John Kauffman earned a pair of degrees in the sciences from Pennsylvania State University. He then conducted research for Hershey Foods in the genetics of the cacao tree and the molecular biology of chocolate production. John now divides his freelance consulting time evenly between teaching, writing, and programming, primarily in the areas of Visual Basic, Word macros, Access and Access programming, and ASP. John is available for contract training in Asia, Europe, and North America by contacting Training@Kauffmans.org