About
Hi, my name is Chaz Lever. I’m a graduate student and teaching assistant at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC pursuing a Masters in Computer Science. Prior to this, I lived and worked in Atlanta, GA as a software engineer. From 2006-2007, I worked for a small company, Obvient Strategies, developing business intelligence and data warehousing solutions. I left there to work for Global Payments, Inc (recently listed by Forbes as one of The 400 Best Big Companies) from 2007-2009 developing applications for the transaction processing industry.
Before moving to Atlanta, I attended Duke University where I graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science in 2006. I’m a huge fan of Duke basketball and NCAA basketball in general. During college basketball season, you’ll be sure to find me wherever the Duke or Wake Forest game is showing. Go Blue Devils and Go Deacs!
So how’d I develop this passion for computers and technology? It started back in middle school when I got the first computer that I really considered mine. I can remember playing Command & Conquer over dial-up (back before the whole online gaming thing became huge!) and being completely amazed. I slowly started exploring all the possibilities offered by my computer and the Internet, and before long, I was hooked. Ever since then, I’ve spent countless hours working with and learning about computers. In high school, I built my first computer. I started modifying it over time… wiring it up with custom fan controls, adding cold cathode lighting, and learning how to use a little thing called a Dremel. So, in short, I love programming, technology, and this little thing they call the “World Wide Web.” Surely, you’ve heard of it.
I started Chazography during college to gain experience developing and maintaining a blog and to share my thoughts with the web at large. After a period of dormancy, I’m relaunching the site as a place to share my thoughts on programming, technology, and school as well as a place to aggregate my online identities.
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