I am a software developer with many years of experience.
I wrote my first 'program' in about 1967. I will admit it wasn't much of a program,
but by the time I realized I had spent days trying to write a program to do 30 minutes
of homework I knew I was hooked. I started working in software professionally
in 1984. I have written software for every version of Windows since Windows 2.0.
As you can tell from the web site I am not a graphics person. I primarilay work on background
processes or services. I try to keep up with current practices in software although it seems like I am always a step behind.
I run my own home network providing myself a place to play and learn. It is a bit
extreme for a home network, somewhere around a dozen machines including IIS, Exchange,
and SCOM. I maintain my own subscription to MSDN allowing me to keep up with most
of the latest technologies.
I bought my house in 1994 in St Louis MO. Pictures of the backyard show what life
in a fair sized city is like. Sure makes coming home from work a little nicer knowing
what you are working for.
My main hobby is computers, but I also enjoy dogs and am active in a couple local
dog clubs. I do not compete but work in the background on several local shows and
am the unpaid kennel help for my wifes competing.
My wife and I both enjoy local dirt track auto racing. We take it to the same
level of everything else including owning our own headsets for talking
back and forth during the loud races and listening to the track officials.
If you are interested in my skills check out my
resume under my page.