Since the days when I could first hold a crayon, I have been creating.

During my senior year of highschool, I was blessed with an internship for a small company, MindPlay. I wrote music and recorded sounds for a few educational computer games, at the begining. When they discovered I could draw, I was placed in an office with a computer and art software and told, "Come out when you've figured it out". Two days later I was making game graphics.

The realization that I could make interactive art, have fun, and keep my hands clean left me with a desire to learn more about computer art. With this focus, I went to college at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, Arizona. I spent 3 years studying graphic design, print, and typography. During this time, I determined that graphic arts would never be as rewarding for me as the interactive work I had experienced creating games.

In spite of this conclusion, my time was well spent by giving me a solid foundation in design.

NAU's Graphic design major required one semester of computer art. It was here I learned HTML and how to make websites. Dilemma solved! I changed my major to Computer Art. Making websites was the perfect fusion of problem solving and design creativity that I sought. My work showed enough promise to grant me an interview with NAU's Office for Teaching and Learning Effectiveness department. (They have since become CTEL.) During my employment, I made online web courses for NAU until my graduation.

After graduation, I worked as a web designer in Flagstaff, at a webhouse called Canyon WebWorks. (They have since become Cybertrails.) During their height, Canyon designed or updated most of the larger sites in Flagstaff and the neighboring areas, like Sedona. Here, I had the unique pleasure of interacting directly with clients and enjoyed an open environment of learning and dedication to quality work.

Later, I accepted an offer to move to Tucson for a position of Web Coordinator with the headquarters of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Here I was responsible for many aspects of MDA's corporate site. At the time, this site included two bi-monthly publications, multiple chats, online donations, HTML email appeals, and an online store. During my stay, I designed and built two more sites for MDA, ALS DIVISION-MDA Web site and MDA en español.

For a short time, I taught XHTML courses for the extended campus of University of Arizona. What an amazing and rewarding job! There are few things better than seeing the light of understanding spread across a persons face.

My latest work was with a small advertising agency called The Envoy Group. Here I worked with a talented and hard working team designing, building and updating multiple sites, and creating mass distibution HTML newsletters and emails.

I currently work on a freelance basis through contracts from individuals and other web companies in need of quality design and code done in a timely manner.

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