About Me

When I was a kid, there were two things in this world I wanted to be able to do. One was to be able to fly and the other was to draw for the rest of my life, not really draw, but create images that moved people. Although I never really mastered the skill of flying, a piece of paper and a pencil was all that I needed to take me to that fantasy world that seemed to have alluded me. A lot of my drawings found their way to the garbage can. But once in a while I would come up with an original image that was both unique and well formed.

I had considered a few careers as a high school student; Architect, Graphic Designer, Musician… beneficiary to a wealthy inheritance. In the mid 90s when the internet became more main stream, I did not think much of web design as I really didn’t think that type of career could even be in my future. So I joined the military for half a decade and as I got out it was time to decide what I wanted to do for a living. I began going to Collins College in Tempe, AZ. and earned my Associates in Art as Valedictorian for Visual Communications (Graphic Design). In General I found it more exciting and rewarding to build a functional website (my portfolio) that you could interact with rather than a static printed item which you could read and make a paper airplane out of.

Today I still learn on a daily basis, as every problem has a different solution. I have found myself in a place where my knowledge and desire to learn has propelled me well ahead of my peers. I am a member of the web design team at Capitol Bancorp since March 2010. I also tend to my personal clients on my own time. This arrangement causes a plethora of experience for me. The things I learn at Capitol Bancorp spills into my personal knowledge bank as well as the other way around.