Hi, I'm Jon Adair and I'm a geek.

First, let me talk about my work. For much of the past 11 years I've been with CommerceQuest / Metastorm until they were acquired by OpenText in 2011. Most of that time was spent working on integration software for large enterprises. I've worked on web, desktop, and server applications with C++, Java, and .NET technologies. I've worked on a lot of different platforms from Windows and Unix to mainframes and others. I went on to work on a Enterprise 2.0 / Social Enterprise product where I led cross-product architecture and worked with many remote teams. For more about my work, see my LinkedIn profile.

I have stayed somewhat connected to startups and have especially followed the recent trend of "lean" startups. I am currently pursuing opportunities in this space.

I should mention my kids. I have two amazing kids that we homeshool. I generally don't handle their day-to-day education but I do help out with some topics. I also volunteer with their FIRST Robotics team(s) and Cub Scouts.

I have some personal hobbies. So a short list of some things I don't get enough time for would be backpacking, ham radio, drawing, cycling, and chess. Today my main hobby is photography, which I've only recently begun to get more serious about. I shoot Canon gear, currently a T2i / 550D. I usually shoot with the Canon f/1.4 50mm lens - my only non-"kit" lens. I've been getting into flashes / strobes and learning to "paint with light". I'm really bad about posting photos, but when I do, I put them on Google, Flickr, and some old ones on iStockPhoto.

If you want to keep up with me, I'm on almost every social network, including Google+, Twitter, and Facebook. I also post infrequently on my personal blog. If you need to contact me, my email address is just my name at gmail.com. (Note that my first name has no 'h' in it.) My phone number is 813-463-820X and the last digit is two.

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