Montgomery Advertiser, Ala., business profile column.

Byline: Deborah Willoughby

Aug. 22--Debra Watkins' lifelong interest in technology started with her father's work as a computer programmer. She moved from Minnesota to Florida, then came to Montgomery to work for her family's business, Performance Support Inc. She recently was named president of the company.

QUESTION: What brought you to Montgomery?

ANSWER: I had been doing modeling and simulation work and war gaming in Florida, and I was getting ready to move to Virginia to go to work for the Joint Warfighting Center. My father's the one that started this business, Performance Support, and he offered me the opportunity to come up here and work. …