Jacob Wood

About Me

From Leicester, England, US citizen based in San Diego, California.

Durham University Graduate.

Trained as an English corporate lawyer, before starting a career in tech in 2019.

Have been customer facing my entire career and love it.

Started writing software for fun in 2021 and never looked back.

Found my calling in presales as a Sales Engineer, helping customers with Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace.

Certified Google Cloud Architect, enjoy building things on Google Cloud Platform.

Hobbies & Interests

Exploring California's beautiful coastline. Roadtrips, Camping, Surfing, Hikes and Walks.

Enjoying San Diego with my girlfriend and our puppy, a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel called Pippa.

Playing Sunday league football for the Nomads, body permitting.

Games of Padel, Pickleball, Golf and Pool with friends.

Why Tech

I'm super curious about everything and passionate about learning something new every single day.

I see life as an endless unfinished project that you have to chip away at forever, so its important to find something you enjoy doing, to take risks and do whatever it takes to get there.

For me one of the hardest decisions I had to make early in my career was leaving a prestigious law firm to join a technology startup.

It was not financially lucrative at the time but this course correction has provided countless benefits over the many years since.

I truly love what I do. I'm so happy now that I didn't settle until I found it.