Mike Stephenson

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I was born Michael Elliott Stephenson in Memphis, Tennessee on February 15, 1942, and attended the public schools in Memphis graduating from Treadwell High School in 1960. Remaining in Memphis I graduated from Memphis State University (University of Memphis now) with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics with a minor in physics.

In 1966 I joined the Boeing Company in Huntsville, Alabama working as a computer programmer on the Apollo program.

In 1969 I moved to St. Louis to join McDonnell Douglas working as a systems programmer on large IBM mainframe computers. My specialty was JES3. Later, I transferred to the communications group to work with the IBM SNA network and with VTAM, NCP, etc.

In 1985 I joined IBM to work as a Systems Engineer supporting the sale of IBM's large systems and in particular the communications products.

In May 1999 I came full circle back to the Boeing Company in St. Louis working as a systems programmer with SNA and TCP/IP communications until I retired in June of 2008.

My hobbies are photography, ham radio (WA4RQD), and, of course, computers.