John H. (Jay) Shuler. Born November 9, 1957 in Detroit, MI.

Education: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Bachelor of Music (1979)
- Master of Music (1981)
- Master of Business Administration (1990)

Career:

Musician: performer and teacher (1977-1995)
- Principal Trumpet, Lansing Symphony Orchestra (1977-88)
- Associate Principal Trumpet, Colorado Philharmonic (1981)
- Extra trumpet, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Flint, Saginaw, and others
- (others)

Business: Telecommunications (1990-present)
- Nortel, AFC (now Tellabs), Mariposa Technology (now Marconi), Luminous Networks (now Cisco and Adtran) (2000-2002), Terawave Communications, Carrier Access Corp, and Independent Consultant

Interests include music and art, science and technology of all types, but especially computing and telecommunications, history and politics, philosophy, exercise (especially cycling) and exercise physiology.

My intent is to contribute when I can, fill gaps when I find them, and use Wikipedia as an initial source of information on most topics.