Shawn Marier

In my mid 40s, Married with 1 child. To pay the bills I have been a Software Engineer for the last 20 years. During that time I have worked for three companies, but have never had to change buildings. Currently working on a Virtual Machine product. To pass the time away I am the Chairman of Norwescon; which is a 3,500 person Science Fiction convention held every Easter weekend. Got into computers in the late 70s when I was still a youngster. Ran a SciFi related BBS in the early 80s. Started using the internet in 1987 and I'm still addicted. Went to Roosevelt HS, which is were I got involved with the major hobby in my life: fandom. Fandom has shaped my life since then. It was because of a Vikingcon I decided to go to WWU instead of the UW. I met most of my current friends through the different conventions I have attended over the years. I even meet my Wife through a mutual friend in fandom.