Born and raised in Western New York, I eventually left my small town life to pursue a grand life in the city of Chicago. While attending school at the University of Chicago I started a web-development firm with my friend Sean Schulte (seancode.blogspot.com). This was fun and lasted about a year. I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2006 with a degree in philosophy, and am currently employed as a Web Developer and Network Administrator with a Chicago based .com start up.