Hello Red Team,
My name is Amber and I’m new to the AMD team! We thought this would be a great time for you all to learn a few fun facts about your community managers. Enjoy a few fun facts about each of us, and feel free to comment with your own. I can’t wait to get to know you all more and be a part of this great community you have helped create. 😊
@Amber_AMD
A huge people person, gamer, and always finding ways to be creative during my free time and in my day job!
- First job ever: JCPenney’s as a cashier and department associate
- Hobbies: Legos, drawing, paint by numbers, gem art, plants, hanging with my doggos + kitty, and of course playing videos games (PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch)
- First car: A white 2003 ford Mustang, and I did indeed put pink lettering on the bumper that said Mustang
- Favorite cuisine: Tacos
- Best TV Show: Honestly, this answer changes for me frequently. As of recent, very obsessed with Yellowstone. For all time, probably Gilmore Girls.
@BigAl01
- First job ever: I pumped gas / checked the oil at a full service station in Torrance, California. Great job until we were robbed at gunpoint.
- Hobbies: I love building computers, fixing computers, taking care of rescue cats, enjoying wine, running my wine forum and fixing things around the house.
- First car: I had a 1967 Oldsmobile Delta-88, bought for about $625. I sanded it down and had it painted a medium blue color, and added baby moon hubcaps.
- Favorite cuisine: Snow crab is something I love, but raw oysters on the half-shell are a close second; both served with a nice white wine of course!
- Best TV Show: Whose Line is it Anyway? Improv comedy at it's finest. We've seen several of the guys perform at theaters in Washington DC.
@blazek
PC tech enthusiast with a huge game backlog.
- First job ever: Worked at a movie theatre, free movies galore!
- Hobbies: Working out, seeing my lift numbers rise is like leveling up IRL
- First car: 1995 Saturn with an overheating problem
- Favorite cuisine: Changes every year, would have to be Thai food right now 👌
- Best TV Show: The Wire
@cpurpe91
- First job ever: I started detasseling as a teenager. Walking through corn fields reaching up and pulling off the tassels. It paid well for a job that I had at age 13.
- Hobbies: Skateboarding, Building PCs, Walking trails in the woods, Keeping up to date with technology especially PC and Console hardware.
- First car: 1986 Mazda B2000, a man was deploying and said if I could get it started, I could have it. I changed the battery and it started right away.
- Favorite cuisine: Burgers. Any burgers. All the burgers.
- Best TV Show: I watch way too much Television. Right now I am rewatching the Spider-Man 1994 series.
@kingfish
- First job ever: Bicycle paper route
- Hobbies: AMD Volunteer Moderator
- First car: 1958 Chevrolet Impala Tri-Power
- Favorite cuisine: Tex-Mex
- Best TV Show: Yellowstone
@mengelag
Passionate Gamer and an even more passionate custom PC builder.
- First job ever: Farm hand on a Dairy Farm
- Hobbies: Gaming, PC building, Death Metal, Guitar, brewing beer, and snowboarding.
- First car: 1989 Toyota Corolla
- Favorite cuisine: Pizza or anything to do with Pizza
- Best TV Show: Seinfeld without a doubt
@Sam_AMD
Old school gamer with the mind of an engineer, the heart of a community manager…and splash of OCD!
- First job ever: “Collator” at a tax documentation processing company…worked the graveyard shift.
- Hobbies: Chess, RC cars/racing, aviation model kits, and soon FPS gaming!
- First car: Used 1987 Honda Accord Hatchback (Gold) with fancy duct-taped rearview mirrors, handcrafted dents, a shiny-cracked windshield, and a permanent hungry-college-student scent!
- Favorite cuisine: Chinese
- Best TV Show: Breaking Bad
@Wally_AMD
An avid gamer since I could pick up a controller, lover of NBA basketball, and horror movies/books!
- First job ever: IT/Desktop Support at a car dealership
- Hobbies: Collecting vinyl, drawing, and slowly and painfully learning how to play the guitar
- First car: 2006 Chevy Colorado that always leaked water when it rained
- Favorite cuisine: Chinese!
- Best TV Show: Seinfeld (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a close 2nd!)
