Started out with an interest in electronics until he discovered programming, wrote code in many languages for a number of clients, did telecom, IVR, networking and finally system admin for the past decade. Ralf has been working on EC2 since 2008. A member/leader at UUASC, LiLAX and USENIX, Ralf likes to windsurf in his time off and would like to meet some kite surfers in the area around LAX.