of Manitoba

Adam has over 15 years' experience in the IT field, ranging from Programmer to System Administrator to Chief Technology Officer. He currently teaches a variety of IT courses and provides consulting services to clients.

Nominee: Sean Walberg, Network Analyst, Ceridian Canada

Supported by: Doug Shewfelt, Systems Specialist, City of Winnipeg

Sean started using Unix in 1994 at the UofM, and moved into Systems Administration and Linux in 1995 with a small ISP. Sean joined MUUG about two years ago, and has given two presentations. He's also been writing a weekly newsletter about Linux for the past two years. He's looking forward to bringing his experience to the MUUG Board.

Nominee: Shawn Wallbridge, System Administrator, Frantic Films

Supported by: Kevin McGregor, Network Specialist, City of Winnipeg

Shawn Wallbridge discovered Linux in 1996 while at Red River College. Over the years he has used Unix wherever possible for various functions. He is currently the Systems Administrator for Frantic Films and runs a Web hosting company in his spare time. He runs seven different versions of Unix at home. He has been a MUUG member for over two years and has done numerous presentations for MUUG.

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