
Father, son, brother, homey, designer, coder, disc golfer, Buckeye, hiker, gamer,
geek, photographer, wonderer, optimist, curious, laugher, coffee & wine drinker, volkswagen driver, statistician, fidgeter,
believer in god, movie goer, curry eatin' fool...in a nutshell.
My Design Philosophy
Simple, Beautiful, and Usable
About this Site
This site is a place where I can come to experiment with new technologies and design techniques
without constraints or worries of "messing up." This site is a place to call home. I love to design and develop
websites so this place allows me to always have a place to experiment and learn.
This site has seen many transformations—from a site made completely with Flash with an intro
animation, to what it is today, a site using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript Ajax, PHP,
MySQL, and Flash.
Mini-Biography
I was born on October 7, 1975, in Columbus, Ohio.
I'm the middle child and only brother to two sisters (Heather and Cathy) and grew
up under the care of a single mom. Yeah, so three women and me...talk about outnumbered!
But those three women sculpted me into the man I am today.
When I was 15, I went to live with my Pop in Columbus, Ohio, and that's
where I live today.
I currently work in Columbus, Ohio, at the
YMCA of Central Ohio as its Marketing Specialist-Graphic/Web
Designer. I occasionally take on select side projects, but nothing I would call a second fulltime
job—quality jobs over quantity of jobs.
11 Fun-Facts About Me
- I've lived in five states—Ohio, California, Florida, Arizona, and Virginia.
- I was hit by a car in 7th grade while riding a bicycle and have some wicked scars.
- I've traveled in a Greyhound bus from Columbus, Ohio, to
Sacramento, California, and vice versa, over 5 times. 54 hours straight...rough!
- I've owned two Volkwagen Bugs, a 1968 and a 1963. I bought the 1963 in Sacramento,
California, then drove it all the way to Columbus, Ohio at 55 mph.
- I have two tatoos and want more.
- I have the same birthday as that Simon Cowell from American Idol.
- If I could be anywhere in the world, I would be hiking in southern Utah.
"My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing."
Aldous Huxley
- My favorite holiday is Halloween and I dig scary movies.
- I could eat chicken curry everyday, extra spicy...hecks yeah, YUM!
- I'm an avid disc golfer and play any chance I get.
- I've had jobs as a Broiler Cook, DJ, and a Billboard Painter.