Where I Live and Work:

Home: Bolton, Massachusetts;
Work: Newton, MA

What I Do:

Flex Quality Assurance Engineer at Adobe Systems, but am best known for my involvement with ColdFusion, via Macromedia and Allaire

My Hobbies:

Digital SLR photography, Linux System Administration, Outdoor Adventure, 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

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 ...

• Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society, Towson State University
• Laboratory Animal Technologist, American Association of Laboratory Animal Science
• Radialogical Worker I, Department of Energy
• Radioactive Materials Handler, NIH
• Advanced ColdFusion Certified Developer
• Red Hat Linux Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Some of the most interesting places I've been ...

• Bangalore, India
• San Salvador, Bahamas
• Swimming with Manatees in Crystal River, Florida
• Backcountry camping in Denali National Park, Alaska
• Hitch-hiking Wyoming and Backcountry camping in Yellowstone National Park
• Winter Backpacking in the White Mountains, New Hampshire
• Ice climbing Arethusa Falls, New Hampshire
• New Year's Eve in Paris, and trip to Belgium
• Springtime in southern Germany
• Madrid, Spain on New Year's Eve and Christmas
• Barcelona, Spain
• Mountain villages in Spain's Pyrenees
• Casa Milà in Barcelona, Spain
• Llanos del Hospital in the Pyrenees of Spain
• San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca, Mexico
• Luray Caverns, Luray Virgina
• Backpacking and Rock Climbing in Shenandoah National Park