I am an author, a father, a web developer, a school crossing guard, a home brewer, a huge Cal fan, and a soccer player and coach. I currently day-job at Wells Fargo in Community Support; that is, I enable people to give money to charity and to volunteer in their communities. My job is corporate social responsibility (CSR), and personally I think Wells Fargo is one of the world's leaders in CSR.
This site serves three purposes: First, to introduce you to my writing. Second, to introduce you to my web development skills. Third, to give me a place to share personal items with friends and family (photos, mostly).
I post quite a bit of fiction, light verse, and personal updates on my blog.
My creative writing has been published in
Thereby Hangs A Tale,
The First Line,
and
THEMA. In addition, one of my stories was selected for mention in a ByLine Magazine contest, and another won a flash fiction contest at the Clarity of Night blog.
My technical articles have appeared in EE Times, Multimedia Systems Design, and Embedded Systems Development. I wrote a college football column for two years at Scout.com but opted to retire from that to pursue more creative writing.
I have completed four novel manuscripts, and I am actively seeking representation for the last of these, a young adult adventure story called Andie's Gold.
If you are looking for information about my web development work, best to look in the portfolio section as well as my resume. I am available for spot work�small, well-contained projects. I am expert in perl and PHP as well as SQL, XML, and similar technologies.
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