I collect skills.When I was 12 years old, my friends were wrapped up in playing video games on their consoles and home computers. I had my nose buried in the BASIC manual of mine, teaching myself how to manipulate sprites for an RPG. I also created a simple drawing program that used a joystick from my Atari 2600 console as the "pen".I've been drawing since kindergarten, painting for nearly as long, and earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 2002, majoring in Sculpture. I used those skills to exceed the expectations of my department manager at the first dental lab I worked for; in addition to functionality, dental prosthetics are judged by their aesthetics, and who better to understand that concept than an artist?In 2010 I went to the doctor for a reoccurring case of tinnitus and came away with a diagnosis of progressive hearing loss in both ears, with a projected date of 10 years (or sooner) for the necessity of hearing aids. Instead of saving up my coins for devices that would certainly make my tinnitus worse, I took classes in American Sign Language. As of this writing, I have a Deaf coworker for whom I assist in interpreting doctor prescriptions and lab meetings.I am currently teaching myself front-end web development (HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript) using a refurbished iPad 4 for and portable Bluetooth keyboard to build mock-up websites. A Chromebook would make learning easier, a full-on laptop or desktop would make it all easier still; using an iPad 4 tests my resourcefulness.And I still draw. I can be found on:Tumblr, Instagram, and Facebook (www.facebook.com/jimdrawscartoons).Specialties: American Sign Language, Linux, CAD/CAM, Digital Sculpting, Cartooning/Caricature, Research, Data Entry, Basic Computer Networks