Acknowledgments
Thank you, Shelley, for knowing exactly the support I needed to accomplish this task. Thank you also for sacrificing so much time for this. Thanks to my family for your kindness and encouragement.
I have had the great opportunity to work with many wonderful people who have influenced my career and provided wisdom, guidance, and friendship. Thanks to Dave Sammons and Mike Taylor for sharing so much insight on what it takes to collaborate and work as a team and for being such good friends. Thank you, Kevin Austin, for giving me the opportunity to learn, research, and grow as a professional. Thanks to Jim Bish for knowing pretty much everything. Thank you to everyone else at Inlet Technology; my time there has proved to be invaluable. ...
