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    About Virtus

    “…your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” 1 Cor 2:5

    The word translated here as “power” comes from the Latin word “virtus” which means excellence, character, or power. I chose this word because it fits perfectly for how I want to live my life. In all things I do in life, including web interface development, these are the qualities strive for.

    About Me

    I graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Physiological Sciences, earned a Master’s of Arts in Teaching from George Fox University and for five years, worked as a high school math teacher. In the past I had thoughts about pursuing a career in the web design/IT field but circumstances kept me moving in a different direction and it was never more than a hobby.

    In 2008, that changed when I was recruited to work for Flock, a then Mozilla based search engine who’s focus was on social networking and usability. Flock opened the door to pursue a career in web design and front end development.

    Work History

    2008 — Browser UI Engineer with Flock

    I was responsible for fixing bugs in the default interface as well as designing and building new themes users could install from the extensions.flock.com site.

    2009 — Ask.com

    I partnered with Ask.com to bundle their search engine with my Firefox themes.

    2010 — Bing

    I switched from Ask to Bing as the search plug-in option with my themes. I also started building custom branded themes including themes for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Fire and Rescue and Kutless.

    2010 — Waggener Edstrom

    I contracted with Waggener Edstrom to work on projects for clients including Bing, Microsoft, and HTC.

    2011 — Independent Contractor

    I am working for myself as a contractor with several local agencies to build WordPress based websites, custom Facebook business pages and research social media trends in business.  I am also working on expanding my collection of themes to include Firefox, Thunderbird, and Google Chrome.  Keep checking in for new releases and updates.

    For a look at projects I have worked on, please visit my Portfolio page.