Tierra, while still somewhat new to the scene, has been manipulating bits since the 7th grade, and is currently working on his Computer Science degree at the University of Utah. He has been attending 2600 meetings for more than 3 years now in Salt Lake City, and has been helping run the Defcon Scavenger Hunt since Defcon 10 (you'll find him at the Scavenger Hunt table again this year). While working with the DC801 crew on projects such as this, he spends his time mastering his PHP and SQL skills on various personal projects such as TIMAP found on SourceForge.