About

This blog is my personal website and home on the web. I am Director of Information Technology at a law firm where I manage the Information Technology department along with the firm’s online presence where I enjoy honing my web development skills and learning about SEO. I’ve been in IT for over a decade now and have worked on Windows, Linux, Unix and Macintosh systems including everything from servers and desktops to routers with a heavy hand in network engineering. I’ve always been interested in developing websites though, recently learning PHP and am continually learning and improving on my development skills using web standards and good, solid CSS.

Before I changed careers, I was a professional chef. I apprenticed when I was 18 at a restaurant under a brilliant chef named Phil who gave me the opportunity to show my creative side and taught me the value of doing things the right way the first time. I still enjoy cooking and creating my own dishes though the business of running a restaurant was not for me in the long run. I run a website instead about recipes and cooking called Professional Recipes and it is here where I can share some of my own recipes, cooking knowledge and have some fun with food.

I also love to write! I have written a novel called Child of Gaea and started on a second novel, a sequel to the first called Isle of the Fallen Star. Child of Gaea is currently undergoing transition to a manuscript to send off to the editor for edits and publishing. As soon as it is officially published, I will make the big announcement here and offer it up for sale. I have a story running, which is a work in progress, called A Stranger’s Journey hosted over at Tumblr that I’ll be posting about on occasion on this blog as well. Check it out if you can as it describes some of the world in which I write about in Child of Gaea.

I freelance in web development and am available for hire if the project fits. I know a lot of people in the IT industry and if I can’t do the job, I know someone who can so feel free to contact me if you are interested in quality and affordable web design and development.

I am a hockey fanatic who loves the Flyers but am a fan of the NHL so I watch hockey whenever possible. I play hockey, teach my kids how to play and am currently in the hunt for a new team to play on!

That’s about it for now!