LDS Mission Network - Administration Bios  



  
Dan Wilson
Occupation
  Web developer
  PeopleSoft, Inc.
Mission Served
  California Oakland (1994-96)
Languages
  English, almost
Hometown
 Cedar Hills, Utah
Formal Education
  Some college
Current Church Calling
  YM Secretary
>>Beginning his affiliate with LDSMN in 1996, Dan Wilson has become one of the many key contributors to the mission.net programming development. As the author of a web site package which allows for an alumni site to exist even without a maintainer, Bro. Wilson contributed many volunteer hours to the LDSMN cause.

Wilson enjoys sport of any kind and has recenlty become addicted to golf. He has had no formal training in web development but currently works as a web developer due to the experience gained working on mission.net related projects. Wilson is part of the LDSMN development committee and the backup technical contact for mission.net.

 



  
R. Craig Harman
Occupation
  Web developer
  RCM Technologies
Mission Served
  France Paris (1992-94)
Languages
  French, German, others...
Hometown
  Vienna, Virginia
Formal Education
  BSE: Princeton University, 1991
  MS: Brigham Young University, 1999
Current Church Calling
  Elder's Quorum Housing Coordinator
>>Creator of the ninth mission page, R. Craig Harman has helped develop the LDS Mission Network since its inception. A jack-of-all-trades, Bro. Harman ran one of the original mission.net indices and has maintained sites for seven missions. Behind the scenes, he co-administered our webserver, while promoting mission sites across the web. With his pleasant, articulate style, polished while editing various student publications at Princeton, Bro. Harman has been the 'voice' of mission.net feedback for years.

Bro. Harman enjoys genealogy, languages, and travel, and volunteers some of his spare time to translating genealogical materials and deaf children's writings via the Internet. Brother Harman is presently pursuing formal coursework in his seventh language, Italian.

 



  
Curtis (Jewell) Whalen
Occupation
  Web developer
Mission Served
  Connecticut Hartford & New York Utica (1994-96)
Languages
  English
Hometown
  Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Formal Education
  AA: University of Alaska Anchorage, 1992
  Candidate BA: University of Missouri
Current Church Callings
  Ward Financial Clerk
  Asst. Stake Computer Specialist
  Stake Auditor
>>Curtis (Jewell) Whalen is the "official" person to contact to ask for with suggestions for improving pages, or to answer questions from alumni page maintainers about the LDS Mission Network and the services the LDSMN provides.

Bro. Whalen also develops Perl scripts for mission.net, and has since soon after the New York Utica alumni page moved to mission.net in early 1998 (It was created in mid-1997). The error page redirector is his idea [it is currently a joint project between Chris Hardy, Eric Huber, and him], as well as the Master Count service [which he is the sole maintainer and contact point for]. His current project is extending the capabilities of the RMDatabase script.

 



  
Chris Hardy
Occupation
  Systems Engineer,
  Echostar Communications Corp.
Mission Served
  California San Bernadino (1995-97)
Languages
  English
Hometown
  Cheyenne, Wyoming
Formal Education
  Some college, working on CS
Current Church Calling
  Stake Computer Specialist
>>There may be changes to this bio since I'm making it up. If you want your blurb changed, please contact Derek. Otherwise, this stint will remain.

 



  
Fred G. Larsen
Occupation
  Senior Systems Engineer,
  Wasatch Front Regional Multiple-
  Listing Service
Family
  Wife: Rachel
  Children: Benjamin (16 mo.)
Mission Served
  Portugal Lisbon North (1992-94)
Languages
  English, Portuguese
Formal Education
  BS: Weber State University (CS)
Current Church Calling
  Sunday School Teacher
>>There may be changes to this bio since I'm making it up. If you want your blurb changed, please contact Derek. Otherwise, this stint will remain.

 



  
Troy Young
Occupation
  Senior Software Architect
  PerfectPractice, MD
Family
  Wife: Karen
  Children: Zachary, Jeremy
Mission Served
  Ecuador Guayaquil (1987-89)
Languages
  English, Spanish
Formal Education
  BS: University of Phoenix, 1998
Current Church Calling
  Ward Employment Specialist
>>There may be changes to this bio since I'm making it up. If you want your blurb changed, please contact Derek. Otherwise, this stint will remain.

 



  
Michael A. Cleverly
Occupation
  Integer Dept. Manager
  Deseret Book
Family
  Wife: Shauna
  Children: Meghan, Caleb, & Jacob
Hometown
  Layton, Utah
Mission Served
  Brazil Manaus (1992-94)
Languages
  English, Spanish
Formal Education
  BA: Brigham Young University
Current Church Calling
  Home Teacher
>>There may be changes to this bio since I'm making it up. If you want your blurb changed, please contact Derek. Otherwise, this stint will remain.

 



  
Eric Huber
Occupation
  Senior Systems Analyst
  American Investment Bank, N.A.
Family
  Wife: Tina
  Children: Emily (5), Weston (2),
  Harmony (1)
Hometown
  Bountiful, Utah
Mission Served
  Bolivia Cochabamba (1984-86)
Languages
  English, Spanish
Formal Education
  BA: Utah State University
  MS: Utah State University (BIS)
Current Church Calling
  Ward Financial Clerk
>>Bro. Huber became involved with the LDS Mission Network back in 1995 with the creation of the Bolivia Mission Page. As a programmer and developer, he has been involved with projects outside of web development since 1990, but the Bolivia Mission Page was the first web project attempted. Since then he has contributed to the mission database arena with his version of RMDatabase (rmdb2 and rmdb3), a cgi script database that individual maintainers can configure and use on their own accounts. Bro. Huber, along with Bro. Derek Hansen, also redesigned the site and introduced the "LDS Mission Network" name incorporating both mission.net and ldsmissions.net in the new layout.

 



  
Troy Bowman
Occupation
  System Administration,
  Aros.net
Family
  Wife: Anne
  Children-Rebekah (born 04.04.00)
Hometown:
  Salt Lake City, Utah
Mission Served
  Mexico Monterrey (1992-94)
Languages
  English, Spanish
Formal Education
  BS Candidate: University of Utah
Current Church Calling
  Elder's Quorum Teacher
>>I currently maintain the Mexico Monterrey Mission which covers México Norte, México Monterrey, México Monterry Norte, and México Monterrey Sur.

 



  
David Stewart
Occupation
  Ortopedic Surgeon
Family
  Wife: Lori Ann
Hometown
  Galveston, Texas
Mission Served:
  Russia St. Petersburg (1992-94)
Languages
  Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Hungarian,
  Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, some Spanish,
  currently learning Chinese. [some English... :)]
Formal Education
  B.S.: Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, 1995.
  M.D.: University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1999
  Orthopedic Surgery Residency Training Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, 1999-present
Current Church Calling
  Home Teacher
>>David was the valedictorian of both his high school and college classes. He was one of thirteen National Advanced Placement Scholars in 1991, and the first ever to attend BYU. He graduated from BYU in less than two years and finished medical school near the top of his class in 1999.

David served in the Russia St. Petersburg mission 1992-94. He financed his mission in its entirety through summer jobs during high school. David taught Ukrainian at the SMTC and MTC when the Ukrainian language teaching program was first started in 1996. He translated early missionary training materials into Ukrainian. David enjoys conducting medical charity work and research in work in Eastern Europe. Over the last two years, he has traveled to 18 countries. He particularly enjoys missionary research. His most recent project is a site geared towards increasing missionary effectiveness, missionaryhelper.com.

 



  
Jason Mortensen
Occupation
  Webmaster,
  Motorola
Family
  Wife: Stephanie
  Children: Melissa (passed away in 1999 at 3 days old), and Justin (born Feb 2000)
Hometown
  Gilbert, Arizona
Mission Served
  North Carolina Raleigh (1989-91)
Languages
  English
Formal Education
  BS Arizona State University
Current Church Calling
  Membership Clerk
>>Bro. Mortensen assists the LDSMN by running "rysnc" nightly to maintain a backup copy of all files.

 



  
Cristopher Hogan
Occupation
  Vice President & CIO,
  Hogan & Associates Construction, Inc.
Family
  Wife: Christine Nielson
  Children: Rachel, Rebekah, Elizabeth
Hometown
  West Bountiful, Utah
Mission Served
  Argentina Salta Mission (1988-90)
Languages
  English, Spanish
Formal Education
  BA University of Utah
  Candidate MBA Westminster College
Current Church Calling
  Elders Quorum Counselor
>>There may be changes to this bio since I'm making it up. If you want your blurb changed, please contact Derek. Otherwise, this stint will remain.

 



  
Christian Nielsen
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Brandon Pulsipher
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>>There may be changes to this bio since I'm making it up. If you want your blurb changed, please contact Derek. Otherwise, this stint will remain.

 



  
Derek Hansen
Occupation
  Graphic Designer
  FlipDog.com
Family
  Wife: Melissa
Hometown
  St. George, Utah / Orem, Utah
Mission Served
  Alaska Anchorage (1995-97)
Languages
  English (bearly)
Formal Education
  AA: Dixie College, 1997
  Candidate BFA: BYU, Graphic Design
Current Church Calling
  Activity Committee Member
>>Bro. Hansen has only been helping the LDSMN for a short time, designing Web pages and coordinating efforts with the other Team members.

In addition to the work with the LDSMN, Bro. Hansen also helps maintain the Alaska Anchorage Mission Web site with Bro. Mark Wright.

Bro. Hansen enjoys working on these projects as it has brought him in contact with old friends and established new ones.