I am a 3rd year computer engineering student at the University of Waterloo. I have a keen interest in almost all things technology, but especially in computers and telecommunications. I hope to combine my love of technology with my passion for business in my career, possibly something along the lines of technology consulting or product management. One thing is for sure – my interests have changed since I entered university, and there’s a chance they’ll change again before the completion of my program.
I’m enrolled in a co-op program at the university and it has been a great experience. For anyone trying to decide between co-op or regular academics, I’d strongly recommend the co-op option. At the University of Waterloo, the co-op program is a phenomenal way to ‘test-drive’ different lines of work, or at the very least, different industries. The co-op experience has put me in contact with phenomenal people and pushed the envelope of my interests. It has been the single most influential reason for the refinement of my interests and goals for the future. I’m not sure I can put a value on that.
While I don’t have a great deal of time between full-time study and full-time work semesters, I have been able to keep up with several hobbies along the way, one of them being this web site. In that regard, I’m speaking to both writing as well as designing. Although the stereotypical engineer doesn’t like to write, I’ve come to love it. I’ve found it helps my creative and communications skills.
I actively follow the financial markets and dabble in some investing of my own. It’s a skill that I’m glad I’ve been learning since a young age – I’ll be thankful when I’m older especially. My work semesters at various technology firms have also instilled a love of foosball.
Random Process began its life as nfiniti plus one, which started off on BlogSpot in May 2005. You can still find those early posts here if you dig through the archives. This blog was started as a writing experiment and as a memory capsule. Even after only three years, I can already see that the wealth of information and memories contained here will be priceless as I progress through life. Currently, Random Process is running on a self-hosted install of WordPress.
Through its life, this site has undergone numerous design changes. The very first theme used at Blogger was a modified Kubrick design. Those months spent tinkering with CSS, XHTML, and some JavaScript led to a deep interest in web design. Since moving to WordPress, this site has used Amalgam, Hemmed, Carbon, RC1, and now sports RC2 (creative naming, no?).
At some point along the line, I thought, what better way to learn the art of web design than to create templates for the great WordPress community? As a result, I’ve released several designs to the public, of which Hemmed is the most popular by far. Due to time limitations (I am a full-time student, after all) support for older themes has been difficult, but my newest work, RC2, is fully compatible with all the goodies found in WordPress 2.5.
What you see here wouldn’t be possible without my web host, Downtown Host, which I started using in early March 2007. I’ve moved through several different hosts and so far, Downtown Host has presented the best price/performance proposition for my needs. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them for any small to medium sized site.
