Lee Trout is a Full Stack Engineer who works with start-ups, small businesses, and large companies specializing in DevOps / front and backend development. In this episode he takes us through his journey from being obsessed with firefighting and 3d design in highschool, to finally finding his place in his present day job.
00:00 Introduction
05:50 What are you doing today?
08:22 What is your favorite tooling for routine and structure?
10:01 What is your first memory of a computer?
18:40 Growing up with tech and mining
21:30 Interests going into high school
26:03 Being interested in Computer Animation/Graphics
30:49 Finding 3D Studio
36:00 Obsession with the fire department
41:50 The plan after high school
46:20 Jobs after University
1:00:25 The first start-up
1:07:20 Working at Mailchimp
1:12:38 Moving to North Carolina
1:19:00 Applying at HashiCorp
1:23:45 Getting to the present day
1:31:28 Contact Info
Connect with Lee:
Email: lee@leetrout.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecodewritesme
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leetrout/
Mentioned in today’s episode:
GitHub: https://github.com/features/issues
Linear.app:https://linear.app
Hookdeck: https://hookdeck.com
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