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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m a paying member, but not a voting member (yet – just haven’t been paying long enough). Further, to be clear, I have no objection to Rob.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>But I do have a procedural question. Elections were announced, a deadline was set, and has since passed, and the results announced. I have not read HamWAN’s ByLaws or Constitution, but is it appropriate for someone to nominate and be voted on after elections have closed? What I sometimes am is a bit anal-retentive over a charitable organization (of which I am co-founder of one) following their established founding documents and policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Carl Leon, N7KUW<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sheppard, Mark<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 16, 2018 2:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> Puget Sound Data Ring<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [HamWAN PSDR] VOTE: Board of Director Elections - Rob Salsgiver / NR3O<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>my Yah vote for Rob - Mark Sheppard, N7LYE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> PSDR <psdr-bounces@hamwan.org> on behalf of Rob Salsgiver <rob@nr3o.com><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 13, 2018 12:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Puget Sound Data Ring<br><b>Subject:</b> [HamWAN PSDR] VOTE: Board of Director Elections - Rob Salsgiver / NR3O</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Greetings all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I’ve been a financial backer of HamWAN since fairly early-on if not the beginning, and have supported things mostly in the background with a few client installs in the North Puget Sound as time allowed. (Providence Hospital Everett, Evergreen Hospital Monroe, Bakerview apartments / SCHC Repeater site, etc). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The last 9 years I’ve been working multiple roles through the growth of a local start-up that I’ve finally finished with. Before that I was 20+ years in various roles within “old school” IT ranging from PCs, Network/Sysadmin, database, security, project management, web design, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I recently volunteered to join the NetOps crew to get up to speed on the design and management aspects of HamWAN, having done enough with the client configs to be comfortable. Bart, Nigel, Tom, and others have carried the load for a few years now and their available time seems to be getting less while I’m at a point in life where I can take some on. I see myself joining the board for the first year to get familiar with how things currently are running to better help transition and/or keep things going down the road should the existing guys (heaven forbid) want to take a break and spend more time with family/etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I am currently looking at an expansion / re-tool of SnoDEM to MIMO and back to looking at getting Everett Clinic online, which has been idle due to lack of time with prior job (no longer an issue). At this stage I am more interested in documentation/processes/procedures to capture what already exists BEFORE all of our founders win the lottery and tell us “adios”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>It is on this basis that I ask your consideration as a potential director for HamWAN.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Rob Salsgiver – NR3O<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>