John R. Fox
Digital Work in an Analog World is the first book written by software veteran John R. Fox. Fox’s expertise and focus is applied psychology within the field of software engineering.
Fox launched his career as a systems programmer in the 1980s with Sperry Univac Defense Systems (now Lockheed Martin) where he focused on operating system and compiler development. He went on to work for Wilson Learning and Young America Corporation. John also co-founded Boomerang Marketing, an Internet-based incentive company.
Fox is now Chief Operating Officer at SWAT Solutions. He joined the firm in 2002. John envisions the company’s mission as enhancing the quality, stability and performance of software usage, thereby preventing costly failures and unnecessary downtime. All told, Fox has developed a well-rounded technical knowledge base by holding nearly every job within the software development field at one time or another.
Fox is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and holds a B.A. degree in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science. He lives in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area with his wife and two sons.
John may be reached, via email, at jfox@analogdevelopment.com.
