Lauren O'Meara was lured into the field of computing from a mathematics major when she took Jeff Ondich's CS117 Computer Science course at Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota. After completing her degree in Computer Science, she wrote computer security software on both coasts of the US, at the MITRE corporation and then at OneSecure (later acquired by NetScreen, later acquired by Juniper Networks). After spending some time gaining a broader understanding of business in the Santa Clara University MBA program, she flung herself into the world of web application development. Today her web and mobile development consulting company, Plum Flower Software, is based out of Music City, USA.