Hi, I'm a multi-faceted...

Creativity

Although I approach most projects primarily as a developer and builder, I still consider any project from the viewpoint of a creative artist. My brain is most comfortable straddling the technical and creative in roughly equal parts and I strive to consider both halves in order to make a whole. Form AND Function. Both are intrinsic to any good product design and no matter what side of the wall I am working on, both form and function are part of my thought process.

Education/Training

My depth of experience with hands-on web development, business tools, robotics, educational video games, animation and live-action film production has given me a unique perspective and brought me into close contact with a variety of different personalities and work styles.

This experience has developed skills that allow me to intuit how others tend to think and how best to reach them with new materials politely and effectively. I have developed training materials and presentations to support past projects as well as in my most recent role as a STEAM learning facilitator who helps bring new talent into the fold.

Web Development

I've been a constantly active web developer for 20+ years, starting with simple small business websites in the early days to database-driven corporate websites and online tools. In addition to editorial, marketing and communication needs, e-commerce has been a large part of my daily workflow, primarily customizing and maintaining Shopify, Big Commerce, Volusion and Amazon storefronts.

Product Development

My experience developing new physical products runs the gamut from interactive baby blocks for Neurosmith to brainstorming the personality of the autonomous robot "Pleo" for Ugobe. Most recently I have been developing STEAM learning products for K-12 instruction. On the digital side, I've helped bring to life small digital marketing apps for Wescom Credit Union to a nationwide coupon tracking system for Verizon.

Project Management

I have project managed and launched a number of enterprise-level websites in my years as an independent web developer. At Bluebird Software, I managed animation teams in back-to-back video slot machine projects. At Vivendi-Universal I was continually asked to lead both internal and external web projects in my role as a senior web developer. Earlier in my career, I worked as a technical director at Knowledge Adventure software where I performed a similar function as the technical art point of contact for software development.

Special Projects

My body of work spans over 40 years of experience in a great variety of projects, all of which required a marriage of creative and technical skills; including animation, special effects, model making, puppetry, sculpting, education, video games, toys and robotics.

This broader scope allows me to translate between management, marketing and programming with relative ease. One of my greatest strengths is to approach projects from the wide view, rather than the limited focus typical of many developers and designers. My perspective and skillset can add value to many types of projects and initiatives.