Mark Walsen

Current

• Founder and CEO at Notation Software, Inc.

Past

• Program Manager, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) at Microsoft
• Program Manager, Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) at Microsoft
• Third Principal at Midisoft

• Project Manager at Intermetrics
• Director of Computer Department at Wake Forest University
• Programmer at Wake Forest University

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Education

• North Carolina School of the Arts
• Northwestern University
• Wake Forest University

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company

Mark Walsen’s Summary

Founder/CEO of 14-year old Notation Software. Combines 30+ years of software development and project management experience, with depth of experience and training in music composition, to create the music software market’s most advanced integration of MIDI and notation technology. Seeks both marketing partnerships and notation technology licensing partnerships.

Mark Walsen’s Specialties:

Entrepreneurship, music notation software technology, musician-friendly user interface design, Windows/C++ development, API design, and technical writing.

Mark Walsen’s Experience

• Founder and CEO

  Notation Software, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 1994 — Present (15 years 1 month)

  Founder/CEO. Chief developer of music notation/MIDI technology.

• Program Manager, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC)

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  June 1991 — June 1994 (3 years 1 month)

  First program manager of the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) product, on Microsoft's Visual C++ team.

• Program Manager, Windows Software Development Kit (SDK)

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  October 1988 — June 1991 (2 years 9 months)

  First program manager of the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK), on Microsoft's early 40-member Windows team.

• Third Principal

  Midisoft

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1988 — 1989 (1 year)

  Designed and implemented the core notation technology for the first Midisoft Studio product.

• Project Manager

  Intermetrics

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 1979 — October 1988 (9 years 5 months)

  Project manager for a chemical plant and refinery instrumentation information database contracted by Exxon, and then rebuilt it as a product named CADDIE, marketed by Intermetrics.

• Director of Computer Department

  Wake Forest University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 1977 — June 1979 (2 years 1 month)

  Headed Wake Forest University's early computer department, which serviced the university's information systems and students with an HP3000 mini-computer.

• Programmer

  Wake Forest University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 1975 — August 1976 (1 year 3 months)

  Developed Wake Forest University's first registration system.

Mark Walsen’s Education

• North Carolina School of the Arts

  Music Composition 1977 — 1979

  Studied music composition under Dr. Robert Ward, Pulitzer Prize winning composer and Chancellor of the North Carolina School of Arts.

• Northwestern University

  Masters , Economics , 1976 — 1977

  Almost joined the ranks of theorists and academicians in Economics, but had more fun programming simulations of economies than pretending that math equations describing general equilibrium in the economy had any resemblance to reality.

  Activities and Societies:

  Full fellowship in doctoral program in Economics.

• Wake Forest University

  B.S. , Mathematics and Economics , 1971 — 1975

  Activities and Societies:

  Magna Cum Laude. Honors in Mathematics. Rhodes Scholarship candidate. Held Carswell Scholarship, highest academic scholarship at Wake Forest. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).

Additional Information

Mark Walsen’s Websites:

• My Company

Mark Walsen’s Interests:

Music composition, piano, sailing, archery.

Mark Walsen’s Groups:

Assoc. of Shareware Professionals (ASP). NAMM. MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA). Project Bar-B-Q. Washington Software Alliance (WSA). Educational Software Cooperative.

•    Project Bar-B-Q
•    Association of Shareware Professionals

Mark Walsen’s Contact Settings

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