About Me

I'm a friendly open source programmer and Perl specialist who just can't stop brainstorming, creating, and learning after his day job as a software engineer at Digital River is done for the day.

Perl

I try to stay actively involved in the Perl and open source communities. In 2008 I began volunteering as an organizer for the Frozen Perl conference, and am currently working with colleagues on the 2010 YAPC::NA Minneapolis bid.

EXCO

Starting in the Fall of '08 I've been teaching free classes on Free, Libre, Open Source Software (FLOSS) and Programming Languages through the Twin Cities Experimental College (EXCO), an organization with a mission that parallels that of the Free Software Movement by bringing free and "libre" education (rather than software) to the community.

Reconnecting with my past studies, university lab manager work, and conference presentation in the field, I team-taught a course on Biopsychology this summer ('09) through EXCO, wherein we cover principles of neuroscience and psychology through the narrative of the book A General Theory of Love.

In the summer of '09 I began to volunteer as an organizer at the administrative level for the University of Minnesota chapter of EXCO and volunteer whatever services I can muster towards their technical needs and Drupal-based web site.

Resume / Employment

My resume is current as of Jan, 09: click here to see it.
After spending a bit of time as a Perl e-commerce software engineer at Digital River, I'm now developing Drupal-based web sites for the music industry as an employee at Artist Arena.

Personal

I live in Minneapolis, MN and somehow find time to pursue multi-lingual and musical side-interests on the side, with an affinity towards nature, travel, running, health, friends, and fine cuisine.