Short Bio
I am a very busy husband and father of 6, working full-time as the web producer for a large non-profit, running a web development business on the side. You can find me on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or LinkedIn.
Background
I was born in Belo Horizonte (Beautiful Horizon), Brazil in 1974 to missionary parents and lived there until the age of 17. I have dual citizenship and speak fluent Portuguese. I moved to the U.S. in 1992 to complete my senior year of high school and to go on to college after that. My goal had been to return to Brazil until I met my beautiful wife, Kimberly, while attending college in Florida during the fall semester of 1995. We were married in the Winter of 1996 and have lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan ever since.
Career
I am an ambitious software engineer, always looking for new and interesting ways to improve myself and the world around me. I co-founded Rocketwood with @erictufts and @ddkelley in 2004 with the intention of running that business full-time, it continues to be a great way to manage side projects and to experiment with cutting edge technologies and ideas.
I am currently working at RBC Ministries in Grand Rapids, MI as their Web Producer.
Projects
I am working on KickPress in my spare time and developing WordPress Apps that are built on the KickPress plugin.
