About Vivek
I graduated from Boston University this past May with degrees in Biochemistry and
Classics. Yes, this curriculum is an odd combination, but I think I need both—science
and humanities—to appreciate the technology and the people of this world.
The kid
At the age of eleven, I became involved with my dad's IL-based software company,
MultiQuest Corporation. I learned how to program in C++ so I could help his under-staffed
company (I was a full-blown, calculator-watch-wearing geek). I continued to work
with my dad even after we moved to Massachusetts in 1997, when his company was bought
out.
The quasi-adult
Life as a computer nerd, however, wasn't as attractive after I took AP Biology at
the end of high school. It's one thing to program a machine, but the possibility
of programming life seduced me into the pharmaceutical and medical fields.
I just couldn't let go of my computing past, though, so I started making websites.
Even though I'm pursuing a career in science, I'm continuing with web consulting
because I really enjoy it.
The human
Aside from work-related things, I have a few hobbies. For as long as I can remember,
I've hogged every musical instrument that has come into my home. When I'm grounded
for making too much noise, I love reading and learning new languages (recently,
I've been working on Latin and Hindi). My character is indebted to these hobbies,
career goals, and certainly the people in my life, without whom I simply wouldn't
be functional.