Morris Grain Company
UMM GenEdWeb
Storm Hockey
West Central Trailblazers
Minnesota: Rivers and Fields
UMM Athletics
Academic Challenge

I graduated from college at the same time the world wide web explosion was beginning. Little did I know the impact it would have on media development, in terms of graphic design, streaming media and as an overall message vehicle.

The world wide web is a fairly new medium, a medium that continues to evolve with technical advancements and achievements. Historically, we haven't witnessed a birth of a new medium since the television in the 1930s – and in the 80 years of commercial television, not much has changed. The web however, seems to evolve in technology each six to 12 months, if not more often. Streaming media, flash technology, electronic forms, chat rooms, instant messaging, the list could go on and on.

Had I known the impact of the web in my professional career, I would have paid more attention in my design and computer classes! But like the medium itself, I have continued to evolve and learn these new technologies and develop design techniques appropriate for the web.

At the University of Minnesota, Morris, I am a designer of computer graphics for the world wide web. I am fortunate to have developed many designs for the University itself, and also for many departments and offices on campus. Additionally, I have made my services available on a freelance basis to outside organizations and commercial businesses.

Like many, I learned how to code pages by hand using basic HTML. Today, I use Macromedia Dreamweaver, and also have experience in other web development tools. Of course I use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and a handful of other web utilities.

In each of the project profiles in my web portfolio, I have provided links to the respective sites along with a description of my role in the project.