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Dean Stephens is a Computer Consultant whose focus is guiding projects that require complex management structures in the leading edge fields of Information Technology. He is a specialist in strategy planning exercises to Internet Enable businesses. Prior to forming ASL Computing in Colerain, NC, he was Managing Partner in William Stephens & Associates, a west coast based firm that specialized in Internet and communications based software consulting in Silicon Valley. For seven years he has written a well known political blog, the Inner Banks Eagle innerbanks.blogspot.com . Dean ran for congress in North Carolina's 1st District.

Dean has worked as a consultant in high technology systems for 20 years and is a recognized expert in project management for leading edge client server systems and multi tier Internet technologies. Prior to that, he has over 25 years experience in Distribution, Entertainment and Automotive Manufacturing as a systems developer. He is also an inventor and holder of multiple patents in word processing and Internet to bank network bridge technologies.

Dean has served as Director of Management Information Systems for Allied Signal Corporation, Director of Systems Development for EMI Music, Inc and Vice President of Management Information Services for Print Technology, Inc. He has served on the Board of Directors of several firms. He was the cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of The Seminars Group. He served as Chief Financial Officer for First Commerce Mortgage. He has also served as a product manager of advanced Internet technologies for KLA Tencor in Silicon Valley.

Prior to his involvement in technology management, Dean was successful in sales management. He has directed organizations with staff of over 300 employees, and managed two well-known technology projects that advanced the state of the art significantly; in service management for the office equipment industry; and electronic order entry for the airline industry. He has managed international projects in Europe, South America and Asia.

Dean has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta Georgia. Dean's family lived on a farm in Hexlena, North Carolina, in the middle of North Carolina's First District when he was born. His father met his mother during World War II at the Harvey Point Navy Base in Perquimans County and was an assistant County Agent for Bertie County after the war. A decorated pilot, his father retired from the Naval Reserve as a Commander. Dean attended school in Aulander, NC before moving to Georgia where he attended high school and college. During summer and Christmas vacations and in other visits back Dean has hunted and fished in Bertie County and the surrounding
Inner Banks all of his life.

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Herman Cain supporters have accepted his narrative that he is an American success story. The question is, just how much of that "success" did he earn on his own? And is it really the Horatio Alger story we are led to believe?
Herman Cain supporters have accepted his narrative that he is an American success story. The question is, just how much of that "success" did he earn on his own? And is it really the Horatio Alger story we are led to believe?
 
Our world is coming apart. The reactions to this are daily becoming more ridiculous.
Our world is coming apart. The reactions to this are daily becoming more ridiculous.
 



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