I am currently employed full-time as a web developer at Brand Innovation Group (BIG). We handle different projects for a variety of clients, but most of our work is built upon Craft CMS.
Along with Craft, I have created projects at BIG in eCommerce via Shopify's Liquid theming code, quick turn-around projects using Vue/Nuxtjs, and a variety of other development work including Wordpress, emails, and Magento eCommerce.
Along with being employed by BIG, I also have my own LLC where I work on a variety of different small, web-based projects for clients.
Most of my clients have small websites, but one of my larger projects was for Mad Anthonys Children's Hope House. I built them a house management system with Vue/Nuxtjs, a Nodejs backend, hosted on Google's Firebase platform.
I began my career at AHN working IT. I learned a lot about server management, general troubleshooting, phone systems, and networking, and really enjoyed the work. Eventually I became a Web Devloper for the network where I was able to work on some pretty cool stuff.
Like many people, I have worked all sorts of different jobs to pay the bills. I've worked in the service industry, sales, and even refereed. All of these opportunities helped me grow professionally: learning how to interact and work with different personalities, leading teams, creating great experiences for customers, and much more.
I am an art student turned developer! I earned a B.F.A. studying Computer Art at Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne. When I started getting into programming, I really fell in love with it. Having a background in design has helped broaden my skill set. I can walk clients through the whole experience, from branding through development, and have a strong understanging of a project's entire lifecycle.
As much as I like to work, my wife and I love to travel so vacation time is really important to us. We enjoy going out to local restaurants, pubs, bars, etc. and taking in a variety of cultural experiences. I also spend a lot of my free time running. I ran competively in high school and college, and enjoy competing in marathons and other distance races to this day.