About Me

I am a software engineer with 20 years of experience working in the ecommerce industry. On summer weekends you might find me on the water paddle boarding or traveling to state parks.
In this blog I post my experiences with The Magento platform and other things that may also interest me.
I have many interests including traveling, boating, fishing, computers, hardware, overclocking, video games, and my dog Chewie.

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