Carey Parker was born and raised in Indiana, an only child who loved to tear apart his electronic toys and reassemble them in interesting ways. He began programming computers in middle school when personal computers were just starting to become popular. For years, these twin interests percolated until he attended Purdue University and he learned you could get paid to do this stuff - it was called Electrical Engineering! After obtaining a bachelor's and a master's degree in EE, Carey launched his career in telecommunications software development at Bell Northern Research (aka the Big Nerd Ranch...