Many people in the genealogy software business will recognize
the name Elon Gasper. Mr. Gasper was a Vice President of Sierra Home, producers
of Generations Grande Suite. He was the driving force behind Generations Grande
Suite and was present at most of the major genealogy conventions in the United
States for several years. In the 27 August 2001 edition of this newsletter,
I reported that Sierra Home was dropping all future development of Generations
Grande Suite. With this turn of events, Elon Gasper apparently decided to move
on to other opportunities.
In the 30 January 1999 edition of this newsletter, I described
Elon’s presentation of Generations Grande Suite at the GENTECH99 Conference
held in Salt Lake City. In that article, I wrote:
However, even in one hour, he [Elon] was unable to show
all the features of the program. It was a pleasure listening to Elon. If
the software business ever folds up on him, he obviously has a possible
second career as an auctioneer. He spoke rapidly but never stumbled, and
he covered a broad territory in his allotted time.
Elon’s many friends will be pleased to hear that he did not
follow my career advice. This week VizX Labs announced that Elon Gasper has
joined their executive team to direct consumer products research and marketing,
including the second-quarter launch of an integrated suite of scientific software
for researchers who desire ease-of-use and power in the laboratory while performing
microarray experiments. Mr. Gasper joins VizX as senior vice president and will
also contribute business development expertise as the company identifies corporate
partners for strategic relationships.
You can read more about Elon Gasper’s appointment and his
thirty-year career in biochemistry and computer science at: www.vizxlabs.com/gasper_nr_020220.html
Dick Eastman Online
