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In 1993 I decided that if I were to ever make a decent living I would have to learn how to design using a computer. I took evening classes in Autocad 2D and 3D at Central Piedmont Community College, and registered with their placement center. This turned out to be a very wise decision. I got a call from the career counselor in late February 1994 - someone was looking for a person who could understand process control engineering and who was a talented visual designer as well. We arranged an interview for that Friday afternoon. Within about thirty minutes time I was hired as a Process Control Automation Designer for Digital Systems, Inc.

I was surprised at how quickly I learned my way around Windows 3.1, and although I knew practically nothing about designing control systems when I started it seemed like no time before I was creating very complex SCADA (System Control And Data Acquisition) systems. I really enjoyed my work and took pride in the fact that my systems were controlling very important multi-million dollar processes.

With the first public release of the Internet browser in the early 90s the scramble for www real estate was on. My employer, Parris Hastings, wanted to get a site up that could easily pass information to our clients and promote our services. My first tools for the task were "Internet In a Box" and the "Mosaic" browser, with of course a crash course in HTML. Over the next 6 years I was the company's webmaster in addition to being the systems designer.

In 2001 the declining economy had taken its toll on DSI's business, work became scarce, and I was let go. I knew that there were far fewer opportunities in SCADA system design than in web site design and development, so I made plans to attend Georgia Tech for certification in web and multimedia design. Four months later I was hired as the web and graphics designer for A.T. Distribution. I enjoyed working at ATD and learned a lot about both Graphic Design and Website Development.

I accepted a new position with Affinity Automation (Formerly IEDLink) in 2003. Our company provides "Energy and Power Management Solutions"and my role is a Project Engineer. I also double as our company's Corporate Identity designer.