A little background info...
I was born just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, many years ago. Moved to Chesapeake, Virginia with my family in 1968, where I went to school and graduated from Great Bridge High School. I focused on electronics and drafting, worked for an architect for about a year while in high school. I got my first real paying job (at Earles Market) when I was fifteen (I did work in the tobacco fields in the summer for 3 years before that) and have been moving onward and upward since.

I currently work with Nate Sparks and the Pamunkey River Ramblers as their audio tech. I've worked in the local and semi-national music circuit with some of the best local musicians, including the Lewis McGehee Group (with Karl Werne and Michael McCarthy), the opening act for Bruce Hornsby in his debut tour, for about eight years. I still currently work part-time for the city of Virginia Beach at the Vriginia Beach Convention Center (formerly Pavilion Convention Facility) where I do setup work for conventions and work in the theater (when it had one) covering all aspects of productions from setup to lighting and audio. I've worked such events as the Marlboro Music Festival, Sarah McLachlan, Joan Baez to national and local dance companies and competitions.

I've been into computers since the early 80's, my first computer was an old Texas Instruments (you know the one you hooked up to your tv and ran with a tape deck, my how things have changed). I graduated (with Honors) from Commonwealth College (classes designed by Rhode Island School of Electronics, one of the oldest electronics schools in the country) in 84 for Electronic Technology, where I reprogrammed the school training computers, the instructors and manufacturers said that this could not be done that they were only designed to be used for training and had no real practical user functions (so, what do they know). They incorporated my accomplishments into the school curriculum (but that being some time ago, a lot has changed since then).

I worked as the computer operations supervisor for two years at one of the local businesses until moving on to go back to school. I have sinced obtained my Computer Science degree from Tidewater Community College. I worked a little over two years at COPI-Q as their network support and PC specialist where I fell into the position as web master for their web site. I've also been freelancing for the past ten years (or so) as a computer consultant and have since started my own business, Den Productions. I have worked with Virtual Branch Technologies, in conjunction with Cygnusoft Inc., (another great group of very talented people) developing and designing navigation and operations for virtual branches (like ATM & MAC machines but much more) for credit unions throughout the country, which means I traveled alot (and it was free!).

Currently I am working at Dreamlight Activewear. Where I design and maintain their web site, help with creating and designing their catalogs, upgrading and converting their old hand made patterns and putting them on the computer and many other various jobs around the business.

I do a lot of graphics work (photo restorations, image manipulation and creations for logos and more). I've been working with video editing and worked with doing animations (like Toy Story and Shrek but on a much smaller scale) and making DVD's. Also worked with music editing (gotta have someting to go with the videos) and making CD's.
I have been expanding my programming skills and have currently sold five of my small custom programs to local businesses, one of which may be on the market soon (for more information check out Den Productions). Programs for keeping track of customers and jobs for small businesses and another one for managing small apartment complexes, also in the process of creating a presentation/demo program for use as a CD business card.