In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice.
We’re very proud to feature Troy Tessalone (crowdSPRING username: TroyTess) today.Troy lives and works in Redondo Beach, CA.
1. Please tell us about yourself.
Hello world! Troy Tessalone here. I’m a creative who participates in Writing projects on crowdSPRING, or in other words I primarily name stuff. As a 24 year old, I’m nearing my quarter century age crisis. I was born and raised in the South Bay area of Southern California, which is also where I currently live and work. The South Bay is a group of beach cities about 30 minutes to an hour (depending on traffic) southwest of downtown Los Angeles. In May 2008, I earned my B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Southern California (USC), where I also took some Information Technology courses like how to build a website. Needless to say, I’m a USC Trojan, tried and true. By day, I work for an online advertising company, where I’m a Web Production Analyst. That’s geek speak for saying I work on the technical side of the business interfacing with systems and dealing with a lot of data. I consider myself a social media junkie and someone who keeps up with technology. I’d rather be busy than bored, so I’m always looking for ways to be immersed in the world around me and enjoy what life has to offer. I believe everyone is a product of their environment and I’m certainly no exception. “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.” is the motto I live my life by. I came across that quote while reading the graduation speech Steve Jobs gave at Stanford in 2005. That quote immediately struck a cord with me and I’ve strived to live my life based upon it ever since.
