I've been working as a designer for over 15 years. I actually began using PageMaker and Photoshop way back in high school to layout the school newspaper and literary magazine. My designing days were interrupted by a stint as a biology major but I managed to return to pushing a mouse around and staring at a computer screen for a living.

I've been working as a designer in the real estate advertising field for most of my career. However, I have much experience designing promotional material for bands, wedding invitations, business cards, logos, and such. I was also the art director for a no-longer published, local bi-monthly food magazine, through its existence.

The transition to designing for the Web was inevitable and has been an increasing portion of the work I do. I love the look of a beautiful, smartly-designed site and I embrace the challenge of building one. 

When I'm not at work, I'm spending time with my wife and 2 wonderful kids. I have just relocated from Chicago to Sydney, Australia and look forward to new adventures! I also love to travel, eat great food, drink great wine, spend time with friends and I love to cook. Cooking is such a passion of mine that I nearly changed careers to toil away in a hot kitchen for minimum wage. It was not to be and that's ok. I still cook frequently and have been documenting some of my recent adventures of cooking for my family at tonyskitchen.com. 

Hopefully, as in life, this "about me" page will continue to grow. Thanks so much for stopping by!