PickTrace is proud to be a team of diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and interests. Each week we highlight members of our team to learn about what makes them, and PickTrace, unique.
Learn more about Senior iOS Engineer, Miky Ma!
RAPID FIRE:
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Grew Up In: Los Angeles, CA
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Currently in: Orange County, CA
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Star Sign: Libra
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Who is the most listened to artist in your Spotify/Apple Music/ etc?: My kids are really into Miley Cyrus’s Plastic Hearts album lately
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If you could have any super power, what would it be?: Invincibility. Basically not having to worry about getting hurt or having insurance would be great
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What is your favorite ice cream flavor?: Chocolate chip – it’s simple and easy to find
DIGGING DEEPER:
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How did you get started as an engineer?
I was actually in school to be a galley artist – I went to CalArts and was doing a lot of performance art. While I was there, I took a game making class and my teacher hired me afterwards
The first game I made was similar to Geometry Dash – it was neon shapes bouncing around guided through an obstacle course -
Besides the interesting work you get to do with PickTrace 😉 – what is the most interesting- or unusual – job you’ve ever had?
I worked in a music store in Pasadena as a teenager and there was a boxing ring in the store that bands would play in – sometimes the staff would dress up as animals and box in it. I didn’t like being in the suit – it was hot and stiff. -
How do you like to spend your time outside of work?
I have three really young kids, so mostly spending time with them and on the house
We have a lot of plants, four cats and a dog. It’s very folksy here
We’ve been taking the kids roller skating. They’re pretty good at it, but they haven’t quite figured out how to stop when they’re going fast… -
Describe your dream vacation:
I’d want to go to someplace really naturally beautiful, like Antarctica or the Dead Sea. Somewhere where I could do more hiking and nature-based activities -
What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I didn’t learn to drive until I was 27/28 – I was (and am) very pro-bike and public transit. I think Los Angeles is actually pretty bikeable and the public transit could be better, but it’s still pretty good. -
If you were a kind of produce, what would you be and why?
I want it to be grapes because they’re my favorite, but I’m gonna go with a potato. I’m very boring, but also delicious, and I come in a variety of shades. You can survive a long time on just potatoes – I don’t know what that means for me though… When left in a dry dark place, potatoes can get very shrivelly and tendrilly
