Wayne Smith

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Gender	Male
Industry	Technology
Occupation	Group Product Manager
Location	Redmond, Washington, United States
Introduction	I have been working in and around the world of digital media since its inception in the early eighties, now as a Group Product Manager for Microsoft responsible for Microsoft Expression. I was one of the early pioneers of Desktop Publishing and thanks to a background in telecomms and photography, I quickly saw the potential of the Internet and have been involved with some fascinating web projects throughout the years. I have spoken at lots of conferences and exhibitions throughout these years - a part of my job that I particularly enjoy. I’m a musician too with a love of most music, but especially Irish/Celtic. I guess my biggest hobby as such, is running the internet life of musician Rick Wakeman! Family wise, my wife is Jo and I have five children, Stephanie (19) and Maegan (16) and with Jo, Alana (8) and Liam (5) and Jake (2).
Interests	Music, Irish music, backpacking, flying, WW2, Battle of the Bulge, Rick Wakeman, Mike Oldfield
Favorite Movies	WW2 movies, CGI animated movies (Toy Story et al)
Favorite Music	Rick Wakeman, Mike Oldfield, Clannad, Moya Brennan, Davy Spillane, Kate Bush
Favorite Books	Anything non-fiction