Ms. Chance graduated in 1996 with a degree in Computer Science from the University Of Illinois. She has been a frequent contributor to the Powerbuilder Developers Journal and gave a key presentation at Sybase Techwave 2005 entitled "A Real-Time Physical Inventory Solution using PocketBuilder ASA and a WiFi Connection". She has held several engineering positions starting a career at Motorola where she focused on mobile I.P. by doing real-time embedded programming for the base radio controller group as part of the iDEN/Nextel project.