MILES HEISE

I came to software engineering in a very roundabout way. Fitting the stereotype of a smart but utterly directionless young man, I had a myriad of jobs ranging from managing a music store to being a mime in Eastern Europe. I did very technical work on fire alarm panels for a security company, and rather less technical work traveling with a carnival, and even started a successful event-planning company at one point... When I married and settled down, it was with some reluctance that I decided to study computers, and I chose it for the wholly cynical reason that I knew a friend who had done it and it seemed like a fairly quick way to shift into a more stable career. To my great surprise, however, I absolutely love this work! As a naturally curious and analytical person, I found a passion for programming that I have never had for any other job.