I designed and developed my first website in 1997. It was a portfolio of my work from art school. That year I found a job in the industry doing simple HTML and optimizing graphics for the Web. 20 years later, I am now a Design Manager at Amazon.
Over the years I have really been fortunate by getting to explore many types of roles and responsibilities. I have created databases, written ASP, dabbled in 3D animation, given creative direction, preached best coding practices, designed award winning websites, managed teams, created wireframe flows, designed logos, and sold new business.
More about me can be found on LinkedIn and Twitter.
My design work can be seen here
Digital Interaction 
Hi there – I was so happy to find your presentation about the value of user-centered design on slideshare. (And equally shocked to see not a single comment about it…yet scores of positive comments about significantly inferior presos on the same subject)
I’d like to know if I can repurpose any of your content for a preso I’m doing about the same subject? You had excellent examples to back up the very clear value statements. Thanks!!