- First name: Michael

- Last name: Bobak

- Email address: REMOVED

- Phone number(s): 312-666-3294

- Postal code: 60622

- City: Chicago

- State or province: IL

- Country: USA

- Organization(s) you work for or study at
  (please supply the name and city for each organization):
self  /contract-work

- Fields of interest
  (e.g. computer linguistics, numerical analysis, business software,
   medicine, bioinformatics):
AI as it relates to solving science problems; assisted problem solving; semantic(grid/web)services
Expert-Systems, connected to simulation &/or live data feeds.  Biophysics background.

- Have you written any Lisp-related papers? If so, please supply
  bibliographical references (and URL's, if possible).
No, but worked on systems w/links@ http://homepage.mac.com/bobak

- Have you developed or participated in the development of any
  Lisp-related programs or libraries? If so, please supply a URL,
  if possible.
Most in altered lisp/rule-based shells.

- Lisp variants you have used (e.g. Common Lisp, Scheme, Dylan):
CL, Scheme ... various

- Lisp variants you're currently using or intend to use in the
  near future:
rule-shells,  ...

- Lisp implementations you have used
  (e.g. CMUCL, Lispworks, Allegro Common Lisp):
ACL, LW, CMUCL, openMCL

- Lisp implementations you're currently using or intend to use
  in the near future:
ACL, &free?

- Computer platforms on which you're using or deploying Lisp:
UNIX (OS-X,  Linux), NT

- Number of years of experience with Lisp:
~3?

- Experience with other programming languages (please supply the
  number of years and the name of the language):
C,Smalltalk,Java several others, some@http://homepage.mac.com/bobak

- Total number of years of programming experience:
24

- Do you use Lisp:
  - at work (if so, how much)
  - for study (if so, how much)
  - as a hobby (if so, how much)
Varies, but I'm almost always using a lisp-like, both for work, but
especially if it is for study/hobby.

- Are you using Lisp as much as you would like to?
  If not, why not?
If I start using lisa.sf.net I might be able to up my use of ANSI CL.
For the java related work I might use Jess more too (if for gov/edu),
or other lsp/scm in java (eg. kawa/etc).

- Do you see any obstacles to further Lisp growth (if so, what
  is the biggest obstacle in your opinion)?
Getting an env setup, pkgs loaded (eg. asdf failure rate).
There are some interesting libs in little specialized lisps,
that haven't been ported back yet.  What has lisp learned from
other lang work in the past years that has gotten back in?
There are a few other roadblocks.

- Would you be interested in a Lisp-related job or contract work?
Yes!

- Is your organization interested in hiring Lisp programmers?
It's just me, I'd partner if I got a large enough job.

- Are you currently participating in Lisp-related meetings?
  If so, where and how often?
  If not, would you be interested in such meetings?
I'd go to SchemeBoston and BayAreaLUG when I'm around.
There is a group in Chicago, but not very active right now.

- Do you know any other Lispers who might be willing to fill in
  this questionnaire (please supply their names and email-addresses
  if you do)?
I think they have seen this too. I'll mention it to them again.
I put it off for awhile too, as my ansi-use was low.

- Do you know people who may be interested in learning Lisp
  (please supply their names and email-addresses if you do)?