Interests

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My Programming Interests include:

  • .Net – My main area of programming, I have been working professionally in it since the original beta 2.

  • C# & VB.Net – I’ve frequently used both VB.Net & C# on multiple projects.

  • ASP.Net – I’ve built several websites using ASP.Net, it is typically my preferred environment.

  • PHP & HTML – I’m fairly fluent in PHP & very strong in HTML. I’ve built multiple websites using the LAMP stack.

  • SQL Server – I’ve worked with several DBMS’ including MySQL and Oracle, but SQL Server is my favorite by far.

Some of my hobbies/extra-curricular activities include:

  • Kids! – I have 8 kids ages 22 – 6 years including 2 twins.

  • Hobby Farming – A farm for fun and learning, not necessarily for profit. I live on a 35 acre farm with a large ‘petting zoo’ style barnyard.

  • Church – I co-ordinate food storage and emergency preparedness for my LDS Church

  • Wrestling – I love wrestling! Both my boys wrestle on their school teams.

  • Gardening – I maintain a fairly large garden, about half an acre and a 40 tree orchard.

  • Hiking – the Wasatch Mountains are a second home to me. I love to spend time hiking through them!

  • Camping – Our family loves to camp as much as possible.

  • Preparedness (Prepping) – Food Storage, Emergency Preparedness and Survival Skills are a major part of my life.

  • Security – I’m very interested in physical and electronic security. I do a lot of work with physical security, penetration testing and escape.

  • I am interested in several technology areas in addition to programming. They include relevancy systems, cybernetics, virtual reality, wearable computers, nanotechnology and quantum computing to name a few.