Hiya!

All about me ... but not all me.

Long ago, under the dwindling stars, upon the early dawning of this day in April, I was born. Raised, in Pueblo, Colorado, I descended to Golden, CO after graduating high school. An artist (of some sort) is what I am. Or at least that's what everyone used to tell me. I always felt very lucky for my talents and I can recall just spending hours drawing as if it was my own special place inside my head. I spent the first years out of high school lingering behind the fresh tracks of everyone else, and although I silently waited for "I don't know what", I sought endlessly for something perfect that I could just haphazardly fall into. In 2001, I enlisted into the Navy in hopes of a life that I could at least grow to know better, rather than fall with no real ambition at all.

After meeting my wife Aja—the glue in my life, I began to take some college courses with a focus in the arts. A keen interest began to grow within me that inspired the communication of my ideas on a broader perspective. It was my goal to remain unbiased in my approach. Yet I wanted to portray a concise message of the new world and my journey to know it, for mine was a nostalgic path that most people have grown accustomed to.

It was also during this time that I started to find new possibilities that could open for me in web development. To me programming seemed to be the perfect fit because I could just let my mind go and I was never too far away from something cool. The most attractive thing about programming is that I could imagine something and then just go build it. I guess I really enjoyed projects that involved me using my imagination and having a logical path to channel it. For the first time in my life I found an overwhelming interest in art while applying my ideas on a canvas that was more dynamic and interactive. What I have learned to except about myself is that I am always evolving and I find the most enjoyment trying on something different all the time. Web design and web development provided the most suitable environment for me to continually learn something new while committing myself to a life long trade.

After spending 5 years in the United States Navy Whidbey Island Aja and I moved to Denver, Colorado with the addition of our first son Tyken, where we currently stay and have welcomed our second son Finley.

The last three years have been spent working as a developer for web agencies. Spending much of that time using the left side of my brain I became curious about how to broaden my horizons while stimulating ideas and unveiling new potentials that could nurture the right side of my brain as well. After burying myself in books about information architecture and project management I found that the Internet is far too dynamic for the traditional approach to projects or the typical assembly line procedures. I also learned that there was more than enough room for everyone to be creative in this industry and I discovered that there are so many resources poured into projects that are managed on a departmental basis when the most successful projects in the industry are much more collaborative and transparent.

Transitioning from a large agency environment, I have recently been enjoying my work as an independent contractor for the last year. While I am still open to a full time commitment, I am also just as open to flying solo as working with good people and finding true balance is my bottom line. As a experienced programmer, I am now developing a future that has a whole ton of room for growth while utilizing many of my other talents and cultivating the growth of online brands using UI in exchange long lasting friendships. I have found that I do well in dynamic and creative environments and ridged formalities only slow me down.