WelcomeAbout Me
I have been a computer hobbyist since the early 70's. I graduated from U. of Nebraska in 1978 with a teaching degree. I can teach Physical education (K-through 12) with a teaching minor in Health, a college minor in psychology and a coaching endorsement. After graduation, I taught 3-years at Lincoln High school and was a head coach for both girls and boys gymnastics teams. In 1981, I moved to Grand Island and opened a private gymnastics school. In 1983 I suffered a spinal chord injury in a sports related accident. As a quadriplegic, I was forced to sell my business but have continued as a volunteer coach and instructor for the past 22-years using my coaching experience and computer skills to enhance the learning experience.
Computer Languages
As a self-taught programmer, I started with Basic, and Quick basic along with Dos. In 1995, I was getting pretty good with Turbo-Pascal. I can use most of the window's products reasonably well. I have large data tables maintained with Visual Fox Pro. I am currently trying to get proficient in PHP and MySQL. I am comfortable with HTML and CSS and have created many web sites and currently maintain three. I like to claim that I have learned and forgotten more about computer programming than most users will ever encounter. I think the saying 'Jack of all trades and master of none' best describes my computer proficiencies.
I really enjoy the way a new coat of paint and a few simple objects can revitalize an old room. In my websites, I always try to create a useful tool that can be easy to maintain and still be reasonably attractive.
As a web designer, my goal is to give a client an up-to-date, clean coded, HTML or PHP file, with a linked CSS style page that a novice office person can be trained to maintain with only occasional assistance.
For the future, business in a cloud is coming and simplicity will be the key. Designing a data cloud into a manageable office where business tasks can be completed from any location are my current learning goals. With minimum help, a business can be administrated from office and remote locations using cell phone and portable tablet technology. This will free up your office to help your customers 24-hours per day. A well designed cloud can allow sick workers to work from home and salesmen to take their office with them.