Small Dog Electronics is now in Key West, FL, baby! We are so happy to have opened our fifth store — one that has the distinction of being the southernmost Apple Specialist in the US. Store Manager Cindy Caminite shares a bit of her story:
“I got my first Mac in 1989 and I was hooked.
I was born in small town PA with no culture, no arts, no stimulation. I knew I wanted more than my little town offered — museums, art galleries, theater — and I found them all when I moved to California.
My first career was as a caterer. Feeding people is so personable, and I now experience that same personable feeling with customers and their devices. When the building with my kitchen was sold, I wondered what I was going to do. Then, I became a live-in house manager/chef in private homes. I called it living in “borrowed luxury” — it was in private homes that I experienced technology for the first time. The cars had cell phones — very large bulky cell phones — after all, this was the early ’90s! I loved my job and the people for whom I worked, yet it was time for another change.
I decided to return to school and study Science Information Technology with an emphasis on computer networking systems. I was an older student and had not studied in a long, long, long time. I graduated with highest honors and was hired before I graduated. I was a Senior Advisor and Project Manager, as employee #11 of a San Francisco Bay start-up. Each position afforded me the opportunity to use different, new technologies and hardwares, yet I always had my Mac with me.
My journey to Key West has taken me through a few other cities and stores, yet one constant has been the amazing Apple community. Although I was new to the area, we all spoke the same language: Mac!
We have a great team here, and we’re excited to get to know everyone here in Key West a little better — stop by the store and say hi!”
To read more about Cindy, check out her bio here.