About Me

I was born in Evansville, Indiana and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Since then I have lived all over the United States and Western Europe including cities in Florida, Colorado, Washington State, France, the UK and Sweden.

I wrote my first computer program (a game written in Atari Basic) when I was 10. After that I was hooked. I had my own BBS running at 14 and nearly died of excitement when the world wide web was born in 1992.

Over the years I've sought to master everything web-related including information architecture, technical writing, and of course all aspects of LAMP web development.

I believe strongly in higher education and certification. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in European Cultural Studies from the American University of Paris and a Master of Science degree in Electronic Publishing from City University in London.

As well as academic degrees I also have a number of technical certifications. I am a Microsoft Certified Professional, a Zend Certified Engineer, and a Linux Certified Professional as well. I am currently working towards my MySQL Certfied Developer certification as well.

Please see my CV for more details.