About Me
I love exploring and learning new things, even if it means making mistakes along the way. Because of this inquisitive nature, I am not afraid to dive into new technologies and switch between different environments as necessary. I have a strong web development background and am comfortable with back-end and front-end challenges. I've worked on projects in a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl) environment, and also a Microsoft (Windows, IIS, SQL Server, C#/VB ASP.NET) ecosystem. As well, I have worked on custom themes and plugins for many WordPress and Drupal websites.
I grew up on a farm in Southeast Saskachewan. I started programming at a young age when my parents bought me a book on QBasic. I was immediately fascinated with how fun it was to create new, interactive applications on a computer. In the mid 1990's, access to the Internet (dial-up, of course) opened up a whole new world of programming. It was at this time that I started building my first simple web pages (when it was still acceptable to use framesets and blinking text 😄). I eventually completed a BSc. Comp. Sci. at the University of Regina. I've lived in Alberta since 2008 and still enjoy discovering all that this diverse province has to offer, both naturally and professionally.
My focus lately has been on learning new libraries such as Gatsby/React, Angular, and Vue.js. I have also been working with headless CMSs for creating JAMstack sites. I am amazed at how quickly new frameworks and tools are released, but definitely appreciate the richness it has brought to the web browsing experience.
I currently work at Banff Centre as a Senior Business Consultant, but also take on freelance projects on the side. Feel free to have a look at my portfolio and contact me if you have something in mind that you'd like to work on with me.
