Author: Jim Dawson

Jim Dawson spent his first life in the U.S. Marine Corps, including a tour in Vietnam as an infantry platoon and company commander. Since then, his has gathered more than 25 years of experience in development, including working as a programmer analyst, systems analyst, electronic data interchange (EDI) analyst, Biz Talk integrator, team leader, project manager, and departmental director. He has programmed in C, C++, C#, VB, XSLT, PHP, SQL, HTML, FORTRAN, PL1, and Assembly. He has worked with the Biz Talk mapping engine for the last six years, concentrating on applying Biz Talk to EDI uses. Jim is currently a managing partner of Second Star Professional Services (SSPS), LLC, a Microsoft Partner that provides expert electronic commerce implementation and integration services related to EDI.