Cjl

With Walter's departure from OLPC and the initiation of Sugar Labs as an independent project, I have broadened the scope of my activities to include Sugar Labs because my interest is in the educational goals of (lower case) olpc and how best to achieve those goals.  I believe that the separation of software development (Sugar Labs) and hardware marketing/deployment (OLPC) is a "good thing" and with careful nuturing, the whole will become greater than the sum of the parts alone.  I would like to contribute my expertise in working with and advising non-profit organizations (various patient advocacy groups), government agencies (external reviewer/advisor National Institutes of Health Roadmap Initiative) and software development operations (member of the Scientific Advisory Board of scientific software firm, Artuslabs).  I have a great deal of experience in acting as an "honest broker", analyzing the roles and needs of various stakeholders and designing and implementing strategic plans to achieve optimal results.  I believe I have the necessary expertise to advise on a wide scope of issues that are facing Sugar Labs in these initial stages of it's growth and it is my intent to continue to do so in whatever capacity I can.