Steve Mohns

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Technology
Occupation Project Manager
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Introduction I was born in Kingston, Ontario, and attended Q.E.C.V.I. high school and Queen's University where I took the equivalent of a B.A. in Biochemistry, and have a B. Sc. in Computer Science. I've lived 8 years in Montreal and 15 in Ottawa, working for CAE Electronics and Nortel as a software developer, and the latter and DRS Technologies as a project manager. I was married to Mary-Ellen Edwards, with whom I lived between 1985 and 2000. We produced Will S Mohns a 12 year old in grade 7.
Interests Playing piano, softball and hockey;reading fiction and articles; cooking; the Montreal Canadiens; listening to music, live classical concerts with the NACO and OSO; swing dancing, particularly Lindy Hop and Balboa.
Favorite Movies Saving Private Ryan, The Iron Giant, Groundhog Day, Awakenings, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Support Your Local Sheriff, The Wizard of Oz, Jesus Christ - Superstar
Favorite Music Classical: Mahler, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Ravel, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Jazz: Keith Jarrett, Sinatra, Dr. John, Sonny Rollins Pop (I prefer the 70s): Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Sarah McLachlan, The Beatles, CSN, Elton John, Rickee Lee Jones, Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Queen, The Roches
Favorite Books I prefer 20th century literature & fiction Cormac McCarthy, Peter Carey, Paul Auster, Don DeLillo, Timothy Findlay, Joseph Heller, Paul Quarrington, Richard Powers, Dan Simmons, Samuel R. Delany Favourite book in the last 5 years: The Crossing - Cormac McCarthy