Meet Jacob Hemphill.  Jacob is the youngest engineer at Cloudspace and works with our Professional Services team.  He is also currently a student at the University of Central Florida.  He is a quick learner, a very dedicated employee and a great addition to the team!  He has a very bright future with Cloudspace. Now on to the interview...

Where were you born? Where did you grow up & what was it like there?

"I was born in the United States, but I grew up in several parts of the world, namely the USA, Russia and the Philippines."

What types of activities did you enjoy as a kid?

"Most of the things I did when I was younger, I still do (though less reading and more drawing.)  When I was younger, I played in a junior soccer league, but that was the only regular outdoor activity I did.  Through middle and high school I played the oboe seriously, but I dropped it during college for time and money reasons."

Have you gone to college, if so, where? And how far did you go?

"I'm currently attending the University of Central Florida.    If I play my cards right, I'll be done in a few years."

What was your first job?

"My first job was being a summer clerical worker for the school board in my county."

What got you into computers?

"I was exposed to computers at a very young age, so they are very familiar to me.  My first exposure to programming was in the 3rd grade, where I started programming in a simplified form of C for a computer game.  It also helps that I'm constantly on the computer, and it's natural that I eventually learned more about them."

What have you liked most about working at Cloudspace?

"It's laid back and friendly.  That's a great environment to work in."

What do you do for fun?

"I play board games, do various forms of art, read stuff on the internet, and I travel from interest to interest."

Favorite way to relax?

"Peppermint Tea and Oolong Tea mixed together."

One thing you could not live without?

"My hands and eyes.  Everything I do revolves around using them."

What is the last book you read?

"Maus by Art Spiegelman"

What was the last movie you went to see? What is your favorite movie?

"The last movie I actually went to a theater to see was Coraline (good stuff, very surreal, everyone should watch it.)  My favorite movie is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, since I have a thing for British humor."

What is your favorite drink/food?

"Filipino green coconut, and the coconut water that is in it.  (That's 'buko' in Tagalog.)"

Have you traveled out of the country? If so, where to?

"I've been across Europe, mainly in Russia.  I've also been to India once, and the Philippines several times."

If you were a cartoon character, who would you be?

"I wear more or less the same outfit every day, so I'm already pretty close to being a cartoon character myself.  I guess I'd just be Jacob, but more heavily inked."

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be?

"Life in a Red Sweatshirt"

What sound or noise do you love?

"Rain on a window and thunder (while I'm inside.)  Also, white noise, for similar reasons."

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

"I'd actually like to try several professions, just to get a perspective of how it feels.  If I were to pick just one, I would want to try construction; weird, I know"

Do you currently belong to any social networks?

"I'm on Facebook, but I don't use it seriously.  I'm a fan of more personal forms of communication."

Thanks for doing the interview Jacob!  It is so true that you rarely see Jacob without his red or now blue (a gift from Scott) sweatshirt on.

Next week I will be interviewing Dave Geffken, our non-profit website and application specialist.