{"id":1879,"date":"2012-09-05T13:34:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T20:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2025-07-23T06:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:54:42","slug":"technical-support-engineer-zack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/technical-support-engineer-zack\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Support Engineer: Zack"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How long would you commute for your job? 30 minutes? An hour? 90 minutes? Well, meet Zack, our newest member of the Backblaze Technical Support team. His commute is nearly 2 hours, each way, each day. Why? Let’s ask him…<\/p>\n

Tell us about your commute to work.<\/strong>
\nI live in Napa now, so depending on when I leave, my commute can be anywhere from 1 to 2 hours. But hey, Backblaze is such a great place to work, it is well worth it.<\/p>\n

Where are you originally from?<\/strong>
\nThe Napa Valley. I grew up in Calistoga at the north end of the Valley. It\u2019s a great little town, around 5,000 people and only two traffic lights.<\/p>\n

What attracted you to Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nIt is a great, casual environment; the product is simple, effective and affordable; and the company\u2019s standard of transparency and honesty is refreshing.<\/p>\n

If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you do?<\/strong>
\nI would set myself up with a complete wood shop, and I would help my wife, Emma, start her own animal shelter. She loves animals of all shapes and sizes and we have two cats, Tigger and Timon, and a bearded dragon, soon to be joined by water turtles.<\/p>\n

Favorite hobby?<\/strong>
\nI love woodworking, and spent all four years in high school in wood shop classes. I especially like turning projects on the lathe, like gavels. For my next project, I\u2019m about to start building a new enclosure for my bearded dragon, Drako.<\/p>\n

Favorite place you\u2019ve traveled?<\/strong>
\nThat would definitely be Honolulu, Oahu in Hawaii. My wife and I stayed on Waikiki Beach for a week on our honeymoon in June, and we both loved it there. Plus, it was only a 15 minute walk to my favorite restaurant down the street, the Hard Rock Cafe!<\/p>\n

What achievement are you most proud of?<\/strong>
\nThe achievement I am most proud of would be finding the woman of my dreams, and marrying her!<\/p>\n

Let’s all wish Zack safe travels and a comfortable seat… Welcome aboard, Zack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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