Tech Never Sleeps

About this episode

Calvin Fabre discusses the development of Louisiana's digital driver’s license and his journey in the tech industry.

Think about the last time you showed your ID. Maybe at the airport, maybe at a bar, maybe somewhere you had to prove you were who you said you were. You pulled out a card. A piece of plastic. Maybe it was a little beat up. Maybe the photo was from ten years ago. There’s a decent chance that if you live in Louisiana, you’ve also used a phone to do that. That digital driver’s license on your phone — that was built right here, in Baton Rouge, by a company called Envoc . Calvin Fabre built it.  Calvin is a long-time friend of Out to Lunch : he's made multiple appearances on this show over the years as he's developed his company, and some of Louisiana's most advanced tech. He's been writing code since he was 12 years old — 1978, give or take — when he got an Atari 800 and discovered that he could make a computer do exactly what he told it to do. He has essentially been doing that ever since. Calvin studied computer science at Southeastern Louisiana University and built Envoc into a software firm that now works on some of the most consequential identity technology in the country. You may know Envoc best as the company behind LA Wallet &mdash…

People in this episode

Guest: Calvin Fabre

Topics covered

• digital identity
• technology
• software development
• local business

Keywords

• Envoc
• LA Wallet
• Baton Rouge
• computer science

Mentioned in this episode

Products: an Atari 800, LA Wallet, digital driver’s license

Books & works: Out to Lunch

Places: Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Canada

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