About

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Profile

After recently receiving my Bachelors of Science degree in Information Systems Management from Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, I enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University‘s Heinz College to continue my education with a Masters of Science degree in Information Systems Management. My background in computers, software and web development, network and server management, computer maintenance, and other technical fields began when I was barely 4 years old.

Background

My first computer sat in an AT chassis with something along the lines of an i386 processor running at 16mhz. I’ve kept up with the times fairly well over the years and am experienced with plenty of today’s cutting-edge hardware and software. From the desktop systems perspective, my main background is with Microsoft Windows, although I can certainly make Apple’s OS X do some pretty mean tricks and have solved numerous problems even the Apple “geniuses” couldn’t fix. I love Unix as well and I have a great deal of experience in managing Unix/Linux based servers. One of the servers I administrate runs CentOS 5 along with a LAMP stack and some other services like Django, an OpCode cache, and the Magento Ecommerce Suite.

Skills

I’m fluent in many modern programming languages, including: Java, C#, VB 6 and .NET versions, C, C++, Objective-C, PHP, MASM, Python, Perl, bash scripting, and more. I am a seasoned expert when it comes to web development. I love making eye-pleasing websites consistent with semantic HTML and CSS. I’m a Javascript and Ajax guru as well: jquery, prototype, dojo…you get the picture.

I currently work for IBM‘s Design Source team as a Web Developer.

Occasionally, I consult at Planworx Architecture in Raleigh, NC in software, networking, and systems administration.

Finally, I love entrepreneurial ventures, consulting, and a little contracting for web/software projects. If you think I may be interested in a project, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Hobbies

I enjoy many things: playing piano, organ, trombone, guitar, etc; composing and arranging music, amateur photography, English and grammar, playing casual sports, and of course, turning ideas into reality. I’m pretty eclectic when it comes to taste in music and I think epic movies are the best! I also love reading fiction, but I can stomach some good history as well. I cook relatively competently and love eating steak and anything Italian. With the exception of steak restaurants, I love P.F. Changs. You should try it sometime!

Contact Me

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