User:Mauad

Who am I
I'm a polo player, physicist, merchant mariner and computer programmer who enjoys life over all.

I used to work as a technologist for a living, at HP as a core application developer (mainly in C, but scipting is very very cool) for Unix and Unix like systems, after I worked as a project manager at Positivo Informática, and now I'm studying to be a Merchant Navy Deck Officer. I love horses, boats, music, computers and the whole existence.

Why to help Wikipedia?
When I was a physics undergraduate student (a little bit of time ago), I'd started to learn how to write computer programs, and the internet was on another stage (not so developed as nowadays). That time, I had decided to use that cheap channel of communication and information to make my (if I can say that) self-learneed second major.

The time passed, I went grad school, and then decided to make a living as a computer programmer. Here I am. Physics still pumping my thoughts, but my day activity belongs to this whole thing called Information Technology, and the internet, open source, colaborative work available to all, coffee guided me through this brand and brave new world. I decided to retribute. Thank you very much. Besides, it's an honour to contribute with a general and free available encyclopedia.