My Background Summary

Age: 26. 22 East Riverside Drive, Dedham, MA. YouTube playlist (~33 videos): https://bit.ly/2R01J89

I was born on April 6, 1992 to Jeffrey Farrell and Darlene (Thomas) Farrell. My father’s side is of Irish ancestry, and my mother’s side is of Scottish and British ancestry. I have two siblings: an older sister Madison and a younger brother Mackenzie (Mack for short).

I grew up on 22 East Riverside Drive, Dedham, MA in a middle class home.

I was a late talker. I was told that, at a young age, my older sister would often speak on my behalf.

I started playing soccer at about age 5. I also played hockey at a young age, but I quit it early on in life. I was more interested in progressing in soccer. I picked up chess a tad later in life, probably around third or fourth grade.

I attended Riverdale for elementary school. My favorite teachers were the male teachers (male teachers understood me better). Mr Capone was my fourth grade teacher. Mr Hazel was my fifth grade teacher. I also held my gym teacher Paul Pedolski in high regard. He was later my coach for high school soccer.

My middle school (junior high) was a tad unusual in that it only housed sixth and seventh grade. After my time there, a new middle school was built, and it houses sixth through eighth grade.

In high school, I did soccer, chess, and track. Although in adulthood I don’t run often, I do walk a lot in place of jogging. I attended Dedham High School from 2006 to 2010.

For college, I attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I majored in Computer Science. Originally, I intended to dual major in Computer Science and Cognitive Science, but I dropped the latter major to graduate earlier. Bram van Heuveln was a professor of mine for multiple classes, and I hold him especially in high regard for his skepticism, above-average intelligence, and overall attitude on life. Students there generally call him by his first name Bram. I made many friends and acquaintances in college, and I have kept in touch with more friends from college than high school. I graduated in 2014 and entered my next stage of life. I opted not to attend the graduation ceremony, so received the diploma in the mail. Here is a photo of my diploma: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=688520448201060&l=f837fd0f5d

I became quite the job hopper, holding a series of programming-related jobs for a few years. The most recent jobs were at CABEM Technologies in Newton, MA and Jassby in Waltham, MA. A more thorough look at my job history is on my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-thomas-farrell/

Here's a souvenir from my last job:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTDkIOFURf/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

I also worked at Whole Foods briefly in between jobs. I was a dishwasher. The people there were quite nice to me, but the job was not for me. I am better suited to coding...and soccer juggling, for that matter.

Recently, I’ve traveled a bit, which isn’t too surprising considering my age and adventurous personality. I visited Mexico, Cuba, and Canada recently, and I also made a short trip to D.C. I’ve settled back home in the Boston area, and right now, I am writing this at Newton Wellesley Hospital. I am frequently bored here, and writing is one of the few means I have to entertain myself.