Where do I start?
I guess I can start at the beginning...
My Mom and Dad met... oh wait... you probably didn't need me to go back THAT far!
My dad was a self taught Computer G33k (and HAM radio) and he got me started in computers. In the early 80s (yes, I'm old) I had a PC at home and was writing BASIC programs on my VIC-20. I then moved to playing around with the short lived PCjr, the clone PCs, and eventually to bigger and better things.
I started working a tech job in 1993 and quickly moved up the ranks... learning... growing... getting fatter... lol!
Along the way I had a daughter, and I got married... in that order... I know... I'm bad...
Since those early days... I've leveled-up in my G33k class... from a plain G33k... to a Hyper-G33k... to a Mega-G33k... to an Absolute-G33k... to where I am today... Epic-G33k...
I have worked on every MS operating system EVER created... from DOS 1.0 to Windows 8.1... I've been working on the Internet before most people even knew it existed! My first modem was a 1200bps modem, and didn't even support touch-tone dialing! Wow... that was a long time ago.
I now work for a Fortune 500 company. I grew up in San Jose, CA... but in 2000 I moved up to the Portland Metro area in Oregon.
To make this a well rounded Resume... I thought I should mention some non-G33ky stuff... well... sorta...
Hobbies: Reading, Watching TV, playing World of Tanks, and in general being a G33k
Family: I've been Married for almost 17 years, and I have a 20 year old daughter. My dad passed away when I was 17, but my mom and two siblings are still alive and kicking! I'm the only G33k in the family though!
Friends: I don't have a lot of friends, I tend to be an introvert. Which means I spend most of my time by myself
4 Legged Family: We have 3 dogs. A Great Dane, a Yorkie, and a Chiweenie. We also have a cat, but she's my wife's cat... I'm just not a cat person.
Other: I have recently been approched by NW Natural Gas for an opportunity to supply gas to them. We haven't worked out the details yet, but they've indicated with my own natural gas supply I should be a millionaire quickly!
Feel free to ask me any questions... and I'll feel free not to answer them... lol