My name is Shawn McCarthy and even though I don’t look completely Irish, I do act Irish.

Simple Facts:

1. Born on U.S. airbase in Thailand
2. Mother is Thai, father is Irish/German
3. Grew up in  California, Zaragoza Spain, and Texas
4. Graduated from Texas A&M University with a BBA in Business Analysis (INFO with emphasis on Mgmt. of Information Systems)
5. Married beautiful wife in 1998
6. Submitted a patent application in 2004 for “System and Method For Embedded Instant Messaging Collaboration“
7. Entrepreneur
8. Created RSS based News tickers for the desktop – Still available on download.com
9. Created coupon bot for Deal Taker
10. Created iPhone app for Deal Taker
11. Created interactive mapping application for the Barnett Shale region (oil and gas)
12. Created Oil & Gas News Ticker for the desktop