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What is your name? Jump, formally known as Jumpman What is your role in Imperfect Gamers? Founder and CEO. Or maybe even more humanistically... Owner and also rapper. How long have you been with Imperfect Gamers? (As of August 2020) September 2, 2015 What have you done/been doing that reminds people of who you are? I have been researching, networking / establishing connections, reinvesting, communicating, leading by example, teaching lessons, instilling good values in others, and most importantly shooting my shot and trying my very best to make something that no one ever has at this scale. A place for us outside of our current limitations that we can call our own and grow / support each other. i have always tried to lift and support those around me to succeed and exceed their own expectations by helping them realize their true potential by putting them around others with like-minded interests. I have rapped as an interest in high-school, there are videos of me that go way back of me free-styling in class. Contact information/Social Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JumpmanIG/ Imperfect Gamers: https://imperfectgamers.org/forum/member...file&uid=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/igjump/ Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/igjump Discord: Jumpman#8713 that's pretty much it. until the future holds more :) Description of yourself: I will never say no to trying something new. My motivation + willingness to put in work mostly from myself and my experiences as the first second-generation American in my family. I dream. When I dream, I feel this urge to act on it. I am personally driven and I don't do things for social perception I do it to make dreams a reality. I don't like to win alone and that's why I always try to bring those around me. What's the point in accolades if you can't share the enjoyment with others? I believe I have a gift of gab that I can use to my advantage to lift others around me. The curiosity in me never sleeps and I have traveled the world experiencing all sorts of cultures and faiths at a very young age. I grew up running servers... I can trace my first server back to 2011. I was ten years old. By 12-13 years old I made $3,000 off of donations, people believed in me and in return I worked my hardest to make it worth their while. In my adolescence I spent summer nights lying on the floor with my laptop to the vent of the air conditioning unit. I still see this same tenacity in me. Make do in my environment. I often wonder what would happen if I found myself in an environment in which slowing down wasn't necessary. I believe that collaborating with others to achieve any goal is an important aspect in a lot of work -- It allows me to grow as a person and a professional around like-minded people. I generally know what I want to do in life and I consistently think about whats next ahead of time just to be prepared. - I can trace back to when I was 10 years old running a popular game-server, ten years later, I am still running game-servers. Last winter break, I had the opportunity to internationally volunteer internationally in the middle east. Like a lot of Millennials, I exchange cryptocurrency - I am currently anticipating the great bitcoin halving to see how it affects to market, I am fascinated by Satoshi and his desire to make it scarce overtime mimicking gold. I first started exchanging cryptocurrency in 2014. Finished freshman year at University. I've been exposed to almost all things relative to technology. Software and hardware alike. I'm a sponge that pushes himself into the water absorbing as much as I can. I got my understanding and was exposed from my passion online that led me various directions the past five years. I run a large (digital footprint online, Imperfect Gamers) game server network, which has a kickass community. Right now my current focus is working on my management skills, not necessarily people but myself in regards to preventing a scope creep. I have a certificate in CIW (Certified Internet Web Professional), Internet Business Associate, MOS 2016 Certificate. I'm a problem solver, I like to keep moving and build up my momentum, all the way up, up until the finish line. My core competencies include interpersonal communication, industry specific knowledge (internet), minimal cyber-security (very strong foundation but not in-depth). My writing professor last semester dubbed me with having a gift of gab after sharing my poetry (which is a skill I cultivated through my game server network). Able to find disruptors in already established markets, regardless of niche (you can always do something better just not perfect). Under pressure I don't fold I keep it moving and keep going there's no time to worry when the focus is solving. Conducted business research analysis regarding R&D and Innovation with a 100+ companies. Conducted interviews with a subset of 10 companies. During these in-person interviews I used my industry knowledge to understand more about what pitfalls they might have to innovation to further process and help them. This project was funded by my university and my hometown city. Titles do not matter, beyond official duties, anyone can have influence and help. I understand that I'm not a one man show and there are other people that share my vision. Strong Interpersonal communication. Industry specific knowledge (internet). Minimal Cyber-security (very strong foundation but not thorough, in-depth). Very up to date on recent break-throughs in all things internet. Literate in Photoshop, Wireshark, FL Studio. I've done a lot of things and don't know where to start, however, to name a few... Crypto Currency Exchange Service for two years 2014-2016. E-Book to teach people how to market their products using unsaturated methods that I myself came up with $800 in sales $0 investment--6 months, $20 a unit, no chargebackshappy results. Internet gaming community 2012 (received $3,300) in donations first two years in. I'm good at working with people and understanding their needs and finding a medium. Created a DLL injector in 2011 (at 10 years old), received 2,000+ downloads-- executes specified DLL into targeted process on startup. Texting solution for businesses similar to Twilio, (Texta) with API support for businesses. My core competencies include interpersonal communication, industry specific knowledge (internet), minimal cyber security (very strong foundation but not thorough in-depth). Under pressure I don't fold, I keep it moving and keep going- there's no time to worry when the focus is solving. I understand that I'm not a one man show and that there are other people that share my vision. I'm versatile with software, can get the hang of things quick which is good limiter in reliance but I still take help because as said before, it's not a one man show. I'm loyal, i'm honest, i'm blunt and take pride in this form of radical candor. Sometimes I can be overwhelming by opening too much with others. But I stay quiet on important and private matters, always. When no ones looking i'm still myself. I overthink, over-analyze, and I love constructive criticism. However I don't like criticism that's not constructively relayed. I'm not a fan of negativity. My behavior is full of energy, people say that i'm very out-going and friendly. Despite me being outgoing, I prioritize myself for when it's time to be serious. When it's time to be serious, it's time to be serious-- repetition for emphasis. I care a lot about my self image, I always took heed to the warnings online about what you post and I use the internet very frequently so there's a lot of times where I can slip up in this regard. My character is good in the end I always mean well and never want to take advantage or cheat anyone. Could be a weakness. Also this sounds very bias because i'm writing about myself lol. To some it up, i'm a FIRM believer in doing the right thing. My purpose is to create a community just like Imperfect Gamers but off of CSGO. I'm motivated to do this because I love counter-strike, I used to play 1.6 as a kid back in Pakistan. As I get older I lose passion. I've seen the same with my RSPS, my MC server and now slowly unfortunately Counter-Strike. I will still forever love and run Imperfect Gamers but I cannot force passion it's just not genuine. I feel like I outgrew my environment and want to take myself more seriously. This project is a tribute to Imperfect Gamers and the loving and positive community I grew. I want to extend that further away from Counter-Strike. What sparked my interest in branching out the most was the fact that people were buying CS:GO Accounts just to play on our server when we blacklisted it from free-to-play accounts (NON-PRIME). Since a kid, I had a heart for rap, that is the one thing from this that has never changed. I love creating, I love exploring the unknown and seeing what I can cultivate from the experience. After growing such a beautiful community with great like-minded people I can see that I am not the only one. I've sacrificed my entire summer to working 8-5. Thankfully the job that I have gives me access to my laptop and free-time for me to work on Imperfect Creators. Instead of buying clothes or being foolish i'm investing a financially managed cut from my paycheck to hire developers and designers-- people that can assist me to reaching my goal under a fixed budget. I do what I do because I like it, I wanted to create a surf server for fun nothing more-- I wanted to rap with my friends after school just for fun. Suddenly people liked what we were doing and slowly, a community was built. What keeps you on Imperfect Gamers? Community, people say success is a combination of drive, effort, and community. Community is a combination of time and place. And right now in my life. More than ever, it is the right time and this the right place. I have learned so much through running IG. I have been exposed to server and systems administration, web development, graphics design, object-oriented programming, database management. Things that I would never have the opportunity of being exposed to. Running these servers have exposed me to ALL walks of life and for that I am grateful. What do people think of you in your own words? In real life, people see me as a genuine social butterfly. I value my honesty and character. They see me as someone who is humble and assumes positive intent in others. People look up to me in real life. I have people watching my moves and for that I have to set a good example. Just the other day, I was told this from my irl friend, "Honestly bro, you'll be surprised at the people u have influence on. Those that you least expect are actually watching your every move and tryna shape themselves to be like you. that's why you always gotta try to carry yourself the right way you know and that's not easy being our age because we're just tryna be young and explore the world and have fun and see what life has to offer. and naturally, mistakes and regrets will be made along the lines. I guess on top of tryna carry yourself the right way, it's also about learning from mistakes to make sure that others don't follow in your footsteps." What are some of your accomplishments? I have wrote a couple songs. The theme of the songs are usually on love, romance, dreams, teamwork, and working hard. Here is the description of one of those songs: Code: This non-abstract song was made last summer as part of my journey to teaching myself audio engineering from home. I got carried away and collected footage for it over a course of 3-4 months after. The editing is minimal, most of the time was put into clipping everything together to show some sort of provocative story (squeaking noise included!). The idea was to share how people assimilate in different environments. If it weren't for university, my current internship (that I very much enjoy), and my projects/responsibilities online I would definitely have had more time in producing a higher quality video highlighting my skills in video editing. I was anxious and wanted to push this out. I'm happy with how it turned out nonetheless!My biggest accomplishment would have to be finding out what I want to do in my life at a very young age. Having a consistent laser focus on my dreams. Being exposed to a world so young has it's perks as I grow older. IG is something i am very proud of. But i am proud of too many things. Where do you see yourself in the future? I see myself being in a position to hire people from IG. Fly them out, provide them resources and create realistic opportunities. Realistically I see myself running a web platform stemmed from IG. Providing people in IG a place to grow their own brand, connect with their friends from in-game, ultimately taking all of the values and ideas into our own thing. Going real time. Where I see myself though? hmmmm. I see myself CHANGING LIVES. Mine and those I come across, in a good way. What brought you to Imperfect Gamers? I created IG. How would you describe Imperfect Gamers to someone who's never heard of it? Hmm. It's hard for me to describe, because, well.. I am an Owner. But if I were to come across someone in my personal life that has no exposure to the environment that IG is in... I would pull up videos of big-time people that have come across it and then just show them by having them do the talking. Its all entertainment. A cohort of creative minds working together, spit-balling. How has Imperfect Gamers impacted your life? It put me in a position where I feel a lot older than I actually am. Speaking with developers, working with projects... delegating talks... feeding relationships... solving conflicts.. learning to listen better... having budgets, running projects... recruiting staff members... quietly most of the time too. Its had a lot of good and bad impacts on my life. Bad in the way I have a social life. But with the skills and stuff I've learned a long the way doing this stuff, i have to turn myself off in a sense or turn down a little or slow down for others. Nobody likes a showoff / knowitall. There's not many that can relate, or talk about ideas, dreams, but also at the same time have balance in life. I have a balance but I love this stuff, but my friends irl don't play on the computer. They don't do this stuff.. none of them do. I guess in a way i don't have a community irl to harbor the experiences I've had running IG. Which is something I would enjoy. Opinions & Statements What are some suggestions you would have for Imperfect Gamers? Expand out. Use the opportunity we have. Acknowledge the privileges and the position we have.. and work together to make moves. Imagine 10 people lifting and supporting each other consistently to reach for more. Unstoppable. We gotta think bigger. It's a lot harder to establish and build something like this than people think. What are some of the main reasons you see people leave Imperfect Gamers? We fail to acknowledge that people can change. We hold grudges. Strict on policy violations. We fail to allow some people to turn a new leaf. When one person leaves, their friends can potentially go with them, and that's the player journeys end. Not enough representation for the banned. What rules would you like to see solidified/altered? Why? Solidified: Protect all races, religions, cultures, backgrounds... EVERYTHING. There are three types of identities that we need to protect; political, ethnic, and religious. Altered: Potentially releasing power from the top of hierarchical ordering and delegating more responsibilities below to allow more people to make decisions thus making it a more combining effort. When there are more people making decisions, ideas are more diverse leaving room for change. I always say to myself, when i'm upset about something I can't control.. I want to be in the place to be able to make the change i want to see. Right now, I am in that place in this cohort, that is. I want to put people voicing opinions, in the place to make change. With these rules on protecting people.... we instill free thinking in the players, at least i think.. in a good way. Exposing them to people just being themselves. What customization would you like to see in Imperfect Gamers? I would like to see integration done between the server and a site. With the site extending a social platform for IG. For example, your account is linked from in-game and the site alike and you login on the server. You get a notification in-game saying someone replied or sent you a pm via the chat. With an ability to reply without having to actually go to the site. Any last thoughts or comments? Thank you for having me Seething. This whole process felt very personal and serious. I just know in my heart we can attribute this moment to a new phase with IG. The questions were wonderful and I enjoyed sharing myself with everyone else. I know I'm not on often due to my personal life but this is my baby and I'm glad there are people like you that are here to not just watch but also help it grow. Fantastic interview / conversation. Interview done on 07/31/2020 by seethingword |