I’m a 22-year-old undergraduate attending Penn State University to study English and marketing. I also design and develop Web sites and write the occasional satire. You should follow me on Flickr, Tumblr, and Twitter. And if you’re curious, you can read my Résumé.
Atlas THON
4x6
PSU Graduate Student Association
Portfolio
Philosophy
There’s no magic formula to building a great Web site, but all great Web sites have purpose. I design and develop Web sites with that purpose and its audience in mind—whether it’s building a community, promoting awareness, or generating sales. What does your organization want to do?
If you’re interested in a quote on a project, please direct your inquiry through Volatile Creative.
Skills
- Browser-compliant, semantic XHTML markup
- Database-driven web applications
- For- and nonprofit communities
- CMS development
- User registration, authentication, management
- Social networking capabilities
- XML aggregation and manipulation
- OSS integration (e.g., WordPress)
- Advanced CSS and web typography
Projects
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4x6  |
 | Atlas THON |
| PSU Dance Marathon (design only) | |
 | PSU Graduate Student Association |
| PSU UPUA Elections (offline) | |
 | Volatile Creative |
| + | And many more… |
Documents
Fiction\Literary
I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo multiple times. In 2007, I wrote a “winning” 52,000-word novel Canary Yellow, a story of a young man struggling to find purpose after the death of a friend.
Novels
- Canary Yellow (2007)
Short Stories
- “Blues” (2009)
- “Mr. President & I” (2009)
- “Something Good” (2008)
- “These Roads Will Merge” (2008)
Nonfiction
Articles
- “Call Me A Klepto; Everyone Else Does” (2007)
- “A Mom of 590” (2007)
- “Students Can Do Bureaucracy Too” (2007)
Letters
- “Candidates have ample opportunity to campaign” (Collegian) — 27 Mar 2008
- “Columnist forgot Edwards in president race analysis” (Collegian) — 6 Apr 2007
Photography
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Laguna Beach, California (2004) -
Breda, Netherlands (2008) -
Killington, Vermont (2005)
Fiction\Satire
As a contributing writer (2006-2009) for Phroth Magazine:
2009
2008
- “Youth Group Participation Plummets, ‘Gossip Girl’ Viewership Soars”
- “Rich Uncle Pennybags Called In to Cool Mortgage Meltdown”
2007
- “Dangerous Levels of Meth Found In ‘Tickle Me Elmos,’ Massive Recall Ensues”
- “Zac Efron Drowns In Bronzing Solution”
- “Rainy Day Guide for PSU Undergrads”
- “Computer Science Classes Assessed As ‘Not Boring Enough’”
- “IST Department Builds First RoboCop”
2007 (Continued)
- “Abercrombie and Fitch To Further Exclude Ugly People”
- “Society for the Socially Awkward Feels Left Out”
- “PSU LionCash+ Replaced with Banana Bucks”
2006
- Diversity: Because We’re All Different Shades of White
- “American Express Re-launches Black® Credit Card”
