I passed my exam and became an Amateur Radio operator on July 5, 2003. Sometime in early 2004 I joined Harford County Amateur Radio Emergency Communications. Currently I am the Deputy RACES officer for Harford County and am an ARRL ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator. These duties involve me in the planning and execution of training, recruitment, field exercises and amateur radio infrastructure improvements. When time permits, when I’m in the car or free time at home, I monitor the 146.775 (-) repeater - just call for KB3KAI and I may reply!

Professionally I work doing website search engine optimization. This is an exciting, dynamic field that is intellectually and strategically challenging. I am learning a lot and really enjoy the people I work with.

I also work part-time at a local electronics service center where I build, set up and repair computers. It doesn’t pay much but I find it fun and challenging. There is never a lack of messed-up, virus-infested machines for me to work on!

Previously I was the webmaster and I.T. advisor for a major national corporation. Before that I worked as an automotive service advisor and repair technician.

Computer-related certifications I hold include Microsoft Windows NT Administrator, A+ Computer Repair and Certified Web Professional.

Automotive-related certifications include ASE certification in Electrical/Electronic systems, Brakes, Steering and Suspension, Heating and Air Conditioning, Automotive Parts Specialist and Automotive Service Consultant. I also held an IMACA certification for refrigerant recovery and recycling (now MACS).

Back in college I took courses several interesting courses including electronics, computer science, psychology and principles of logic. Electronics gave me a good foundation in basic principles of how devices work, and I still enjoy reading schematics, building circuits and repairing or modifying gadgets. Computer science was mostly dog work involving Assembler and Pascal, but did teach logical flow-paths and programming principals. From this foundation I have self-taught HTML code, PHP programming, JavaScript and more. Psychology taught me a lot about human behavior and stress response. Finally the principles of logic classes appealed directly to the left side of my brain!

My hobbies include computers (building, repair, software), web programming (HTML, PHP, style sheets), ham and cb radio, listening to music (rock, classic rock, hard rock) and TV (esp. history and discovery channels). I have several pets including a Jack Russell / Chow mix dog, some cats, an aquarium and a Ball Python. I also have a great wife and son, a couple step-kids and a wonderful extended family.

So that’s me in a nutshell. So what about you? Send me a message or post a reply, say hi and tell me who you are!