Yours Truly
I'm the fourth of three—I was the last of four sons born to my parents, the third having died at birth. Both of my brothers live in Arizona, which is also where my parents retired, leaving me the only one to remain in our home state. My professional life began in high school as a sign painter. After earning a bachelor's degree at The College of New Jersey (née Trenton State College) in advertising, graphic design and communications, I pursued careers in printing, photography, multi-media/video production and post-production, computer animation, desktop publishing, technical writing and illustration, marketing and website development. After a decade working as the marketing manager for a high-tech instrument company, I burned out and went through a midlife crisis career switch. Today I work for a major pharmaceutical company as a software developer; I also still build websites professionally on the side. Aside from a passion for trains both real and miniature, I love movies, music, photography, home renovation, cooking, woodland walks, waterfalls, sunsets and stargazing, writing, science and technology, dinosaurs and cats. And if you're a Boomer (or, more accurately, a GenJoneser) like me, you might remember The Avengers. —David K. Smith Let me be buried in the rain —Helene Johnson, Invocation |