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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=120 BGCOLOR="#FFCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0c83f781egdyul.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B>SalsaJAM</B></FONT> <B> </B><B>|    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SalsaJAM"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> My Bio   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Español"><U>Español</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resume"><U>Resume</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="050b5af0.gif" border=0 width="181" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Joe Manich</div> <div> (En <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Español"><U>Español</U></A>)</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=360 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> My Bio</div> <bR> <div> Joseph A. Manich</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:jam@SalsaJAM.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jam@SalsaJAM.com"><U><U>jam@SalsaJAM.com</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Born in Queens, New York and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mr. Joe Manich currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his family. Manich is an executive for locally headquartered <A HREF="http://www.ansys.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ansys.com"><U>ANSYS, Inc</U></A>., a global innovator of simulation software and technologies.  Manich has worked for ANSYS, Inc. since 1987 and currently serves as the Director of AI*Solutions Technologies.  Prior to joining ANSYS, Inc., Manich worked for Bethlehem Steel Corp. in<B> </B>Beaumont, Texas as a Senior Engineer.  He has received numerous corporate accolades for his innovation and leadership skills, bringing a multitude of revolutionary software solutions to the market place.  </div> <bR> <div> As a professional executive, Manich works to ensure that he plays an integral role in his local community and holds an abundance of memberships and accreditation's to his name including: </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Chairman of the board, and previous president of the <A HREF="http://www.hccwpa.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hccwpa.org"><U>Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><A HREF="http://www.hccwpa.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hccwpa.org"><U>Western PA</U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.hccwpa.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hccwpa.org"><U>.</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Executive Member of the South Hills Business Boosters</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Registered Professional Engineer</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Owner and developer for all of the creative and editorial content of the SalsaJAM web site (Latin music CD and concert reviews). </FONT>(<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><A HREF="http://www.salsajam.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.salsajam.com"><U><U>www.salsajam.com</U></U></A></FONT>) </div> <bR> <div> Joe Manich holds a Masters degree in Structural Engineering from <A HREF="http://www.lamar.edu/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lamar.edu/"><U>Lamar University</U></A> in Beaumont, TX and a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from the <A HREF="http://www.uprm.edu/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.uprm.edu/"><U>University of Puerto Rico</U></A> in Mayagüez, where he was a Magna Cum Laude ad Gradum.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>