…always looking for project work and new ways to sustain my lifestyle so if you’re an employer or a potential client, this site is for you.
Yesterday.
It was at a small Community College in Daytona Beach, Florida where I attended my first graphic design and computer design classes in ’86. My instructors were amazing and taught me so much about separating myself from my work. At this time it was all about the Desktop Publishing Revolution, Pagemaker and Apple.
I started using Photoshop (2.0) and Macromind Director full time while at DeskTop Software (EarthSavers screensaver). My boss/mentor Paul McManus provided not only a platform for learning and practicing digital design techniques but also introduced me to Napoleon Hill’s, 16 Laws of Success. I worked on PCs with large CRTs into the night until my eyes bled.
The pace picked up for me while working at Intellution (now GE Faunc) attending a communications course at NorthEastern University. While there I wrote a paper on the emerging Internet and telecommuting. My life changed again as I figured out my definite purpose.
I spent the next few years studying usability and interaction design (HCI). As multimedia moved from cd-rom to the web I adopted the web as my medium. Doing so enabled me to follow a path usually reserved for MBAs in executive management. Using the web as a platform I began creating change within the organizations I served. I learned how to reduce costs and sell “things” at the enterprise level.
Learning from the CEO at Cramer Productions that I was essentially, “unemployable” closer towards self-reliance. Soon I was tossed into a classroom of students expecting to learn Dreamweaver, from me. A new reward was introduced in my life. Seeing the “a-ha” in the eyes of others for the first time at the Apple Market Center in Boston, was very different. This was inspiration on a new level. A few companies sent me on missions to educate their Fortune 100 clients and again I learned valuable lessons on helping large enterprise clients. This time from an independent contractor’s perspective.
After achieving a certain amount of success I moved back to Hawaii (my first move was a total failure). I had learned to work remotely. This not only fulfilled the premise of my paper on telecommuting years earlier, it proved at least to me that anyone could do this. This affects everything I do today.
Today
Today I work for clients anywhere while growing a newly formed, local non-profit, Green Collar Technologies. I split my time between the Hawaii Innovation Center in Hilo and our treehouse studio in the middle of the forest. Working remotely among the trees on the Big Island of Hawai`i helps me keep things in perspective.
I regularly share these perspectives through a local Adobe User Group. Our 501c3 non-profit, Green Collar Technologies provides educational opportunities and online resources. Local organizations, businesses and individuals are benefiting from our classes on “sustainable living” and “self-sustainability” using the web as a platform.
While I’m no guru, I can help your organization’s web strategy.
My methods and recommendations produce measurable results. These deliverables can be easily prioritized to meet your requirements on any level. I’m very comfortable engaging dialog with your design team, Board of Directors or most valued clients.
Read more about the path that got me here on the progress page.
