Gene Backlin是一名独立顾问，在软件工业领域为客户提供咨询帮助超过30年，包括IBM公司、美国环境保护署（U.S. Environmental Protection Agency）、废弃物管理（Waste Management）组织、美国银行（Bank of America）、摩根大通银行（JP Morgan Chase）和美国电话电报公司（AT&T）。除了在DePaul大学任教以外，Gene还是开发者套件的图书作者。

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