The CO of LL's massive NA battalion, DeadChef has been one of the most successful CO's in the division's history. How has he been so successful? well he admits to putting a ton of hard work into TAW, making sure that those under him always feel they are in the best gaming community in the world. Media took some of the culinary genius of LL's time to see what he could cook up for In The Scope.
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First off tell us a little about yourself.
I am 25 and married, I live in the New Jersey near the shore. Currently I work as a Seafood Dept. Manager for a grocery store, but I am a Certified Culinarian. Certified by the American Culinary Federation. I graduated from culinary school back in 2007 from Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, from which I graduated *** Laude.
What made you become the CO of NA LL?
One of the main reasons I stepped up into the role of CO is that I saw an opportunity open up and I thought that I could make a difference. Since I have been in other admin positions and did well in them I thought I would take a big swing at this one.
Out of all your medals which one are you most proud of?
Battlefield Medal of Resilience - This medal makes me proud that people see that I take my job seriously and that nothing, even a hurricane, will put me in a situation to let people down.
What polices do you think help make LL the largest div in TAW?
I think that one of the things that make us excel as a department is that we see a task and we don't stop working on it till it is done. We tend to put a lot of time in the details and I think our members see that and respect that. Most people don't see the things that we do behind the scene and we try to make it that way. On average I would say for me personally I put about 30-40 hours into TAW, on a normal weekly basis.
How about you personally, what are some things others might be surprised to know about you?
Hmmm....well lets see. For my wedding I cooked all the food and my wife made the cake. By the way I don't recommend this for anyone else too much work! When I was younger I was a drummer for about 6 years and was in a metal band for about 4 months named The Eloi Society. Which gives another great thing is Metal is my favorite type of music and by metal I mean Death Metal, favorite band being ZAO. I was a published poet when I was 14 in a poetry magazine.
What are some of your favorite real life hobbies outside of gaming?
Pretty obvious but I love to cook, but also I play Magic The Gathering. Music is a big part of my life as well although I don't play drums anymore but I listen to music and expand my music collection probably everyday. My collection has enough music to probably not repeat a song if I played my play list for a day and a half.
What other div/positions have you been in?
This was my only division I have been in but have been a Fireteam Leader, Field Specialist, and Executive Officer.
Any parting words for the rest of TAW?
Any division can be as large as we are and as established as we are. There are two key things to keep in mind when expanding. Nothing is ever to far to reach just a matter of hard you are willing to try to obtain it. Also there are no problems, only solutions.