I am a passionate software developer, both as a hobby and as a career. I found my life's work to be in software engineering during my high school career. Mr. Tony Vance and Mrs. Jane Abel at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas are responsible for inciting this passion through their tutoring and guidance. I come from a family of engineers, my father of which is an electrical engineer. I honestly can't change the oil on my car, at least without almost killing myself in the process, and have always felt a little saddened by this fact. However, when I discovered I could create and invent with software, I discovered how I would make up for this void.

I graduated summma cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington in December of 2004. From there, I joined the SourceProse corporation as a software engineer for FloodSource. After TransUnion's acquisition of FloodSource, I was moved to Austin, Texas to further develop their flood solution systems. Recently, I've been moved to new and exciting initiatives, including development of new systems from the ground up. These systems are still in the works, and are not quite yet public, but they are very exciting.

Personally, I enjoy quite a bit of living outside of computers. I have a huge passion for Texas Hold'em. There is something great about facing opponents in a game where your intelligence and management of body language determine your dominating abilities. I read about it, I play it as often as I can (both affording in time and money), and I find it to be a great way to figure out people. By this last statement, I literally mean who they are, how they view life, and how they approach problems.

While I am on competitive activities, I also study Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under William Vandry. I currently carry a blue belt which I earned from Texas Self-Defence Academy, and would love to some day reach my goal of black belt. I enjoy this activity because it keeps me in great shape, is very competitive, and has just the right hint of danger. However, I fight with some very trustworthy, professional, and well-trained people, and I haven't witnessed anyone actually get hurt in any of my classes.

Of course, I have my own personal software projects on the side. This website and my blog are a small glimpse into my current projects. I'm actually using this site as a test on Dynamic DNS on my home server running Tomcat.

Some day, I am hoping to find a calling that will allow me to start my own business. On that day, lookout world...