April 2006 | Bits and pieces
Sidney Jackson, VITec® developer, retires
Sidney Jackson, software development project lead for GXP’s VITec product, retired on March 31, 2006, after 20 years with BAE Systems and VITec.
Morgan Welch, Customer Integration Manager for SOCET GXP, reflects on Sid Jackson’s legacy with GXP:
“The time has come surprisingly fast. Sid was the primary designer and project lead for VITec. He was there when the first VITec CD-ROM rolled out on February 1, 1994. His support and development of open systems, configurable interfaces and simple interpreted API made VITec a darling with integrators of all sizes. He will be remembered for finding solutions that carried maximum value for the customer and the product. But more importantly, through his years of service, Sid was a true leader, who, together with the teams he mentored, built a successful product that has had a long and lasting presence in the industry.
Sid’s been a brilliant employee over the years, and never shied away from taking on some very tough assignments. He worked closely with internal customers, as well as customers external to the GXP team. In one of my recent trips to a customer site, one contractor asked about Sid specifically by name! His efforts were instrumental in VITec’s commercial success, and we should all salute that!
On behalf of the entire GXP team, a big thanks to Sid for all of his help and advice over the years. In his retirement, Sid and his wife LeAnn will enjoy many Hawaiian island sunsets together.
Picture that…beautiful! We wish Sid and LeAnn well.”