About

Welcome to my website, it’s obvious if you’ve landed on this page you are likely interested in learning more about me, my work, or this website specifically.  Below is my attempt to summarize all of these possible curiosities, but if there’s something you’d like to know more about – just let me know by contacting me.

Succinct and Concise

I’m a front-end web developer and designer living in Cleveland, Ohio.  I am very passionate about my work, and currently employed by Optiem, LLC, part of the Adcom Group of Companies.  Because of my background ranging from print to web I make it my goal to blend aesthetics, ease of use and semantics in everything I touch.   Through my current employment, freelance contract work and past employment I have worked with Cleveland Clinic, The Kauffman Foundation, Parker Hannifin, The Cleveland Red Cross, The YMCA, Park Place Technologies, Fathead, and more.

About The Site

As cliche as it sounds, this web site is a constantly changing work in progress. I’ve created it as an area for discussion and commentary on subject matters that pertain to my craft, my hobbies, and other eccentricities that pique my interesting.  It is intended to be a near-living-breathing website, integrating with other websites and displaying content dynamically depending on various attributes and subject-matter.

The site was created using XHTML, JavaScript (Prototype and Scriptaculous Libraries), CSS, is powered by WordPress, PHP, and MySQL, and is hosted at Dreamhost.  It was all put together on a Macbook Pro using Coda, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, MAMP, Bean, and Transmit 4.

The Long and Elaborate

I tend to love all things photography and design.  I currently shoot with a Canon Rebel XS and enjoy sharing my photos with close friends and the community over at Flickr.  When it comes to photography I have no qualms with calling myself a hobbyist or amateur, my approach runs the gamut -  from birding to portraits to experimentation to urban street photography.  Living in Northeast Ohio offers up a variety of locations and subject-matter to shoot and I try to get out at least a few times a month with my camera.

When it comes to design my tastes are as wide ranging as my photographic styles.  I come from a background of print design – having more than 8 years of experience in publishing and advertising that has slowly morphed into career primarily focused on web design and development.  Regardless of the medium I hold on to the root principles of design and love seeing and creating intelligent and creative solutions to all sorts of problems and tasks.

Interested in Working With Me?

I am currently employed full-time with Optiem, LLC as part of the user experience team filling the role of front-end web developer doing what I love so much of my time is already spoken for, but I do find time to squeeze in collaborative projects and freelance print, web or identity work when possible. If you are interested in working with me on a small or medium project contact me and let’s discuss it.