Frank Schalk is a California native who grew up in Morgan Hill and now lives in the Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. He received a Master's degree in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University in 2004. Frank has worked in information technology since 1999, including a brief stint at Apple during the launch of the iPhone 6. He enjoys various hobbies such as technology, traveling, music, film, history and cooking.

1. Hello there!
My name is Frank Schalk, a Silicon Valley working professional and life-long Bay Area native.
I previously lived in the South Bay and I am single with no kids. I lived previously in San Francisco
in the 2000’s, where I attended graduate school at San Francisco State and graduated with a
Masters Degree in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts in 2004. I am now back to the city,
having recently moved into a wonderful condo in the beautiful Diamond Heights neighborhood!
A little bit of history..
Frank Schalk
FrankSchalkBiography
I am a California native of the Bay Area, and grew up in the South Bay in Morgan Hill, right on the outskirts
of Silicon Valley itself. My mother is a native of La Paz, Bolivia, and our family is fluent in Spanish. I do
visit from time to time to take in the rich cultural heritage. I also come from a family of engineers, computer
geeks, musicians and teachers. Not surprisingly, I currently work in the field for Cisco Systems in San Jose.
In high school, it was all about music and performance for me. I played trumpet in the award winning
Live Oak Emerald Regime High School marching band, where I had the great fortune to tour both the
Soviet Union (in its last year of operation!) and Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia two years later.
I have been working in information technology since 1999, and saw the emergence and explosive growth of
the Internet as a seismic cultural force to be reckoned with. I have always had a fascination for both the
Arts and Technology as cultural agents of change. I knew they were going to merge in a powerful way like
never before, so I decided to become part of it. I even worked last year at a brief stint with Apple, as a
Content Developer, during the iPhone 6 launch.
My hobbies include technology, travelling, playing and listening to music, film, history, science, painting,
model making, playing music, cooking, eating , biking, and pop culture artifacts. Among other things :)
Thank you for your consideration,