Mark Broadbent
Asia/Pacific Developer Programs Manager
Sun Microsystems, Inc
As Developer Programs Manager, it is Mark's role to build business
and technical resources to assist developers using Sun's Solaris
or Java technologies.
Mark's career focus has been in the area of Computing, Marketing,
and Education. This began in Passenger Marketing for the NSW Public
Transport Commission over twenty years ago, and has followed a cycle
of marketing, sales, software development, technical support, teaching,
and in recent years back into marketing.
Mark's first experience with computing was in 1977 as a reservations operator
on the QANTAM computer system. Shortly thereafter came the opportunity
to specify the database schema for a reservations system on a bureau service.
In the last fifteen years within the computer industry, Mark has worked
as a Database Designer, Analyst/Programmer, Systems Consultant, Support
Specialist, Systems Engineer, Trainer, and Marketing Programs Manager,
with companies such as Mayne Nickless Information Systems, Travel Software
Company, Gould Computer Systems Division, Prime Computers, and Sun
Microsystems Australia.
Mark has made numerous presentations on Internet technologies, security,
and business issues to forums such as the Australian Computing Society,
Internet World Australia, Sydney University's Warren Centre for Advanced
Engineering, Palm Developer Summit, as well as SAS and Progress user group
conferences.
Mark's personal interests include skiing, sailing, theatre,
and rock climbing.