About
Jeff Carouth is a professional programmer specializing in web application development; an author; an amateur photographer; and an avid cyclist and supporter of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. His programming background started in 1999 when he was first introduced to developing websites using HTML and JavaScript. After a year of self-study of C and C++ he took up a programming class at his high school. He competed in the UIL programming competition in 2001. During the spring semester of 2004, Jeff enrolled in a course taught by Bjarne Stroustrup at Texas A&M University and fell in love with C++ and programming all over again.
Simultaneous to course instruction Jeff was heavily involved in developing dynamic web sites using PHP and MySQL. He took a job at Systek Computing in 2006 developing commercial websites for local businesses. Over the summer of 2007 he worked full time for SugarCRM in Cupertino, California and continued working part-time as a telecommuting Software Engineer. In April 2008 Jeff and SugarCRM parted ways and Jeff took a position at Texas A&M University in the Division of Research and Graduate Studies (RGS). September 2009 marked a shift from RGS to the Division of Marketing and Communications (MarComm) for Jeff where he is now a Senior Software Applications Developer working on projects such as the Texas A&M University homepage.
Jeff is also a budding author. He published his first article with php|architect in the November 2008 issue entitled, The Modern PHP Workflow. The following year he published an article, Testable Code is Successful Code, in the December 2009 issue of the same. He is currently authoring a book that is expected for publication in late 2010 or early 2011.
Outside of work Jeff is absolutely enamored with food. You will find him watching the Food Network throughout the week picking up ideas and new challenges in the kitchen. Specifically, he enjoys watching Good Eats! with Alton Brown, Iron Chef America, Dinner Impossible with Robert Irvine, Throwdown with Bobby Flay, and Diners, Drive-ins and Dives with Guy Fieri. Jeff's future travel plans include visiting all three locations of Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill.
Jeff loves the feel of the wind in his face as he tours the roads around Bryan/College Station on his JAMIS Ventura Race. He first hopped in the saddle of a road bike in May 2006 but lost time for the bike in the Fall of 2007. On July 27, 2009 he purchased his latest road bike and completed the 65-mile course at the 2009 LIVESTRONG Challenge in Austin, Texas. He plans on returning to Austin for the 2010 LIVESTRONG Challenge.
On October 25, 2009 Jeff proposed to his fiancé, Lisa Hoyt, at the finish line of the LIVESTRONG Challenge charity bike ride. She said "Yes, of course!" and the couple will be wed on Saturday, July 3, 2010.
