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jimmyrussell.com

Yes, that's right. Not only do I have a totally frivolous and self-serving web site, but actually went to the trouble of registering my name, so that I could be a dotcom.


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Latest update - 19 Jun 2002: The family tree has some more updates, thanks to cousin Jay Ross. I've also updated the head shot to my current likeness.

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Family

I am a lifelong New Jerseyan, the son of Eugene and Margaret Russell, and the grandson of four emigrants from Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Of course, when they emigrated, there was some question whether that address should be Belfast, Ireland instead. This question is unresolved as we speak, but if cool heads prevail, it won't be important enough to kill people about anymore.)

My own family consists of my lovely wife Gina Marie, nee Stoia (whose heritage is Italian via Down Neck, Newark), and two exceptional children, Andrew (b 1991) and Olivia (b 1994). elephant

Vocation

I've been programming computers since 1973, and making a living at it since 1979. As Daffy Duck so succinctly stated, "Ehh, it's a living." The nice part of entering the profession when I did is that my career encompasses the entire history of personal computers, with just enough prehistory on mainframes and minis to keep things in perspective.

Currently, I'm doing Unix programming for Medco Health, a pharmacy benefits manager in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Before that, I was free-lancing, writing some cool mainframe code for HostBridge Technologies. Up until Dec 2001, I was Chief Engineer for LockStar, Inc., who didn't play the dot-com endgame very well. (Say no more, squire.)

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Avocations

Music

Music has been a passion with me since early childhood, when I used to steal, erm, borrow 45rpm records from my older siblings. You can find out more about my musical dabblings on the Free Music page.

Theatre

I love acting, and I've been doing it off and on since the 1970s. Now that my children are a bit older, I expect to get back to it again. In fact, I was able to share the stage with my son in a production of George M!, which was a very strange and wonderful experience. Naturally, I've created a page with my theatrical resume.

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