About Me
I'm a 20-year-old web programmer and amateur photographer from Edison, New Jersey. Some of my many hobbies include two-way radio communications, local history, and the integration of existing technology.
Education
I graduated from Edison High School in June 2005 earning a Senior Award for Technology. I applied to and was accepted to Rutgers University, Kean University, and NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology).
I then attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey from September 2005 until May 2006 pursuing a BA degree in Computer Science. Due to a general distaste for Rutgers and personal reasons, I decided to leave. I plan to return to college within the next year or so, although I am undecided on which major to choose.
Job History
My first job was with a Saturn car dealership from June 2004 through August 2005 as an Administrative Assistant. Primary responsibilities were typical office duties and managing the computers and network in the building.
Next, I worked briefly over the course of a summer for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority where I primarily assembled, configured, and tested MDC (Mobile Data Computer) units to be installed into State Police vehicles.
I'm now self-employed as a web programmer. I have extensive working knowledge of XHTML/CSS/JavaScript and I specialize in PHP programming. Though unrelated to web programming, I am also familiar with Visual Basic. I also lease server space for web hosting.
Hobbies
In my spare time I manage several websites which I personally own. These include but are not limited to myGMRS.com, Central Jersey Radio Group, NJ Investigators, and BatchPix.com.
Two-way radio is my current passion. I have been a GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) licensee since February 2006 and an Amateur Radio Operator since October 2007. In December 2007 I upgraded my Amateur Radio license class from Technician to General.
myGMRS.com is a website I created to list GMRS repeaters throughout the United States. CentralJerseyRadio.org is another radio-related website I created which serves as the homepage for a local radio group started by a friend and I. I own and operate a GMRS repeater atop the Watchung Mountain in Green Brook, New Jersey.