Life

I grew up in the country on a farm in Northeastern Indiana. I worked on the farm for a year after high school before I started collage.


I recieved my Bachelors degree in Computer Science from the Purdue University extension in Fort Wayne, Indiana. During my last two years of my undergraduate degree and three years after graduation I worked as a programmer in Fort Wayne working for OPN: Systems. I went back to school in 1994 and recieved a Masters degree in Computer Science from Michigan State University. I stayed at MSU after graduation working for the Comm Tech Lab and the Virtual University. In 2001 I went back to school again (do you see a pattern forming?) and recieved a Ph.D. in Information Science from Indiana University.  I am now working for Angie's List in Indianapolis.


I'm a geek, but I hide it fairly well and I even have a few non-computer related hobbies mainly revolving around music, photography, and dancing. I enjoy movies, concerts, and the theater. 

Dancing

For some reason most people are surprised when I tell them I've been dancing for about 15 years. I've learned the basics of most American style ballroom dances, most swing variations, many Latin dances, and the hustle (the partner dance not the line dance).

Photography

I've enjoyed photography for years and went completely digital years ago. I also do some digital manipulation of images.

Music

I've played musical instruments most of my life. Early on I learned piano and I played trumpet through high school. Recently I started learning tenor saxophone and guitar.

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