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Kenneth

Introduction

January 17, 2012

Hello all,

My name is Kenneth Pilcher, I reside in Houston, TX, and this is my 4^th class in pursuit of my Master’s in Banking & Financial Services Management. 

I work for Experian Information Services where I am responsible for a Partner development function.  My wife is an assistant chief attorney for ExxonMobil and we have three kids, each four years apart.  The oldest graduated from Rice University in 2010, the middle son is a sophomore at Emerson College in Boston and our daughter is a sophomore in high school.   My daughter plays travel softball and is a pitcher.  As a result, we spend a lot of time together traveling all over the country during the summer with her team playing ball and now that she is a sophomore we are beginning to visit colleges.  Because I am such a believer in the power of youth athletics, done right, in my next career I hope to find a way to develop a business that involves youth sports.  So if your wondering, that is the reason for the glove and baseball background.  Between the kids, my wife and school, we maintain a wonderfully fast paced lifestyle. 

I am excited to take this course because so much of what we do and will do in the future is through the internet and involves e-commerce.  I do wish the course had some time where all the students could come together face to face but the online class offers many advantages.  That said, I do struggle when its 2:00 am and challenged by an assignment that I cannot complete and there is nothing but a sinking feeling of isolation.  On one such occasion, I actually got so frustrated working on a financial accounting case study that in the wee hours of a Sunday morning I engaged the use of “our e-commerce system” and withdrew from the course.  Thanks to the encouraging support of my wife, I ended up calling for assistance on Monday morning so that I could be readmitted.   I was lucky because the team at BU was not only empathetic but also helped get me back on track!    

As we work together as a team, I would like to thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts and ideas.  It is the process of working together and sharing that enriches the learning experience and I look forward to working with you all.  I am interested in what has been your high point while completing your degree program at Boston University and what has been your low point.  How did you overcome the low point and what do you and your family do to celebrate your accomplishments. 

Kenneth Pilcher

PS.  If any of you live in Houston please let me know.