Meet Robert Zuber, one of our fearless founders.  By day he hacks the Gibson blindfolded, by night he assumes his natural role as dad.  When he's not wielding Ruby, Clojure and Python to tame the monsters of the Copious server rooms, he's running to Crossfit or seeking out some form of dark chocolate.  Check out more from Rob here:

Introduce yourself.  Who are you?



I like to make stuff.  Mostly software, which is kind of my job.  But if you can build it with your hands, I've probably tried.

  My kids recently wanted to make a gingerbread house.  Instead of buying a kit, we drew up plans in OmniGraffle and baked our own gingerbread.  They mastered the geometry and arithmetic.  They were so proud of themselves and they still got to eat a billion M&Ms.  What could be better? What do you do at Copious? I do my best to hire really smart engineers so that I can relax.  I'd say I'm winning on that front.  Our engineers are amazing and I try to stay out of the way. What was life like before Copious? I have a pretty short attention span, so I've done a bunch of different things.  I started my career in electronics manufacturing then jumped into software in the late 90s and have done enterprise, telco, and consumer stuff.  Web sites, mobile apps, consumer electronics.  Seriously.  Disturbingly short attention span. What do you do when you're not working? Mostly spend time with my kids.  Soccer practice and swim lessons.  And I'm a master of jigsaw puzzles.  No more than 30 pieces, though.

I also try to balance things out with some exercise, aka CrossFit.

If your life was a Green Day song, which one would it be? *quickly looks up some Green Day songs*



There's this urban lore in the office that I'm the world's biggest Green Day fan.  I barely know enough to give you a real answer, but I'll go with "Welcome to Paradise."

If you take the title at face value, I really do lead a charmed life.  But I also live in Oakland.  And not with my mother.  Which I'm pretty sure is what the song's about. If Crossfit were to create The Rob workout, what would it be like? Definitely for time.  Probably 5 rounds of alternating rowing and clean and jerk.  It wouldn't take long, but I think it would hurt.

Checkout a few of Robert's favorite items on Copious:

White Vintage Roller Skates Deer Skeleton Print Tee The Lion King Print Unisex Ray Ban Sunglasses Roark Fall Hooded Coat 1970s Plaid Jacket 1960 Napoli Black Peak Lapel Flannel Suit Reclaimed Barn Wood Dining Table

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