About me

I've been a builder and creator since the beginning. Whether it was tinkering with Lincoln Logs or Legos, or building a masking tape city across the hardwood floor for my Hot Wheels (much to the chagrin of my parents, I'm sure) – I've been building worlds since I was a kid.

Of everything I encountered, I was always drawn to technology. Technology and computers are as close to magic as we have in the real world. Think about it – we zap lightning through a piece of metal a billion times per second and rocks make decisions for us. You can't tell me that's not magic. Computers and code are truly endless – pure, infinite creation – the only limitation being your ability to figure it out.

I distinctly remember the first time I got on the internet with my dad. It started with a strange screeching sound that I later learned was the dial-up modem. We were attempting to find Nickelodeon's website, nick.com, but ended up landing on a Nick Canon fan page. Typical early internet. But this idea that I could type something into this box and get an answer seemed impossible. I was enthralled.

For most of my early education, I attended a small Montessori school. I am a strong advocate for Montessori education, and largely credit the system with my getting ahead in school. Montessori stresses learning with physical materials, but more importantly, allows individual students to move at their own pace. I was good at math, and I was given the freedom to explore my interests at a very early age. I remember feeling very cool being the only kid doing 4th year math as a 2nd year (my nerdom started early).

I built my first website when I was 15. I was a sophomore in high school, and in my one elective I took a web design class. We learned Dreamweaver and HTML, and I used the semester to build my first personal website. I knew I was hooked when I stayed in the computer lab until 6pm on the last day of school before summer to finish my Flash intro. Don't judge, Flash was cool back then.