My Background

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I have almost always been a computer programmer. It started in the summer of my third grade with a "Kids and the Apple" class that taught me the very basics; and from that point on, I was off and running. My fourth grade teacher learned how to program by watching me. He told my parents, "You have got to get this kid a computer!" Our first family's computer - an Apple knockoff, and I spent countless hours playing, programming, and learning.

I attended Purdue University in the department of Technical Graphics (now called Computer Graphics). During that time, my computer skills stood out a bit amongst my peers and department faculty would sometimes ask for my assistance in troubleshooting their computer issues. I took the very first HTML course the university offered and built some of my first web pages. The Web was the perfect place for me to combine my computer expertise, enjoyment of programming, and degree in graphics into a career that I have a love and passion for.

My professional career has lead me to a few places, first, at Datastream Systems, Inc. in Greenville, SC as the company webmaster. While there, I received several awards for my work and learned a number of skills I use to this day.

Next, I moved to Colorado working as webmaster for WestStar Bank. I lived in Glenwood Springs - famous for natural hot springs and the Glenwood Adventure Park. During that time, I volunteered for the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts designing their site seen here and designing posters for their main fundraising event - the Wine and Brewfest.

WestStar Bank was eventually acquired by U.S. Bank and I went to work for a company called Wall Street On Demand based out of Boulder, CO and moved to Thornton where I reside today.

Working at Wall Street on Demand was an amazing experience. When I was offered the job, I knew I would be taking a "tiger by the tail" and that it would be intense, intimidating, exciting, and walking among giants. I learned so much about the craft of web development - growing from a competent developer to mastery of a broad spectrum of different technologies.

After seventeen years and numerous acquisitions, I have parted ways with Wall Street On Demand/Markit/IHS Markit/S&P Global and am currently seeking the next chapter of my career.