After 30 years in school, I find myself now in a new world. A new world in which I hope will bring me the peace of
mind and satisfaction that I have always wanted to achieve. I wish to create a wide range of work for a variety of
clients.
I was born in Fortuna, California, a small coastal town in Northern California. We actually lived miles away in the
hills, in a logging community called Mad River, California. I lived there the first two years of life, then moved to Penn
Valley, California (located about an hour and a half northeast of Sacramento). I spent my childhood riding bikes and
getting dirty like any other boy who lives in the country. During the summer just before my eighth grade school year,
I moved to Redding, California. An extremely warm location during the summer, I spent my adolescence learning
what girls, art and music was all about. Endless summer nights cruising the streets with friends was about the extent
to the activities Redding offered youths during my years. There was always a good party somewhere and danger
around, but I was pretty fortunate to avoid those situations.
After graduating from Enterprise High School in 1992, I attended the local junior college in Redding. While in college
during those early years, I worked for the local newspaper. My job was to deliver the bundles of newspapers to the
carriers along with working on customer complaints, questions, etc. It was a great experience and I met some
wonderful people during those years.
In the summer of 2000, I moved to Sacramento, California to attend Sacramento State University. I majored in
Graphic Design. I struggled through my first two semesters, truly learning how to study and balance all that I was
experiencing at that time. It felt like my first opportunity to be free and responsible on my own terms. I learned so
much so quickly on so many levels; academics, responsibility, priority and failure. I had been in school so many years
prior to attending Sac State, I just wanted to get through as fast as possible. I took at least 3 to 5 classes a
semester; there was no time (or opportunities) for internships or work while going to school. Health issues were
always part of my schooling, so I went to school when I could and finished as fast as I was allowed. After so many
years, I finally graduated from college in the fall of 2004. It was a short lived moment of glory and achievement
because health remained the obstacle that has kept me from moving on in life.
Not long after beginning college in 1992, my health began to deteriorate into something that has changed me in so
many ways. Yet, it has not stopped my determination to overcome and become a productive citizen. Life is never dull
and I must adjust my goals as to the situations that come about. I pray for the opportunity to work for someone
someday or find my niche in working on my own. One way or the other, I will succeed.