« How Art and Architecture Influences Shape Engineering Career - Joe Stump »

In Chapter 6 of 16 of his 2009 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, SimpleGeo co-founder Joe Stump shares how his mom's love for art and dad's affinity for building and architecture shaped his career ambitions. Early on, Stump practices art and progressively takes liking to engineering - including practical experience working on cars, installing heaters, building houses - which teach structure, assembly, and design. Over time, he translates these experiences into computer programming and web architecture.  Stump is the co-founder and CTO at SimpleGeo (www.simplegeo.com), a San Francisco-based mobile location infrastructure services company.  Previously Stump was Lead Architect at Digg.  He programs in PHP, Python, Django and enjoys scaling websites.  He earned a BBA in Computer Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University. 

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Tags: creative process, family foundations, establishing career, discovery, parental influence, childhood