Sometimes I feel very much like a big geek.  It isn’t the glasses that make me look the part but it is more due to the fact that I work at a software development company.  Though that may not seem to geeky, the truth of the matter comes to light when you ask me what I do.

I design voice encryption software for cell phones.

There I said it.  That usually stops most people from asking any more questions.

But some people continue to ask and I then find myself talking about how to code gsm security software and mention some of the gsm encryption algorithms we use to streamline our software.  Once in awhile, you end up having someone to talk to, but usually once you mention this, the room goes quiet.

So, I try to explain my job as simple as possible - I am a programmer.  I don’t want to have the label of geek assigned to me anymore.