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Walker Royce |
Walker Royce is the author of three books: Eureka! Discover and enjoy the hidden
power of the English Language (Morgan James, 2011), The Economics
of Software Development (Addison Wesley, 2009) and Software Project
Management, A Unified Framework (Addison Wesley, 1998). Before
joining Rational/IBM, Walker spent 16 years at TRW where he was a
recipient of TRW’s Chairman’s Award for Innovation and was a TRW
Technical Fellow. He received his BA in physics from the University of
California and his MS in computer engineering from the University of
Michigan.
Walker travels often to every region in the world. He has mentored
and managed a large worldwide team of technical professionals that
has given him decades of practical experience in communicating
internationally and accommodating diversity in multi-national cultures.
Developing leadership skills in people from around the world has allowed
him to synthesize some compelling lessons on patterns of effective
communications.
Walker currently resides in New England with his wife Jennifer and
their dog Corey. He has raised four children. He has a passion for
observing communications styles, crafting puzzles, and teaching others.
He also enjoys backpacking, canyoneering, hiking, biking, running and
geocaching.
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