# Mark Cecil

> Mark Cecil is the co-founder of DataWorks, a Bonita Springs software company established in 1986. Identified in company announcements as President and CEO, he has worked on retail inventory software and point-of-sale integrations, following an earlier career in fine art.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at DataWorks; also identified as President in company announcements
- **Organizations:** DataWorks, Inc.
- **Education:** BFA in Painting, Florida State University, MFA in Sculpture, University of Cincinnati
- **Known for:** Co-founded DataWorks in 1986., Architect of DataWorks’ two-way Simphony II interface, announced in April 2015.

## Career timeline

- **1974** — Wrote his first computer code at age 15, with his father present.
- **1980** — Received a BFA in Painting from Florida State University.
- **1984** — Wrote a mailing-list application while working as an arts-center curator.
- **1986** — Co-founded DataWorks.
- **2008** — Announced the retirement of ARMS at the DataWorks users conference.
- **2010** — DataWorks announced subscription access to NeXT.
- **2015** — Named architect of the DataWorks Simphony II interface.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DataWorks in 1986.
- Architect of DataWorks’ two-way Simphony II interface, announced in April 2015.

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — Commented on DataWorks’ Accesso client seminar sponsorship post, saying he looked forward to the week of sponsorship.
- **2015-04** — DataWorks named Cecil as CEO and architect of its Simphony II interface.

## Links

- Website: https://dataworksinc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcecil

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