But his real love is sporting events. In 1994, Schlough served as the technology manager at Stanford University when it hosted part of the World Cup soccer tournament. Schlough became a consultant to the Atlanta Olympics and, later, the Atlanta Braves baseball club. After picking up an MBA from the Wharton School, he moved west to build PacBell's information infrastructure from the ground up. The building is almost complete.
Slough says that despite the glamour, the pressure for events programming can be enormous.
Opening day is not going to move. It's on April 11th. This year, the Sydney Olympics will open on September 15th, and you can't change that. When I worked on the commercial side, I was never inspired by the product I helped create. For the most part, PacBell's technologies scored high during the first home stand.