About Ewarenow

Douglass W. MacLean is Ewarenow’s founder and a New Hampshire native. He lives in Thailand close to Ewarenow’s primary software development partners: Enclave and Soft Square Group. And far from cold winter weather.

His entire career has been in the computer industry. Except for a painful, but educational, three years running a small property management company.

Doug began his career with 9 years as a programmer at IBM, working on inventory management software for the retail and supermarket industries. IBM national account managers sought him out because he was adept at discussing senior customer executives’ needs in business, not technical terms.

Doug’s breadth of business savvy grew in 17 years at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Mid-level management positions included: software development, software quality, product management, and hardware development. He frequently worked with U.S., Canadian, European, and Australian DEC colleagues and their customers. His time in the DEC Government Systems Group entailed much interaction with U.S. and allied countries’ defense and intelligence organizations.

Doug is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM Thailand). He chaired the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) committee for several years and currently focuses his interests on the Advanced Manufacturing and the Small Business and Entrepreneurs Committees.

He has a degree in electrical engineering from UNH, completed computer science courses at Columbia University, and quality management courses by W. Edwards Deming and Philip Crosby Associates.

Doug reads voraciously and writes dynamic SQL Server stored procedures for fun. He enjoys water sports including snorkeling and scuba diving. He’s done parasailing and took lessons in hang gliding. He drew the line at skydiving, being advised by his scuba coach that if your scuba equipment fails, you do have a reasonable chance to reach the surface alive.