About the Author David LarcineseDavid Larcinese spent his early career as a Store Manager of a Garden Center Chain located in Detroit Michigan. After seven years h...view moreAbout the Author David LarcineseDavid Larcinese spent his early career as a Store Manager of a Garden Center Chain located in Detroit Michigan. After seven years he was promoted to Director of Employee Relations and Training. It was during this time that he started technical writing and devoted much of his career in developing and writing various policy and procedures.During the next fifteen years, he developed several; technical and employee handbooks and reference materials. From product knowledge to benefit programs as well as many specialized training materials. He also produced and directed both audio and video programs utilized by various Regions to train employees.David developed the very first Point of Sale System utilizing a cash register to a mini IBM/AT Computer. It was first unveiled in the early nineteen eighties and captured specific item movement for over thirty five thousand items at store level. All Operational programs policy and procedures were developed and written at this time. He was also instrumental in the full electronic media utilized by the nursery chain that had grown to over one hundred eighty stores in fifteen states.David had also become a member of Toastmaster International were he won The Midwest Speaking Contest for Humorous Speech. His wife Annette also spent her career in retail as a Category/Space Manager and worked for various retailers and suppliers.Currently they have both recently retired after spending all of their careers in upper Retail Management. David and his wife Annette live in a small rural community fifty miles North of Detroit on a ten acre site. Currently they own four houses and enjoy the almost constant repair and updating of their properties.David and Annette have six grown children and eight grandchildren most located in up and out of state locationsview less