welcome!

a little bit about me

I have over 10 years of online and print production experience in the publishing industry. I have also worked in event planning, marketing and sales.

When I started as a freshman at Central Michigan University, the internet for public use was just starting to take off. I coded my first website hosted with Geocities (remember them?) in 1996. I taught myself basic HTML and scanned all photos from hard copies. It was fun figuring out what codes to use to get the page to look the way I wanted and troubleshooting if something wasn't working. I spent many late nights at CMU's Woldt Lab teaching myself basic web design skills.

10 years after receiving my Bachelor's degree I kept returning to the thought that if I went back to school, I would study web design. Sure, I know some basic things, but formal instruction is definiteily needed to start a new career. And why not start over and work toward a new degree? I decided in April 2010 to go back to school and started my first class just a month later.

I am working toward completing a Web Developer Certificate in April 2012 and am currently putting my skills to use as in the field of Online Production. This site is my portfolio and will be continuously updated as I learn new skills. Check out my resume and portfolio while you're here.

thanks for stopping by!