I was raised on science fiction movies, books and video games. So, it wasn’t a surprise to my parents when after getting my first computer when I was 5 – a Commodore 64 – I exclaimed that I was going to be a graphic designer when I grew up.
I really liked Print Shop, creating big birthday banners and stationery and printing them out on noisy dot matrix printers.
After drawing my way through high school, I went on to college to earn my degree in Graphic Design.
During college, though I was a design major, I became fascinated by the new world of technology, the internet, and web design. coding, and telling stories online. So I fired up my left brain and taught myself HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
I began my career in designing stationery for major retail outlets, and print materials for the corporate world – but web design and coding was always the passion I came home to at night.
In 2006, I combined my design talent and my love of coding and pursued a career in Web Design and Development, moving my family across the country.
Almost 20 years later, I am still in love with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, creative problem-solving, and watching the world of tech grow. My skills keep evolving. I enjoy learning and keep falling in love with new ways to tell stories with them.