Meet Dominic! He’s an Account Executive on the Computan team specializing in meeting new people and building relationships. He’s quite an enterprising personality. In this installment of Behind The Coding, Dominic talks about football, money, and his hidden talent.
Hi Dominic! What are the last 3 things you Googled?
Hi Sajeel, the most recent thing I googled was a Ted Talk.
What was the Ted Talk about?
It was about work environments and how the work environment affects people.
Ok, what was the second thing you Googled?
I Googled the Portugal National Football team.
Really? Why?
I am a huge Cristiano Ronald fan, and is a big game coming up against Luxembourg.
Are you a big football fan?
Yeah, I’m a huge fan of Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Why Portugal? Why Cristiano Ronaldo?
I love the way he plays and performs in pressure situations. I support the Portugal team more than my home country’s, Nigeria!
Interesting! And what is the third thing you Googled Dominic?
The psychology of money
Why would you Google that?
I enjoy reading about how money motivates people and how people build wealth
What have you learned?
People having multiple income streams do better than simply just saving. Saving itself doesn’t do much. We need to use our money to make money.
When was the last time you worked after hours to solve a hard problem?
Yesterday! I spoke to Kassem (Mohamed Kassem, PM) regarding an estimate. He was busy, and I waited for him to give his opinion.
Nice! Who are 3 people you'd like to have dinner with at the same time, and why?
Dinner with my Uncle Dominic for sure.
Your uncle is named Dominic as well?
Yes, and he is a father figure in my life. He’s a priest living in the UK. I rarely get to see him and haven’t seen him too much in the past 15 years.
That’s nice, Dominic. Who else would you choose?
Warren Buffet
Why would you want the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet, at your dinner?
I can learn much about investing, money and things like that from him. Plus, he came from a small town and humble beginnings.
Ok, who else?
Elon Musk.
Why Elon?
He tells good jokes, is very innovative, is a forward-thinker, and good investor. He would make a great dinner guest.
When was the last time you cried tears of laughter, Dominic?
Probably at my brother's. He serves in the army, and I teased him a lot when he shaved his head!
What do you love about your job?
I love to have conversations with people. I like to learn about people before I talk to them and that’s the best part of the job. Learning about people and the preparation of talking to them.
When was the first time you saw a laptop/computer?
My uncle bought a system for one of my older sisters. I was about 10 years old and used it to play PES – Pro Evolution of Soccer.
What is something your teammates don't know about you?
That I used to be a singer.
What?? You used to be a singer?
Yeah, under a pseudo name too!
What was your pseudo name?
Robby the Sniper
Hahahaha
Shh, don’t tell anyone. I had a great following on SoundCloud.
What kind of music did you do?
I used to do rap and R&B covers. That was my style.
I am going to dig them up,
You can try!
