Who is Uncle Dave Mainwaring

 David L. Mainwaring  {aka Uncle Dave}

The Cluetrain manifesto is that "markets are conversations".
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Brief bio.

Graduated North Quincy High School, Quincy Ma, 1955.
Hold Associate Degree from Wentworth Institute, Boston, 1957
BS University of Mass, Amherst.1968 (Industrial Psychology major)

Served in the Coast Guard as Petty Officer{Port Security Boston, USCGC Evergreen WAGL295}. 


Worked as an electrical designer at the Fore River Ship Yard. Paid my way through college by teaching myself radio broadcasting electronics, becoming a licensed radio broadcasting engineer (First Class FCC lic.) then working as a chief engineer at local radio stations.

After college I was working in purchasing at the old Radio Shack Industrial-Division. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing , 3M, recruited me. I spent many years selling 3M electro products. After 3M I chased greener pastures including Elastimold Division Amerace Corp, industry sales specialist and Anderson Power Products div High Voltage Engineering sales manager.

I have done extensive professional level and craftsman upskilling training along with consultative selling. As a industry specialist, sales manager, and marketing manager. I traveled the East Coast from the Mississippi River east (Toronto CN to Florida). 

I've done many diverse jobs from being an electrician, to a radio station engineer, to launching, developing and managing on-line e-mail discussion forums:)

My teenage years were spent racing sailboats around Massachusetts Bay (Boston, Quincy, Wollaston).

I enjoy building ship and boat models, photography, developing discussion forums and learning new technologies.