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+ {{ end }} +Our mission is to deliver simple solutions for complex problems.
+“Any darn fool can make something complex;
It takes a genius to make something simple.”
-- Albert Einstein
+My name is Jeff Russo. I am the founder of Simple Systems, LLC. I've been a software engineer for about a decade, and I'm still passionate about it!
+I've worked at several companies in my career. Some were three man startup teams, and some were fortune 50 enterprises. At each job, I learned many things, and now I can apply that knowledge to my own company! I pursue excellence in all that I do, and this adventure will be no different.
+The biggest thing I saw at all levels of business was unnecessary complexity. It demoralizes teams and can bring your software to a crashing halt. My mission is to deliver software that is simple, to both the business, and the engineers that have to use it.
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