Milt is a sought after motivational speaker, coach and mentor and has helped thousands advance their careers in IT. Milt Haynes is the founder of Blacks Gone Geek, a social networking initiative dedicated to promoting Blacks in Technology. Milt uses blogs, podcasts, RSS Feeds, Facebook groups, Groupsite.com, Yahoogroups and his web site, www.blacksgonegeek.org, to network with an online community of IT professionals.
Milt has been a BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates) member for over 17 years and has served as BDPA Chicago Chapter President and National BDPA President. Milt is currently an Outside Director for National BDPA and a member of the BDPA Chicago Corporate Advisory Council. Milt has received over 17 awards and honors at the local chapter and National level including the most prestigious National BDPA Outstanding Chapter President Award, Outstanding Contributor Award, Member of the Year Award, Presidents Award, Service Award and the Spirit Award.
Education: Bachelor of Science, Computing Science, Columbia University, New York, New York and Lindblom Technical High School Class of '69 in Chicago
Personal/Interests: Milt spends his spare time enjoying family activities with his wife and beautiful 13-year-old twin daughters and volunteering for community outreach initiatives.