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It's a long road
from total dork to
computer scientist.
After High School, I had no idea what to do with myself so sort of
stumbled around for a few years until landing a job at Stanford
University's Center for Integrated
Systems. I gained a lot about the art and science of semiconductor
fabrication and research. That job lasted 12 years and allowed me the freedom
to spent countless hours exploring the Sierras on foot and to spend far
too much time and money on racing my
Mustang. Finally
though, it became apparent that I needed to get more education if I was
going to really find my place in the world.
That path led me to UC Santa Cruz. I
had had a notion that I wanted to study Economics when I first arrived
but quickly switched to Information Systems Management (ISM). Somehow, that
seemed a good compromise between my Geeky side and more serious
pursuits. It turned out that I could not have been more wrong. The only
classes I found intriguing were the technical ones. While I am quite
proud of having graduated with honors in ISM, I am anxious to put the
strange world of buisness with a technical flavor behind me. Without a
doubt, I have found my place studying computer science.
Maybe someday I will really be out standing in my field.
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