Kevin Gates from the Chicago MTC is highlighted in this article on CNet:
Contest rewards students who excel at Office
“Adrian Mercado credits Mr. Gates at Microsoft with turning around his life. No, it's not Bill Gates--although Microsoft Office did play a starring role in Mercado's transformation from wayward youth to motivated future worker. Rather, it is Kevin Gates--a dreadlocked, African American Microsoft employee, who Mercado said really inspired him. Mercado, 17, was one of more than 50 teenagers and young adults who competed this week in a global competition to determine the world's most proficient users of Excel and Word …”
“Adrian Mercado credits Mr. Gates at Microsoft with turning around his life.
No, it's not Bill Gates--although Microsoft Office did play a starring role in Mercado's transformation from wayward youth to motivated future worker. Rather, it is Kevin Gates--a dreadlocked, African American Microsoft employee, who Mercado said really inspired him.
Mercado, 17, was one of more than 50 teenagers and young adults who competed this week in a global competition to determine the world's most proficient users of Excel and Word …”
What a terrific testament to Kevin’s ability to inspire and communicate the power and value of technology – Congratulations!