Born in Abilene!
Native Texan
Born in Abilene, Texas. Grew up loving math, science, technology, and playing every sport under the sun.
August 1982
First Computer
Gateway 2000
Got my first computer and discovered the world of technology. Spent hours exploring, building, and breaking things.
December 1993
AOL and Visual Basic
Dial-Up Days
I first started to learn how to code by building simple applications in Visual Basic. I made programs that would interact with AOL chat rooms, and lots of silly desktop applications that were not so useful. I did make a fun app for my girlfriend at the time that had a number of little surprises. Maybe that's why she married me!
September 1998
Drove to Chicago
All things know, all things know
Started my college career at Illinois Institute of Technology. I was a computer science major on a Camras-NEXT scholarship.
August 2000
Head South, Head South!
Fighting Illini
Transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to study Philosophy and Computer Science.
August 2002
School's Out Forever
Graduated from University of Missouri
Graduated from the University of Missouri with a dual degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.
December 2008