Not sure where to put this, but I'm going to put it here, because I believe, of all the NI products, LabView has had the greatest impact on my work life and there is no links for comments on the press release...
I wish Dr. Touchard the best upon his impending retirement as CEO and pronounce my immense gratitude (also to all the folks over the years @ NI while I'm at it) for the opportunities and successes I have experienced because of National Instruments. Thank you for making the last 32 years of coming to work a thoroughy enjoyable and addictive challenge!
They just brought around a new hire and described me as a 'jack of all trades' during the introduction. On other occasions it has variously been 'MacGyver', 'Doc Brown', & 'Q', among others. Flattering, but I'm not really that good. I've just had the 'right tools' for the job and I've been able to get the job done because of them.
I remember that, in the pre-MoPac Expressway days, I noticed a license plate that indicated what must have been his car way...way...way out in the parking lot. Meeting him at a reception after training, I teased him about why he didn't have an assigned parking spot. He replied, "If I get here late, I have to walk like everybody else". I thought that said a lot about the man.
Thanx, Doc!
