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| {{wikify}}{{unref}}Robert F. Smallwood is an American writer and technologist born in 1959 in <ref>Davenport</ref>, Iowa. He grew up in nearby Bettendorf, where he was an athletic, academic, and musical standout. After attending University of Massachusetts/Boston on a scholarly exchange program he graduated from the |
{{wikify}}{{unref}}Robert F. Smallwood is an American writer and technologist born in 1959 in <Davenport<ref>Davenport is a city on the Mississippi River and part of the Quad Cities</ref>, Iowa. He grew up in nearby Bettendorf, where he was an athletic, academic, and musical standout. After attending University of Massachusetts/Boston on a scholarly exchange program he graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1982 with honors and degrees in Business Management and Psychology. | ||
| Smallwood moved to |
Smallwood moved to ] where he worked for Burroughs Corporation (later Unisys selling mainframe computers to commercial banks. Later he worked for Wang Laboratories in the same field. In 1991 he became an independent IT consultant and in 1995 he merged with and co-founded IMERGE Consulting. A prolific writer on IT topics, he has published over 100 articles in trade journals. | ||
| Smallwood had a son, Nicolas Smallwood in 1988 with the former Jenifur Stanley, originally from the island of |
Smallwood had a son, Nicolas Smallwood in 1988 with the former Jenifur Stanley, originally from the island of ]. He married Londoner Susan Cole on October 31, 1998 and they were divorced in 2000 after almost two tumultuous years. Also in 2000, Smallwood completed work on his <ref>Master of Business Administration degree at ] of the South in New Orleans. | ||
| Smallwood moved to the French Quarter and began socializing with poets and writers like |
Smallwood moved to the French Quarter and began socializing with poets and writers like ], Dave Brinks, Joshua Clark, James Nolan, and Douglas Brinkley. He had begun working on his first novel, a New Orleans-based murder mystery, when ] hit on August 29, 2005. Smallwood's account of his experience during the storm and in its aftermath was his first book and the first personal account published. "The Five People You Meet in Hell: Surviving Katrina" was published on November 9, 2005. One of the "five people" was Smallwood's friend and neighbor Harry Anderson, the comic actor who starred in ''Night Court'', a popular 1980's sitcom. In 2006 Smallwood embarked on a 19-city book tour and interviews on ] (BookTV), ] Radio, '']'', '']'', ABCNews.com and other major media outlets. He returned in November 2006 to New Orleans to host a "Black & White Ball" at the Hotel Monteleone on the 40th anniversary of ] famous New York bash. He also published his first play that year, "], Tennessee & Me." In 2007 he edited and published "Prisoners of Katrina" and in 2008 he published his first novel, "Jackson Squared." | ||
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Robert F. Smallwood is an American writer and technologist born in 1959 in <Davenport, Iowa. He grew up in nearby Bettendorf, where he was an athletic, academic, and musical standout. After attending University of Massachusetts/Boston on a scholarly exchange program he graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1982 with honors and degrees in Business Management and Psychology.
Smallwood moved to New Orleans where he worked for Burroughs Corporation (later Unisys selling mainframe computers to commercial banks. Later he worked for Wang Laboratories in the same field. In 1991 he became an independent IT consultant and in 1995 he merged with and co-founded IMERGE Consulting. A prolific writer on IT topics, he has published over 100 articles in trade journals.
Smallwood had a son, Nicolas Smallwood in 1988 with the former Jenifur Stanley, originally from the island of Roatan. He married Londoner Susan Cole on October 31, 1998 and they were divorced in 2000 after almost two tumultuous years. Also in 2000, Smallwood completed work on his <ref>Master of Business Administration degree at Loyola University of the South in New Orleans.
Smallwood moved to the French Quarter and began socializing with poets and writers like Andrei Codrescu, Dave Brinks, Joshua Clark, James Nolan, and Douglas Brinkley. He had begun working on his first novel, a New Orleans-based murder mystery, when Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29, 2005. Smallwood's account of his experience during the storm and in its aftermath was his first book and the first personal account published. "The Five People You Meet in Hell: Surviving Katrina" was published on November 9, 2005. One of the "five people" was Smallwood's friend and neighbor Harry Anderson, the comic actor who starred in Night Court, a popular 1980's sitcom. In 2006 Smallwood embarked on a 19-city book tour and interviews on C-SPAN (BookTV), BBC Radio, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, ABCNews.com and other major media outlets. He returned in November 2006 to New Orleans to host a "Black & White Ball" at the Hotel Monteleone on the 40th anniversary of Truman Capote's famous New York bash. He also published his first play that year, "Brando, Tennessee & Me." In 2007 he edited and published "Prisoners of Katrina" and in 2008 he published his first novel, "Jackson Squared."
- Davenport is a city on the Mississippi River and part of the Quad Cities