about dominoconsultant
I grew up in Adelaide in South Australia very close to the beach. Was a volunteer Life Saver throughout my teen years. Went to Adelaide University but had to withdraw from my Bachelor of Science in the 2nd year because of family reasons. Did Karate for many years and obtained my international grade black belt (1st dan) in the Seishikan style (International means I was graded by a visiting Japanese Master rather than the local instructor). I haven’t trained for a while.
Career Movements
I have lived and worked in Adelaide; Melbourne; Canberra; and Sydney, all in Australia. Have also worked in Rochester, Minnesota for a short stint and Boulder, Colorado for 3 1/2 years where I met my wife.
My on-line resume can be found here… http://www.linkedin.com/in/dominoconsultant
Family
I have a son in his late teens from my 1st marriage who lives with his mother interstate. I haven’t seen him in some time. We have recently re-connected through facebook.
My parents are both still alive and live an hour away in Goolwa, South Australia. My older Brother lives in Adelaide, South Australia and my sister (also older) lives in Barlings Beach, New South Wales, Australia.
My In-laws are in Colorado, USA. We have visited a few times since moving to Australia about seven years ago. Most recent trip was for my brother-in-law’s wedding.
Lifestyle
We are currently renovating our home and downsizing to run a more lean and minimalist lifestyle.
We pre-sort & recycle all our glass/metal/paper/plastic/cardboard each week and recently our civic fathers started curb-side recycling collection. We still head down to the local recycling depot every few weeks because we have good deposit legislation in our state (like California) so we get a little money back from that.
Personal Philanthropy (at least that’s what I call it)
I’m a regular blood plasma donor (every two weeks) and am also a registered organ donor. My wife is a registered organ donor but can’t bring herself to give blood.
dominoconsultant
The “dominoconsultant” personal brand is something I first started developing back in 1993 when I set up my hotmail account. Back then I was heavily involved with a software product from Lotus called Domino, otherwise known as Lotus Notes. I still work with this product on a day-to-day basis and consult/freelance on it. Since I have a VERY common name, I have continued to use “dominoconsultant” over the years to the point that I can’t really sever myself from it.
At times I am very active on LinkedIn but don’t consider myself a “networker”. I’m just trying to work out how this social media thing operates.
The best way to find out more about my professional background is to view my profile on LinkedIn at … http://www.linkedin.com/in/dominoconsultant
MikeSmith@dominoconsultant.org
