What happens when you unleash a frustrated musician onto a computer? You get a really big geek! That's me in a nutshell.What used to be just a simple hobby turned into a great shift in my career. Although I majored in audio and video production, my love for computers grew and grew to the point where a change was destined to occur. Beginning in 2001, I have held positions within the IT industry from IT Assistant to IT Supervisor. But my real calling was web development and design.My career involves helping people build cutting-edge, custom websites using emerging standards, modern design, and the latest development techniques. This requires a significant amount of planning and, at times, tight collaboration with designers and user experience specialists.Over the years I have developed a philosophy that dictates that "less is more" and that "good enough" simply isn't good enough. Good design is as much about communicating with your audience as it is about aesthetics. I embrace the "now" and try to build sites in a future-forward mentality that allows for communicating to the audience in a highly modern way.Specialties: Information architecture, implementation, project planning (wireframes and prototypes), front-end development, responsive design, PHP, CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, SilverStripe, Statamic, public speaking skills, audio/video production skills