I'm a code monkey living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I was born in Yankton and spent the first 18 years of my life on a farm equidistant from Avon and Springfield. After graduating high school, I attended college at SDSU in Brookings. While there, I majored in computer science, eventually getting my B.S.. During my summers I try to spend as much time as possible in the Black Hills.

This user is interested in the U.S. State of South Dakota.	SD This user attends or has attended South Dakota State University.	This user has visited one or more of the United States' National Parks.
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I spend most of my time editing South Dakota related articles. I also really enjoy taking pictures for Wikipedia. You can check some of them out on my images gallery. If you have a request for articles you would like me to take pictures of you can do so here.

This user has been on Wikipedia for 19 years, 11 months and 7 days.	This editor is a Journeyman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.	This user has contributed 191 images to Wikipedia and Commons.
This user proudly participates in WikiProject South Dakota.		This user is a participant in WikiProject Photography.

Even though I grew up on a farm, I was always surrounded by computers and electronics. My dad worked on the electronics of C-5 Galaxys for the Air Force during Vietnam, he's always been something of a hobbyist. I started building my own computers in high school and have continued to do so ever since. I picked up my first C++ book sometime during Junior High.

C-2 This user is an intermediate C programmer.	C++-5 This user is a professional C++ programmer.	C#-4 This user is an expert C# programmer.
	py-2 This user is an intermediate Python programmer.
This user built his own PC.	8 This user owns 8 working computers.	This user runs a home server on an ancient PC.