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An End and a Beginning

March 23rd, 2008 Posted in Mozilla, Thunderbird

As I start this blog, I have a week left at my current employer, Thales UK (Aerospace). In two week’s time, I will be starting my new job at Mozilla Messaging (yes I’ve got a week’s holiday in between).

For those who don’t know so much about me, here’s a quick resume:

  • I live in Leicester in the United Kingdom.
  • I am a Christian.
  • I left University in 2001 with a First Class degree in Electronic and Software Engineering.
  • Thales has been my employer since then (albeit with different company names).
  • I started hacking on MailNews around the second half of 2004 in my spare-time. Since then I’ve mainly worked on the Address Book, though I’m starting to branch out more now.
  • I am a member of the SeaMonkey council.
  • I am a MailNews peer.

The Mozilla Messaging job mainly came around because of my spare-time work on MailNews. Its an exciting prospect (though not without some nerves as it is a big change for me), and I’m hoping that with the support of the community, the Mozilla Messaging team can bring Thunderbird forward and produce the most useful, enjoyable communications tool possible.

More on what I’m actually doing in a few days…

  1. 3 Responses to “An End and a Beginning”

  2. By James Napolitano on Mar 23, 2008

    Great to hear the news. When Mozilla Messaging first starting looking for new employees, the first thing I thought was “I hope they get Mark Banner.” Can’t wait to see what you accomplish working on mailnews and address book full time.

  3. By Gary Kwong on Mar 23, 2008

    Welcome, Mark!

  4. By Tristan on Apr 8, 2008

    Mark,

    you’re invited to the Paris office to meet whenever you want!

    –Tristan

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