User:NickHodges
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Nick Hodges is the Chief Technology Officer for Lemanix Corporation (http://www.lemanix.com), a Borland Solutions Partner in the Twins Cities of Minnesota. Nick is a member of TeamB (http://www.teamb.com), a Founding Editor at CodeFez (http://www.codefez.com) and a frequent speaker at the annual Borland Conference. Nick lives in St. Paul with his wife and three children. He can be reached at nickhodges@gmail.com
Nick was born in Baltimore, MD in 1962. He spent his early years in Rochester, NY. In 1972 he moved to Minnetonka, MN, which he considers his "hometown".
Nick graduated from Wayzata Senior High School in 1980, and then attended Carleton College in Northfield, MN. He graduated from there in 1984 with a BA in Classical Languages. In 1985, he moved to Pasadena, TX, where he spent two years teaching High School Latin.
In the summer of 1987, Nick joined the US Navy and spent the summer under the close, personal tutelage of a USMC Drill Instructor. Commissioned as an Ensign in October, 1987, he was first stationed as the Intelligence Officer for Strike Fighter Squadron 195 on board the USS Midway in Atsugi, Japan. That tour was followed by a stint as the Intelligence Officer for the Pacific Fleet Replacement Squadron, VFA-125 in Lemoore, CA.
Following that tour, Nick attended the Naval Postgraduate School, where he received an MS (with distinction) in Information Technology Management. He was then stationed at the Joint Intelligence Center, US Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL. His final year in the Navy was spent in Seoul, South Korea, at the US Forces Korea Combined Intelligence Center as the Naval Analysis Branch Chief.
In 1990, Nick bought his first copy of Turbo Pascal for Windows, and became a self taught programmer, releasing a few entirely forgettable shareware applications. However, Nick's love for programming grew, and he soon earned a coveted spot on Borland's TeamB, a group of volunteers that provide support and answers on Borland's newsgroups.
In 2001, Nick left the Navy and went to work for Xapware Technologies as a Lead Developer. A year later, he struck out on his own, eventually forming Lemanix Corporation with two other developers.
Nick has spoken at 6 Borland Conferences and three times been on the Borland Conference Advisory Board. Nick is also a well-known writer, publishing chapters in various Delphi books, and numerous articles for The Delphi Magazine, the Delphi Informant, and the Borland Developer Network.
Nick currently lives in St. Paul, MN.
Nick's Blog is found at Nick's Delphi Blog
