Chad Hooker - Mentor for Extreme Programming

Chad Hooker taught me XP on a team I was on in 2002-2003. Unrelenting, unforgiving, and unapologetic in his pure determination to succeed at getting his team to accomodate to the Extreme Programming (XP) model.
 
There are times when perseverence and determination alone is sufficient to the task, and I learned through him that it can be enough.
 
Now 7 years later, Chad is still a stand-out in my career experience. On my best days I channel Chad Hooker with half the natural ability and grace that he showed us at Transplace.