Bruce S. Tannenbaum
Senior Software IT Specialist, Content Discovery
Services
Tel: 781-895-2746 T/L: 362-2746 Mobile:
603-943-1431
btannenb@us.ibm.com
Straight outta Yonkers, NY, I spent time as a radio announcer in the Capital
District and the Mohawk Valley before moving into the High Technology world.
I've worked for technology giants Wang Laboratories, Stratus Computer and
Informix Software before finding my way to IBM. I began as an Assembly Language
programmer and I've worked in various capacities along the way - Compiler
jockey, Technical Trainer, Voice Applications Developer, Presales Engineer,
Technical Support - and with multiple languages and operating systems. For
awhile I was a member of the ISO/ANSI C and C++ Committees. Informix gave me
exposure to the worlds of databases, Java and J2EE. At IBM I'm a Content
Discovery (Search) subject matter expert, helping our customers with their
search and discovery issues.
My jobs have taken me to parts of the world
I thought I'd never see - Singapore, Dublin, Brussels, London, Mexico City,
Amsterdam, Paris, to name a few. One of my favorite trips has been a yearly
jaunt to Sao Paulo, Brazil. A great opportunity to enjoy Chopp and Picanha in
the little neighborhood bars with meus amigos Brasilieros.
Outside of
work, I still enjoy music of all sorts. While living in the Capital District I
was a Vice President of the Capital District Jazz Society, in charge of the
monthly meeting programs. In that capacity, I met many famous and upcoming jazz
musicians, interviewiing them for radio and Schenectady Cablevision as well as
having them speak at our meetings. My favorite memory is that of a two-hour
interview with avant-garde pianist and bandleader Sun Ra outside of a hotel in
Schenectady's Hamilton Hill. Also, we put on a day of jazz at the Clifton
Country Mall featuring local artists, and a concert at the Hamilton Hill Arts
Festival also with a local flavor.
My wife Juliana and I live in
Dunstable, Massachusetts, just across the border from Nashua, NH (and we're avid
Boston Red Sox fans). Between us we have three kids (all adults), and three
grandchildren. I was our town's cable chairman for many years and we stay
involved in town affairs. Also, we do the 20-mile "Walk for Hunger" each year in
Boston, raising funds for the hungry in Massachusetts. 2008 will bring my 24th
consecutive walk!!!
So many of our classmates live in the New England
area. I get a chance to see many of my WRPI and RPI Players peers at a barbecue
held each summer by one of the group. But there are so many of you I'd like to
hear from. Please feel free to contact me! My address is 565 Pleasant Street,
Dunstable MA 01827. You may reach me via phone (978-649-3209) or email
(buffalobruce@gmail.com). See you at Reunion '08!!!!