About Me
I'm truly first and foremost a Web designer. From the moment I created my first table-based site in 2000, I was hooked. Since then, I've bootstrapped my way to standards-based design with XHTML and CSS. There is nothing I love more than the feeling of working an original, hand-crafted Photoshop comp into fresh, validated code.
I learn best by doing, and there are so many things I love to do! I have a hand in everything from music to hiking, photography to cooking, socializing and savoring hoppy draughts, adoring and spending time with my wife of three years, Amy - and of course, design (aka, spending a LOT of time staring into light-emmitting diodes).
Amy and I recently made the big move from Indiana to Portland, Oregon where I am now a Web Designer for the City of Portland. I am working on refreshing the municipal Web sites to something more beautiful and user-friendly. My professional history includes Creative Director and Designer at SpinWeb, a Web marketing and design firm in Indianapolis, Indiana. When I joined the team, I was a lowly intern, learning the ropes. Because of my desire to lead and strive for our best, I was named Creative Director in 2008. I was also the resident Information Architect, working through our discovery process with clients to create our Blueprint wireframes and project specs.
No matter the project, I'm constantly stimulated to think differently, problem-solve and to be perceptive of others' needs - clients or coworkers. It's embedded in my personality to lead and contribute to the culture. It's everything that I strive for and am fulfilled in doing.