{"id":82075,"date":"2018-04-07T09:20:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T16:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=82075"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:36:18","slug":"welcome-daren-datacenter-technician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/welcome-daren-datacenter-technician\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Daren — Data Center Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The data center team continues to expand and the latest person to join the team is Daren! He’s very well versed with our infrastructure and is a welcome addition to the caregivers for our ever-growing fleet!<\/p>\n

What is your Backblaze Title?<\/strong>
\nData Center Technician<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Where are you originally from?<\/strong>
\nFair Oaks, CA.<\/p>\n

What attracted you to Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nThe Pods! I’ve always thought Backblaze had a great business concept and I wanted to be a part of the team that helps build it and make it a huge success.<\/p>\n

What do you expect to learn while being at Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nEverything about Backblaze and what makes it tick.<\/p>\n

Where else have you worked?<\/strong>
\nSungard Availability Services, ASC Profiles, and Reids Family Martial Arts.<\/p>\n

Where did you go to school?<\/strong>
\nAmerican River College and Techskills of California.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your dream job?<\/strong>
\nI always had interest in Architecture. I’m not sure how good I would be at it but building design is something that I would have liked to try.<\/p>\n

Favorite place you\u2019ve traveled?<\/strong>
\nMy favorite place to travel is the Philippines. I have a lot of family there and I mostly like to visit the smaller villages far from the busy city life. White sandy beaches, family, and Lumpia!<\/p>\n

Favorite hobby?<\/strong>
\nMartial Arts – its challenging, great exercise, and a lot of fun!<\/p>\n

Star Trek or Star Wars?<\/strong>
\nWhatever my boss likes.<\/p>\n

Coke or Pepsi?<\/strong>
\nCoke.<\/p>\n

Favorite food?<\/strong>
\nOne of my favorite foods is Lumpia. Its the cousin of the Egg Roll but much more amazing. Made of a thin pastry wrapper with a mixture of fillings, consisting of chopped vegetables, ground beef or pork, and potatoes.<\/p>\n

Why do you like certain things?<\/strong>
\nI like certain things that take me to places I have never been before.<\/p>\n

Anything else you\u2019d like you\u2019d like to tell us?<\/strong>
\nI am excited to be a part of the Backblaze team.<\/p>\n

Welcome aboard Daren! We’d love to try some of that lumpia sometime!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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