Jason Lowenthal

From Orchestra and the Player's Guild Risk Tournament to keeping up with his baby girl's busy social schedule, check in with Jason.

Questions

Favorite High School Memory I experienced many joyous occasions while a student at LHS, picking just one proves a bit tricky. I became "Emperor of the World" with a first place victory in the Player's Guild Risk Tournament my Senior year. Some of my tactics even prompted some permanent changes to the tournament rules, or at least so I have heard. However, I think most of my memories are still shadowed by the fact that I recieved my first kiss from my (now) wife at Turnabout Sophomore year.

Favorite High School Class Tie between Sophomore Language Arts with Mr. Willard and AP Literature with Mrs. Tinucci. I will also carry with me forever the time I spent in Symphonic Orchestra.

Favorite High School Activity: I was pretty involved in most things musical as a Viola player, but some of the tops were being a member of the Pit Orchestra in The King and I, and traveling to Florida with the Orchestra and Choir my senior year. Every meeting of the Player's Guild was also a blast.

In 2002, I spent my weekends: hanging out with my best friend Amir and on the road to Springfield to visit my (now) wife. You would also likely find me doing something on the computer.

In 2011, I spend my weekends: fulfilling the packed social calendar of my baby daughter, it seems she is quite popular. Lots of people want to meet and spend time with her. If we are not meeting with people that want to see her, I tend to be writing software for the learning and enjoyment aspects, or working on the many projects that come with home ownership.

What I'm up to now

I triple majored in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, and Computer Science at Drury University in Springfield, MO. I also minored in Architecture before realizing that, while I have passion for artistic endeavors, the talent doesn't quite fit the architectural mold. I graduated in 2007, and married my wife a week later, taking our honeymoon in Hawaii. Most of my LHS classmates have met her, she visited our school regularly and attended all of the dances I did (except one).

My career path started at Bass Pro Shops as a Retail Systems Analyst working in the Boat Retail division. From there, I was recruited in to PaperWise as a Software Engineer. Approximately 8 months ago, I started as a Senior Programmer/Analyst for O'Reilly Auto Parts. Around the same time, my daughter was born.

Other than growing my career, I enjoy spending time with my family, and hobbyist programming, most specifically in web development. I always seem to have some kind of project going on at home, so life keeps me hopping.