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Where I Live and Work:
Home: Bolton, Massachusetts;
Work Worked: Newton, MA

What I Do Did:
For nearly nine years I was employeed at Adobe Systems, via the acquisition of Macromedia and Allaire. While there I was known for my dedication to helping customers learn to use the ColdFusion Application Server and its associated language CFML while I helped them resolve their related development and adminstration issues with the technology. I worked on the ColdFusion 8 Engineering Team as I QA'd many of the new features, and during that time I even spent a month in Bangalore India training other QA Engineers. I then joined the Flex SDK QA team to work on DataService testing, SOAP WebService testing, Linux testing, and SWFObject2 Flash Detection integration. But then there was this just before Christmas of 2008...

My Favorite Activities:
Photography, Running Linux, Outdoor Adventure, Travel, and Life Sciences

My Former Life:
Neuroscience Research Laboratory Technician at NIH, USDA, and Brandeis University

About TalkingTree:
The name TalkingTree is derived from a gathering place in San Salvador Island

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A few places I've worked ...

  • Flex SDK Quality Assurance Engineer, Adobe Systems
  • ColdFusion Quality Assurance Engineer, Adobe Systems
  • Senior ColdFusion Product Support Engineer, Adobe Systems
  • Senior ColdFusion Product Support Engineer, Macromedia (acquired by Adobe)
  • ColdFusion Product Support Engineer, Allaire (acquired by Macromedia)
  • Neuroscience Laboratory Technician, Brandeis University, Laboratory of Neuroscience
  • Laboratory Animal Technologist, BioTransplant, Charlestown MA
  • Equine Veterinary Technician, Tufts University Vet School
  • Neuroscience Laboratory Technician, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Laboratory of Neuroscience
  • Laboratory Animal Tech and Neuroscience Lab Tech at National Institute of Health, National Institute on Aging
  • Deck hand on a commercial fishing vessel called Miss Ann, on the Chesapeake Bay
  • Volunteer tour guide at National Aquarium in Baltimore
  • ... Yes, I am that old to have done all this!


A few places I've studied ...

  • Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts, Digital Photography
  • Stanford Center for Professional Development: Computer Security
  • Red Hat Linux Training: Introduction to Linux, Networking and Security, Rapid Track to Linux RHCE
  • Boston University: Certified Java Developer
  • IBM Training: Introduction to Websphere Administration
  • Sun Training: Introduction to Java, Servlets and JSP, J2EE Applications Programming
  • Bentley College: XML, Intro to Perl
  • Brandeis University: Web Security, Intro to XML, Advanced Java
  • Macromedia Training: ColdFusion MX, Java and JSP with JRun, Performance Tuning ColdFusion, Dreamweaver, Flash, Flex
  • University of Colorado Health Science Center: Neuroscience Ph.D. program
  • Harvard University Extension School: Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Signal Transduction, Biochemistry, Intro to Java, XML for J2EE, Database Design
  • Towson State University: Bachelor's Degree in Biology
  • Wallops Island Marine Science Consortium


Some other certificates or honors I've earned ...

  • Certificate in Professional Digital Photography from CDIA at Boston University
  • Red Hat Linux Certified Engineer (RHCE)
  • Certficate in Java Programming from Boston University
  • Advanced ColdFusion Certified Developer
  • Radioactive Materials Handler, NIH
  • Radialogical Worker I, Department of Energy
  • Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society, Towson State University
  • Laboratory Animal Technologist, American Association of Laboratory Animal Science


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