A devoted Linux enthusiast, I enjoy playing with shell scripts as well as all the other usual systems and networking stuff. You can see some of my projects at My Linux Site

I'm lucky enough to have morphed my hobby into a living and have had some excellent Linux Admin positions. Most recently I was at Electronic Arts for a short stint and prior to that just over five years at Nzone Media (the IT side of Bodog Entertainment) but right now I'm taking some time to enjoy life. I'll be moving back to the Vancouver Island in the next little but to the north part of island to pursue some of the amazing hiking and kayaking it has to offer.

Update: November 2011
Well I've retired and just this month made it to Gold River. Everything has been on hold for a while and will be until I get settled in. Not sure on the time frame but I will get this page cleaned up (it's a bit disjointed) and get back to releasing version 2 of Picture Placemat. I still have lots of unpacking and arranging and all those things to say nothing of exploring this amazing landscape I now find myself in the middle of.

Originally from Hamilton Ontario, I now live in Coquitlam, B.C. (since early 2008).   Between here and there, I had moved to Vancouver in 2005, after spending about 23 years on southern Vancouver Island off the west coast of British Columbia Canada.   Moving to Vancouver, from a small town to a big city, took time to adjust, but my cats settled in so all is well;)   I hope to find time to explore more of the vast wilderness and nature areas around south western B.C.

As diverse as they are, my favourite pastimes are hiking the local trails and rivers, ocean kayaking and writing BASH Shell Scripts to do anything I can dream up.

Update: November 2009
I'm really enjoying living in Coquitlam.

There are hundreds of challenging hiking trails just minutes from my place. They are scattered with breath taking views and amazing lookouts. I even had to reorganize my photo area to accommodate the growing hiking and viewpoint pics, although I don't actually take that many pictures. It's getting colder out now and the winter rains are here at low elevations, snow starting to show up in the mountains. We'll see how far into the season my new hat and gloves will get me.

Hiking and tracking my trips on my new GPS has lead the way to my latest hobby, creating my own digital topographical maps. More realistically it has shown me that I have a lot to learn on the subject, but it is fun all the same.

I've needed something a bit better suited for camping and generally getting to remote areas. Late this month I finally traded in my sporty little '07 Mazda 3 for an '09 Suzuki Grand Vitara, 4 cylinder 5 speed. Should be lots of fun;)

Note to Windows users:
It has been reported that some versions of Internet Explorer do not render this page properly, for example the bottom section is off to the left. The site tightly follows the standards laid out by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), too bad Microsoft does not!