Wilf Russell:
CLASS OF 1979
Vincent Massey CollegiateClass of 1979
Winnipeg, MB
University of Manitoba - Graduate StudiesClass of 1985
Winnipeg, MB
University of Manitoba - EngineeringClass of 1984
Winnipeg, MB
Red River Community CollegeClass of 1981
Winnipeg, MB
Wilf's Story
Life
Not sure what to say about my life. Moved to the US in 1992 to work at Microsoft and hmm... on my 2nd marriage now. First wife was Dianne Laird (Massey grad -- she's on here somewhere) and now married to Yvonne. Don't have kids (didn't really want any), but have a couple of dogs (not my idea), a few fast cars and a motorcycle. Wish I had more time to ride it. :-)
Traveled a bit -- Europe mostly (Germany, France, Italy, Monaco, England, Scotland, Sweden..), would love to see more some day. Had a job offer in New Zealand that I almost took -- would have been fun but dad wasn't doing so well then so traveling to see him would have been a bit much. Working for MySpace now (run the Seattle development office) and having fun there... You ever in Seattle? :-)
Workplace
Wilf Russell has over 23 years of experience in the software industry working for top Fortune 500 companies such as IBM and Microsoft in addition to leading internet sites such as MySpace. Prior to joining MySpace -- a division of Fox Interative Media, Wilf was the VP of Software Development for Agnostic Media where he helped drive the architecture and development of a highly-scalable, robust digital workflow, asset management, del...Expand for more
ivery, and media transcoding solution for respected broadcasters and content providers worldwide. Wilf spent over 11 years at Microsoft architecting key components in such ground-breaking products as Transaction Server, COM+, NT 4 Option Pack, and Windows 2000 -- culminating as the Group Manager of the Rich Media Group in the Office of the CTO. As a leader in RMG he helped to define and drive corporate-wide strategy and managed the delivery of image-related technologies focused at the pro and enthusiast photographer and associated industry. Wilf's vision and passion for the digital media space has also given rise to advanced discussions around the role of content creators, metadata architecture, and asset management strategies. Wilf also spent several years in Microsoft Research where he contributed to numerous published works and patent submissions. During his career, Wilf has contributed to internet applications and platforms and over 12 software titles ranging from operating systems to middleware software to targeted tools and applications. In addition to his patent, product, and publishing portfolio Wilf brings years of leadership, management, and software engineering skills to the MySpace executive team.
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