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Subject: Introduction
Since the post went through, I guess I can comment here. Before responding to Jason's proposal, I thought I should introduce myself to the group. I've communicated with Jason a bit, but I don't think I know most of you. I've been working in SGML/XML since the early 90's when I was responsible for the implementation of an SGML-based authoring/editorial/composition/maintenance system for what was then Butterworth Legal Publishers in Orford and Salem, NH (now part of Lexis Legal Publishing). From there I went to work for Xyvision (now XyEnterprise) as Manager of Sales Support, and finally landed here at DMSi where I've been for the last 7 years, responsible for all things related to SGML/XML implementations. I become involved in what was then SGMLOpen during my stint at Xyvision, and after moving to DMSi served one term on the OASIS Board of Directors. Long before I had ever heard of SGML (and, in fact, long before Goldfarb had thought of SGML) I worked part-time for an attorney and a few years later as systems administrator for a medium-sized law firm in Boston (responsible for the "word processing center" and putting PCs on the secretaries' desks). From my first stint as an LCS (Legal Computer Systems) operator for a medium-sized law firm in Florida, to managing the help desk for LCS upon my return to Massachusetts to managing customer support at AlterText to today, my career has been centered around documents - how they're created, how they're maintained, and how they're published. I've had a decade of experience getting lawyers, legal editors, assistants and secretaries to use structured authoring tools and to participate in the process of developing DTDs that not only provide the necessary information to the back-end systems, but also help them, rather than hinder them, in getting their work done. I'm particularly interested in the work of this committee because for the last year my company has been focused on developing Smart Document solutions for Microsoft Office 2003. We've built a Simplified DocBook solution that's been released as a beta and we're now going through the final set of revisions before announcing availability to the world. Our first solution was for the GCApaper environment for the XML 2003 conference. Needless to say, I'd like to tackle eContracts. Mary Mary P McRae Senior Vice President and Principal XML Technologist DMSi email: mmcrae@dmsi-world.com web: www.dmsi-world.com cell: 603.557.7985
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