Vanessa Nicole Naff is a Software Engineer for Warner Bros. Discovery. She works with the behind the scenes aspects of transcoding and live streaming video. In this episode, Vanessa takes us through her journey from growing up in a rural town to studying abroad in Japan and finally working with complex and advanced Go powered technology. 

00:00 Introduction 

02:50 First Memory of a Computer

08:24 Main Interests Before High School

12:57 Entering High School

20:20 Studying in Japan

24:40 Adjusting Back to Home Life

27:04 Applying to University in Arizona

31:40 Goodwill Hunting and Reality

37:54 Deciding on a Career Path

43:54 Working at Digipen

50:55 Working in Technology

57:50 Becoming a Software Developer

1:00:00 The Importance of Feedback

1:07:00 What is Vanessa Doing Today?

1:20:30 Creating Opportunities

1:29:00 Contact Info

1:29:50 Persistence is Key

Connect with Vanessa: 

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessanaff/overlay/contact-info/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/axiomista/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Warnerbros: https://www.warnerbros.com/

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