I am a 20-something web developer working at TAXI in Toronto. My full-time job lets me work with some global brands and the most fun people I’ve ever had a professional relationship with.
I was born in Victoria, British Columbia but moved to Oakville, Ontario when I was only five. After the whole awkward-adolescent thing, I moved to London, Ontario and attended the University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College. Four years later I graduated with a Bachelors in Media, Information and Technoculture (basically media theory) from Western, and a Diploma in Multimedia Design and Production from Fanshawe.
Before I knew it, I had hit the real world. Just before graduating, I decided to go on a two month backpacking trip across Europe with three friends. Luckily my new employer was more than happy to let me get away for a bit and it was by far the best experience I have ever had.
If you ask for one of my favourite stories from the trip, no doubt I will tell you about the time my friends and I dressed up in a children’s gladiator costumes and battled in front of the Coliseum in Rome.
Now that I am back and working hard both at the office and at home, I have started to experiment with a few of the newer technologies we have seen in the past few years. Right now I am developing web-based applications for the iPhone and iPad, which will also work across a number of other mobile devices. On top of that, I’m learning as much as I can about HTML5 and how it will (hopefully) change the web for the better in the near future.
For the past four years I have been taking on clients of various shapes and backgrounds. They range from student entrepreneurs to medium size businesses and everything in between. While I am working full-time, I enjoy working on side projects that allow my creative side to flourish.
If you are looking for a new or redesigned website, please fill out my Client Spec Sheet and I will get back to you with a project quote. If you just want to say hi, fill out my contact form and let me know what’s on your mind.
2011 – Made the move to the big city (Toronto) as a developer for TAXI.
2010 – Graduated from the University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College. I avoided real life for two months by backpacking across Europe. Was offered my first full-time web developer job at Branton Advertising.
2009 – Hired on by Shepherd Creative as a part-time designer where I became overly fluent in DotNetNuke and custom CMS themes.
2007 – Started freelancing under Carson Shold Design.
2006 – Graduated high school with honours and moved to London, Ontario. With the end of high school came the end of my “professional” hockey career.
2005 – Created my first website. It was table-based and full of sliced images. I get shivers thinking about it.
2004 – Got my first client (my high school) and designed a staff party invitation – and I never looked back.
1994 – Moved to Oakville, Ontario.
1989 – Started the whole walking thing.
1988 – Born in Victoria, British Columbia.