Leonard Kong

Seattle

  • Born NY.
  • Parents owned a shoe store.
  • Went to high school in Indiana.
  • High school sport was gymnastics.
  • Can't sing (probably tone death), but like I
    music. Folk, Women Singers songwriters, Acoustic, Early Baroque.
  • Graduated from Purdue University in with Biology
    and Engineering degrees.
  • Most intense period of my life was doing neonatal
    research at Purdue in immunology.
  • Most life changing realization. Working as design engineer at John Graham and realizing that I did not want to go through life punching a time clock.
  • Greatest regret. Not pursuing a job at Microsoft in early 80's.
  • How I think of myself: The guy who wrote WaterWorks and StormShed.
  • Hobby that I am most committed: Rowing photographs for Green Lake Crew.
  • Most important person in my life, my wife.
  • What drives what I do: My life seems to be a quest for the freedom to think about the things I want to think about, when I want to think about them.
  • What I appreciate most: Family and friends.
  • Favorite pass time: Road trips with my wife.
  • Biggest regret: Snowboarding without a helmet and getting a concussion. This coincides with the luckiest thing that ever happened to me, walking away with just a concussion.
  • The best feeling to have: Writing code and being in the zone.
  • Work
    • Microsoft
  • Education
    • BS Biology, Engineering, MBA