AGE: 51
TITLE: Vice president, IT
COMPANY: Oceaneering International Inc., Houston
ANNUAL REVENUE: $750 million
INDUSTRY SECTOR: Oil services
TIME IN JOB: Six years
BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED: "Go into computers; it's the future."
FROM WHOM: My elderly grandmother when I was 10 years old.
FAVORITE QUOTE OR PERSONAL SAYING: You snooze, you lose.
WORST JOB EVER HAD: Steak and Ale busboy. It was the longest week of my life.
BEST DECISION EVER MADE: My very best decisions have all been hiring choices. I'm surrounded by incredible people.
BIGGEST CAREER INFLUENCE : Being mentored by a former boss, Dick Hudson, former CIO of Global Marine Inc.
BEST AND WORST PERSONALITY TRAITS : My best and worst are the same: I spend a lot of time focusing on what others think.
FAVORITE GUILTY PLEASURE: I spend too much on my cars, but I just have to have the latest technology.
GOLF HANDICAP: I've only golfed once and shot a 99, albeit on nine holes.
TECHNOLOGY YOU COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT: TiVo has truly made my downtime more enjoyable.
This was first published in March 2005