
About Me

Paul Kist
Engineering Lead, Music Producer, Non-Profit Guy
I make things.
New Yorker by birth, Egyptian by roots. I spend my days building a more authentic, creative, playful, and healing world, through the arts, tech, food, and communiity.
Engineeer at One Medical // Formerly at Traackr and Optaros // Founder at The Noon Project // Co-Founder/Board Member at Seeds For Hope
Let's talk music composition, photography, men's work, bread-making, writing, eastern chant, spirituality, somatic healing and New York style pizza.
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- Born: 1978
- Birth sign: Pisces
- Hometown: Plainview, NY
- Languages: English, Arabic, Spanish, Swahili
- "Coffee": Reishi Roast (by Farmacopia)
- Listening to: Sebastian Plano
- Reading: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
- Watching: Better Call Saul
Coding and Hacking
In my earliest memories, I was writing code. My first programs involved printing "Hello", about 1000 times on a blue screen with 8-bit resolution. I'd like to say I've come a long way since then. Professional services and product development are where I've cultivated a set of skills over the last 15 years, working on projects within education, health care, e-commerce, and now social analytics and big data.
Community through the Arts
Whether its making music to serve a purpose, taking photos to tell a story, teaching a skill to empower, the arts a powerful tool to help build and sometimes heal a community. As a photographer, composer, and songwriter, I've used these skills in conjuction with community building, self expression, and spirituality and I've traveled far and wide to do so.
Rooted in Nature and Humanity
Bringing it all together for a common goal. Finding myself at the crossroads of nature and humanity. Since fate would have me temporarily relocate to Nairobi Kenya in 2006, I've spent almost 10 years supporting efforts that involve sustainable development via education. I believe we are deeply part of the natural world, and we can find healing, and inspiration the more we connect to it. I continue to seek experiences and skills to suppport and enable efforts that will lead to a more healed, more creative, and more authentic existence.s