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Andrey Potekhin graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Moscow State University, Russia. He relocated to the Silicon Valley California to pursue a career in software engineering. Andrey currently manages all technology aspects at Taitl Design, LLC and MesArt.com. Andrey includes bird watching, guitar playing, fresh water and kayaking among the things he enjoys.

Quick facts about Andrey's life

1. While in high school, accidentally invented OO programming. Unfortunately, that has already been done!

2. Spent the freshman New Year's Eve in the university computer lab, writing a computer game.

3. Relocated to the U.S. in 1994. The first book bought in the U.S.: “Design Patterns.”

4. Proposed an extention to C++ polymorphism.

5. Created an award-winning Patent Alerting Service that has subscribers in 98 countries.

6. Co-founded online fine art firm MesArt.

Research Papers

A. Potekhin, “Extention to C++ Polymorphism: Overriding in Owner Class”.

Miscellaneous

A. Potekhin, The P-Bug

A. Potekhin, How to screw Microsoft Windows

A. Potekhin, P-Patterns!