I was born and raised in Owatonna, MN. I graduated with Honors from Owatonna High School where I studied advanced mathematics (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus), advanced sciences (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology), and French. I then went on to graduate with Honors again with a diploma in Carpentry and Cabinet Making from South Central Technical College where I learned construction techniques and AutoCAD LT. I spent 10 years as a Carpenter including two years self-employed as a Licensed Contractor.

         I realized that I was not challenged enough as a Carpenter so I decided to follow my dreams and attend college for Game Design and Development. I graduated High Distinction at the top of my class with a 3.90 GPA in May, 2010. My natural talents include Programming and 3D Modeling. While finishing my portfolio and website for my Game Development degree I fell in love with Web Development. After graduating I decided to continue my education with an Information Technology: Web Application Development degree. While attending classes I began working as a Web Developer at DKS Systems working with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, HTML, XHTML, CSS3, CSS, XML, ASP.NET, C#, XSLT, XSL, and VBScript. I love Programming in any language, but must say that I prefer PHP and MySQL development. My hobbies include watching Action and Horror movies, playing First Person Shooters and Survival/ Horror games, collecting Sci-Fi/ Horror comics, and weight lifting. Fun Fact: I am one of the world's biggest Halo fans!