Who is Kudzu?

Chad Z. Hower a.k.a. "Kudzu"
«Программирование - искусство, воюющее со своими творцами»

Formerly the Regional Developer Adviser (DPE) for Microsoft MEA (Middle East and Africa), he was responsible for 85 countries spanning 4 continents and crossing 10 time zones. Now Chad is a Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Regional Director covering Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Chad is a professional speaker at popular developer conferences worldwide. Chad was once introduced as having "mastered more languages than a United Nations translator." Chad is the author of the book Indy in Depth and has contributed to several other books on network communications and general programming. Chad writes regularly for the Software Developer Network Magazine (Dutch), and occasionally for other magazines. Chad is an expatriate who travels extensively year round and is currently based at 40,000 feet. Chad has also lived in Canada, Cyprus, Jordan, Russia, Turkey, and the United States. In total Chad has visited more than more than 50 countries, visiting most of them many times. Contact Kudzu.

Why the Kudzu nickname?

This nickname was given to me by coworkers. Any spot, cubicle, or desk you give me, will not confine me for long. I will soon grow my workspace beyond this area. You can toss stuff back in, but it will soon spread again..... What is kudzu you say?

More Information

For a more detailed information please see my personal page or these interviews:

• My blogs - My MSDN blog, travel journeys blog, tech blog, and more.
• Borland Developer Network - Interview with Chad "Kudzu" Hower by Clay Shannon
• Delphi Swiss Center - Interview with Chad Z. Hower a.k.a. Kudzu

Miscellaneous

• Favorite Quotes
• Favorite Movie: Better Off Dead with John Cussack
• Favorite Color: Green
• Favorite Book: The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz (not to be confused with the book of the same title by Stephen King). I think that this should be a mandatory book in schools.