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Jeff Genender's Firefighting Story
- Jeff Genender found firefighting addictive because of the adrenaline and the opportunity to help people.
- He served 16 years as a volunteer firefighter on the Colorado Front Range, rising to Captain.
Starting Apache Contributions
- Jeff began contributing to Apache by fixing bugs he found frustrating.
- His initial Apache engagement led to getting involved with major projects like Geronimo and ActiveMQ.
Championing Apache CXF at IBM
- Jeff helped get Apache CXF certified and adopted despite company politics at IBM.
- His technical choices prevailed as WebSphere later adopted CXF for web services.