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## Professional

I am starting to learning [Python][] - it's slowly growing on me, but what I
truly enjoy is working with [Objective-C][] and [Cocoa Touch][], and mobile
application.

During these last few years I have helped architect, build, and design: [iOS][]
applications; [ASP.NET MVC][] applications using [C#][], [Razor][], [HTML5][]
and [Javascript][]; [Bash][] scripts; web service layers; [Android][]
applications; and I even flirted with mobile web frameworks like [Sencha][].
I have patented ideas, integrated with social frameworks such as [Twitter][] and
[Facebook][], and became a huge fan of [Git][].

Going back further, I worked with [Flex][], [Java][], and [Maven][] to build
everything from kiosk software to common application frameworks.

And before that, I spent my time tinkering with [PHP][], [C++][], Java, HTML,
CSS, Javascript, and [Illustrator][], and going to University.

## Personal

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I love my family most. My wife can be found selling hand-made quiet books on her
[Etsy][] store [Birdie And Buttons][]. My oldest daughter is very busy learning
to swim and the younger one can be found following the older one around.

I play as much soccer as possible when not playing board games. Many of my
favorite games have strong investing mechanics: [18XX][], [Age of Steam][],
[Hansa Teutonica][], and [Imperial][], and can take longer than 3 hours to play.

I spend some of my time writing poetry.

[Seattle][] is my new home. I enjoy many outdoor activities: longboarding, mountain
biking, camping, snowshoeing, and snowboarding - though I prefer snowshoeing to
the others. I do not own a television, I find thought games like the
[dollar auction][] fun, and there is little better than a good [IPA][].

## Site

The content of this site is written in [Markdown][] and built with [Jekyll][]
using a custom theme I created based on [HTML5 Boilerplate][]. I am using
[Bootstrap][] and [Normalize][] to implement a [mobile first][] design. The
source and theme for [this site][] can be found on [GitHub][], and the site
is hosted on [GitHub Pages][].

In addition to Jekyll, Markdown, and all the cool HTML and CSS tech, I am using
[YAML][], [Liquid][], and [Rouge][] either as a plugin for, or as a dependency of, Jekyll.

Thanks.

[profile picture]: /theme/images/profile-picture.png "Profile Picture"

[android]: http://developer.android.com "Android"
[asp.net mvc]: http://www.asp.net/mvc "ASP.NET MVC"
[bash]: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html "Bash"
[cocoa touch]: http://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/cocoa-touch.html "Cocoa Touch"
[c#]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/hh341490.aspx "C#"
[c++]: http://www.cplusplus.com "C++"
[facebook]: http://developers.facebook.com "Facebook"
[flex]: http://www.adobe.com/products/flex.html "Flex"
[git]: http://git-scm.com "Git"
[html5]: http://www.w3schools.com/html5/ "HTML5"
[illustrator]: http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html "Illustrator"
[iOS]: http://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/ "iOS"
[java]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html "Java"
[javascript]: http://www.w3schools.com/js/ "Javascript"
[maven]: http://maven.apache.org "Maven"
[objective-c]: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/Introduction/Introduction.html "Objective-C"
[php]: http://php.net "PHP"
[python]: http://www.python.org "Python"
[razor]: http://www.asp.net/web-pages/tutorials/basics/2-introduction-to-asp-net-web-programming-using-the-razor-syntax "Razor"
[sencha]: http://www.sencha.com "Sencha"
[twitter]: http://dev.twitter.com/ "Twitter"<commit_msg>Update about page.<commit_after>---
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## Professional

I work at [Microsoft][] developing [Microsoft Office][] on [Apple][] devices
using [Python][], [Objective-C][], [C++][], [Cocoa][] and [Cocoa Touch][].
Mobile applications rock. I love [Terminal][] and [Bash][], and I'm a huge fan
of [Git][].

Before that I helped architect, build, and design: [iOS][] applications;
[ASP.NET MVC][] applications using [C#][], [Razor][], [HTML5][] and
[Javascript][]; bash scripts; web service layers; and I even flirted with mobile
web frameworks like [Sencha][]. I have patented ideas, integrated with social
frameworks such as [Twitter][] and [Facebook][].

Going back further, I worked with [Flex][], [Java][], and [Maven][] to build
everything from kiosk software to ui frameworks.

And even further back, I spent my time tinkering with [PHP][], C++, Java, HTML,
CSS, Javascript, and [Illustrator][], and going to University.

## Personal

<!-- ![Profile Picture][] -->

I love my family most. My wife can be found selling hand-made quiet books on her
[Etsy][] store [Birdie And Buttons][]. My oldest daughter is very busy learning
to swim and my younger one is often following my oldest around.

I play as much soccer as possible when not playing board games. Many of my
favorite board games have strong investing mechanics: [18XX][],
[Age of Steam][], [Hansa Teutonica][], and [Imperial][], and can take longer
than 3 hours to play.

I spend some of my time writing poetry.

[Seattle][] is my home. I enjoy many outdoor activities: longboarding, mountain
biking, camping, snowshoeing, and snowboarding - I prefer snowshoeing to the
others. I do not own a television, I find thought games like the
[dollar auction][] fun, and there is little better than a good [IPA][].

## Site

The content of this site is written in [Markdown][] and built with [Jekyll][]
using a custom theme I created based on [HTML5 Boilerplate][]. I am using
[Bootstrap][] and [Normalize][] to implement a [mobile first][] design. The
source and theme for [this site][] can be found on [GitHub][], and the site
is hosted on [GitHub Pages][].

In addition to Jekyll, Markdown, and all the cool HTML and CSS tech, I am using
[YAML][], [Liquid][], and [Rouge][] either as a plugin for, or as a dependency
of, Jekyll.

Thanks.

[profile picture]: /theme/images/profile-picture.png "Profile Picture"

[apple]: http://www.apple.com "Apple"
[asp.net mvc]: http://www.asp.net/mvc "ASP.NET MVC"
[bash]: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html "Bash"
[cocoa]: "Cocoa"
[cocoa touch]: http://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/cocoa-touch.html "Cocoa Touch"
[c#]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/hh341490.aspx "C#"
[c++]: http://www.cplusplus.com "C++"
[facebook]: http://developers.facebook.com "Facebook"
[flex]: http://www.adobe.com/products/flex.html "Flex"
[git]: http://git-scm.com "Git"
[html5]: http://www.w3schools.com/html5/ "HTML5"
[illustrator]: http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html "Illustrator"
[iOS]: http://developer.apple.com/technologies/ios/ "iOS"
[java]: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html "Java"
[javascript]: http://www.w3schools.com/js/ "Javascript"
[maven]: http://maven.apache.org "Maven"
[microsoft]: http://www.microsoft.com "Microsoft"
[microsoft office]: "Microsoft Office"
[objective-c]: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/Introduction/Introduction.html "Objective-C"
[php]: http://php.net "PHP"
[python]: http://www.python.org "Python"
[razor]: http://www.asp.net/web-pages/tutorials/basics/2-introduction-to-asp-net-web-programming-using-the-razor-syntax "Razor"
[sencha]: http://www.sencha.com "Sencha"
[terminal]: "Terminal"
[twitter]: http://dev.twitter.com/ "Twitter"
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