An Interview with David Lapota

1. Which college or university did you attend?
2. What was your major?
3. Did you have to take any classes that you weren't expecting to have to take for your majoring choice? For example, lots of math courses for an English language major.
4. How did that help you with your previous jobs (if any) and/or career choice?
5. Before you attended college, did you think you would be in the field you are in now?

1. How long have you worked with SPAWAR
2. Why did you decide to work here?
3. Did you have any other jobs before working here?
4. The SPAWAR campus is quite large. Were you intimidated at all when you first started working here?
5. Does working with this company have any advantages that working with a similar company?

1. What is your earliest memory as a child?
2. When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? How long did you stick to that?
3. What is your biggest success in life, thus far?
4. Do you think your job has changed your personality at all?
5. Have you ever been an intern? Did you ever think that you'd be mentoring interns?

1. What is your most favorite part of your job?
2. What is your least favorite part of your job?
3. Is this your ideal workplace?
4. Do you enjoy studying marine life?
5. How do you think your work impacts the lives of the common people?