Sean Murphy
Application Developer,
Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program
Sean Murphy graduated with a B.S. in Electric
Engineering concentrating in Software Development and a minor in Mathematics
from the University
of Memphis in 2000. After
graduating from high school, Sean was
hired by Microsoft to be their software liaison to local stores of larger corporations
while Microsoft built Regional offices in Memphis. Before moving to Dallas, Sean
helped spearhead the local internet and intranet boom by managing the
city's leading internet solutions provider then partnering in a firm focused on
small-business networking, where he worked as the Microsoft and Novell Network
Administrator for many local businesses.
In Dallas,
after working as the Network Administrator and Operations Manager for
an employment solutions company, Sean
rediscovered his love for programming, which he refers to
as "the ultimate in problem solving." The perfect combination of
engineering and mathematics rolled into computers. He has developed web and
desktop applications primarily using Microsoft Visual Studio's C# but also in
C, Java and PHP. His journey has lead him to be a part of the Andes
to Amazon Botany Program where he strives to be a strong contributor in the
world's greatest problem; keeping the Earth healthy for all future generations.
sgmurphy@brit.org