About Me

I have been developing software professionally for 33 years, but I actually began my love affair with computers and software development in 1983, when I was 13. I began with a Commodore VIC-20, its BASIC interpreter and a book. Ever since, I’ve been a voracious consumer of technical information and computer languages.

In 2001 I began speaking at conferences and user group meetings and in 2002, I was able to share my passion with an even larger audience when I co-authored a book called Ant Developer’s Handbook. I have written several pieces of software that I have released as open source, including a module that was included in Ruby on Rails.

One of my major strengths is my ability to quickly learn new technologies and put them into practice. In 2006 I decided to learn Koine Greek so that I could read the “original” texts of the New Testament. This has been a fascinating journey, and I’ve learned a lot about the construction of what we now call “The Bible.” In 2007 I started learning Spanish with my son. I resisted learning this language for a long time for political reasons, but once I started, I fell in love with it. It’s a beautifully regular language with a wonderful flow.

I’m also a very opinionated and fun guy. I used to be a hard-right conservative, but I had an epiphany in 2009. I’m now a fairly far-left progressive. And I love it.

I’ve worked for several companies since 1990, including CIBA Vision, Energy Management Associates/EDS, BellSouth and BravePoint. Between 2004 and 2008, I built all of the technology used by Jobkabob. I am currently a technical leader with Cisco.

I co-host a podcast called Unraveling, which is all about knitting, crocheting, sewing, and other fiber arts.

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